How To Install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich Official Update On Nexus S, Sony Ericsson Arc S, Neo V And Ray
by admin on Dec.16, 2011, under Android Apps
How To Install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich Official Update On Nexus S, Sony Ericsson Arc S, Neo V And Ray
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Step 1: Download the official Android 4.0.3 ICS zip file from http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/VQ8PQk_V.zip and rename it to ‘update.zip’.
Step 2: Now, copy the downloaded .zip file to the root directory of your Nexus S via USB. Make sure its not inside any folder, it should be out in the open.
Step 3: Power off your Nexus S.
Step 4: Power it back on while holding down the Volume Up button, followed by the Power button.
Step 5: Using the Volume keys on your Nexus S, navigate to the RECOVERY option and select using the Power button.
Step 6: You should be greeted with a scary exclamation mark on the screen, don’t be alarmed when you see it, simply hold down the Power button followed by the Volume up button.
Step 7: Bingo, you’re into your Nexus S recovery menu. Simply select the update from SD card option, select the ‘update.zip’ file you placed in your Nexus S memory in step 2 and hit the Power button to confirm.
Step 8: Sit back, relax, the rest of the process is automated. Once you’re done, select the ‘reboot system now’ option and you’ll boot into Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Sony Ericsson Arc S, Neo V And Ray
Step 1: Ensure that your Xperia Arc S, Neo V or Ray is on the latest software release i.e. 4.0.2.A.0.42. This can be checked under settings. If you aren’t on this build, update using Sony Ericsson’s PC Companion.
Step 2: Unlock your phone’s bootloader from unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com.
Step 3: Download the relevant Ice Cream Sandwich ROM:
Xperia Arc S
Neo V
Ray
Step 4: Install Android SDK and set up adb/fastboot. If you do not have any idea about adb or fastboot, we suggest you do not go ahead with this guide; you may risk damaging your phone.
Step 5: Extract the contents of the .zip file you downloaded in step 3 to your fastboot directory.
Step 6: Using a command prompt, navigate to your fastboot directory.
Step 7: You will find three files inside the extracted .zip folder. You must flash them using fastboot.
Be sure to replace the italicized text below to the exactly correct path where the boot.img, userdata.img and system.img files reside:
fastboot flash boot ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\boot.img
fastboot flash userdata ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\userdata.img
fastboot flash system ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\system.img
Step 8: Reboot your Sony Ericsson smartphone.
