Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 are able to make the update to KitKat 4.4 thanks to members of the XDA Developers team. The ROM is named KitKat 4.4.2 Paranoid Android and comes by way of Nims11. The ROM has plenty of custom features, one of which is the hybrid UI. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 can check out the steps below to update their handset.
Before making the installation it is important to check that the device number as the ROM is only compatible with the I9100 version of the Samsung Galaxy S2. The handset does have to be rooted and owners should use ClockWorkMod to back-up their handset.
The battery level needs to be around 80% and USB debugging should be enabled on the handset. Owners can do this in Settings and Developer options.
Follow the steps below to install the KitKat 4.4 ParanoidAndroid ROM.
1. Users need to download the ROM and Google Apps package. Click this link to download the ROM.
2. Connect the Samsung Galaxy S2 device to the computer. Transfer the Paranoid Android 4.0 ROM and Google Apps Package to the SD card of the handset. Make sure to put it in the root folder.
3. Boot the device into Recovery Mode. Press the Power, Home and Volume Up buttons together. Hold them for a few seconds.
4. Through CWM recovery, do the following tasks: “wipe data/factory reset,” “wipe cache,” and “wipe dalvik cache.” Lastly, users must format the system by choosing “mounts and storage” submenu.
5. Go to the options: “Install Zip from SD card.” Go to the ROM copied earlier. Find the .zip archive. Once the ROM has been selected, the device will start to install the Paranoid Android 4.0. The process should take around five minutes to complete. Wait for the installation to be completed.
6. Do the same procedures to install Google Apps.
7. Once users have loaded the ROM, go to “Reboot System Now” and let the handset to restart. Once the device boots back up, it will be running on Paranoid Android’s 4.4.2 KitKat custom ROM officially.
Important Note: Providers of the update cannot be held responsible for what happens to the device following installation. Users can update at their own risk.
