The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 was one of the most popular of the Android devices and it has been a popular device with developers. The phablet is to be updated to Jelly Bean 4.2, however at the moment there is no talk of When to expect it. If you do not want to wait around for the update you can install it now as there are custom ROMs available for all variations of the phablet.
When installing a custom ROM, you do not have to take care and You should follow the instructions very care fully.
Before rushing into installing the ROM You should check for the Following things.
Make surethat you own the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Note is the second The ROM is suitable for the AT & T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2, of course it goes without saying That the handset has to be rooted.
You should have at least 70% battery on the device. This is needed Because if the power is interrupted you could damage your handset.
You will also have to back up your device before you flash the ROM
Make surethat security apps have been disabled on your computer and the same Applies to apps on your handset.
Check to make surethat USB Debugging has been enabled on the handset by going into Settings> Application Development> USB debugging.
You should have installed ClockworkMod on the handset or something similar.
You will also need to have downloaded the ROM to your computer.
Follow the steps Outlined below to flash the ROM to your handset.
1. Install the Samsung USB drivers on your computer.
second Connect your Galaxy Note 2 to the computer then copy the Appropriate custom ROM and the Google Apps package on the SD card of your device.
3rd Switch off the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and reboot it into recovery mode. To do this, press and hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power keys after the device turned off.
4. Create a Nandroid backup for your current ROM Which you can restore later if something goes wrong. Select “backup and restore> backup.” You can select “restore” if you DECIDED to revert back to your current ROM.
5th In the main menu, select “Wipe data / factory reset” and “wipe cache partition.” After that, go back and select “advanced> Wipe Dalvik Cache.”
6. Go back to the main menu and select “install zip from SD card> choose zip from SD card.” Choose the custom ROM zip file you have Copied on your Galaxy Note and confirm installation. Do the same with the Google Apps package.
7. Once the installation is complete, go back to the main menu and select “reboot system now.”
8. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will reboot and May take up to 5 minutes to complete the first run of the latest ROM.
If you have Followed the instructions above You should now be running Jellybean 4.2.2 on your device and be able to enjoy all the new features alongwith Those from Paranoid Android, CyanogenMod and AOKP.
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