Showing posts with label galaxy note 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label galaxy note 2. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2015

Update samsung galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 to android lollipop using Cyanogenmod 12.1 custom rom

Though samsung dropped lollipop update plans for samsung galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 you can still update it latest version of android by using cyanogenmod custom rom.Samsung galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 is one of most popular samsung device.
About Samsung galaxy note 2 SM-N7100:It sports a 5.5inch super amoled display with corning gorilla glass 2 protection layer on top.Under the hood there is a Exynos 4410 processor driving it with 2gb of ram along wiht 16/32/64 gb internal storage.Primary camera on this is a 8mp sensor while secondary camera is 1.9mp.It was launched with android jellybean and samsung later updated it to android kikkat.
Since we are interested in the GT-N7100 variant of this device don't try to flash it on carrier variants as it might harm your device for sure.So we are not responsible if you brick this device by flashing it on other models.

Install cyanogenmod custom Rom on Samsung galaxy note 2 Gt-N7100:

note 2 GT-N7100 to android lollipop using Cyanogenmod 12.1 custom rom
prerequisites:
  • Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as flashing this cm 12.1 samsung galaxy Note 2 Gt-N7100 will erase all your data.
  • Battery: Charge your galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
  • Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your samsung galaxy note 2 on current ROM.If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
  • Lock Gps:Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms.Its easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
  • Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery installed on your galaxy note 2 .Without it you can not flash roms at all.
  • Downloads: Download Cyanogenmod 12.1  rom and google apps if needed.Transfer them to internal storage.

About Cyanogenmod rom for GT-N7100 :

Cyanogenmod is one of the best custom roms available in android development ecosystem.They support lot of devices and only which has official kernel sources.This rom is based on android open source project with lot of added features. One which we have here is unofficial cyanogenmod rom for Galaxy note 2 GT-N7100.
All basic functions like camera,phone calls,data,bluetooth,wifi are working just fine and you can use it as a daily driver for sure.Since we have dual Sims developer confirmed that both sims are working fine.
Features of cm 12.1:
  • Theme engine: Theme engine is from the cyanogenmod custom Rom which basically changes the look user interface from lock screen  to ring tones all the way up to boot animations.The speciality of the theme engine is the ability to choose individual elements of every theme you have installed.So you like the ring tons and wallpapers of one theme and icons of other theme then you can have them at a time.Just open the theme chooser and you will understand how to do it.

  • Performance control:A default CPU manager app to control frequencies and governors.You can adjust CPU frequencies and also set them on boot too.
  • Trebuchet: This is the default launcher that ships with cyanogenmod Rom.But if you flash gapps then you might loose this.It doesn't have too many features like nova or other launchers but its simple and fast.
  • Software Updates: Cyanogenmod ROM is usually available in three types one is nightlies which gets updated with new features every night and are quite stable for daily usage.second one is the snapchat which is monthly build version which will be stable version and other one is the release candidate.Some times nightlies are considered must stable than the snapshots. 
  • Status bar Tweaks:Status bar has lot of tweaks which include a brightness slider.Slide in status bar to adjust brightness of the screen.Double tap on status bar to sleep device and also network speed indicator for on going traffic info.

Flash Cyanogenmod rom using Twrp recovery: 

  1. Download cyanogenmod rom (cm-12.1-20150405-UNOFFICIAL-n7100.zip) and Gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
  2. Power of the device completely.
  3. Press volume up,power button and home key simultaneously and once you see boot loader screen release buttons.
  4. Using volume down as a navigation button move to recovery and click on power button to confirm action.
  5. Once you are in twrp backup existing Rom first.It might about 5 minutes for backup to complete.
  6. Wipe data,cache and dalvik cache.You may not need to wipe system.
  7. Flash ROM and then gapps.
  8. Reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore ROM features.
  9. If Rom fails to boot Remove battery and put it back.Reboot it to recovery and this wipe system too and flash Rom again.
This is a simple tutorial guiding you to install cyanogenmod custom rom on samung Galaxy note2 GT-N7100..As this ROM is meant only for this variant of  don't try to flash it on other variants like on carrier variants as it might cause lot of errors or even brick it.
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android lollipop based resurrection remix custom rom on samsung galaxy note 2 N7100

Its hard to say if samsung has to release lollipop update for samsung galaxy note 2 but there is always a way through custom roms.You can have latest version of android lollipop on your galaxy note 2 with the help of resurrection remix custom rom.

