If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100, then you have to know a new firmware update is available for this model.
This Article will show you a tutorial about how to update the Note 2 N7100 to Official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean XXDMB6 firmware update.
So you need to read all instructions listed here, and you have not skipped any step and them correct order.
If you’re asking yourself about the new improvements which brings this new update, then you need to know this update is more a bug fixed for the previously bugs and makes your smartphone more stable as with the old one.
So before to starting our updating tutorial then you need to follow some prerequisites that are necessary to be respected firstly:
- All the instructions and information from this article work only with Samsung Galaxy Note model No N7100, do not use this Official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean XXDMB6 firmware file for any other device, you risk to brick them.
- Your device need to be an unlocked system(factory unlocked).
- This Update can be flashed over the Android 4.0 and 4.1 Jelly Bean versions, so do not apply this latest update over a custom ROM, you can brick your Android device. For the N7100 devices which use a custom ROM, the you need to update the same with an official Android 4.1 firmware from stock.
- We strangely recommend to backup all your critical data stored on your device’s internal memory phone. In case your device running a stock Android OS then you won’t lose your data, but we recommend saving your data in any condition that you modify something on your OS device.
- Enable the USB Debugging option from the N7100 OS Starting menu, to assure the connectivity between your device and your Computer.
- Install the proper USB drivers for your N7100 device.
- Verify the level of power for your device’s battery, charge your device to have more than 65 % power left in its battery. In other way if your device doesn’t have enough power left in its battery can take a forced power off and that’s can corrupt the update installation.
- Be sure you read carefully all the before prerequisites and understand very clearly what you should to do and don’t skip any step from here and them correct order.
- All the information and information listed in this article are only for educational and instructional purpose, and we can’t be blamed or responsible for the changes that you decide to make for your device or you brick your device using this information.
I think these are all prerequisites you’ve to follow before to move to the next part of our tutorial:
How to update the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 to Android 4.1.2 XXDMB6 Jelly Bean firmware:
- Firstly download the Android 4.1.2 XXDMB6 Jelly Bean file from HERE, save the zip file in your PC and after the download is completed then you need to extract its content into a single folder in your PC.
- Secondly download the ODIN application from HERE, save it in your computer and extract its content in your PC, after the download is totally done.
- Now, power off your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 device.
- Boot the Note 2 device into Download Mode, to do that you need to press and keep holding the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons simultaneous, and when the Download Mode menu appears then you can release the buttons.
- Open the Odin application by double-clicking on the Odin executable file from the folder where you extracted previously.
- Now, connect your Note 2 device to your computer with the help of the original USB cable that your device has. When the connection between the device and PC is done the ODIN app will show you a confirmation message ‘added!!’.
- From the ODIN interface click the ‘PDA’ button.
- Now, search on your PC the XXDMB6 .tar.md5 file and load it into ODIN application. Important: Do not make any changes or any other settings let all the setting by default.
- Now, from ODIN APP press the START button, when you’re considering you’re ready for beginning the updating process.
- . Now wait around 5 minutes to install the Android 4.1.2 JB in your Note 2 device, do not touch anything. Wait until the ODIN app successfully install the update and you smartphone reboots.
- After the first reboot your Note 2 device should to boot into normal mode, and you can enjoy of the new update in your Note 2 device.
NOTE: In case ODIN app gets stuck or display you a FAIL alert (message), in this case you have to disconnect the smartphone from your Computer, and to close ODIN app. Power off your Note 2 smartphone and go and remove its battery.
Now wait around 6 seconds and re-insert the battery on its location.
Now open the ODIN app and you need to repeat the above tutorial starting with the step 4.
NOTE: In case your smartphone on the first booting doesn’t pass the boot logo animation from the begging after you wait around 15 minutes from the ODIN makes the restart after the PASS messages was displayed,in this case you need to force to boot your device in Recovery mode and from there to do a ‘factory reset’ for your Note 2 smartphone.
Below is a short tutorial to help you to do a wipe data for your smartphone’s system partition, that tutorial is needed to be follow in case your device isn’t pass of the boot logo animation:
- Firstly, power off your SG Note 2 device, for that you have to remove its battery. Now, wait 5 or 6 seconds and reinsert its battery.
- Now, boot your device in the Recovery Mode, to do that press simultaneous the Vollum Up, Home and Power buttons.
- From the Recovery Mode Menu select ‘wipe data/ factory and confirm that action.
- Back to the main menu of the Recovery Mode and from there select reboot system now’.
- Now wait a few minutes to boot your device in the new OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean XXDMB6 firmware.
Congratulation, now you successfully learnt how to update your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 device to the to Android 4.1.2 XXDMB6 Jelly Bean build update.
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