The first Android 2.0 device, the original Motorola Droid, is the latest to get an Ice Cream Sandwich facelift. A member of the xda-developers forums has released a preliminary build that lets the Droid run Android 4.0.3 with CyanogenMod 9. It's still in the experimental stage, so don't expect perfect performance — according to the thread, the latest version is unable to connect to the external speakers or camera, and screen rotation is a bit off, among other things. Several other bugs have been fixed in the week since the port was first released.
Original Motorola Droid gets Ice Cream Sandwich pre-alpha build
Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the original Motorola Droid in a pre-alpha build.
Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the original Motorola Droid in a pre-alpha build.
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The video below, by another forum member, shows an updated Droid successfully performing a few basic tasks like browsing the web on Wi-Fi. We wouldn’t recommend making this your primary OS just yet, but curious users can try it out for themselves with the latest build.
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