The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is a device which is loved by developers as well as consumers. It will be updated from Jelly Bean 4.1 to 4.2.2, but we do not know when this update will take place. If you don’t want to have to wait around for it any longer, you no loger have to as you can install a custom ROM.
The Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM is available for the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, which is the device with AT&T Galaxy Note 2, Verizon Galaxy Note 2, T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 and the Sprint Galaxy Note 2. However take into consideration that the handset needs to be rooted as well.
Your device will need to have roughly 70% of battery remaining to ensure that the battery doesn’t run out when your device is being updated.
Head to settings – application development and USB debugging and check that it has been set to enabled.
You will also be required to have ClockworkMod installed on your handset.
Download the ROM and check that you have done everything that was mentioned above.
Follow the instructions hat are given below to install the ROM.
1: Install the Samsung USB drivers on your PC.
2: Connect your Galaxy Note 2 to the PC and then copy the appropriate custom ROM and the Google Apps package on the SD card of your handset.
3: Turn off the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and then reboot it into Recovery mode. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume up + Volume down + Power keys after the handset has switched off.
4: Make a Android backup for your current ROM so that you can restore it later on in case something happens to go wrong. Choose “backup and restore > backup.” You can choose “restore” if you decided to go back to your current ROM.
5: Over in the main menu, choose “wipe data/factory reset” and “wipe cache partition.” When that is done, go back and choose “advanced > wipe Dalvik cache.”
6: Return to the main menu and choose “install zip from SD card > choose zip from SD card.” Select the custom ROM zip file you have copied on your Galaxy Note and confirm installation. Then do the same thing with the Google Apps package.
7: When the installation is finished, return to the main menu and choose “reboot system now.”
8: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will reboot and it can take up to five minutes for the first run on the latest ROM to complete.
