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Originally Posted by bill_in_mtl
My mistake - missed the part that the file is a .zip file. Yes, those can be flashed from recovery. I am used to seeing the oem releases as .tar files, and those require odin
You should be good to go
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Thanks for the confirmation. It almost sounds too easy to downgrade this way, I'm afraid I'm missing some important points here.
To summarize:
In order to downgrade from Jelly Bean to ICS 4.0.4. over the air (OTA)
- I download an OTA zip file of my choice
- Put it onto my external SD card
- Go into Recovery Mode on the phone
- Follow the instructions mentioned above
And that's it?
What if something goes wrong during the downgrade, will it automatically return to JB by turning the tablet on/off or can the tablet be bricked with this method?
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PS - if you ever decided to root your tablet, there is a Tablet.zip file over on XDA that you can flash to the JB Stock rom, it basically gives you the same tablet look and feel as the ICS 4.0.4
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I actually don't mind Jelly Bean except for the upper notification bar. I would really like to install the JB tablet ui if that was possible without having to root.
I'd be really pleased if I can get back to the previous ICS version using the easy method mentioned above though without having to root, so I guess I have a choice to make now. If only the JB UI gave me a choice to choose where I want my notifications in the first place it would have been much better. :/
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Originally Posted by Mackinon
It should be possible to flash older rom via Odin. i do it all the time on my phone. though never tried on the tab.
I updated my tab this two days back, and i prefer the old notification bar on the bottom. but can leave with the changes there. didn't find any other issues other then my home screens were reset to default.
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Yeah, Jelly Bean seems like a nice enough OS except for the notification bar and loss of screen estate. Since I mostly use my tablet in landscape view the notification bar is difficult to ignore for me though.