We are currently working on making a custom firmware to update the Arnova 7 G2i and the older 7 G2 model to Android 4.0 ICS with Google Play Store and root access, stay tuned ! The system is running on Android version 4.0.3 (build eng 4.0.3 IML74K eng.root.20120615.040238 test-keys) with a Linux Kernel version 3.0.8+ (built Fri Jun 15 09:25:) We do confirm that this Arnova 7 G2i ICS firmware can be flashed on a regular Arnova 7 G2 model. The product box is identical to the old Arnova 7 G2, with just an additional Android 4.0 ICS sticker. This "new" Arnova 7 G2i seems to be currently available in a few European countries (Belgium, Netherlands, UK). If it's running Android 4.0 or 4.1, tap Settings, Developer Options, then tick the box for "USB debugging." (You may need to switch "Developer options" to On before you can do so.) On Android 4.2, tap Settings, About Phone, Developer Options, and then tick USB debugging." Then tap OK to approve the setting change.It looks like Arnova has decided to recycle their old Arnova 7 G2 and update these tablets to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) like they did for the Arnova 9 G2i.Īt first look, this model is just an Arnova 7 G2 tablet with the same specs: Rockchip RK2918 CPU at 1 GHz, 512 Mb RAM, 7" screen. Step 2: Enable USB debugging mode on your phone.
Step 1: Download and install KingoRoot for Windows, making sure to leave unchecked the option to "Install Yahoo powered Chromium browser" and then click Decline to prevent any other adware incursions.
No adware! Leave this box unchecked and be sure to click Decline during installation. Kingo's support pages suggested I might have better luck with the Galaxy S6 if I tried the Windows version of KingoRoot. Luckily, no harm done.) The desktop version (On my aforementioned Galaxy S6, the process made it to 90 percent, then the phone crashed and rebooted. If all goes well, your device should be rooted within about 60 seconds.
Then run the app, tap One Click Root, and cross your fingers. In most versions of Android, that goes like this: Head to Settings, tap Security, scroll down to Unknown Sources and toggle the switch to the on position. To install it, however, you'll need to make sure your device is set to allow apps from unknown sources. Then, on your device, open that e-mail and download that attachment.
If that doesn't work for some reason, or you're working from your PC, download the APK and email it to yourself as an attachment. Ideally, you'll just point your device's mobile to the KingoRoot Android page and download it directly. That's because it's not available in the Google Play Store instead, you must download the KingoRoot APK and manually install it. In fact, the only complicated part is actually getting that app onto your Android device. The easiest way to use KingoRoot is to install the app version, which literally performs the root process with just one tap.
(Even if your device isn't on it, the utility may work with it.) Here's how to get started. Your mileage may vary, of course, and I definitely recommend checking the compatibility list before proceeding. However, I couldn't get the utility to work on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6. More recently, I used it to root a OnePlus One, and this time it was even easier - because an app did all the work. I originally tested Kingo on a Virgin Mobile Supreme and Asus Nexus 7 the process proved quick and easy. It's free and it works - though not with all devices. Thankfully, there's a utility that makes rooting a one-click affair: KingoRoot. One wrong move and you could end up with bricked handset. After all, "rooting" around in your smartphone's core software might seem like a recipe for disaster. Of course, for the average user, this sounds like - and can be - a scary process. Rooting is the Android equivalent of jailbreaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved apps, deleted unwanted bloatware, update the OS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize anything and so on. Tapping into Developer mode with Android 4.4.