Archos G9 tablets owner, you will soon be able to join the small ranks of Android device owners in the world that sport Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Thanks to the special mail that was just delivered in our mailbox today, we are pleased to inform you that Archos is planning to roll out over-the-air upgrade for all Archos G9 tablets to ICS starting today.
Devices that are eligible for the ICS update include the Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9 models; both the classic and turbo variants. Upgrading the old Honeycomb to ICS is as simple as connecting the tablet to an available Internet connection. You will see a notification that appears as a letter “A” that tells you a new firmware is available. Select the notification to begin downloading, wait until it finishes, and complete the process by selecting ‘Yes’ to install.
Some of the improvements that you will experience on the ICS-totting G9 tablets include easier multitasking, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, enhanced imaging capabilities, and better social media integration. You can also expect unique Archos add-ons, such as full 1080p support, optimized File Manager that supports full drag and drop, Ethernet USB dongle support, and Archos’ own remote control application. Lest we forget the Face Unlock feature, which lets you log in to your tablet simply by smiling, or other preferable facial expressions, to the tablet’s front camera.
The Argos 80 G9 tablet features TI OMAP4 multi-core processor running 1GHz to 1.5GHz, 8-inch screen with 1024 x 768 resolution, and 720p front camera, while the Argos 101 G9 comes with similar specs – save for the bigger 10-inch screen with 1200 x 800 resolution.
In the past, Argos was mostly known for its range of affordable portable multimedia players. It didn’t take long for the company to jump on the Android bandwagon as it released the Archos 5 Internet Tablet back in 2009.
Any Archos owners out there excited for this one?
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Added a comment here, but unfortunately removed… Hope history doesn’t get repeated on this…
This is a good move by a company, which may not be treated as the top, still upgrades the devices to the latest OS, where in top so-called “Multinational companies” forgets to update the device and only cares about releasing new devices… Well done to Archos… Keep up the good work… 🙂
Weird – I didn’t see another comment posted by you, so no idea what happened to it! Yeah, lets take Samsung for example… they still haven’t released their ICS update for the Galaxy s2, which is supposed to be their “flagship” phone. It’s been 5 months now, and even unsupported devices have it working (such as my hp touchpad) to a certain extent.