MIUI again, but who’s complaining? Not me for sure. And this time it’s a v4 build for the Droid Incredible 2. Although Droid Incredible 2 has never been as much popular as its predecessor Droid icredibble was, both in terms of user interest and sales, and development that follows, we think it still deserves the latest coolest roms like MIUI4, and CM9, partly because it’s a successor to Droid incredible and mainly because it’s a member of fabulous Droid community.

Anyway, it’s got its share of one awesome rom, the MIUI 4, which is making its appearance on lots of phones now — now that CM9, on which it’s based, like all MIUI roms have been — has started being nicely ported on lots of devices, too.

In the case of Droid incredible 2, XDA member jmztaylor has just released an alpha build of the ICS MIUI 4 ROM — and because it’s Alpha, be sure to follow the development thread linked in para next to steps below, to keep yourself abreast of latest changes and recent versions of the rom which is only expected to improve by time.

And since I mentioned it’s an Alpha ROM, lets have a quick peek at what works and what is still being worked upon, as quoted from the developer’s thread:

Whats working:
Phone
Wifi
SMS
Anything else thats not broke
Whats broken:
Data
Camera
ADB
com.android.phone crashes on boot once.  Because of data being broken
You tell me what else

As you can see above, its definitely not something you’re gonna be able to use as a daily driver. But if you have a spare device, it’s definitely worth trying out, if not for anything else, but to see what MIUI ICS looks like on your Droid Incredible 2.

Warning!
The steps and methods included in this guide are considered risky. Please do not attempt to try this unless you know exactly what you are doing, as it may render your device unusable, and your pocket lighter by the amount it takes to replace it. You have been forewarned!!!

Compatibility:
This ROM is compatible only and only with the Droid Incredible 2. Please do not attempt to flash it on any other device. We are not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.

Download Links

MIUI 4 ICS Alpha ROM
File Name: JmzMiuiInc2_v4.zip | Size: 139.31 MB
 Pre-Installation Requirements
  • Rooted Droid Incredible 2 with CWM installed
  • Fully Charged Battery

Installation Steps

  1. Download the MIUI v4 Alpha ROM (Link provided above) . Filename: JmzMiuiInc2_v4.zip
  2. Connect your phone to PC via USB cable and transfer the downloaded file to the root of external SD card ( MicroSD)
  3. Switch off the phone and reboot into recovery (Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select “recovery” and press the Power button to select)
  4. Once you are in Clockworkmod Recovery, scroll to Backup & Restore and select Backup ( This will make a full backup of your existing ROM, which you can go back to, if something gets messed up with the installation)
  5. Now Perform a full wipe.  1) Navigate to Wipe data/Factory Reset–>Confirm wipe on the next screen 2) Go to Wipe Cache Partition –> Confirm Wipe Cache on the next screen 3) From the Main menu, select Advanced–>Wipe Dalvik Cache–>On  the next screen confirm Wipe dalvik
  6. Now select Install Zip from sdcard–> Choose zip from sd card –> Select the JmzMiuiInc2_v4.zip file you transferred in Step 2. This will flash the MIUI ROM on  your device.
  7. Once installation is complete, go the main menu and select Reboot system.
  8. Congratulations!!! You are now running MIUI v4 based on  Ice Cream Sandwich on your Droid Incredible

You can visit the development thread to check for updates & bug fixes, and read about user experiences. Go ahead and try this out, and share your thoughts with us in comments below