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Update Your Nexus S to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0

December 19, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Good News! Nexus S GSM users can now manually update their phones to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. We will give some quick instructions that would allow you flash the update of Nexus S Device. This update is especially for those who are eagerly waiting for Android ICS. The aforesaid update only works out for GSM devices and does support any CDMA models. An important thing to keep mind is your phone has the original Android Gingerbread and that you are not trying to update it via a custom ROM as you might damage the device. Please follow the instructions below and enjoy the ICS update. Please go through instructions carefully before updating and make sure device has a battery charge of 50 percent or more. I would suggest a fully charged phone anytime for a phone flash.

Instructions to flash your Nexus S:

Once you have downloaded the update file you can rename it incase needed to “android4” or any convenient name.
Connect you device via mass storage mode and paste the aforesaid file on to SD Card root directory.
Turn off the your phone and then power it on by keeping the Volume Up and Power Button together till the time you see a menu screen.
On the menu screen you can find an option named “Recovery” which can be highlighted by using the Volume Up key and selecting it by pressing the Power key.
Once the option is selected it brings an exclamation mark on the screen that needs to be selected by pressing the Power Button and then pressing the Volume Up Key.
The next screen will has various options including “Update from /SD Card”. Select the option by keeping the Power Button pressed.
On selecting the option you will be to access the root directory or main directory of your SD card.
Select the update file i.e. android4.zip by pressing the Power Button.
The file will flash your Nexus S to Android ICS 4.0 and will ask you to reboot the phone once all done.
Enjoy! Your Phone is Now Updated! Have the flavor of Android Ice Cream Sandwich. 😉

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Adobe Flash Player Update For Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0

December 17, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Adobe delights Android Ice Cream Sandwich users by providing an update that would allow flash support on all devices running the OS. The update also brings enhancements including performance, stability and bug fixes. Devices like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus released recently within UK and US are few devices to benefit with the release.

The update is supposed to be the last update for Flash with the company’s intention to thrive future development with focus on HTML5.

Download Adobe Flash Player for your Android ICS 4.0 Device by clicking the link below.

Adobe Flash Player 11

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Installing Google Schemer on a Non-US Android Device [How-to]

December 17, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Today we would be discussing about how we can install Google Schemer on our android devices outside the US, the application is supposed to run only within the US but fortunately we have an APK file that we can download and install on our device. We have also included some screen shots with this post as everybody would like to see what the application is. In order to use the application you will also need a Schemer invite as the application still in beta-invite mode only. To begin with process we can download the file from: http://www.mediafire.com/?rllfv6j9ur1yh3q. Please use the aforesaid file at your own risk. It works like a wonder as we’ve tried the same on our Sony Ericsson neo v as well.

To use the application you would need the invites. In our earlier post gave free Google Schemer Invites for our readers. Please find the links for the free sign-up incase you don’t have an invite.

List of Invite Links (Incase of invites getting exhausted try alternative links):

If you guys still don’t get an invite do leave a comment with your Gmail ID and we will send you an invite ! 😉

Screenshots :

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Google Maps 6.02 for Android Improves Performance

December 15, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

Google Maps for Android with indoor maps support for selected regions had been released not long back. Users reported application hang issues causing the application to force quit during an ongoing task and degraded performance with 2G/3G Internet services. To fix these problems Google has released the V6.02 update for Google Maps that brings a resolution to aforesaid problems. To help our existing readers we also have a direct link to the APK file that users can download and update on their handhelds and tablets. You would surely see an improvement with application usage making it an enjoyable experience all over again.

You can download the APK file from: http://www.mediafire.com/?cp0kei8lit9xe4s

One can either install the application directly from the mobile browser by clicking the link above or can download the package first on to their systems and transfer it via a USB cable.

Alternatively if you prefer to download the file directly from Android Market you can also go ahead and do the same.