Archos has finally released a new firmware for Archos 80 G9 / 101 G9 and A70B that supports Android 4.0.3 (ICS). There are also some improvements for the MediaCenter, File Manager and more.
Here’s the ChangeLog:
Version 4.0.4 – March 8th, 2012
- Initial Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 firmware release
- MediaCenter Video: support for MKV3D on TV with automatic switch to best 3D mode
- MediaCenter Video: allow to disable system notifications in video player
- MediaCenter Video: collection of VOB files from DVD are now gathered into a single movie item
- MediaCenter Music: integrate Music control panel in Lock Screen
- MediaCenter info dialog: allow to edit the name used for performing the Movie and TVShow online search
- File Manager: display a notification when file copy continues in background
- File Manager: improved drag and drop support
- File Manager: new option to prevent indexing of some storage/sdcard folders by multimedia library
- Applications: more robust video conferencing support (Google talk, Skype etc.)
- USB file transfer: a samba server is now activated on the tablet when using USB network tethering for easier file transfer on non Windows based hosts
- Archos widgets: new USB network tether widget
- External Keyboard: french layout has been expanded to handle AtlGr keys for special symbols
- Accessories: Xbox gamepad support
The update should be done automatically OTA, but alternatively the firmware can be downloaded at http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.4/firmware_archos_it4.aos
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New Firmware Version 4.0.6 – May 3rd, 2012
Wi-Fi: fix more disconnect cases happening on some access points
GPS: increase stability of GPS
HDMI: do not propose overscan setting when TV supports underscan
muSD: improve reliability of card insertion detection
muSD: fix read/write permission issue occurring with some applications
Applications: fix platform reboot occurring sometimes after a while when using high CPU demanding applications
http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.6/firmware_archos_it4.aos