Download And Install Leaked Official Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM For AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket [How-to Tutorial]

AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket users rejoice! An Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM (official) has been leaked for the device which can be flashed in a few simple steps. Those of you interested can check out our easy-to-follow step-by-step guide right after the jump!

DISCLAIMER: Redmond Pie will not be held responsible if you lose data or your device gets damaged in the following of this guide. Proceed at your own risk.

In case you’re wondering, this procedure doesn’t require rooting. ODIN is able to flash a new firmware without requiring root access. Just be sure to do this with a sufficiently charged device and remember to backup all your sensitive data since this procedure, according to reports we’re hearing, will completely delete data such as contacts, texts, photos/videos, music, apps and their data and system settings.

Step 1: Download the .exe file from here [RootzWiki Thread]. It is a one-click solution which includes ODIN, the popular firmware flashing tool for Samsung devices.

Step 2: Once download is complete, double-click the .exe to launch ODIN.

Step 3: Turn off your AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket, take out the battery and put it back in again.

Step 4: Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down and simultaneously connect the phone with your PC. Do not let go of the buttons while connecting the phone or it won’t boot into Download mode.

When your phone goes into Download mode, it should be detected by ODIN.

Step 5: Click Start in ODIN and let the flashing commence!

If you followed the steps correctly, your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket will now boot into a leaked version of the official Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM.

As far as I can tell from the screenshots, it’s similar to the Android 4.0.3 ICS upgrade for the International Version of the Galaxy S II which looks more-or-less exactly like the stock Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM that the device comes with. This is both a good and a bad thing: you get the familiarity of Gingerbread, but the delicious functionality of Ice Cream Sandwich.

Be sure to let us know what you think of Ice Cream Sandwich on the Skyrocket by leaving a comment over on our Facebook and Google+ page.

(via KnowYourDroid)

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Llama For Android Lets You Set Custom Profiles Based On Location, WiFi, Date And Time

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Have I mentioned how Android is really good with context-sensitive apps? Just a few days ago we covered Timeriffic which allowed users to set custom WiFi/data, ringtone and notification, media/system volume settings based on the time of the day. One area where Timeriffic lacked was in its inability to set profiles based in other contexts.

That is where apps like Tasker come in. Tasker lets you set profiles based on a wide variety of contexts but it is pretty difficult to set up. Llama is a Tasker-alternative that provides much of the same functionality but with a more easy to use user-interface. Check it out after the jump!

From Google Play:

Llama uses phone masts to determine your location, so that you can change your ringer, vibrate and ringtones depending on where you are as well as the time of day. Llama provides you with sound profiles so you can quickly switch between quiet, loud, silent and normal sound settings.

We’ve tested the app on a Samsung Galaxy S II on Android 4.0.3 ICS and can confirm that it works as advertised.

As with Timeriffic, an app we covered recently, Llama is a location-sensitive app that lets you set “profiles” of a particular group of settings related to 4G/3G/EDGE, WiFi, Accounts Sync, Bluetooth, GPS, Kill/run apps, screen brightness and screen lock just to name a few. These profiles can be set to be activated based on battery level, day of the week, time of day and, of course, WiFi connectivity and location.

The perfect utility of this app lies with users who are destined to remain care-free most of their lives. As an example, how many of us silence our smartphones when we’re already late for school or a meeting? Well, very few of us. In that case, Llama is a life saving app!

Llama is a free app and it can be downloaded from the link embedded below:

Download Llama – Location Profiles [Play Link]

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Andmade Share For Android: Share To Multiple Apps At Once And Reorder Apps List In Shared Menu

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One of Android’s strongest features that isn’t found anywhere on iOS is how you can share an item inside an app with any other supported app on your phone. Saw an interesting link through Reddit News Free? Share it via Twitter, Bluetooth, NFC, Facebook, Dropbox, Email, Read It Later etc. etc.

I was absolutely satisfied with this feature until today when I discovered Andmade Share – an app/tweak that replaces stock Android “Share”. Check it out after the jump!

From Android Market:

Andmade Share replaces the system "share menu" list.

Features:

- Share to Multiple Applications at a time: use checkboxes -> tap one of checkboxed elements.
- Reorder List: long tap -> drag the element up or down.
- Fast share to Evernote.

We’ve tested Andmade Share on a Samsung Galaxy S II (Android 2.3 Gingerbread) and can confirm that it works as advertised.

Andmade Share has no complexity about it. All it does is replace Android’s stock Share menu and allow you to do two very useful actions: share an item with multiple apps in one go and customize how the apps under the share menu are listed.

I shared an XKCD comic to Seesmic while it was automatically added to Read It Later in one fell swoop

Launching the app itself for the first time presents you with a simple introduction to Andmade Share’s features and how to use it. After installing, whenever you attempt to share something, Android will ask you which app you want to use to share said something. You have to enable Set as default and then tap on the app’s icon. You will then be presented with a list of apps you can share the item to; here on you can tick checkboxes and then, finally, you have to tap on any one of the chosen app’s icons to initiate sharing process. Andmade will launch each app sequentially and let you share whatever it is that you are sharing.

These features will only appeal to those of you who are what are called shareaholics. I’m one such person; whenever I come across an interesting link whether it is a picture of a funny cat or a novel new app for Android, I tend to share it with Twitter, Facebook or via Gmail. Because of the way it enhances sharing on Android, Andmade Share has been inducted in my list of must-install-after-refresh apps.

