Amazon Kindle Fire is not willing to leave behind. Yes, you can enjoy latest and fastest Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean on Kindle Fire too. Thanks to XDA Developer, Hashcode. We can all install Android 4.2.1 Jelly bean ROM for the Kindle Fire which is based on AOSP source straight from Google. Enjoy the new features on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean like multiple users, keyboard with gesture typing, updated Google Now. Sorry, it does not replace the latest Nexus 7 or Nexus 10. As usual, new Android ROM is not perfect. Luckily, most of the stuffs are working fine like hardware acceleration, HD codecs (YouTube & Netflix), sound and basic features. For the rest non-working features, you have to wait for next Jelly Bean AOSP ROM for Kindle Fire release…
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Download & Install gedeROM CM9 Android 4.0.4 ICS ROM for Kindle Fire
Hashcode 3.0 kernel for Amazon Kindle Fire is so popular nowadays. Lot of ROM chefs are working hard to cook better Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Kindle Fire. gedeROM for Kindle Fire is the latest ROM that based on CM9 Android 4.0.4 ICS and using 3.0 kernel. Besides, gedeROM added lot of goodies like overclocked to 1.2 GHz, Beats Audio (seriously, does it really work?), modified build.prop to make it as Samsung GALAXY Tab (GT-P1000) so most Gameloft are games working, decreased power consumption, modified Play Store (no country or device restrictions), SystemUI tweaks by JackpotClavin, custom hosts file to block ads, removed most non-core apps and Google Apps included…
Download & Install AOKP Android 4.0 ICS ROM for Kindle Fire
Yeah… We have another team to developer Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for us ~ Android Open Kang Project (AOKP). AOKP supports lot of Android devices like Galaxy Nexus, HTC Sensation, HP Touchpad… Personally, I tested AOKP Android 4.0 ICS ROM on Amazon Kindle Fire. It is using Hashcode 3.0 Kernel which provide better ICS supports (and bring some issues with it too).
Download Hashcode Android 4.0 ICS Kernel for Kindle Fire
I mentioned that Amazon Kindle Fire is not perfect on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to poor kernel support. However, thing had changed and changing fast. Lot of developers like Hashcode are working hard to make a better Android 4.0 ICS Kernel on Kindle Fire. Yes, we have better display driver and audio driver. Ducati / hardware codecs are working now. I can play 1080p MP4 video smoothly now thanks to hardware accelerated GPU support. This 3.0 Kernel is getting better each day. But it does have bugs like can’t shutdown properly issue. So only try this beta kernel if you know what you are doing…
How to install Android 4.0 ICS ROM on Amazon Kindle Fire?
How to install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on Amazon Kindle Fire? Yes, that’s the question you can ask now. Why? Hashcode Android 4.0 ICS Kernel for Kindle Fire fixed shutdown and charging issue finally. And most of the essential stuffs are working properly (some still not working though). So it is good time to try out Android 4.0 ICS ROM on Kindle Fire now.