How to Install VillainROM on the Galaxy Nexus

If you’re an owner of a Samsung smartphone and have tried installing custom ROMs on it, you would most likely have heard about VillainROM. It is one of the custom ROMs that ring a bell in many people’s ears, especially when talking of custom ROMs for Samsung handsets. Developers of VillainROM have made a name for themselves, especially with their work on custom ROMs for popular Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy S2.

This time around, the ROM’s developers have set their eyes on a new target: the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the hottest thing from Samsung right now. Just recently, the ROM developers have released version 1.1 of VillainROM. This new ROM is intended for the Galaxy Nexus and is compiled from the open source code of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (branch android-4.0.1_r1.2 (ITL41F) from the Android Open Source Project repository) rather than the stock ROM on the Galaxy Nexus.

According to the developer, release 1.1 of VillainROM includes or features the following:

Fixed Root Issue (mini root fix or full ROM available)Slightly modified AOSP based on android-4.0.1_r1.2 ITL41F (compiled from source, not based on stock ROM)Stock ITL41F kernel and NO recovery image (keeps CWM intact)Added Google apps & permissionsFull adb root, and su & busybox binaries

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