After cyanogenmod 12. custom rom for note 2 N7100 its time to try a new lollipop based custom rom on your device.This is fast,stable,smooth and you can use it as a daily driver for sure.

Check your device model number before going further as this rom is purely meant for Gt-N7100 you are not supposed to flash it on other variants of note 2.
prerequisites:
  • Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as flashing this Resurrection remix rom on samsung galaxy Note 2 Gt-N7100 will erase all your data.
  • Battery: Charge your galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
  • Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your samsung galaxy note 2 on current ROM.If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
  • Lock Gps:Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms.Its easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
  • Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery installed on your galaxy note 2 .Without it you can not flash roms at all.
  • Downloads: Resurrection remix rom (android file host mirror)  rom and google apps if needed.Transfer them to internal storage.

Resurrection remix custom rom samsung galaxy note 2 N7100:

Resurrection remix custom rom samsung galaxy note 2 N7100
About resurrection rom:
This Resurrection remix rom which your are about to flash on your note 2 is based on android 5.1.1 lollipop and is based on cyanogenmod,slim,omni and original remix roms.So you can all the best features of other roms are included in this rom along with performance and a decent battery life.This is highly optimised version of original resurrection rom and is compiled by a develop varund7726 on Xda. We sincerely thank him for optimizing this rom for our note 2.
Features of this rom:
  • Navigation bar tweaks: You can enable disable or navigation bar and also you can adjust the size of navigation bar.Navigation ring included toggles to in case of quick access just swipe from bottom of screen and you can access apps which you have set.
  • Status bar tweaks: Status bar has lot of tweaks which include a brightness slider.Slide in status bar to adjust brightness of the screen.Various tweaks are available to carrier label too like color and switch.Quick and smart pull down are also present.Battery icon too has tweaks.
  • Gesture anywhere: This basically lets to open any app at any time(while using other apps) with just a gesture.You have to set the gestures and use them.Though you get any floating  type apps so that they can be used over other apps as multitasking its still a nice feature to have.
  • Recent panel mods: Stock recent panel do not have an option to clear all the apps at once.In this rom you a button to clear apps and can even set the position of the button.

  • App circle Bar:Swiping from the left or right edges of the screen an app bar pops up and you can choose what app you want to launch.This is great way of multitasking.
  • Lock screen mods: This includes placing of 5 shortcuts on lock screen and also set targets for the slider.
  • Theme enigne: Theme engine is from the cyanogenmod custom rom which basically changes the look user interface from lock screen  to ring tones all the way up to boot animations.The speciality of the theme engine is the ability to choose individual elements of every theme you have installed.So you like the ring tones and wallpapers of one theme and icons of other theme then you can have them at a time.Just open the theme chooser and you will understand how to do it.
These are some of the features of the resurrection remix rom and you can explore more features by flashing this custom on  samsung galaxy note 2 N7100.

Flash Resurrection remix rom using Twrp recovery: 

  1. Download Resurrection remix rom (Resurrection-Remix-LP-v5.4.7_optimized-20150619-n7100.zip) and Gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
  2. Power of the device completely.
  3. Press volume up,power button and home key simultaneously and once you see boot loader screen release buttons.
  4. Using volume down as a navigation button move to recovery and click on power button to confirm action.
  5. Your note 2 now boots into twrp recovery.
  6. Once you are in twrp  click on  backup and select all partitions which you want to backup. It might take about 5 minutes for backup to complete. Don't interrupt backup process.
  7. Once backup of your existing rom is completed click on back button.Wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and wipe system partition too.
  8. Now select Install and navigate to location where you have placed your note 2 Rom and gapps zip files.
  9. Flashing rom might take about 5 minutes or so.Once flashing is complete do a factory reset again.
  10. Now reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore ROM features.
This is a simple tutorial guiding you to install Resurrection remix rom on samung Galaxy note2 GT-N7100..As this ROM is meant only for this variant of  don't try to flash it on other variants like on carrier variants as it might cause lot of errors or even brick it.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Miui V6 rom for samsung galaxy note 2 Gt-N7100/Gt-n7105

If you are bored of trying all aosp or cm based customs on your note 2 and want to go for different custom rom then miui is one of those roms which gives you a different experience.Though it feels like some what ios you will definitely love this rom for sure.
This miui v6 rom is compiled by a Senior member on xda named "jing95916"  we sincerely thank him for bring this awesome rom for galaxy note 2 and good thing is that it works on both Gt-N7100 and GT-N7105 variants.

