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The Samsung Galaxy S III & Galaxy Note II may succeed the legendary HTC HD2

Mishaal Rahman April 3, 2018

Technology-oriented websites tend to focus only on the latest smartphones (and that includes us), but a large number of users choose not to upgrade their devices for one reason or another. Perhaps for financial reasons, there are hundreds of thousands of users who stick to older devices. Custom ROMs such as the now-defunct CyanogenMod have kept...

MultiROM Available for the Samsung Galaxy Note II

Tomek Kondrat October 12, 2014

With so many ROMs available on XDA, it's incredibly difficult to find the one that suits us most. We must choose between modified stock firmwares, AOSP-derived ROMs, or alternate OSes like Ubuntu Touch and Firefox OS. There are solutions to make the choice a bit easier, and one of them is multiboot. XDA Recognized Developer Tassadar's...

Sprint Galaxy Note II Finally Updated to KitKat, Open Source Files Available

Will Verduzco May 29, 2014

Just one week before KitKat's unveiling in late November of last year, the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II received an OTA update that brought the former flagship phablet to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. It's now six months later, and up until now, the still relatively high-end device had not yet received its official update to KitKat. But thanks...

Android 4.4.3 for the Galaxy S5 and S4 LTE-A in Active Development; 4.4.2 Heading out to Many Other Devices Next Month

Will Verduzco May 26, 2014

You may recall that back in November of last year, we shared a leaked Samsung internal memo detailing the OEM's tentative plans for updating its Galaxy line up to Android 4.4 KitKat. And with the exception of the canceled update for the International S3, this schedule has mostly held true, as we've seen KitKat roll out...

[Test Build Available] Samsung Galaxy S III Can’t Run Official KitKat? Not on XDA!

Tomek Kondrat May 13, 2014

Not too long ago, we learned that Samsung canceled its plans to release KitKat for their former flagship device from the first quarter of 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S III. This is due to their failure "to load system apps" because of the limited amount of device RAM---or at least that's what we're told in an official...

Configure and Customize Your Samsung Galaxy Note II with Powerbox

jman2131 February 23, 2014

The abundance of mods, themes, and tools are, more often than not, scattered throughout the XDA forums in just as many threads. Those looking for a couple of mods and themes to play around with on a whim may end up getting lost between various browser tabs. But if you own a Samsung Galaxy Note...

Samsung Details Which Devices will Receive Official KitKat Lovin’

Will Verduzco February 18, 2014

Before today, Samsung has been very cautious in tempering expectations regarding official Android 4.4 KitKat updates for its recent devices. While certain phones have already received the 4.4.2 goods, much of the rest of the company's lineup is still in Jelly Bean limbo. We've seen leaks fly around left and right for the Galaxy S...

Create Your Own Packages with Android Flashable Zip Creator

Tomek Kondrat February 3, 2014

Imagine that you're flashing the latest nightly of your favorite ROM. If you are performing a fresh install by wiping all of your data, this also means that you have to flash all of your modified system apps, user apps, modules, and so on. And if you're doing this on a regular basis, all the...

Backup Your EFS Partition with Easy to Use App

Tomek Kondrat January 14, 2014

If you own a Samsung device, you have undoubtedly heard of the EFS partition. If you haven't, let me explain. EFS is a partition where quite a bit of important radio data is stored. Without this data, you won't be able to use your phone correctly. It's extremely important to keep a local copy of...

Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Note ll Gets Android 4.3

wildstang83 December 12, 2013

We have seen a few modern Samsung devices receive firmware updates recently. Looking back to November, we brought news that the Samsung Galaxy Note II N7105 was in the process of receiving the Android 4.3 update. The Samsung Galaxy Note ll (i605) from Verizon Wireless is certain not to be left out in this recent batch of...

Android 4.3 Pushed to Sprint Galaxy Note II, Update Captured

Will Verduzco November 23, 2013

A few days ago, we covered the release of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for the international Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE N7105. We immediately began to wonder when 4.3 update would make its way to some of the more popular carrier-branded variants. Now, it appears as if that time is here, as Sprint has begun the Android 4.3...

Leaked Samsung Memo Points to January KitKat Release for Galaxy S 4 and Note 3, S III and Note II by April

Will Verduzco November 22, 2013

When Google released Android 4.4 KitKat 23 days ago, we all knew that it would be quite some time before most users would have the chance to play with the OS on their own devices. Sure, the Google Nexus 5 launched with the OS, but what about those with older phones? Thankfully, the update news...