Google Nexus S Updates

[Sushubh]

right. i remember reading your comment. man. i still wait for the update. god knows how many times i have checked in on the google servers

 

[Saurav]

update would start rolling out again, chill! or, buy Galaxy nexus! (when its out!)

 

[Sushubh]

that is of course the plan. though might skip it if samsung comes up with bullshit pricing. i heard that ics runs just fine on nexus s.

 

[Saurav]

yep, i got my hands on the nexus s. it's smooth. though there was a problem with quick battery drainage but that was when wifi/3g/edge was used throughout the day. other than that, no problems are/were faced.i liked the ICS very on that phone.

 

[fuzzy_child]

I am also waiting for ICS update fro my Nexus S. Is the release of the update controlled by the carrier or is it just Google who will be involved here?

 

[Sushubh]

our phones are not really connected with the carriers right? mine is a US purchased model running on Airtel. i got all the gingerbread updates automatically. though usually delayed. so i am not surprised i am yet to get ICS

 

[fuzzy_child]

Good that these Vodafone/Airtel guys don't have anything to do with this, hopefully these idiots won't create a new rule to block updates via GPRS/3G :fool: .

 

[anshuljain]

Root the phone and install Cyanogenmod 9 Alpha 18 I've been running pre-alpha, beta and now stock rooted ICS builds for almost 2 months now. ICS just rocks. Nexus S never felt smoother and more beautiful than this.

 

[Sushubh]

good for you. i would wait for the official build.

 

[anshuljain]

The offical build is no different from the many AOSP (Android Open Source Project) builds by some recognized devs at XDA Forums. I do know that Google has pulled back the ICS rollout due to a high CPU usage bug which impacts the battery life. Its been apparently fixed in the AOSP builds at XDA Forums. Don't know if Google has patched the build.