If you own Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note and Galaxy S3, you will probably know CF-Root which developed by XDA Developer, Chainfire. CF-Root is the best known method to root Samsung Galaxy series devices. Besides rooting, it also brings ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery and CWM Manager Application along. However, CF-Auto-Root for Samsung Galaxy Note II is not same as previous CF-Root because it does not have custom ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery and CWM Manager Application. It just does the simple rooting and nothing more. So you can root Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with CF-Auto-Root on stock Samsung firmwares. And SuperSU binary and SuperSU application will be installed only. You still have the original stock recovery…
Tag: Samsung Galaxy Note 2
How to load Samsung Galaxy Note 2 ClockworkMod Recovery Mode (CWM)?
ClockworkMod Recovery Mode (CWM) is a must have utility on my Samsung Galaxy Note II. With ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on Samsung Galaxy Note 2, I can perform stuffs like backup & restore with Nandroid, install custom ROM, kernel, modification and mount external SD card as storage. Don’t have it yet? No worry, just follow this guide to install it ~ How to install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on Samsung Galaxy Note 2? (Video)
How to fix Samsung Exynos 4 SoC root exploit vulnerability?
Oh no, there is root exploit vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 4 SoC. All Android smartphones and tablets which use Samsung Exynos 4 SoC are affected. This includes Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Meizu MX and Meizu MX2. Android applications or games can easily get access to root level without asking and without any permission on these devices due to security hole in Samsung kernel. So how to fix Samsung Exynos 4 root exploit vulnerability?
How to backup / restore Samsung Galaxy Note 2 EFS?
Feel free to ignore this article if you did not root Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Because you can’t backup and restore Samsung Galaxy Note 2 EFS without root access. And you don’t need to worry about EFS at all when not rooted.
What is EFS? It is a place that stores your Android smartphone important data like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth MAC address and IMEI (nv_data.bin). Do take note if you are a frequent ROM / firmware flasher or rooted your Android phone. Install unstable or poorly cooked ROM might cause EFS partition to be corrupted or missing. This will make your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 fail to make voice call due to missing IMEI number. Therefore better to make a backup of your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 EFS partition.
How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note 2 firmware with Samsung Kies?
Yeah… There is a new firmware update for Samsung Galaxy Note II. You can use the easier method ~ upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note 2 firmware with OTA software update. However, you might not get OTA notification about new software update. And “no update available” prompted when you checked for update manually. No worry, there is another official method to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note 2 firmware ~ through Samsung Kies. Basically, just launch Samsung Kies application at PC or Mac. Then connect your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to PC with USB cable. Continue firmware upgrade by follow the onscreen instructions. Still don’t understand? No worry, just follow my picture step by step guide to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note 2 firmware with Samsung Kies…