Andmade Share is a free app and can be downloaded from the link embedded below.

Download Andmade Share for Android [Market Link]

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How To Install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich With HTC Sense 4.0 On Nexus S

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HTC recently unveiled it’s One series of smartphones based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Hardware specifications and advanced, next-gen optics aside, these devices come with Sense 4.0 – the latest version of HTC’s custom skin – which looks absolutely stunning and a vast improvement over Sense 3.5 and older which were very bloated.

Nexus S-owning enthusiasts interested in trying out Sense 4.0 on their device are in luck as a port based on an RUU leak from the One X has been released. It is currently in “pre-alpha” stage od development since most parts of the ROM do not work.

From XDA:

This is Sense 4.0, ICS 4.0.3. It is ported from the latest HTC Endeavour RUU leak. The Endeavour is a quad-core tegra 3 phone, with 720p display. So yes this rom will take some work. This rom is more of a preview. It has alot of issues.

DISCLAIMER: Redmond Pie will not be held responsible if you lose data or your device gets damaged in the following of this guide. Proceed at your own risk.

Step 1: Download the flashable .zip file from here [Minus Link]. Place it directly under /sdcard directory on your Nexus S.

Step 2: Turn off your device.

Step 3: Press and hold Volume Up + Power buttons until you get into ClockworkMod Recovery.

Step 4: Take a nandroid backup.

Step 5: From main menu, do a (wipe data/)factory reset, wipe cache partition and from advanced menu, wipe Dalvik cache.

Step 6: Once again, go back to main menu. Navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard and select the .zip file you transferred to your Nexus S in Step 1.

Step 7: After flashing is complete, choose reboot system now.

If you followed the steps correctly, your Nexus S will now boot into Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0 (taken from HTC One X) on top.

For queries, please check out the official thread.

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How To Get Google Play On Your Android Device Right Now!

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When influential companies announce upcoming new products and changes to services, most users become eager to jump ship and adopt the presumably improved iteration.

The Facebook Timeline was a prime example. Announced at the f8 conference last September, though it took months for the tell-all feature to eventually trickle to the entirety of the social network’s 800 million active users, many were using it in full by the end of the day thanks to a couple of little tricks.

Google is currently in the process of a similar major overhaul, revamping its online and mobile store, previously known as the Android Market (or, more commonly, simply, the Market). Having grown at an incredible rate in the last few years, it has made significant ground on rival Apple’s App Store. In order to properly reflect the diverse new content of the previously app-only service, the Android Market moniker has made way for Google Play, and is rolling out to Android devices in the coming days.

Amalgamating the apps, games, movies, and music all in one place, the content is still unchanged, but the Big G has altered the look of it slightly; we’ll leave it up to you guys to decide whether the changes are for better, or indeed for worse, by showing you how you can push the upgrade onto your device early with this short and concise tutorial.

Step 1: Update to the latest version of Play Books, Play Movies, or Play Music. If you don’t have any of the above on your device, install one of them.

Step 2: Go to Settings -> Apps -> Market, and clear your data.

Step 3: Open whichever "Play" app you downloaded or updated in Step 1.

Step 4: Hit the "Play Store" icon, after which you’ll be met with a TOS screen. Accept the revised terms, and that’s it!

It’s been tested by many bloggers and internet users, including us here at Redmond Pie, and has installed smoothly on most running Android 2.2 or above without a hiccup.

If you can’t get it going, repeat the steps a couple of times, although if you still cannot get the Play Store app up and running whatsoever, you might just have to wait until Google decides to push it through.

(via AndroidAndMe)

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iOS Smokes Android When It Comes To HTML5 Gaming, Delivers Up To 3 Times More Performance

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When it comes to mobile operating systems, most of the talk is centered around iOS and Android, with Apple and Google’s OSes generally considered to be the two most advanced offerings out there. That isn’t to say that the competition doesn’t have something to bring to the table, with the likes of Windows Phone gaining a small amount of traction in the marketplace and definitely looking likely to feature heavily in the future.

With the growing popularity of HTML5, a lot of people are making murmurings of it being a threat to Apple’s crown in the long-term future, but it would seem that at the present moment, Apple produced devices do the best job of rendering HTML5-based content. A recent study by Spaceport.io into the web standard has shown that the iPhone and iPad regularly perform up to three times better than smartphones and tablets which are powered by Google’s Android operating system.

The comparison was run against a variety of tried and tested benchmarks, with iOS devices performing notably better, and the performance of hardware powered by Android being sporadic at best. The one Android smartphone which did stand out, although was still trailing behind the iPhone and iPad, was the Galaxy Nexus.

A lot of people don’t seem to know a great deal about the power that is HTML5, ignorant to the fact that it actually refers to a collection of different web technologies and provides how developers will one day write applications using HTML5 and have them run perfectly across a number of mobile operating systems. If this was to be the case, it would certainly go somewhere, bridging the gap between the likes of iOS and Windows Phone which is currently getting larger. The test which were carried out shows that devices running newer versions of the Android and iOS software performed a lot better, showing that Apple and Google are both releasing updates which vastly improve HTML5 rendering.

The adoption of HTML5 by large companies, such as Facebook and Mozilla could give the technologies the traction it needs for mass take up. Mozilla have already announced their intentions to create an HTML5 application marketplace with Facebook also jumping onto the HTML5 bandwagon by calling for cooperation from the industry as a whole on HTML performance standards.

(via AllThingsD)

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