Gingerbread To Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade

Android iv.0 ("Water ice Foam Sandwich") is the latest version to show up on smartphones and tablets, but many devices are nevertheless existence sold running an older version of Android, the most mutual being Android 2.3 ("Gingerbread"). However, a community of mobile hardware modders, CyanogenMod, has been working to port ICS to older-model Android devices. These volunteer developers are best known for bringing Gingerbread to such devices, naming their port CyanogenMod 7. CyanogenMod ix, currently existence developed, will enable the porting of ICS to a number of specific devices. Here are some of those. (Note: When y'all upgrade a device with firmware not officially supported by its maker, yous are responsible for harm that tin can occur to your device if you lot don't follow carefully the installation instructions.)
Obsess and Vibrant Maker: Samsung  Carriers: AT&T (Captivate) and T-Mobile (Vibrant) Original Bone: Android 2.1 ("Eclair") Officially supported past CyanogenMod 9 customs Underneath their housings, these are substantially the aforementioned phone. Both come with a version of the Android OS that'south so old most probably don't know or tin can't recall its codename. All the same these phones feature a pretty large screen at 4 inches, and 1GHz processor. You lot can install CyanogenMod 7 on the Captivate and Vibrant already, and you'll be able to use an official port of CyanogenMod 9 on them.
Droid ii Maker: Motorola  Carrier: Verizon Original OS: Android ii.2 ("Froyo") Non officially supported past CyanogenMod nine community The follow-upwardly to the original Android phone that was the beginning to seriously challenge the iPhone, the Droid 2 has an official version of CyanogenMod 7. Equally of this writing information technology hasn't been announced if it volition get support for CyanogenMod 9. Nevertheless, other modders have managed to plug the CyanogenMod version of ICS on it. This makes it unique since the Droid 2 is 1 of the few Android phones with a slide-out keyboard to unofficially run the latest Android OS.
Galaxy S II Ballsy 4G Touch Maker: Samsung Carrier: Sprint Original OS: Android 2.iii.4 ("Gingerbread") Non officially supported by CyanogenMod 9 community Here'southward a top-of-the-line Android phone that you can buy right now, just for unknown reasons it has notwithstanding to be announced whether Samsung will provide an upgrade to ICS for it. The Epic 4G Bear on sports a large four.52-inch screen and dual-core 1.2GHz processor. As of now, there are two ports of CyanogenMod ix being made by separate developers which y'all can install and endeavour out.
Galaxy Tab Maker: Samsung Carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Original OS: Android two.two.i ("Froyo") Officially supported by CyanogenMod 9 customs Hither'due south 1 of the start Android tablets that managed to compete confronting the iPad with regard to price. Running an earlier version of Android that's the aforementioned used on smartphones, the original Galaxy Tab was criticized for substantially being a large-screen phone minus the voice-calling functionality. (Nowadays it's not uncommon for many Android tablets with seven-inch screens, peculiarly those sold for inexpensive, to exist running earlier versions of the OS, usually Gingerbread.) What sets the Galaxy Tab apart is that information technology comes in several versions that back up the 3G networks of all the major U.Southward. carriers.
Galaxy Tab 10.one Maker: Samsung Carrier: T-Mobile Original Os: Android iii.2 ("Honeycomb") Officially supported past CyanogenMod 9 community This Galaxy Tab with a larger, x.ane-inch screen is one of the few Android devices to be sold to the public with the version of Android that Google's developers quickly put together for tablet utilise. The tablet also raised the ire of Apple, which sued Samsung in several courts worldwide, claiming that the design looked too like to the iPad. A German courtroom agreed, and so you cannot buy this tablet in that land. For some reason (a outcome of this lawsuit?), Samsung hasn't appear plans for upgrading the Galaxy Tab x.1 to ICS, but this probably doesn't matter since it will become an official CyanogenMod 9 port.
myTouch 4G Slide Maker: HTC Carrier: T-Mobile Original OS: Android two.iii ("Gingerbread") NOT officially supported by CyanogenMod ix customs Similar the Droid 2, the myTouch 4G Slide is an Android smartphone with a slide-out keyboard. And like the Droid 2, unfortunately, it might not get an official back up for a CyanogenMod 9 port, though it does have it for the previous CyanogenMod vii. It'southward a more powerful, current-model Android phone than the Droid ii (dual-core ane.2GHz processor versus the latter's single-cadre 1.0GHz), and is still currently being sold and supported past its maker.
Nook Color Maker: Barnes & Noble Carrier: Not applicable; Wi-Fi only Original Os: Highly customized version of Android 2.2 ("Froyo") Non officially supported past CyanogenMod 9 customs One of the early Android tablets that device hackers roughshod in love with because of its toll-and-decent-hardware-specs ratio, the Nook Color received not simply a port of CyanogenMod 7 (officially supported by the customs), but information technology also saw early builds of Honeycomb running on information technology. The Nook Color's hardware is underpowered to back up the full features of ICS, still that hasn't stopped modders from trying to bring CyanogenMod ix to it (their work is currently non officially sanctioned). This tablet retails for $149, making it the cheapest tablet choice in this slideshow to play around with ICS.
Triumph Maker: Motorola Carrier: Virgin Mobile Us Original Bone: Android two.2 ("Froyo") Not officially supported past CyanogenMod ix community The Triumph is currently the meridian-model Android telephone y'all tin can buy for use on the pay-as-you lot-go Virgin Mobile network. With a iv.ane-inch screen and 1GHz processor, it's non besides shabby at a retail price of $299 when you lot consider plans start at $35 per month that include "unlimited" 3G (throttled after y'all gobble upwardly more than 2.5GB of data) with no contract. And then it rapidly gained a following among the Android device modding scene, and CyanogenMod 7 was ported to it. Despite the fact that the CyanogenMod community has yet to officially support information technology, at that place also exists a port of CyanogenMod ix for the Triumph.