[How To] Upgrade to New Baseband on LG Optimus One P500

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The newly released official CM7 builds for LG Optimus One use the new baseband which LG upgraded to when releasing the 2.3 GingerBread update for the Optimus One P500.

How to know which baseband you are on?

  • If you are on Froyo and have never upgraded to LG stock GingerBread you are on old baseband.
  • If you are on stock GingerBread from LG or have used it in the past  then you are on the new baseband.

So if you are on the old baseband and want to flash CyanogenMod 7, then follow this excellent guide on XDA Developers to upgrade to the new baseband.

Note – Please follow the steps as described. Otherwise there is a chance of your phone getting bricked.

LG Optimus One P500 gets official CyanogenMod

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After many months of unofficial CM7 ports, LG Optimus One has finally received official CyanogenMod support. The nightly builds of CM 7.2 for LG P500 are now available on CM mirrors.

At present the nightly builds are a bit buggy but they are improving with every build, almost 1 new build per day. :) Once the bugs are ironed out, a stable release will be made.

Download the nightly builds of CM7 for LG Optimus One P500 here.

P.S. – The official CM7 builds are for the new baseband only.

Themes / Skins for Swype

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Android is known for its ability to be customized. You can change every part of your phone –  the launcher, dialer, messaging app and even the status bar. This is true with the keyboard as well. If you do not like the default keyboard that cones with your phone, you can install any of the alternate ones that are available. Two of  the popular alternative keyboards for Android are SwiftKey X and Swype.

Of these SwiftKey X is the one preferred by many, because it can be themed/skinned. While Swype does not have any official themes/skins available, some developers/themers have modified the Swype APK to modify its resources and created themed Swype keyboards.

For installing any of these themes, you just need to uninstall the Swype installer & Swype from your phone and install the respective installer for the Swype theme you like. If you want to change the theme, just uninstall Swype again and install the new APK for the skin you like. XDA member djdarkknight has modded the latest Swype APK to create some awesome themes, you will definitely get a theme as per your liking. Hit the link below to find out more…

DA Swypes – DJDarkKnight

Imitate iPhone on your Android with Espier Launcher

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One of the best things about using an Android smartphone is you can change your phone’s appearance and behavior to mimic any of the other platforms like Windows Phone 7 or iPhone very easily.

Espier Launcher tries to do just that. If you have ever used an iPhone you would know how the launcher functions in it. The main difference is that there is no app drawer in iPhone like Android has, instead all the installed applications are spread across the home screens. The other difference is that there are no widgets.

Espirer Launcher tries to imitate the iOS launcher on your phone. Just like the launcher on iPhone, there is no app drawer here. Instead all your applications are arranged across multiple home screens and you also have a Spotlight type of search on one homescreen.

 

Espier Launcher – Android Market

LG Optimus 2X, 3D & Black get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update

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Well this was pending for a long time. The three premium smartphones in the LG Optimus Series are finally getting the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update.

LG Mobile has updated the timeline for the 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus 2X, LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black in its Facebook Page.

From the LG Mobile Facebook page:

The three premium smartphones of the Optimus Series will be upgraded first, as outlined below, followed by a global rollout thereafter.

LG Optimus 2X: Now available (as of 1st November, 2011) for open models in Europe
LG Optimus 3D: Week commencing November 21st for open models in Europe
LG Optimus Black: Week commencing November 28th for open models in Europe

The exact timing of the upgrades in each market may vary because of the different requirements in each country with respect to domestic operators and models. Please contact local service representatives to check the specific upgrade schedule in your market.

Better late than never. :) Just in time after the announcement for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Source – LG Mobile