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[Nexus S General] ludovicien:
I have yet to see any evidence the 4.0.4 OTA has hit Western Europe. I tried deleting the google services framework data and, like Murfi, can no longer manage applications from the market web page.

To remove the Google account from the phone requires a full data wipe. Is there any other way of re-associating the device with the market web page?

I can still manage apps from the phone.

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I9020 running 2.3.6
[Nexus S General] Basche:
I got the update from the manual method. everything seems fine, but looking at my RAM, it seems like i barely have anything left. I use the android assistant app to clear some processes, but it still shows very little RAM available. Anyone got this issue?

try to remove the account then add an existing account. Then, go into the play store on your device and click the menu button, press accounts, and then press your account. After download a random app on your phone, once it is complete, check on your computer and see if the issue is still there. That's what I did to fix it.
[Nexus S General] murfi:
as ludovicien wrote, removing the account will also a lot of data from the phone.

i'd rather not do that. any other workarounds?
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
If you are on the i9020a and 2.3.6 you can just flash the update in stock recovery. No unlocking required.
[Nexus S General] Basche:
try the other part and see if that work. the part where you go back into the play store on your phone and go into the accounts from the menu option and click your account.

anyone know about the issue I'm having in post 203
[Nexus S General] murfi:
didnt work either..

anyway: i JUST received the update!!! its downloading as i'm typing!

udpating from i9023 with 2.3.6, 100% stock!
[Nexus S General] sonu27:
It will add itself back in a day or two automatically, if you download a new app.
[Nexus S General] bugz213:
the battery seems better after 2-3 days of use... loving ics!
[Nexus S General] raghav12:
This really works

I tried this method last night and it really worked. It took me around 3-4 attempts on my Nexus S to get the OTA notification.

Model: i9023

Carrier: Airtel India

Loving the new look of my phone..:)

Baseband version: I9023XXKI1

Kernel Version: 3.0.8-g6656123

Build number: IMM76D
[Nexus S General] ottawaxblade:
I attempted the "Checkin" several times with no luck.

Decided to download the zip file mentioned and placed at the root of my phone.

Followed the instructions posted on Page 20 (Post # 198), Thanks WWADE.

Upgraded my phone that is on Fido and a friend's phone that is on Telus.

Both working fine so far. :)
[Nexus S General] skyboy8950:
Hey,

I have 2.3.4 GTJ61 on AT&T. I know I need to get to 2.3.6 then 4.0.4 but don't know what file to use for 2.3.4 - 2.3.6. Can someone please help me out? Link would be great.

Thanks,
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1445621
[Nexus S General] skyboy8950:
So I should do this one first:

Android 2.3.6/GRK39F/UCKF1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader

Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.

That is a general update, no matter what version I have?

Thanks.

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I think it's working! Just applied 4.0.4, got the new startup screen, now I'm optimizing my apps. Rad, you guys are awesome!
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
That's correct. Flash that file and you're all set.
[Nexus S General] skyboy8950:
It's official, it works great!

On AT&T
[Nexus S General] mcwchan:
Well, I just got the update for my brother's Nexus S.

I've tried OP's instruction 20 times and nothing was found. I rebooted the phone a few times and nothing.

Then I turned on Google Location Services, dialed in the check-in number and it found the update. w00t!

It's from Fido & on the Fido network in Vancouver.
[Nexus S General] Michael95GT:
Updated last night. Loving it, except could live without the turquoise blue theme. Don't get me wrong its pretty and all but signal and battery are harder to see, just wish we had the option of the neon green of the past. Can't say the battery is better, but is not any worse that I can tell.
[Nexus S General] Patty_Boy:
Did you get the OTA on AT&T or did you download and install?
[Nexus S General] Michael95GT:
Download & install, had to do the 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 thing; but it all went without a hitch.
[Nexus S General] chenzhu_an:
This "checkin" method is great~! Mine is Rogers Nexus S. I9020AUCKF1

Mine works like this:

set time manually to September.

switch to Wifi

clear data in "google service framework"

turn off the phone.

take out the battery for 1 minute.

power on the phone again.

then do the "checkin" method 4 times.

Then I got the updates. Lovely...

Thanks OP
[Nexus S General] sonu27:
Just worked for me.

I cleared the framework, restarted.

When it asked me about location access I denied.

Cleared framework again, did checkin a few times.

