Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on Kindle Fire is getting better each day thanks to CyanogenMod 10 fast development. Of course, Hashcode kernel is helping too. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM for Kindle Fire that I tested was based on CM10 ROM with the framework, settings and Launcher2 enhancements from Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 project. This CM10 ROM is almost like Google Nexus 7. The interface is based on Google Nexus 7 phone mode by default. But you can change into tablet mode as well.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean CM10 ROM for Kindle Fire

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Love DSP Manager from CyanogenMod ROM? You can enjoy DSP Manager on stock Samsung Galaxy S III firmware now (CWM is needed though). DSP Manager is an equalizer that enhances sound processing capabilities. Let you modify headset, phone speaker and Bluetooth headset sound quality. Adjust dynamic range compression, bass boast, equalizer and virtual room effect. This mod is made for HTC One X actually but works on Samsung Galaxy S3 too. Want to try it?

DSP Manager on Samsung Galaxy S3

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CyanogenMod 9 is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android firmware. Yup, I revisit CyanogenMod custom ROM after signed petition to Samsung Mobile. CM7 ROM for Samsung Galaxy S II was not that good during my testing last year. How about the latest nightly CM9 Android 4.0.3 ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2? Let’s find out while waiting for the official ICS firmware from Samsung…

CM9 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2

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Greeting all Samsung Mobile users,

Codeworkx, one of the developers behind CyanogenMod Project is asking all our help to sign this very petition to Samsung Mobile ~ Help third party development achieve full potential of purchased devices. To get needed source code from Samsung Mobile to get all hardware bits working on AOSP based ROM like CyanogenMod and MIUI.

Why this is important? Most of the mobile phone manufacturers will only support and update ROM (or firmware) for 1 to 2 years after the phone was released. And you won’t get any update or improvement after that. For example, Samsung Galaxy S will not get latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Firmware officially. However, with 3rd party ROM developers’ help, all Samsung Galaxy S users can enjoy ICS.

But without all these source codes, custom ROM is not perfect. And will lack of some important features. So do support custom ROM developers and sign this petition. I signed mine. How about you?

Thanks fx for the tip.

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XDA Developer, tytung has done a very well done job on bringing good ROM and GPS Libraries to HTC HD2. I tried his Froyo, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich ROM. And now he has Android HTC HD2 ROM based on CyanogenMod 9. This is the version that he is currently developing and supporting. So whoever love to use Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on HTC HD2 should try out this very ROM.

NexusHD2 Android 4.0.3 ICS CM9 ROM for HTC HD2

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