Google finally hands over Android 4.1 to the AOSP (Android Open Source Project), currently though, the only proprietary binaries available for devs to feast on are the the ones meant for the Galaxy Nexus and Google's newly-announced Nexus 7 Tablet. This is great news for us custom-rom users since the people over at Cyanogenmod and several other dev groups now have unrestricted access to the Android 4.1 source code. It's worth noting that the highly popular CM9 and AOKP roms [rolled with the Linaro Kernel] for the Galaxy Nexus are said to be smoother than any other stock ICS Android experience currently available, this can be proven by numerous testimonials from our folks over at GN forums who have already test-driven the official firmwares. Both derivatives of the Android 4.0 ICS are still undergoing continuous improvement and some users have mentioned that while the Linaro-laden ROMs indeed 'feels faster', the improvement isn't as jarring as they have expected. The internet search giant has not given any hints regarding the availability of complete factory images for the Nexus devices we have mentioned above (including the Xoom), not to worry though, the official builds of Android 4.1 will surely be made available once Google starts rolling out OTA updates to the masses. Read more in our articles including "Android 4.1 Source Code now out" and "Google previews Android 12L for tablets, foldables, ChromeOS devices".
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Jun 11, 2026Google finally hands over Android 4.1 to the AOSP (Android Open Source Project), currently though, the only proprietary binaries available for devs to feast on are the the ones meant for the Galaxy Nexus and Google's newly-announced Nexus 7 Tablet. This is great news for us custom-rom users since the people over at Cyanogenmod and several other dev groups now have unrestricted access to the Android 4.1 source code.
It's worth noting that the highly popular CM9 and AOKP roms [rolled with the Linaro Kernel] for the Galaxy Nexus are said to be smoother than any other stock ICS Android experience currently available, this can be proven by numerous testimonials from our folks over at GN forums who have already test-driven the official firmwares. Both derivatives of the Android 4.0 ICS are still undergoing continuous improvement and some users have mentioned that while the Linaro-laden ROMs indeed 'feels faster', the improvement isn't as jarring as they have expected. The internet search giant has not given any hints regarding the availability of complete factory images for the Nexus devices we have mentioned above (including the Xoom), not to worry though, the official builds of Android 4.1 will surely be made available once Google starts rolling out OTA updates to the masses.
Our coverage of android 4.1 custom rom includes: "Android 4.1 Source Code now out"; "Google previews Android 12L for tablets, foldables, ChromeOS devices"; "Sciphone goes for Android Dream 2". Each article provides unique insights and information.