yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] jblade1000:
are people still having problems with root after the update? I used Voodoo Rootkeeper to backup root, then just updated with the ota notification ( i usually do it manually through clockwork mod to reroot).

If its any consolation, Superuser told my my binaries were out of date this morning and updated to 3.0.7 for me. That is what i backed up before the update. It restored perfectly and i tested all ten of my root apps. Works a charm.
[Nexus S General] rapidreinsta:
point out

I searched but couldn't find a signed copy of Nexus s i9020 Stock image for 2.3.3

My internet connection fluctuates in between and I loose that download from Rom Manager.

Can some please point out the best version for stock i9020T 2.3.3 so that I can upgrade?

Thank a ton
[Nexus S General] pinkmillk:
well put.

i can't agree more with you about the cdma people, but i'm not having the battery issue. in fact, i seem to be getting better battery life.
[Nexus S General] sujeethan:
Does anyone know if there's an actual point when they'll be adding another model such as the i1920a or another model into the ota. I'm just curious on if they have a set routine like add another phone every-other day at midnight or something.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Not sure hopefully within the month long period... but the i9020a always seems to be behind.

It's like it is the black sheep of the family LOL.
[Nexus S General] alzakx:
does anyone remember how long it took for the NS i9020a to get an update, for instance from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2?

I think it was like 4-5 days and someone uploaded an official zip to manually update.
[Nexus S General] Matridom:
2.3.4 took two Weeks

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] H3XAPL3X:
hey there , love official ics as opposed to aosp and cm but im wondering can we get custom kernels on official ics on nexus s yet ?
[Nexus S General] wow_nik:
Haha... that is pretty true, but I'm looking at the brighter side...

Let all the bugs and issues popup on the i9020T and i9023... so till the time we get the update on i9020A, we'll have all the solutions ready on the forum!!! :D
[Nexus S General] adnanbaig18:
Whats the difference between 9020A and a Tmobile version. I mean how can i check it from the build or baseband???
[Nexus S General] hp420:
boot into the bootloader and it will tell you :)
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
The only difference afaik are the 3G frequencies it's using. You can check if you are using a i9020a:

- open /system/build.prop

- search for the line beginning with ro.product.name

- if you have: ro.product.name=sojua then you have a i9020a. If it's only ro.product.name=soju then it's a i9020t (or a i9023 depending on the screen type ;) )
[Nexus S General] hp420:
Why don't you try watching as the rest of the users are upgraded around you while you sit and watch???

...and btw...yes, CDMA is legacy, but our phones are actually a newer model, so you should have been swept under the carpet while we laughed at you whining about not getting the update!!! 4G is newer technology....so with that in mind, our phones are actually more advanced than yours.

doesn't feel so good when people do that to you, huh?? Kinda hurts your feeling when people tell you your phone should have to wait while they are officially updated....so maybe next time you should think about that before trolling!!
[Nexus S General] adnanbaig18:
I bought it from Best Buy US on its launch date. And it had a tmobile sim in the box. So shouldnt it be the tmobile version? or can it be changed through subsequent updates depending on the local GSM/3g service provider??? And BTW it's the SAMOLED version.
[Nexus S General] cstaylor:
Is this a joke? Did you read and think about your response before hitting reply?
[Nexus S General] bmett:
you are aware that the 4g and lte tags that sprint uses are clever marketing hubris to make you feel all in awe over your phone. Its not more advanced. My phone can run data and voice over 1 connection. Yours cannot. Get a phone call and it can only do one or the other. Don't be such a parrot and actually research before you beak off
[Nexus S General] kikiks:
Thank you for this. Installed this ICS 4.0.3 manually on my nexus s. so far its working okay, although not 100% check yet. I will also post here bugs if ever i encounter. I using this Philippines-Globe as carrier.
[Nexus S General] xtaadaasx:
hey. i have nexus s i9023 ( i9023xxkf1) and i am from Europe ( Lithuania )

yesterday I received a notification about ics update. downloaded it and tried to instal.but it not happened. i was waiting for reboot but phone didnt do a reboot. and now my phone says that my is is up to date. why this happened?!

waiting for replies.
[Nexus S General] bgdxv:
you must have stock rom, with stock recovery, stock kernel, and stock gapps. If you modified any of these, the update won't work. Just flash a stock rom from around here and wait for the ota to arrive or flash the full 4.0.3 dirrectly
[Nexus S General] nandihno:
Just flash a custom recovery via fastboot apply the correct ics root and that should keep your recovery after a reboot
[Nexus S General] al_madd:
anyone using I9020T have problem when using this OTA??

