Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat AOSB ROM on Galaxy Note 2 N7100 [GUIDE] - International Business Times UK

Galaxy Note 2 N7100 users can now enjoy a highly-stable Android 4.4.2 KitKat experience with a wide array of provide customization options, Halo mods and support for OTA updates, thanks to the release of the Android Open Source Bam (AOSB) custom ROM by XDA Azimut senior member, codexc (aka Hany Alsamman).

class=”cap” itemprop=”caption”> based CyanogenMod Android 4.4.2 ROM AOSB brings the latest KitKat features in a stable release

The AOSB ROM is based on the highly popular Cyanogenmod ROM (official releases) with its custom KitKat features extracted from ProBAM ROM. Some of the salient features ported into this ROM include built-in screen recorder, besides a host of custom UI options taken from CyanogenMod 11, AOKP, Omni and SlimKat ROMs.

Check out the complete list of features ported into the AOSB KitKat ROM below:

OTA Support

AOSB Exclusive Feature: Custom SmoothProgressBar

AOKP Navigation bar menu in settings for all devices now

AOKP Animation Control

ListView Animation

Keyboard Animation

Scrolling Animation

AOKP Custom Navigation Ring

AOKP Custom Navigation Bar

ChameleonOS Gesture Anywhere

ChameleonOS Screen Recording

ChameleonOS Screen Recorder: add portability to record audio from mic

TeloRadio (Connection Manager)

Omni Audio Themes Settings

OmniSwitch app

Omni allow disabling call end sound

Omni Audio: Stereo widening

Omni Audio: Center frequency for Bass Boost

AOSPAL Lockscreen Notifications

AOSPAL Lockscreen Blur

Slim CRT animation: add scale down

Slim IME options

Slim DarkUI (systemwide in black)

Add Music Tile

Flip to Mute / Reject Call

Advanced BatteryBar

Chainfire SU app

User selectable camera click sound (disable camera sound)

Quicktile row option: set 3,4,5 tiles per row

LTE toggle support and Configurable up to user (LTE or 4G)

Add Wifi name to notification drawer and the option to enable / disable

Frameworks: notification drawer background

wide support for Chinese language

wide support for Dutch language

Media Scanner behavior on boot

HALO

HALO MODS

HALO: makeWindows moveable and scale able

Mobile Network Battery Saver Mode

Configurable up to user (LTE or 4G)

Advanced Battery Bar

FB sync abbility to connect facebook contacts into contacts app

app sidebar

IME switcher notification

navigation bar with custom dimensions

Screen Video Recording

Configurable init.d

Build PropModder

Incoming calls dialog

RAM bar with custom colors

Builtin Xposed Framework

Xposed: Per-App Layout

Network usage stats

ChameleonOS Active Display (s-view alternative)

AD: Display Time-out

AD: Turn Off Display

AD: Threshold to proximity

AD: Variety notifications by newest to oldest

AD: HUGE Fixes

mms iOS features

mms emoji and smiley support

samsung kernel supercharged

advanced low battery indicator options

Custom Carrier Label

Interested Galaxy Note 2 N7100 users can go ahead and install the Android 4.4.2 AOSB custom ROM on Their phones village Following our step-by-step guide provided below.

IBTimes UK reminds its readers That it will not be held liable for any damage to device During or after the firmware installation. Users are advised to Proceed at Their Own Risk.

Pre-requisites

The AOSB KitKat ROM and the instructions given in this guide are Meant for the Galaxy Note N7100 2 model only. Verify device model number by navigating to Settings> About Phone.

Back up data and settings using a recommended custom recovery tool, like ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP, as it Creates a complete image of the Existing phone setup. In recovery, choose Backup and Restore and tap Backup.

Verify correct USB drivers for the phone are installed on the computer (download Galaxy Note 2 N7100 USB drivers).

Ensure USB debugging mode is enabled on the phone, by navigating to Settings> Developer Options ( NOTE: Tap the phone’s Build Number seven times to unlock or reveal the hidden Developer Options under Settings.) Then select the checkbox to enable USB debugging mode in Settings> Developer Options.

Make sure the phone has at least 80% battery charge to preventable unexpected device shutdown (due to battery drain) while installing the ROM.

Ensure the device is unlocked (not locked to a specific carrier) and rooted with latest ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery (v6.0.4.5 or above) installed. If you are installing the CWM recovery for the first time, check out the video tutorial below, courtesy of The Android Soul:

If the device is stuck at booting or experiencing boot loop issues , performances Wipe Cache Partition and Wipe Dalvik Cache a few more times before rebooting.

Allow newly installed ROM to stabilize for five minutes before you start working on it.

Downloads Required

Android 4.4.2 KitKat AOSB ROM (dated 22-2-2014)

Android 4.4.2 KitKat compatible Google Apps (optional, the ROM works fine without installing this)

Philz_Touch Recovery (CWM Advanced Edition) (install via recovery mode)

How to Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat AOSB ROM on Galaxy Note 2 N7100

Step 1: Download Android 4.4.2 AOSB ROM for Galaxy Note N7100 2 to computer

Step 2: Download the Google Apps package

Step 3: Connect the Galaxy Note 2 to computer via USB cable. Without extracting, copy the downloaded firmware zip and Google Apps zip files to the root folder of the phone’s SD card.

Step 4: Power off the phone and wait for 5 to 10 seconds until the device shuts down completely.

Step 5: Now press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together until the Galaxy Note 2 Logo Appears on screen and the device boots into Recovery mode. NOTE: In recovery mode, use V OLUME keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the Desired option.

Step 6: If installing AOSB ROM for first time then do steps a) and b) (else if upgrading from previous build, then skip to next step):

a) Perform Wipe data / Factory reset (this will delete all the apps and Their settings and game progress) and choose Yes on next screen to confirm the action.

b) Return to CWM recovery main menu and select Mounts and Storage > Format / data and click Yes on next screen to confirm.

Step 7: From the main menu of CWM recovery, perform Wipe Cache partition. Then go to Advanced and choose Wipe Dalvik Cache . Then hit Yes on next screen to confirm.

Step 8: Select Install zip from sdcard and then click Choose zip from sdcard . Browse to the location of the AOSB custom ROM file Which you copied EARLIER to your phone’s SD card. Choose Yes on next screen to confirm the ROM installation.

Step 9: Repeat the previous step to install the Google Apps as well.

Step 10: Once Google Apps is overpriced installed, select “Go Back” and reboot the device by tapping reboot system now from the recovery menu. Your Galaxy Note 2 will restart and it May take about 5 minutes for first boot. So, do not interrupt the process.

Your Galaxy Note 2 N7100 is now running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat via AOSB ROM. Go to Settings> About Phone to Verify the firmware installed.

NOTE: If the device gets stuck at boot loop (while rebooting), then just do a factory reset from recovery mode to fix the issue.

[ Source: XDA]