Enabled location settings, update message came up straight away, no checkin. lol

Installing now.
[Nexus S General] Basche:
this is a really dumb question, how did u get the clock widget? did you use any launcher because i don't want to use any launcher and see if i can add the clock and weather widget on the screen
[Nexus S General] mike_d.:
Hey all,

I am new and wanted to thank everyone in advance for this thread.

I read through the entire thread before finally downloading and updating from the link provided.

I tried all day clearing and "checking in" and no matter what I tried that didn't work.

So I caved this evening and I am happy I did. 4.0.4 is running perfect and I wish I did that this morning. I was really hoping to force an OTA out of my phone! haha.

My only concern with doing it was something that was asked a few times through this thread, but never answered. In downloading and updating from the link provided here, will all further OTA updates continue to work? Is it safe to assume that this install is exactly the same thing and that life will carry on as normal with my Nexus S? Or will those of us who updated manually have to continue to update manually from now on?

Thanks again everyone!!!
[Nexus S General] alexcinci:
I was i little concerned about the method. Today I tried deleting the data from google framework stuff and bang! stars downloading the 4.0.4!!!!

Cheers!!!!
[Nexus S General] westaust:
Just worked for me as well, on Rogers for my Nexus S with the clear framework and checkin method, worked after one checkin!
[Nexus S General] JordanC:
Brilliant! Thankyou so much.

I simply restored a nandroid image of 2.3.1 from these forums.

followed the instructions from the OP and im back to stock in less than 15 minutes.
[Nexus S General] Matridom:
Yes you will continue to get updates. ICS however won't let you manually force the update quite as easily.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S General] mike_d.:
Thanks for your response. Good to know I'll still get updates.

ICS won't let me manually force updates as easily because I've manually updated it this time around? Or because they've changed the function of the OS and next time it will be harder for all ICS users?
[Nexus S General] Matridom:
They changed the function in ICS. You can still force it, just a little harder.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S General] Nexus.S:
i got through half this didnt do the checkin 4 times. turned my phone on and bam updates available. and im on stock 2.3.6 at&t. pumped

nvm didnt work downloaded update but when i went to install it it stoped and said system is up to date.

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using the iezmw3fu file how do i install it?
[Nexus S General] nnaeem11:
same thing happen to me but mine is stuck at 2.3.4 and not getting any of the update now i think i have to flash the 4.0.4 manually pray it will not get bricked
[Nexus S General] wind784:
New bootloader I9020XXXKL1 also.
[Nexus S General] amedika:
If I'm not mistaken thats the same bootloader for the I9020 .. if thats the case i would have flashed it 2 days ago haha

shall I attempt update.zip method? this best not be jokes haha
[Nexus S General] wind784:
I used the method in the OP to update from 2.3.6. As for the URL I pulled with adb I haven't checked it out beyond the file size.
[Nexus S General] ~David:
I flashed 2.3.6 and then used the update.zip to get to 4.0.4. Worked like a charm.
[Nexus S General] primal2005:
Applied 4.0.4 using the update.zip method, it works! Finally!
[Nexus S General] raulgrande:
Works on 9020t!!!

WORKS ON 9020T! From 4.0.3 > 4.0.4

I have a 9020T and am using it on T-mobile in Illinois.

Heres what I did:

I tried OP's advice, "manage APPs -> ALL->Google services Framweork: clear data ->dial *#*#2432546#*#* (*#*#checkin#*#*)-"

That didn't work, so I tried rebooting my phone and trying it again but it still didn't work. Then I tried to just manually click "check for updates" for 4 straight minutes, nonstop but it still didn't work.

Then I tried to do the OP's same trick again and pressed the the check for updates button in system settings menu instead of the "check in code" in the dialer.- Didn't work.

Now I'm frustrated so I open up the Google services framework screen and the system update screen, so I can easily flip back with multitasking by holding the home key down, and click on the "clear data" button on the Google Services Framework screen and then quickly, the "check for updates" button on the system updates screen.

Doesn't work but i keep trying it and

it worked

on the 4th time.
[Nexus S General] amedika:
GREAT SUCCESS!!

damnit! :D now when do I get Jelly bean!? hahahha
[Nexus S General] fbd223:
not working on an AT&T i9020a

tried the op method 10 - 15 times and nothing
[Nexus S General] 123go!:
Think this is an elaborate April fools joke involving multiple people ....:banghead:
[Nexus S General] stangri:
If you still think it's an April 1st joke -- just do the checkin from the dialer. I didn't wipe/clear any settings, just ran that #*... thing in the dialer and got a message I've got a 4.0.4 update.
[Nexus S General] bishop41466:
Not a joke. Initially tried the *#*# trick a few times and didn't work for me.

