Samsung Galaxy GIO S5660 owners can now take advantage of the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS on their Samsung Galaxy GIO S5660 . Originally, they were deployed with Android 2.2 “Froyo” and upgraded to Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” OS. Although the Ice Cream Sandwich update is available, it is an unofficial 3rd party customized beta 3 versions which is not completely refined. This leaves a margin for errors, glitches and the like.
Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660
Flash your Samsung GIO S5660 at your own risk. By following the method provided here, you take full responsibility of any damages to your phone, data, external SD card memory, etc. and will not hold Android Digit liable for your actions. Make sure to backup your personal data, contacts and other information before attempting to flash your phone as you will be wiping the phone clean during the process.
Step 1 – You will need to download the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ZIP package from here.
Step 2 – Connect your phone to your computer or use a memory card reader to copy the ZIP file to the external SD storage at the root directory. If you removed the memory card to use a card reader it will need to be placed back into the phone before continuing.
Step 3 – You will then need to turn off the phone and reboot into recovery mode. Press the center button and the power button simultaneously to take the recovery mode boot option instead.
Step 4 – When recovery mode has booted up, choose the ZIP installation file from the root directory of your card. Selecting the file will return you to the recovery mode screen and the update process will begin. It can take as long as 20 minutes to complete the update process.
Step 5 – Once the update process is complete, you will need to select “wipe data/factory reset” in the recovery mode options then choose the “wipe cache partition option.
Step 6 – Choose the “go back” selection and complete the process with “reboot system now”. The Samsung GIO S5660 should reboot and Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich will be installed.
Now you can enjoy Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich on your Samsung Galaxy GIO S5660.
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what is the garanty that if i follow the steps u said, it will work
It works.
But it is still a beta.
So do not expect a working rom.
Most of the times it worked, but it also blocked sometimes my complete phone, so that I had to start all over again.
Always have a backup ready, in case you want to go back to the old os.
hey i’ve follow the instructions and now doesnt boot my phone. there stand “android” on the display but then nothing. that is standing on display and i cant do anything. only take out the battery. (sorry for my bad english. im from germany
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an answer will be very helpfull. thanks
mgs Jaques
hey man. that happens with all updates. just keep removing your battery and rebooting and it will finally be into ICS
I have same problem. I’m waiting about 20 minutes and removed my battery twice but nothing changed. What am I supposed to or how can I install android 2.3.5 back?
u can also press the home button and the lock button instead of removing the battery that will also switch off the phone and then if u keep it pressed it will take you into the boot screen
I have another problem I realized that my phone didnt install ics. when I select file from sd it took 10 second and it said install aborted. but I followed the other steps and still I have ” android” screen and I dont know what to do ? I wantto install my 2.3.5 back.. Help please
Here’s how you can get 2.3.3 back: http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-updateupgrade-samsung-galaxy-gio.html
I’m also stuck at black screen with ANDROID text. I can’t change my ROM to gingerbread because KIES and ODIN can’t detect my GIO..
hi did you find a solution?
install CWM 7.
Reboot to recovery
Flash zip file of CM9. latest to this date is beta 7.
After installation. Wipe data/factory reset. Wipe cache partition.
Reboot system
Hey guys.. I have found out that installing ICS to Gio is not as simple as stated here. The file system is not elaborated here. Before you can update to Gio, your file system must also be updated from rfs to ext4. You can do this by flashing a cyanogen mod 7 clockwork mod recovery. It is from this recovery mode where you have to flash the CM9 (the latest is BETA 6).
That’s it, we are stuck on Android screen because it cannot mount the file system of our internal SD.. So update your recovery mode to CM7 before having CM9.
I hope this works..
Before you can update to “ICS”.. Sorry for the error..
Hoops. everything is okai.. but my camera doent works!!! any solution?
As of me, being a noob at this kind of stuff, I would like to point out that ‘ClockworkMod Recovery’ is required to be able to correctly install this firmware
Hi gurus,
i’m stuck on android text too…
Can you please make dome step by step guide without monk latin to dummy how to get that thing working again.
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