Install Miui V6 rom on samsung galaxy Note 2 Gt-N7100/Gt-N7105:
Miui V6 rom on samsung galaxy Note 2 Gt-N7100/Gt-N7105

About Miui custom rom:
Miui is one of the best and awesome custom Rom available in android development community. Developer compiled it with two base roms that is omni and cyanogenmod for note 2 use any one of them.This is stock Rom for all xiaomi devices but they open sourced it  and is widely available for lot of other branded devices.After log time xiaomi has announced miui v6 with lot of changes in user interface but it still used android kitkat as a base.It might take some time for xiaomi to update miui to latest version of android but till then we have to use this kitkat based Rom.This Rom is stable for daily usage and has decent battery life too.It resembles to apple ios in many ways and will experience that you are using an ios device while playing with it.
If you want a feature rich custom rom then go for resurrection remix custom ron for note 2 you will not be disappointed.

General Features of miui v6 rom:
  1. Miui Launcher: This launcher is completely different from other aosp launchers which you are familiar with.Feature no app drawer and apps resides on home screen it self.
  2. Theme engine: miui is one of the first Rom to offer a theme engine.There are lacks of themes in mi store and some are paid versions too.With this theme engine you can change wallpapers ,boot animations,ring tones, navigation panel theme,status bar theme,lock screen theme,icons and what ever.You can even overlap individual theme elements too.
  3. Status bar: It features transparent status bar as usual.There is a network monitor too for ongoing Internet traffic.You can see your upload and download speed in status bar.Swiping down from status bar will bring you notification panel and swiping left on it will take you to quick toggles.
  4. Notifications: Notifications appear in form of "heads up" which you must be familiar with.
  5. Features a do not disturb mode too.

  6. Unlock your lock screen ( phone ) when a trusted blue tooth device is nearby which might remind you of "MI band".
  7. Guest mode: Guest mode is enabled by default and is locked in privacy protection.
  8. Permission manager: You can control permissions for individual app.
  9. Utility tool: This helps to clear cache,virus scan,permission etc.
Download Miui V6 for Gt-N7100 and Gt-N7105 from mega cm based or  mega link for omni based.
miui v6 rom note 2 gt-n7100 gt-n7105
prerequisites:
  • Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as flashing this Miui V6 rom on your Note 2 will erase all your data.
  • Battery: Charge your galaxy Note 2  to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
  • Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your samsung device on current ROM.If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
  • Lock Gps:Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms.Its easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
  • Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery installed on your galaxy note 2 .Without it you can not flash roms at all.
  • Downloads: Miui v6 rom  and google apps if needed.Transfer them to internal storage.

Flash Miui v6 rom using Twrp recovery: 

  1. Download Miui v6 rom and gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
  2. Power of the device completely.
  3. Press volume up,power button and home key simultaneously and once you see boot loader screen release buttons.
  4. Using volume down as a navigation button move to recovery and click on power button to confirm action.
  5. Your note 2 now boots into twrp recovery.
  6. Once you are in twrp  click on  backup and select all partitions which you want to backup. It might take about 5 minutes for backup to complete. Don't interrupt backup process.
  7. Once backup of your existing rom is completed click on back button.Wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and wipe system partition too.
  8. Now select Install and navigate to location where you have placed your note 2 Rom and gapps zip files.
  9. Flashing rom might take about 5 minutes or so.Once flashing is complete do a factory reset again.
  10. Now reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore ROM features.
This is a simple tutorial guiding you to install Miui v6 rom on samung Galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 and gt-n7105. If you have any other queries please leave a comment below.
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