AOKP Milestone 6 Revision 2 For Samsung Galaxy Mini/Pop GT-S5570

UPDATE!!! 2012/7/10 AOKP Milestone Rev 2
AOKP, an acronym for Android Open Kang Project, is a growing custom rom distribution for many Android smartphones. The name AOKP evolved as a play of the word 'Kang' and 'AOSP (Android Open Source Project)', thus forming Android Open Kang Project. This project initially started for fun by Roman Brig back in November 2011 for his Nexus device, grew bigger and better and expanded to many devices. As per the statistics published by AOKP, now there are 50,000 device running AOKP and similar 120,000 devices running unofficial builds (aka KANG) form AOKP code-base. Thanks to a developer at xda forums named TheWhisp, this feature-rich and buttery-smooth ROM is now available for Samsung Galaxy Mini or Pop GT-S5570 smartphone users as well.

AOKP Boot Animation

Much like CyanogenMod 9 rom, AOKP is also based on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. However, AOKP packs many new features and customizations enhancing the overall user experience as well as boosting speed and performance. You can find out more about AOKP simply by using Google Search. In this article, let us concentrate ourselves towards AOKP Milestone 6 release for Galaxy Mini or Pop S5570 handset. Below is a short changelog of the latest AOKP release :

• Added Data and 2G toggles
• Resized AOKP Wallpapers.
• Update Lockscreen Layout
• Fixed Signal Indicator (now working properly).
• Your Tube Force Closes no more (but, still lags much)
• Enabled WebGL support in stock browser
• Improved Video Playback

[Update] Changelog : Milestone r2

• Fixed call issues
• Removed Apollo and replaced with stock Music app
• Resized AOKP wallpapers (they are beautiful :D)
• Built with new OMX libs.

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• Screenshots of AOKP Rom On Galaxy Mini

The above are specific changes for since AOKP build 40. Before this many changes and improvements have been done by the developer. Latest AOKP Milestone 6 release for galaxy mini gt-s5570, packs many beautiful looking wallpapers for you to choose from. The features such as navigation bar, lockscreen widgets, customizations of Status bar elements like battery icon and style, notification toggles show/hide feature, theme engine, etc. makes this rom really awesome. The unavailability of these options in CM9 builds at this moment differentiate this with CM9 putting this in the lead. However, we still have much to see from the developers at cyanogenmod team as CM9 is still evolving. I'm sure it'll be awesome once all the features of CyanogenMod 7 are made available in CM9.

So, now that we've got fair idea about the latest release of AOKP rom. It's time we try this on your Samsung Galaxy Mini/Pop S55570 smartphone. So, prepare your phone for flashing it with this awesome custom rom.

Disclaimer : Do It At Your Own Risk!

Note : Those who have Gingerbread (Android 2.3 and above) can skip Step 1. Moreover, if you have any  Custom Recovery and/or  Custom Rom installed on your device then you can skip both Step 1 and Step 2.

1. Upgrade your firmware to Gingerbread using Odin Multidownloader v4.38
2. Install Clock Work Mod Recovery for Samsung Galaxy Mini/Pop.
3. Download required files and updates from below :
• Latest AOKP Milestone 6 revision 2 : aokp_tass_milestone-6-r2.zip
• (Outdated) AOKP Build : aokp_tass_milestone-6.zip
• Latest Google Apps for ICS : gapps-ics-20120429-signe.zip
4. Copy the downloaded file to the (root directory of) your sd-card.
5. Reboot your device to Custom Recovery (Press Home + Power Button).
6. [Optional but, Recommended] Do a Nandroid Backup of your current rom.
7. Now flash this latest AOKP Milestone 6 build in clockwork mod recovery. Follow these steps :
• Choose Install Zip From Sd Card option.
• Select Choose Zip From SD Card option.
• Now select aokp_tass_milestone-6-r2.zip downloaded in step 3.
• Confirm the installation and wait till the rom is installed on you handset.
8. Flash Latest Google Apps for ICS in CWM recovery.  
• Choose Install Zip From Sd Card option.
• Select Choose Zip From SD Card option.
• Now select the gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip file which you downloaded in step 3.
• Confirm the installation and wait till the zip is installed on you handset.
9. Go back to recovery main menu and select Wipe Data option.
10. Confirm data wipe by selecting Yes.
11. Reboot your device from your recovery main menu.

UPDATE : Camera Patch to make camera working. (It's still a Work In Progress, so use it at your own risk.)
Download minicamera.zip and Night Vision Camera.apk from this,  http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28500528&postcount=532, xda thread post by AntiBillOS (many thanks for his work). Then follow the instructions below  to get camera working on any ICS based roms :

• Download and Copy the files minicamera.zip and Night Vision Camera.apk to the root directory of your sd-card.
• Go to Recovery By Press Home + Power button simultaneously.
• Select Install Zip From SDCard option.
• Select Choose Zip from SD-Card option.
• Select minicamera.zip file and wait till it installs required HAL and camera libs on your system.
• Reboot your handset when done.
• Now go to sd-card and install Night Vision Camera app as a normal app.
• When installation is complete, run the app.

That's all. Now you've working camera application on your ice cream sandwich based rom. And, you can take all pictures you want.  Please note that, the app will lag and provide you low quality images. Moreover, you'll also not be able to record the video. However, that's where the developer has progressed so far.

That's all. You've sucessfully installed latest AOKP build on your Samsung Galaxy Mini or Pop S5570 smartphone. As reported by Roman Brig, the initiator of AOKP project, Milestone 6 is the latest build of AOKP ICS series. After this, team kang will be working on AOKP based on latest Android 4.1 Jeally Bean Operating System introduced at the Google I/O event this June. But, since this is unofficial build for galaxy mini there might be future updates from the developer with minor bug fixes and updates. So, please find us at facebook to get latest updates.