The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has been as popular with developers as it has been with owners. The device will get the update to Jelly Bean 4.2.2 but at the moment we don’t know when this will happen. So if you want it now, you can update thanks to a custom ROM.
The ROM is for the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 which is the version from AT&T Galaxy Note 2, Verizon Galaxy Note 2, Sprint Galaxy Note 2 and the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2, your device will have to be rooted too.
You should check to make sure that there is around 70% battery on the handset as you don’t want it to turn off.
Turn off security on the handset and the computer.
Go into settings – application development and USB debugging and ensure that you have enabled it.
You should put ClockWorkMod on your device and make a back-up.
Download the ROM onto the computer and then read any instructions that come with it.
Follow the steps below carefully to install the ROM onto your handset.
1. Install the Samsung USB drivers on your computer.
2. 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.
3. 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.
5. 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.
Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 should now have Jelly Bean 4.2 on it and you will be able to enjoy the likes of AOKP, Paranoid Android and Cyanogen.
