Help Nexus ICS to GS2

[DiGwEeD]

Hi there, folks. So, basically, I want to manually install the Nexus version of ICS (4.0.3) on my Galaxy S2, because the ICS version of GS2 still has the stock theme which sucks, compared to Nexus. Is it possible? Can anybody give me some download links and some tutorials? Thanks!

 

[Slug]

Can't be done due to different hardware, I'm afraid.

Samsung released the 4.0.x source code yesterday though, so stable and fully-featured AOSP and CM builds should just be around the corner and will grant your wish.

 

[DiGwEeD]

Thanks for you reply, but I didn't quite understand what you just said (I'm a newbie). Are you saying that there will be mods to make my GS2 look exactly like Nexus? If so, should I wait for the official ICS update for my phone and then just use Cyanogen Mod to apply the theme? How does this work exactly?

 

[Slug]

Are you saying that there will be mods to make my GS2 look exactly like Nexus?

Not mods, complete firmware (ROMs). The Galaxy Nexus runs 'vanilla' Android 4.0.x, and third-party ROMs will bring that to the GS2.

The other easier option is to update the GS2 to ICS when available and then replace the TWLauncher with something more vanilla-like.

 

[matttye]

Can't be done due to different hardware, I'm afraid.

Samsung released the 4.0.x source code yesterday though, so stable and fully-featured AOSP and CM builds should just be around the corner and will grant your wish.

Any idea how long it usually takes rom devs to put out stable aosp roms following a source code release? I appreciate its not an exact science.

When I got my htc desire there were already tons of aosp roms out so this is new to me

Cheers

 

[DiGwEeD]

Seems like the best option is to wait for a good ROM for GS2. Thanks a lot for your help. If you don't mind, I'll PM you sometime soon to ask you for a good ROM and some tutorials, or you could PM me when a good ROM comes trough, but I doubt you will remember. Anyway, thanks again.

 

[Slug]

Any idea how long it usually takes rom devs to put out stable aosp roms following a source code release? I appreciate its not an exact science.

No it's not, and devs hate giving (or being asked for) ETAs. However the AOSP code has been available for a few months so most of the work is done and it's just a matter of tidying up loose ends with regard to hardware issues afaik. I wouldn't be surprised to see updated releases within days.

Seems like the best option is to wait for a good ROM for GS2

Keep an eye on the All Things Root sub-forum - that's where news will break.