Looked at the post in the chinese forum OP linked, used a slightly different approach: enable using wireless network in location, clear the data, wait for a pop up asking permission for getting your location from wireless, don't click on any button, reboot the phone

Once the phone was rebooted, I got a message saying a system update is found

Good luck!
[Nexus S General] csdibiase@gmail.com:
So will that work in clockwork recovery or do I need to flash stock recovery to force the update :)
[Nexus S General] murfi:
did anyone with an i9023 (+ living in europe) get the update?

i'm doing #*#*checkin*#*# every 3-4 hours for the last 2 days and i dont get any update.
[Nexus S General] chiefdroid:
Worked in Texas on T-mobile

Clearing data on framework worked for me.

Nothing really new to me yet except the Android OS usage seems to have dropped.

I had no problems with 4.0.3.

I thought I got facial recognition for a second, but my camera was just activated while I was looking in a mirror.

My NS updated on first try.

My wife's NS updated after about 10 try in 5 minutes.

Manage APPs -> ALL->Google services Framwork: clear data - then did the check in button.
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Sorry to the original poster for doubting you!

So, on I9020T and I9023, Google hasn't released a full ROM package for older versions, and instead are releasing incremental OTA updates for each previous build. I would assume they're doing the same for I9020A. Therefore, if anyone can provide the OTA links for the following builds, I'd greatly appreciate it so I can put it in the I9020A stock images thread:

2.3.3 (GRI54)

2.3.3 (GTJ61)

2.3.4 (GRJ22)

2.3.6 (GRK39C)

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] rasengan82:
Omg so its Sprint the only Nexus on GB lol.
[Nexus S General] 123go!:
Still nothing. I believe everyone but it is not working for me.
[Nexus S General] richerob:
Tried the checkin not working for me so I just updated using the update.zip and works flawlessly provided your on stock 2.3.6

I'm on Rogers fwiw
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
I dunno, but given the date, I'm calling shenanigans!

Stock Nexus S on Telus, checkin not working and update.zip fails validation...
[Nexus S General] majinzen:
Is KJ1 a new radio for I9020A?
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Yes it is.
[Nexus S General] blackhemi4x4:
on our unrooted nexus s, all i get is status 7 error when applying update.
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
That's because you're not running stock 2.3.6, or if you are, then you've changed something...different kernel, different radio, changed a file somewhere on /system, something. In order to install the update you have to be running completely stock 2.3.6/GRK39F (it can be rooted) with no other modifications.
[Nexus S General] blackhemi4x4:
Im taking my nexus s to 2 3 6 right now and see what happens
[Nexus S General] Basche:
for those who got the update and are not rooted, how is the update?
[Nexus S General] blackhemi4x4:
my girlfriends nexus s is 100% stock, no root or anything. no mods, just straight out of the box GB. Status 7.
[Nexus S General] |l|i|l|:
Not an April Fools joke. Thanks OP.

Same here.

When I saw the first post, I got super excited. I tried checkin and ... nothing. I read a bit further and realized, oh yeah, it's April Fools today. Still, I kept reading in case. I tried all the steps including clearing the cache, rebooting, checkin (and again, and again) but still nothing.

However, when I saw that there was a posted link to the file and I saw that the zip file was coming from Google's servers, I said "why not". I tried it and it worked.

I now have ICS. Excuse me now... got to go play! :D

(Oh yeah... I'm on Fido)
[Nexus S General] Raver27:
I tried the method posted above and it worked I9020T ,things seam a little quicker but not much..But yes clearing data on google services framework and then performing *#*#checkin#*#* worked for me,No joke....
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Is it on Android 2.3.6? You must be on 2.3.6 in order to apply the update, and the build number must be GRK39F. GRK39C will not work.
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
I keep trying it but it says my system is up to date. Hopefully this isn't an April Fools joke, because now I'll look like sucha loser.
[Nexus S General] nexususer:
tried 13 times no luck

