Guide: How to install Android 4.3 on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - cervelliamo

We will now be in the final stages before the official release of Android 4.3 for Galaxy Note II, which could come as early as tomorrow or at least by the week coming up. Who knows.

Into However, it is one of the latest available build of tests that Samsung is trying in this period: it should be an almost final version, which will miss just a little ‘tweaks and bugfixes, but in any case in the final version we do not expect different functions of firmware that we propose today . Warning: it is not the final version but, for convenience, we will call Release Candidate.

Into It may therefore be worthwhile to wait a few more days to see if the official distribution will start, but if in any case you did not want to wait, here’s what to do to install the new firmware on your Notes II.

• Download and unzip this file on your PC
• download (here or here), extract and start Odin3 v3.09
• Reboot your

phone in download mode (hold power switch + Volume Down + Home

Connect your phone to PC via USB cable and wait for Odin to recognize it

AP_N7100XXUEMK4_2099172_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 Add to AP

BL_N7100XXUEMK4_2099172_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 Add to BL

CP_N7100DDEMJ9_REV08_CL1423182.tar.md5 Add to CP

CSC_ODD_N7100ODDEMK1_2099172_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 Add to CSC

Make sure re-partition is not selected

Press the start button and wait for the installation to complete

Into If you have problems that prevent starting, go to recovery mode (power-pressing Home + power + volume up) and select wipe / factory reset: this will delete all your data, but the phone should restart. Please note that using this procedure will void the warranty not , or incrementerete the counter of the smartphone.

Into a precaution you should still perform a backup of your data in order to return to the previous version in the blink of an eye.