Install Android 4.0 ICS On Galaxy Mini/POP S5570 : CyanogenMod9

CyanogenMod is a free community based custom ROM for Android phones. CyanogenMod 9 is based on Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich (ICS) and is the only hope for few Android devices for which phone manufacturers have decided not to put efforts on ICS update. Well Galaxy Mini/Galaxy POP S5570 is one of them which will never receive an official Ice cream Sandwich update from Samsung (as per the developments till now). But our developer community has accepted the challenge and working hard to get CM9 Android 4.0 on Galaxy Ace Mini/POP S5570. Read on for details on how to install CyanogenMod9 on Galaxy Mini or Galaxy POP with Video Guide.

Many thanks to XDA Dev squadzone for putting efforts on CM9 for Galaxy Mini/POP S5570

//** This is still in Beta phase, so do it on your own risk **//

//** You can install it to have a glimpse of ICS //**
//** Camera is not working yet **// For FM you case use third party Apps

requirements

• CWM Recovery Should be installed on your phone (CWM installation Guide)
• Download update-cm-9.0.0-BETA3-GT-S5570-GalaxyMini-KANG-signed.zip or the latest from here
• Download Gapps ICS
• Charge your phone battery to a good level

video guide

Procedure

• Place downloaded files update-cm-9.0.0-BETA3-GT-S5570-GalaxyMini-KANG-signed.zip & gapps-ics-20120212-signed.zip in to your phone SD card
• Switch off your phone completely
• Reboot in Android Recovery mode by pressing Home+Power button (Leave the power button once you see Samsung logo on the screen and keep home button pressed)
• Click on Wipe Data/Factory Reset >> Yes to continue
• Click on Wipe Cache partition >> Yes to continue
• Goto Advanced >> Wipe Dalvik Cache >> Yes
• Wipe Battery Stats
• GO to main menu And click on Install zip from SD card
• Select the downloaded update-CWM-5.2.0.8-Touch2-squadzone.zip file and press yes to continue
• Wait for process to complete
• GO to main menu And click on Install zip from SD card
• Select the downloaded gapps-ics-20120212-signed.zip file and press yes to continue
• Wait for process to complete
• Reboot your phone...

Now Since this is first time boot on CM9, You need to have patience (it may take up to 4-5 minutes to boot first time properly)

Congrats you have CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) on your phone.

What working :
keypad, Touchscreen (multitouch), graphic (hack performance on kernel), sdcard, call/sms, bluetooth, wifi, mic, video, audio, headset (only stock headset or headset with same jack(4 pin)), GPS, auto rotation sensor, proximity sensor, vibrate, compass (calibrate problem), wifi tether(using wifi tether 3.1), usb tether (using wired tether 1.4), Mobile data, screenshot, usb storage, HW acceleration (Some time screen is low at flicker)