We’ve heard of phones getting an injection of another phone’s UI, or tablets getting a dose of iOS, but the Android community decided to take things a step further by making our Android mobile phone a mini-tablet. Thanks to recognized XDA Developers member saranhai and Team Inferno, the Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 can be turned into a mini-tablet with CyanTablet 9. This ROM is based on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a full tablet interface. Based on CyanogenMod 9, this ROM is more than suitable and is stable enough to be used daily.

Since you’re squeezing in a tablet’s UI into a much smaller display, everything’s small and that includes the text and the icons. If you’ve got huge hands, that might be a bit of a problem for you, but if you’re willing to overlook the tiny scale of things to experience a tablet that fits into the palm of your hand, then jump right in and check out our instructions on how to load up your phone with a tablet interface.

Warning:

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy S, model number GT-I9000. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements:

• A rooted Samsung Galaxy S with ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
  • Check out our guide on how to root the Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
  • For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.
• Fully charged battery to prevent the device from shutting off in the middle of the flashing process.
• CyanTablet 9 package for the Galaxy S (update-CyanTablet-signed.zip, md5sum: 5f0ba0a2e3d252237e40f9e645edf4aa)
• Latest GApps (Google Apps) package(gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip, md5sum: 7c524e1e078164f681e0aa6753180b2c)

Instructions

Flashing from Stock or from Another Custom ROM

1. Download both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to your computer.
2. Copy both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to the root of your Captivate’s SD card.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Boot into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Up button, the Home button and the Power button until the screen turns on.
5. Once in Recovery, create a Nandroid backup by selecting Backup and Restore > Backup.
6. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.
7. Select Wipe Cache Partition.
8. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and select the CyanTablet 9 ZIP file.
9. Once the CyanTablet 9 has finished flashing, select Go Back.
10. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and this time select Google Apps.
11. Once Google Apps has finished flashing, select Go Back.
12. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.
13. Select Wipe Cache Partition.
14. Select Reboot System Now.

Remember to wipe both data and the cache partition after you’ve installed Google Apps or else the Calendar Sync will not work.

Upgrading from CyanogenMod 7

1. Download both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to your computer.
2. Copy both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to the root of your Captivate’s SD card.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Boot into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Up button, the Home button and the Power button until the screen turns on.
5. Once in Recovery, create a Nandroid backup by selecting Backup and Restore > Backup.
6. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.
7. Select Wipe Cache Partition.
8. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and select the CyanTablet 9 ZIP file.
9. Once the CyanTablet 9 has finished flashing, select Go Back.
10. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and this time select Google Apps.
11. Once Google Apps has finished flashing, select Go Back.
12. Select Reboot System Now.

Upgrading from CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) or ROM Based on CM9

1. Download both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to your computer.
2. Copy both the CyanTablet 9 and Google Apps ZIP files to the root of your Captivate’s SD card.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Boot into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Up button, the Home button and the Power button until the screen turns on.
5. Once in Recovery, create a Nandroid backup by selecting Backup and Restore > Backup.
6. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and select the CyanTablet 9 ZIP file.
7. Once the CyanTablet 9 has finished flashing, select Go Back.
8. Select Install ZIP from SD Card and this time select Google Apps.
9. Once Google Apps has finished flashing, select Go Back.
10. Select Reboot System Now.

Once you’ve rebooted into CyanTablet 9, head on over to Settings > Display > Font Size and set it to Huge.  Now that your Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 is sporting a gorgeous tablet interface, show your mini-tablet off to your friends and see them turn green with envy. Enjoy!