PhoenixLauncher Gives Gingerbread Users a Taste of ICS

Many are on the wait to get the Android ICS update loaded on their devices. Now XDA Recognized Developer andy572 has other plans, though, to help users get a taste of ICS in the form a launcher called PhoenixLauncher. This gives users on Gingerbread a chance to taste the ICS goodness without waiting for OEMs to release it. The launcher is for root users only, which is kind of unique as most aren’t. The reason behind it, according to the developer:

Otherwise you cant use widgets shown in the Application drawer. Its required because of a general
permission in the Android operating system, this can never be fixed by me!

The launcher comes in both free and paid versions. In the free version, you’re limited to 3 home screens and the dock bar of ICS along with some other fun features. It’s a little stripped down, but it definitely gives users the feel of ICS without actually having it. The installation method is also a little complicated, and requires users to put the .Apk in the in /system/app before using, otherwise it will cause problems.
For anyone who wants to try it out, you can find all the details, the installation method and screen shots in the original thread. Don’t forget to make a backup, just in case.

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How to root Motorola Droid 2: Tutorial

Here i have come up with a guide to root your Motorola Droid 2 smartphone.An immediate benfit of this is that you will be able to install the latest version of ICE CREAM SANDWICH  Android 4.0 firmware in Droid 2.

Rooting the device will void your phone's warranty. To get back the warranty , you need to rsetore back to the original firmware.


Pre Requisites

Backup all your data preferably onto  the computer.
Make sure that a minimum of 60% charge is left in the phone.

Procedure to Root

• Before you begin with the rooting, you need to ensure that you are on the firmware 2.3.20 build. If you are on any of the newer builds then you need to roll back to the older version as this rooting process only works on the firmwares on or before 2.3.20 version.
• Now download tools like RSD Lite 4.8, Motorola Drivers & 2.3.20 Firmware to your computer.
• After downloading all the tools, install the RSD Lite suite in your computer and once installed, install the Motorola Device drivers next.
• Now, Download and install the ADB in your computer and install the Android SDK in your computer to get the ADB shell in your computer.
• After this, all you need to do is to download the rageinthecage-arm5, the Motorola Drivers & the Super user package from the below mentioned links.
• Now, you will have to unzip the rageinthecage-arm5 & the Super user package to the same folder as adb (the /platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder) and connect your phone to the computer using the original USB Cable.
• After connecting, open the terminal and enter the below mentioned commands,

    adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/
    adb shell
    chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
    /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

• Now after entering the above commands, you now need to enter the below commands in the command line,

  exit
    adb kill-server
    adb start-server
    adb shell


NOTE: You should see a “#”. If you see a “$”, then the exploit didn’t work, please repeat above steps.  You need to enter the commands one by one with a gap of 2 -3 seconds so as to ensure that the commands are processed.


mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
    exit
    adb push su /system/xbin/
    adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
    adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/


Now you have succesfully rooted your Droid 2..

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Install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 with S5830XXKPO Official Firmware

Tutorial to install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is explained below.

Downloads

• Samsung USB Drivers , Download
• S5830XWKPO.rar Password - samfirmware.com | Download 120.5 MB
• Odin 4.38 software Download
• Download ops file Download

Must do

• Make sure that the phone is well charged 
• Back up your phone data

Steps

• Unzip the main firmware file
• Shut down Samsung Kies
• Run Odin 4.38
• Switch off the phone

• Hold Volume down key + Home button key and press power on to goto download mode
• Connect to USB
• You will get the message “Added! !” 
• Put the files like this in Odin:
• OPS = Cooper_v1.0.ops,
• Check the one package on the left side of ODIN
• Select S5830XXKPO_S5830XXKPO_S5830SERKPO_HOME.tar.md5 in One package
• Hit the start button
• When your phone gets restarted, disconnect the cable

Be careful while installing

for full article visit DialAndroid.com

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