Version 5.0 released!!! . . . . finally. 🎉

Update March 2021:

Fixed the download links at the bottom of the page. All versions can also be found here: Ainol NOVO8 Firmware links

02/10/2013 Update:

I have added a 'LITE' version with Google Earth & Play Services removed, this should drop the file size enough to fix any issues with installs locking up at 20% on certain units. Both these apps can be installed from the Play Store (Hangouts will request the Google Services anyway)

Original Post:

Yep, it's finally here, after months of waiting I have finally finished up this release. Judging by the amount of downloads and traffic my older releases still generate I reckon there a quite a few people still using the Novo 8, there's lots to talk about so lets get started. First up the most important change is that this release makes use of the Aroma installer, this allows you to customise the installation to a certain degree. Among those choices are the ability to change the boot image, boot animation, status bar size and certain optional apps. All the various apps are the latest as of the upload and have been checked that they all work so hopefully no duff apps this time round.

Some images to show what you can have:

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  Feature packed firmware

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  Smaller Statusbar with optional no Softkeys

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Features:

There's an absolute shedload of stuff packed into the rom, I actually had to take a couple of minor bits out as it got to big for the installer to handle. A quick list of what's present.

• All the regular Google apps updated the the latest where possible: Play Store, Gmail, Google+, YouTube, Maps, Earth, Play Books, Play Music, Currents, Play Games, Hangouts, Play Services, Translate.
• Latest Firefox and Dolphin browsers
• Optional Dropbox and Google Drive apps
• Floating Toucher (free) for quick access to your favorite items
• Titanium Backup, SD Maid and other small apps from previous releases
• Latest Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Skype
• Adblock and Droidwall to help prevent unwanted ads and such
• New Fonts, Smaller Status Bar (with no icon option)
• New Chainfire SuperSU for handling root apps
• And a few more updates and tweaks

Installing this rom is a little different than normal as you have to choose a few options on the way through but otherwise it's the same process as before of copying the contents of the zip to you card. It's a big firmware at over 300mb so the install will take a while and the first boot will take ages so go and have a cup of tea while it works everything out.

IMPORTANT ‼:

Once you have booted for the first time you will find it fairly slow, this is normal and it's just the Novo finishing up stuff. Please note the following:

• ADW will give you two popups to welcome you to the launcher, either follow them through or dismiss them by pressing the HOME button
• If installed AdBlock will ask for root access which you will need to grant for it to work
• If installed Hangouts will complain about Google Services being needed, this is installed through a script during the first boot and needs the Novo to be rebooted to clear the message
• Once everything has finished popping up reboot the tablet otherwise certain things like ES File Explorer and Titanium Backup's root abilities will not work

Downloads:

If you mirror the file please let me know so I can add it here.

Ainol Novo 8 2.3.4 UK Rom V5.0
Ainol Novo 8 2.3.4 UK Rom V5.0 (LITE)