Lenovo is providing a basic non-customized, region-independent release of Android 4.03 aka Ice Cream Sandwich for customers who wish to install this OS on their IdeaPad K1 Tablet systems.
This release differs from the factory-installed Honeycomb 3.1 release and subsequent OTA (Over The Air) updates to Honeycomb 3.2, and it does not include Lenovo customizations such as the launcher, pre-installed Apps or an App store, nor the underlying framework.
Installation of this release will erase ALL data on the system including all factory Apps as well as any customer installed applications, music, pictures, etc.
This release is generally not recommended for the casual or mainstream user who is unfamiliar with the Android OS and customizing it. The source code, which may be of additional value to the developer community, is available for download here. Further OTA updates are not planned for this release.
The installation process involves downloading the file package to a Windows PC, putting the tablet into recovery mode and connecting to the PC (we recommend Windows 7) and then flashing the update to the tablet. Some provisional drivers may need to be installed on the PC to facilitate this—they are included in the package.
Please download and review the instructions in the PDF file attached to this article, and then proceed with the download of the K1 ICS package here.
Note: Installation and support assistance for this release is not available through warranty support centers.
yes, thanks for the update
Mark, in the official ROM are an error, i cant see the external sd? its only me ?
I've got a virus alert with the zip file!!!
I informed Mark but until then, everyone should check his computer.
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Gilberth,
Looking into the SD card concern.
kaschemme,
Will check on this as well... thanks for the advisory.
Mark
YAY thank you for the update Mark, especially for putting up with that thread. I'm happy you guys decided to at least release the Vanilla build :D
Why didn't you include Google Play Store support?..
Can you guys also Put out the Honeycomb firmware if people want to go back?...
OK I installed, Looks great but no Play Store, No way to log into Google account. Very dead in the water. Fix these two or show me how as searching is getting me nowhere. Pretty upset as rely on this for many things.
Thank you, Mark, and Lenovo Engineers.