are you on wifi or mobile network !! and which country u r in :confused:
[Nexus S General] |l|i|l|:
I'm on Fido too. I've always been stock/unrooted. Use the download. It works.
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
bro i'm on fido in canada too.. but I'm not getting anything. :(
[Nexus S General] Crimson Blades:
This worked for me as well. Updated my I9020T from the ota 4.0.3 to 4.0.4. I had to try it about three times before it worked. Time for a full charge and then see if I can see any differences.
[Nexus S General] karlbbbb:
Morning~ I am glad to see a lot of people have got it with the method. If you are a unrooted fido, I do advise you to do it several times. It worked for me after 3 trials. I think this method is a kind of “Jump the queue” strategy :rolleyes:
[Nexus S General] blackhemi4x4:
Sweet, took my phone this time, it was already on a 4.0.4, brought it to 2.3.6, applied the update, now on a official 4.0.4. works perfect so far.

from earlier, my g/f's phone was actually on 2.3.4, just updated to 2.3.6 and then to 4.0.4, flawless this time

yay
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
Is this an actual legit OTA update for the i9020a? And will I be able to receive updates if I download it? Wait... do you just go to the stock recovery and flash it? Do you need to unlock bootloader?
[Nexus S General] chunsaa:
Wow... I honestly thought it was a good April fools day joke.. but you all proved me wrong.. Thank you so much! now I am running ics on my nexus s finally!

Here was my method:

1.Clear that google service thingy

2. goto dialer and perform checkin

3. hold home button to change back to settings to clear google service again and repeat process. worked after 2 times hehehe
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
I did it 5 times... and nothing :/

EDIT: I live in Toronto/Mississauga, if that helps.

EDIT: Tried the process 10 times in a row.. still nothing.
[Nexus S General] karlbbbb:
It is so hard to make people trust anything today isn't it....
[Nexus S General] sean1984:
confirmed working on at&t nexus s. first flash full 2.3.6 stock rom then 4.0.4 incremental update right after without rebooting in clockworkmod recovery and then your good to go :D:D:D
[Nexus S General] karlbbbb:
I made it at 00.04am so maybe it wasn't a rush hour?:confused: try reboot your phone and do it again?
[Nexus S General] csdibiase@gmail.com:
Worked going from AT&T 2.3.6 -> 4.0.4 though I did have to use Clockwork recovery to flash it.
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
This is getting hopeless. I feel like I'm being singled out, it's working for everyone but me. :( I rebooted and did the process many many times. Still not working.

EDIT: Should I do a factory data reset or something? This is not fair at all........... at all..

Well I dont have 3g networks I just have wifi.. does that have anything to do with me not getting the update?
[Nexus S General] karlbbbb:
I don't think you need to reset as I did it AFTER I updated. I had WIFI and 3G then but I don't know if it matters.:confused: Let's consider it's a long queue now, but at least the door is open:) good luck fido comrade
[Nexus S General] TheWretched:
Confirmed as working for me too. Definitely not april fools.

Just updated from 2.3.6 to this on telus, Alberta.

I was on the brainmaster rom and I did a wipe and dropped stock 2.3.6 on first then dropped this update on VIA CWM recovery just out of the sense of curiosity.

Worked flawless, and went really fast. May go back to a rom for root, may not, undecided.

Going to play with it now.

Thanks OP.
[Nexus S General] ~David:
For anyone not receiving the update...

Just manually flash it, the link was posted earlier!

Wipe

Flash 2.3.6 full: http://android.clients.google.com/p...8148de0d.signed-sojua-ota-189904.0b9c8148.zip

Flash 4.0.4 update: http://android.clients.google.com/pa...a/IEzMw3FU.zip

Serve cold and enjoy!
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
I take it I can't just flash 4.0.4 over my current 2.3.6 (GRK39F)?

I did try, and it got an error validating the update. Something about signature.

I'm thinking about just waiting for the OTA, but at the same time, the last time I received an OTA for this phone it changed my radio...

Thanks

Brian
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
If you're trying to flash over 2.3.6/GRK39F and getting an error, that means you're using the wrong radio (you have to have I9020AUCKF1), you're using a different kernel, or you changed something on /system (maybe removed an app, modified build.prop or whatever).

In order to flash this update, you must be running a completely unmodified GRK39F (it can be rooted however) with the I9020AUCKF1 radio.
[Nexus S General] TheWretched:
I just pulled the stock 2.3.6 from the main thread and did a full wipe from a rooted rom, then dropped this update on with no issues.