Im annoying with my screen automatically become landcape(horizontal) and I cant get it back to potrait(vertical)

I dont using any apps yer except whatsapp, twicca, friendcaster...

anyone can help me?
[Nexus S General] xtaadaasx:
it is stock.. i have not modyfied any of it.
[Nexus S General] fredjm31:
Installed 4.0.3 from 2.3.6 on a i9020. Worked fine. To summarize :

Pros :

- browser speed

- details

Cons :

- battery drain
[Nexus S General] okishead:
I'm getting amazing battery life with ICS! On my Mugen Power it works for 2d 20h 45min 10s already!!
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
:eek:

Have you turned off data usage? Do you actually use your phone?

Otherwiese such battery life is unbelievable...
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
Hey guys I recieved an email saying that people who had recieved the OTA notification for ICS but then ended up having it not install or dissappear after a certain amount of time is because of a low battery life and high CPU Usage...so now they will improve that and release a new OTA ICS Update...so what happens to the scores of people who did the manual update? How do we now go back to stock Gingerbread 2.3.6...and receive the new ICS update, or can we again flash over the existing ICS update, or will someone release another zip file for the update?
[Nexus S General] AGStumps8807:
If they're really pulling the update (which there has been no proof that that is the case) they will provide multiple incremental updates when the next one hits eg: 2.3.6 -> 4.0.4 and 4.0.3 -> 4.0.4
[Nexus S General] glider010:
someone have this issue?

"Sometimes, when I lock the screen the display flash and show up the homescreen unlocked then the display turns off. It happens really fast like in 1 second but it's pretty annoying."

http: //code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23069
[Nexus S General] Rexton270:
I have similar bat usage on my Sensation with mild usage and after 10x charging cycles. Installed ICS 4.0.3 on my NS 2day, so will get back in couple of days...
[Nexus S General] vzdjogi:
hello, im new here, im from croatia!

i buy today nexus si 9023, only phone, they are dont have any telephone operater block on him, only stock phone...

and my question is, can i update it from android 2.3.3 to android 4.0.3 ICS, cuz they are not buy in T-Mobile, and my mobile operater is T-mobile...

sry for my bad english, and ty for answer ;)
[Nexus S General] Leauwie:
Just a problem-solution post here. A problem that occured to me after update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3 with the zipfile posted in the opening post (and various other android sites). My Nexus S (i9023) is stock, all basic, no mod, no root, no unlock, just as bought.

A had absolutely no signal, no 3G, no service right after the successful update to ICS.

Wifi worked, USB worked, everything else seemed to be OK.

Found various people having the same problem, no solution.

Getting into stock recovery meant having a black screen. However, this was caused by a bug that made the backlight not working anymore (stated by briggl here). By using a flashlight pointing at the screen I saw a 'dead' droid, pressed PowerButton+VolumeUp, tried to read the text, second option was to start recovery from zipfile on SD (just as before).

Instead of choosing the same updatefile as in the OP like the first time(which is 2.3.6 to 4.0.3, tried that, didn't work a second time), I downloaded an other updatefile from this XDA-topic namely 2.3.4 to 4.0.3 for i9023 which has an alter 'radio'.

This did the trick. Everything is OK now. Radio-type seemed to be the problem. Probably you might be possible to change the radio yourself as well, but I wasn't because I didn't know how (phone must be rooter probably?).
[Nexus S General] rapidreinsta:
I went on stock 2.3.4 for i9020T

Baseband version i9020xxxkd1

Kernelversion 2.6.35.7-ge382d80

Build number GRj22

When I try to update to ICS using what is posted by OP. It fails giving an error in verification.

Any suggestions?

Edit: No OTA doesn't happen. No notifications, I have even rebooted the phone quite some times.
[Nexus S General] FaLCoN.007:
Finally, thanks.

Congrats, one year Nexus S !!
[Nexus S General] star_alecu:
I do not like ICS on nexus and is annoying to have delay's so often. Moves more slowly than gingerbread, this maybe because the 512 ram is not enough.

