CyanogenMod 9 is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android firmware. Yup, I revisit CyanogenMod custom ROM after signed petition to Samsung Mobile. CM7 ROM for Samsung Galaxy S II was not that good during my testing last year. How about the latest nightly CM9 Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2? Let’s find out while waiting for the official ICS firmware from Samsung…
CM9 Android 4.0 ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2 definitely looks better than before. It is fast, smooth and looks great. However, it still has several bugs / missing features on the nightly ROM that I tested. I can’t play video at all. Non-functional MHL TV-Out yet. By the way, Google Applications like Android Market does not come along with CM9 ROM. You need to install them yourself with CWM manually. Try it out, you might love it.
Installation guide ~ How to install firmware on Samsung Galaxy S2 with ClockworkMod Recovery?
Download Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich CM9 ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2 here.
Download Google Apps for ICS here.