I can confirm as someone else already mentioned this does indeed work, for those that may still be having trouble.
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
I do have I9020AUCKF1 as my radio. However, last fall I received an OTA update, to 2.3.6. This update also put this radio on 'NO DGSXXKF1'. After assistance from the kind folks here, I flashed the radio to I9020AUCKF1, and all was well.

So I'm guessing the other parts of the OS are not 'correct' - my radio is good, but the rest of the OS is not. Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7-gf5f63ef, android-build@apa28 #1, if that helps.

I'm thinking at this point I'm probably better off wiping...

Thanks

Brian

Just want to add that it's unlocked, but otherwise stock.
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Ah, what you did was flash the GRK39F ROM for I9020T and not I9020A. You need to download the full ROM package for GRK39F from the first post in my I9020A stock images thread here. It's an official Google ROM. Flash it manually in stock recovery or ClockworkMod, then wipe your data and cache (factory reset). Boot into GRK39F and verify everything works. At that point you should be able to manually apply the 4.0.4/IMM76D OTA update manually.
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
Yes, I believe that what it was at the time.

What I found odd was it came OTA, I didn't flash it on my own...

Thanks

Brian
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Well, it'll still come OTA because all the OTA software requires is your phone model and IMEI number, so even though you were running an I9020T ROM, it knew you had an I9020A.

So yeah, flash the full 2.3.6/GRK39F ROM for I9020A, do a factory reset to wipe data and cache, make sure everything's working, then manually flash the 2.3.6 -> 4.0.4 OTA update and you're golden.
[Nexus S General] shamblingbear:
Couldn't get OTA download to work. I downloaded from link provided in this thread and installed update through stock recovery. Works great. Carrier is Koodo.

Thanks for posting this.
[Nexus S General] djquick:
Worked fine for me. My wifes phone was on stock already so I just rebooted and checked for updates and there it was....system update 4.0.4. I had to flash my phone back to 2.3.6, then I just clicked check updates and poof....there it was.
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
wow it works on stock recovery?
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Yes it works on stock recovery because he flashed it using a Gingerbread recovery. It's the ICS recoveries where they disabled the ability to manually flash OTA updates.
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
Oh ok so it should work on stock recovery.. k cool im flashing it now!

EDIT: Woo! It worked flashing on stock gingerbread recovery. This is great! Finally the i9020a get's ICS
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
OK, so I can't flash to 2.3.6 either.

This is what I get when I try to run the update after wiping:

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

From the first recovery screen there is the following info

Bootloader - I9020XXKA3

Baseband - I9020UCKF1

Carrier Info - ATT

I'm with Telus, not sure if the carrier thing matters. It is actually locked. I must have locked it for some reason or other, as it was definitely unlocked, I've used several SIM cards from other carriers in it. Do I need to unlock it again?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Brian
[Nexus S General] leepcharge:
Yes, you need to unlock first in order to flash the rom.

I tried the method multiple times after flashing stock 2.3.6 and locking my phone, but It still says I'm up to date. I'm on Koodo/Telus network.
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
I need to unlock _and_ read better.

I'll get to it...

Thanks

Brian
[Nexus S General] bozzykid:
Yes, unlock, flash CWM recovery, then flash 2.3.6. Then lock and you can install 4.0.4 with stock recovery. Unlocking your bootloader will erase your sdcard so be aware.
[Nexus S General] brianl999:
RTFM...

Thats directed at myself...
[Nexus S General] kyokeun1234:
Op method didn't work but the link did! I have ics on my Nexus S now! So happy!
[Nexus S General] Basche:
i did those steps, and nothing happened

i got a messaged saying "checkin succeeded"
[Nexus S General] xda<3:
Not to be a downer or anything but the stock ICS is quite laggy.. especially the app drawer.
[Nexus S General] h1m:
Great way to start off my birthday! Buying a Nexus S 3 months ago finally paid off :)
[Nexus S General] blackhemi4x4:
clockworkmod

Im now on the official 4.0.4. I tried flashing CWM. its there, but once I reboot, its back to the stock recovery. How do I fix this?
[Nexus S General] leepcharge:
Same here. I tried several times until I decided to flash the ota in this thread.

Just rename it to update.zip and flash through stock recovery. Worked great for me!
[Nexus S General] h1m:
Seems like my radio is not working now after I updated using the link...