Begin to hate nexus
[Nexus S General] heinst:
Some rogers users are getting the update. If you get the update upload it for us i9020A users who are patiently waiting, for the most part.
[Nexus S General] |l|i|l|:
Are you sure? OTA?
[Nexus S General] goraps:
Where did you hear this? It would be the first I have heard of a Rogers OTA where the user didn't get it becuase they flashed back to stock 2.3.3 which was not for the i9020a, thus getting an OTA that is not intended for their phone and will need to have another radio flashed so that the radio works.
[Nexus S General] heinst:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1400793
[Nexus S General] alzakx:
someone else claiming he has an i9020A on rogers said he got the update and messed up his phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20476741&postcount=1

and one more here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1401077

I turned on my wifi and did a checkin once again.
[Nexus S General] goraps:
Like I said. The first one is clearly running a custom ROM so you have no idea why they are getting the OTA but I would bet it is because the base of that ROM is not the i9020a.

In the second once again because of the radio problems I would bet that they were not running stock or were running the wrong stock and then got the wrong OTA and now the radio is borked.
[Nexus S General] alzakx:
the second one said he is completely stock, no custom rom or anything.
[Nexus S General] bugz213:
Looks like the update has been halted; stating battery issues...

http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/12/20/g...te-for-nexus-s-over-purported-battery-issues/
[Nexus S General] fredjm31:
I wonder if Nexus users are Android beta testers.
[Nexus S General] navykid0211:
Makes quite a bit of since cause how else would it be tested??

Sent from MY Google Nexus S
[Nexus S General] jlaudio27:
Curious, if I was to get the OTA, where does it download the file to? Or how do you find the link that your phone is pulling the file from?
[Nexus S General] neo_x22000:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/goog...ich-update-says-they-are-monitoring-feedback/

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] dacho_i:
Is anybody else having problems with the device not recognizing contacts without country code entered in the number?

Also the browser isn't loading info very quickly, instead it gives a few sec of misty images before it clears it up.
[Nexus S General] k0mpresd:
where is i9020a ics? :mad:
[Nexus S General] navykid0211:
Lol I'm with you. I always had a Samsung phone and just got fed up with the late/never updates. And so I got the nexus. And now it seems like its taking forever (I know it hasn't even been a week but damn I'd like to be one of the first to get an update) but on the other hand I'm glad they are working g out the battery drain issue and stuff (:

Sent from MY Google Nexus S
[Nexus S General] neo_x22000:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/12/goog...wich-update-says-they-are-monitoring-feedback

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] bugz213:
Well be happy you don't have another android phone. you'll be waiting till next year sometime. Q1 if your lucky...
[Nexus S General] vanhoivanbinh:
Hey Man

Should ICS support FLAC music format??

I am very curious about this function!
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
BUILD REFERENCE

GRH55 - Android 2.3, the original Nexus S firmware for I9020T.

GRH78 - Android 2.3.1 for I9020T.

GRH78C - Android 2.3.2 for I9020T.

GRI40 - Android 2.3.3, used on some I9020T and I9023 devices, and some Korean M200 devices.

GRI54 - Android 2.3.3, used on some I9020T and I9023 devices, all Canadian I9020A devices, and some Korean M200 devices.

GRJ06D - Android 2.3.4, the original Nexus S firmware for D720.

GRJ22 - Android 2.3.4 for I9020T, I9020A, I9023, D720, and M200.

GTJ61 - Android 2.3.4, the original Nexus S firmware for the US version of I9020A.

GRJ90 - Android 2.3.5 for D720.

GRK39C - Android 2.3.6 for I9020A. THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN PULLED BY GOOGLE BECAUSE IT BROKE TETHERING

GRK39F - Android 2.3.6 for I9020T, I9023, and I9020A.

GWK74 - Android 2.3.7 for D720.

IML74K - Android 4.0.3 for I9020T and I9023.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

i happened to notice that the build reference shows that the i9023 Nexus S which i have and did a successful update to ICS on and the Nexus S i9020a had the same initial build in 2.3.6 which would mean if your not on CDMA and on GSM not neccessarily with T-Mobile, you too can manually update your Nexus S!!!
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
not necessarily. The build version may be the same, but bootloader, radio and some modules which are not radio independent may differ. You would break the communication with the network.
[Nexus S General] sliick:
^^ Like what I did.. :(

I did the update half-asleep, since I got a notification saying ICS is available for OTA update.

