The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has been popular with consumers and developers and it will be getting an update from 4.1 to Jellybean Jellybean 4.2.2 at somepoint in time. When this will be is anyone’s guess though. The update could even be missed out and the handset might get Jellybean 4.3 instead. So if you havebeen waiting to move on from 4.1 you will be happy to hear that you can now put a custom ROM onto your handset than will install Jellybean 4.2.2 onto your device.
The ROM for Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is for the international version of the handset only, Which is the AT & T Galaxy Note 2, Verizon Galaxy Note 2, Sprint Galaxy Note 2 and the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2, and of course the device needs to be rooted.
To make surethat the battery does not run out During the installation it needs to be at 70% before you start.
You should go to Settings – Application development and USB debugging and enable this.
You will also have to have ClockworkMod installed on your device.
You should then download the ROM and you will have to follow the steps Outlined below.
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.
4th 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 everything has gone well You should now have Jellybean 4.2.2 on your device and be able to enjoy all the features it brings with it.
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