Koush Releases ICS Alpha Build For Nexus S, Now in ROM Manager [Courtesy of XDA]

November 21, 2011

Koush Releases ICS Alpha Build For Nexus S, Now in ROM Manager [Courtesy of XDA] 4

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Have a Nexus S? Looking to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich? Well look no further. If you are wanting to get a taste of an early build of ICS check out Koush's build available in the ROM manger. For those of you who don't know, Koush is famous for the Clockwork Recovery mod that allows the flashing of various ROMs and mods and for the ROM manager itself which makes the process entirely painless. Let it be known that this is an Alpha build and everything isn't working as it should be and that your Nexus S needs to be rooted. According to Koush:

“What doesn't work:
Camcorder
Facebook account sync, missing apps from market. I am fairly sure this is a build fingerprint issue. Can probably be resolved by using the fingerprint of the Galaxy Nexus, etc. Will need to wipe between changing fingerprints.”

The GPS may not work but I will let you head over to XDA and read why that is. So for those of you who are chomping at the bit to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich, here is a chance by a more-than-reputable source. Just remember that it is an Alpha build and there may be some bugs or issues that have to be resolved. Hit the link below to download the zip file courtesy of Koush and XDA.

Alpha 2 Android Zip

Google Apps Addon

[via XDA]

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