For all the users of Archos 80 / 101 G9, here comes a great news for all of you as after the recent reports pour in about the news about the latest ICS Android 4.0 update we are here with a detailed tutorial on how you can instantly update your device with this update effortlessly. Over a period of this article we will be checking out a detailed change log along with the list of pre requisites and tutorial on how to apply this update of Android 4.0 ICS Firmware. The method which we will be checking out is an official way and applying the firmware by following the mentioned instructions will in no manner void the warranty.
Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if any damage is done to your device caused by updating the firmware which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions as mentioned in the article including the pre requisites and the procedure to update the phone.
Pre Requisites:
- Your data is important and so as we have mentioned below some of the techniques which you can employ in backing up the data. In the process of firmware update process, you will need to clear the data present in your phone as there are chances of data corruption in the process of firmware update. With the help of below steps you can easily backup / restore the data from / to your device.
Text messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Phone Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Pictures, Music, Videos, Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Charge left in your device should be a minimum of 60% so that your phone doesn’t give up in the middle of firmware update.
- Turn Off all the antivirus as well as Firewall tools in your computer as these tools tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.
- Enable the USB debugging in your Archos 80/101 G9 Tablet from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked. You can refer to the below image for more details on how to activate the USB Debugging in your device.
Assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, it’s now time to proceed to next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial to update your SGS Plus I9001 with the latest ICS Android 4.0 release.
Change Log of ICS Android 4.0.4 Update:
- Initial Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 firmware release
- MediaCenter Video: support for MKV3D on TV with automatic switch to best 3D mode
- MediaCenter Video: allow to disable system notifications in video player
- MediaCenter Video: collection of VOB files from DVD are now gathered into a single movie item
- MediaCenter Music: integrate Music control panel in Lock Screen
- MediaCenter info dialog: allow to edit the name used for performing the Movie and TVShow online search
- File Manager: display a notification when file copy continues in background
- File Manager: improved drag and drop support
- File Manager: new option to prevent indexing of some storage/sdcard folders by multimedia library
- Applications: more robust video conferencing support (Google talk, Skype etc.)
- USB file transfer: a samba server is now activated on the tablet when using USB network tethering for easier file transfer on non Windows based hosts
- Archos widgets: new USB network tether widget
- External Keyboard: french layout has been expanded to handle AtlGr keys for special symbols
Assuming that you have gone through all the instructions and information, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed article on how to apply this update.
