Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 may have been worried to hear that their handset may not be getting the official KitKat 4.4 update. But it seems that they should not fear as CM have offered KitKat 4.4 to owners of the handset.
CyanogenMod 11 has now been ported over to the GT-i9100 version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 and this has been based around the Open Source Project firmware and offers an OS that is bloatware free. It offers owners theme editing, personalisation and CPU Governor and also comes with all of the standard services, apps and memory.
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 are able to enjoy the following:
When you update to the CyanogenMod 11 version you enjoy:
1. Free of Samsung Galaxy S exclusive apps treated as bloatware.
2. Ability to personalise themes, icons and wallpapers
3. Gain control over the processor.
4. Allows you to install mods and CyanogenMod add-ons.
5. Makes your device run the latest Android version.
CyanogenMod 11 does have to be manually and care has to be taken so as not to damage the handset. Owners who want to install the update should follow the steps below.
Requirements:
1. Flash this firmware to the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 only.
2. Root the smartphone then install a custom recovery such ClockworkMod recovery.
3. Install the necessary USB drivers for your Galaxy S2 on your computer.
4. Create a manual backup of all personal information, settings and data files stored on your handset.
5. Make sure that the battery level is at least 50 per cent to prevent any power interruption during the flash.
6. Enable USB debugging mode on your device. Go to “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging mode” or “Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.”
7. Download the CyanogenMod 11 for Galaxy Note N7000 and the Google Apps package to your computer.
Flashing Instructions:
1. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Copy the CyanogenMod 11 and the Google Apps package to the SD card of Galaxy S2. No need extract the zip files.
3. Disconnect the phone from the computer then turn it off.
4. Reboot into Recovery mode by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time till the Samsung logo appears.
5. Inside the Recovery mode, create an Android backup of the current ROM. Select “backup and restores > backup.” You may restore the saved ROM inside the SD card anytime.
6. Perform a full wipe on your device. Select “wipe data/factory reset” and “wipe cache partition.” Then select “advanced > wipe Dalvik cache.”
7. Go back to the main menu then install the CyanogenMod 11 by selecting “install zip from SD card > choose zip from SD > search the ROM you have copied earlier > confirm installation.” Apply the same with the Google Apps.
8. Once the installation has been completed, go back then select “reboot system now.”
9. It may take at least five minutes before the Galaxy S2 reaches the home screen after rebooting.