1. Didn't think through the fact that I was running MIUI, and after reading through 2 days worth of forum messages n what not, didn't think that the radio would be different.

2. I SHOULD have read that it was for the Tmobile Nexus S - not for ATT/Rogers / i9020a's. I initially figured that since it was for GSM that it'd work fine on my Rogers Nexus S... it does... but.

I messed up the radio. :L I've been trying to fastboot a different radio onto my phone to hopefully resolve the issue since I saw this post on google+ by Jeremi Couillard about flashing a new radio and his ICS worked fine. Just can't seem to get my pc to get the fastboot to work properly.. or something.

I just want ICS lol :(
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
Whats the fastboot issue? Drivers or failure to write?
[Nexus S General] sliick:
I think it's the drivers. when I type in adb devices on cmd, it finds my device. Typing in fastboot devices on the other hand, it just skips a line and gives me a blank line to input a new command in again.

I just tried to fastboot CWM onto my phone since it's already unlocked, but it just keeps giving me <waiting for device> :L

All the guides I've read for rooting&fastbooting all tell me the same thing, and for sure my phone enters fastboot mode and is also rooted. On the bootloader screen, the first line in red says fastboot mode, and on lock state, beside it reads Unlocked.
[Nexus S General] voyager_s:
Now that I've had a good thorough taste of ice cream sandwich, its safe to say that I will not be jumping onto a new android handset anytime soon.

The new OS is fantastic all around. Fast, fluid and beautiful GUI. Still tempted by the S2...razar...and galaxy nexus but who isn't!

Gonna wait and just sit back for a while. One things for sure. My nexus s feels like a brand new handset with ICS. Very happy. :-)
[Nexus S General] Lazer Bear:
Yeah, you don't have the drivers for the Nexus S installed. It happened the same thing to me, basically for unknown reasons your computer thinks that your Nexus S in fastboot mode is not the same device as when it's turned on in USB debug mode, and thus thinks it does not have the correct drivers. The fix is pretty quick, just download the usb drivers on your pc (can be found in the android SDK), enter fastboot mode on your phone, connect your phone to the pc, open Device Manager and you should see that your Nexus S has a yellow triangle icon next to his driver. Right click, select update drivers, select manually the folder where you put the drivers and you're done.

If it gives you some weird error, it's because you might have to choose manually the type of device (choose Android device).

Hope it's clear, I wrote it in a hurry since I'm already past my working time and am going home!

BTW, looks like 4.0.3 OTA might have been paused (source: The Verge, Paul Wilcox. I'm not allowed to post links yet as a new forum member.). I say they're gonna release a 4.0.4 soon to fix battery issues, flickers and most importantly the SLCD bug in the i9023 recovery...
[Nexus S General] BaZeL72:
help for nexus S I9020A update to 4.0.3

Hi all,

i have downloaded the ICS 4.0.3 package from google server and tried to install it/ update it from the bootloader recovery but all i get is the following:

assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint")==""google/soju/crespo:2.3.6/GRK39F/189904:user/release-keys" ||

file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint")==""google/soju/crespo:4.0.3/IML74K/239410:user/release-keys"

can someone help?
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
If i remember right the Fido Nexus S is a i9020a(f) and that update was meant for the i9020f/i9023.

soju = i9020t/i9023

sojua = i9020a
[Nexus S General] BaZeL72:
Tanks

Is the i9020a available yet, somewhere i did not read about?
[Nexus S General] Sevchenko:
Anyone tried porting GWallet yet?
[Nexus S General] Eniac77:
There have been reports of some i9020a's getting the OTA, but I think they were in error. Everybody on this forum that reports getting the OTA for the i9020a immediately creates a post stating they have Radio issues; my guess they are getting the i9020t or i9023 update that everyone is already getting.

When the i9020a OTA pops, I am sure there will be threads all over this forum with the news. I am just sitting tight.
[Nexus S General] kibmcz:
There is reports the OTA is on hold while userfeedback is being taken... as of current none was released for i9020a.

I am waiting for official on my us released (import) i9020a as well.
[Nexus S General] sliick:
Yeah that's what I figured too. I've just updated the SDK platform on my SDK manager, under Android 4.0.3, in hopes that the driver might be there and nothing. I even have the SDK platform installed from under Android 4.0 and Android 2.3.3

And when I enter fastboot mode and have my phone connected to the PC, it doesn't show up as Nexus S, but rather as Android 1.0...

