CyanogenMod 9 is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 4.0.4 (ICS), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
It has been compiled from source and it has been found to be more faster and stabler than earlier builds.
What Works
Everything works for daily use!
- Audio
- FM Radio(Use Spirit FM from Play Store)
- Hardware Acceleration
- RIL
- Bluetooth
- Wifi
- GPS
- Video
- Camera(Taking Pictures)
- USB Tethering(3rd party app WORKS)
- Voice Search(It was a bug ! )
- HQ Videos(Use 3rd party apps like MX Player for better playback)
- Video Recording
What Doesnt Work
- Nothing really
Downloads & Installation Process
Disclaimer : Do It At Your Own Risk!
- Download required files and updates from below :
- Copy the downloaded files to the (Root directory of) your sd-card.
- Reboot your device to Custom Revovery (Press Home + Power Button).
- [Optional but, Recommended] Do a Nandroid Backup of your current ROM.
- Now from recovery main menu and select Wipe Data option.
- Confirm data wipe by selecting Yes.
- Now flash this ICS based rom using clockwork mod recovery. Follow these steps :
- Choose Install Zip From Sd Card option.
- Select Choose Zip From SD Card option.
- Now select cm_pico-ota-eng.ayushrox.zip downloaded earlier.
- Confirm the installation and wait till the rom is installed on you handset.
- Flash Latest Google apps for ICS in CWM recovery.
- Choose Install Zip From Sd Card option.
- Select Choose Zip From SD Card and the nightly is installed on you handset.
- Reboot and enjoy!