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I wrote how to install Android 2.2 (CM4IS01) on Sharp IS01 /Sh-10B. The newer version of cm4is01 have been out for a while since then. This is a updated post on the how to install new CyanogenMod on IS01. Sorry for the late.Read more >>

What's new with new CyanogenMod Android 2.2 for Sharp IS01 /sh-10B

• earphone now works out of box, no need fixing anymore
• volume up / volume down short cuts work
• GPU enable
• camera works
• new memory menaging system
• Sreen lock, auto wake up when the screen be open(need patch, just follow my installation guide)

NOTE: new version of CM4IS01 has been out. The headphones work out of box now!

Headphones or earphones does not work on IS01 with CM4IS01. I read this post and get way to make it work. Here is how:
download apktool
for windows:
apktool-install-windows-xxxxxxxxx.tar.bz2
apktool1.x.x.tar.bz2

for mac
apktool1.x.x.tar.bz2
apktool-install-macosx-xxxxxxxxx.tar.bz2

extract all files and put them under one directory. Should be three files.Read more >>

NOTE: newer version of cm4is01 is out. I will update this instruction.
updated: new guide on how to install cm4is01 on sharp IS01 is here!

Sharp IS01 or SH-10B is lightweight 5-inch Android phone with keyboard. But sadly it comes with Android 1.6 system. (To learn more about it, see my last post: IS01 (Lynx SH-10B) root, android 2.2 / 2.3 and other tips.

CyanogenMod offers great features not found in the official based firmwares. Now it is ported to Sharp IS01 / sh-10b by DevRenax. The port is based on Android 2.2 (froyo). So, you can replace the old 1.6 rom on IS01 with a new froyo now. I will tell what works and what not with current CyanogenMod Android 2.2 for Sharp IS01 first, then I will show you how to install it on your IS01. Here we go.Read more >>

IS01 and SH-10B are smartphones (or MID, netbook, smartbook) made by Sharp, the manufacturer designed Zaurus, NetWalker and Willcom D4. In this article, I will tell you why I think they are special Android phones and how to make them better (eg. root it).

Note: IS01 are SH-10B are the same device made for different telecom carrier partnerships.

What make IS01/SH-10B different?

5-inch 960 x 480 resolution multi-touch big New Mobile ASV screen
a full QWERTY keyboard with a 11.2mm key pitch
super lightweight, only 227g (Netwalker PC-Z1 is 409g, Willcom D4 is 460g, iPad2 is 601g)
1 week standby (IS01, 3days for SH-10B), and 7 hours wifi web browsing time with one battery.

For more details, see the specifications section.Read more >>