Guest Victor von Zeppelin Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Better late than never as they say. Admittedly Archos is only second behind Asus for an ICS rollout, but we heard we would be seeing an update for Archos’s most recent line in the first week of February and now it’s the first week of March. Still, it’s great to see the update available for the inexpensive series of tablets that Paul took quite a liking to back in October. For those who don’t know, the G9 series took Archos in the right direction after some truly miserable Android 2.x based devices. The 8 inch 80 and 10.1 inch 101 ran with dual core processors and shipped with Android 3.2. New features slated by Archos, apart from what you’d expect with ICS include.. Unique ARCHOS add-ons for Ice Cream Sandwich include full 1080p support for most video codecs, movies and TV shows description and subtitles automatic downloadWireless content sharing between your device and any computer or DNLA compatible TV3D video support for MKV3D filesOptimized File Manager with full drag and drop supportEthernet USB dongle supportARCHOS remote control application that allows your tablet to be controlled by any Android device The update will be sent out over the air, so all you have to do is sit back and wait for the update to appear on your device, or alternatively you can download the update manually from the Archos support site. Now, Archos, how about that developer edition firmware....? Update info (PDF) Full Changelog This item was promoted to the News page - click here to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doncoop Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 First impressions, good so far. Some things feel quicker like market and app drawer. Chrome, meh. Might be my fat fingers but can't do the ickle tabs to save my life haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondlife Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The remote control sounds a brilliant feature if done well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doncoop Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 The archos remote app has been there for ages. You can find it in android market...ahem...sorry... Google play :S Haven't used it for ages but think it's more for flicking screens and enabling apps etc. Might be handy if you have your archos hooked up to a TV. Been playing with it some more (well, had it pretty much constantly on for 4 hours last night ) so here are my thoughts. * Definitely smoother. Flicking between screens and using the menus has less lag for sure. *Even simple things like unlocking is smoother * I don't get Google chrome. I't doesn't seem faster than stock browser, the tabs are minute and I end up tapping at them like a madman just to switch let alone close one!). It's only beta I suppose so I'll leave it be till it gets a bit better. In summary...I got an android 4.0.03 tablet for under 180 notes. Happy geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondlife Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Ah, don't have one yet but definitely a feature I'd look favourably on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest todoleo Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I'm loving the ICS update on my 80 G9! Smoother, faster, and the ability to add folders on the homescreen is a definite plus. Well done Archos, you beat all the other tablet manufacturers to ICS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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