Also, under extras, I've installed the google USB Driver package too... :L

Thanks for all the help, XDA!

IT WORKS!

Android ver. 4.0.3

Baseband - i9020AUCKF1

Kernel - 3.0.8-gb55e9ac

build - @apa28 #1

I didn't think about trying to do the whole process on my macbook... Tried it, and within an hour of making sure I've got all the SDK components installed, putting down the right commands, selecting the correct radio... it worked. *facepalm.

Again, thanks XDA for hearing out my problem!
[Nexus S General] abnerf:
Hi all,

I'm a bit new on the android world since I just got my Nexus S a few weeks ago, so I was wondering how can I know if my device can receive this very first ICS update? I'm afraid to update it and get my device bricked.

Here's the info:

GT-I9023 Nexus S

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

HSDPA 900/1700/2100

3G+

Android version: 2.3.6

Base version: I9023

It's not from any carrier/provider, since I bought it on US and bring it to Brazil. So, it's unlocked.

I hope this info is enough.

Thanks a lot!
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
If you can live with a recovery without backlight then you can install the update. Otherwise you should wait until Google has released a fixed version.

Greetings,

KBanause
[Nexus S General] benrees21:
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/20/goo...e-due-to-high-cpu-usage-and-battery-life-bug/

Updates on hold until the bugs get fixed. Looks like we will be running 4.0.4 before long lol.

Sent from my Nexus S on NexusBeam ROM, Morfic's Bareback TEUV ICS Kernel and some help from Tapatalk!
[Nexus S General] Lazer Bear:
Glad you eventually managed to get it to work, however if you still want it on your Win pc as well, you'll have to manually install the drivers. When you check the USB drivers in the Android SDK for download and install it does NOT actually install the drivers on your pc. For that you need to follow the procedure I explained before.

Based on what you say I understand you have a stock, unrooted i9023. In that case, you should not have to worry about bricking your device, but it might take a while before you get the update. There are a few bugs in it and Google has apparently paused the rollout. Actually even if you got the update notification, I'd suggest you NOT to install it. I've got a i9023 myself and am waiting for a new version (4.0.4 possibly) before diving into ICS.
[Nexus S General] bmett:
I would agree, I upgraded then downgraded because of battery issues. Will wait for the next version of ics.

I will say the panorama mode kicks ass in ICS
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
There are lots of reports of users getting the OTA today so I don't think it is on hold except perhaps with a few specific carriers/locations.
[Nexus S General] klone96:
i was on miui bfor going back to stock GB so i could get the ICS ota after getting it i flashed a on screen button zip but got stuck in bootloop. SO these r my questions, i know this is the same ota i DL'd but 1) Can i flash this in Cwr and 2) after flashing this will i need to re- root ??
[Nexus S General] Lazer Bear:
Not too sure what you meant, can you turn on your phone now? If you can turn it on and it boots into GB then you're one of the many that got the update "pulled from under their feet" by Google and should probably wait.

If you can't boot at all then I would recommend flashing a whole stock ROM, be it GB or ICS, and not flashing the update only.

In any case, stock ICS replaces the recovery with a new one and of course strips root permissions, so you will have to reflash CWM and SU, yes.
[Nexus S General] ReeSilva:
Hey there, I have a question,

is my Nexus S the only one that don't turn in the Homescreen if I turn the phone? I remember that in a Kang Version of CM9 I can activate this option. Can I do this on 4.0.3?
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
You said it: Kang Version

They all have a modified launcher which is capable of doing landscape. The original launcher is not capable of doing that.

Search for "Nova Launcher" ;)

Greetings,

KBanause
[Nexus S General] joshzz28:
You are not the only one i had the same issue coz i saw a video where it did rotate and have been trying ever since to make it rotatE!!! but KBanause is right the update they send does not have it rotate on the nexus S but on the galaxy nexus maybe...its really not that important a feature anyway...
[Nexus S General] KBanause:
To be honest:

It IS an important feature. And I don't know why they don't make the phone app capable of doing landscape. Ever tried to call someone when the phone is in a car dock?
[Nexus S General] ReeSilva:
Sometimes it isnt but the music control on notification bar only let me back musics on landscape