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How to Root Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Max Lee

For those of you who want to root the Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605, you can do it by flashing an official stock firmware with root injected.

Unlike other models of Galaxy Note 2, the Verizon version comes with a locked bootloader, meaning you cannot use the usual custom recovery method. But this root-injection root method works fine, it’s just you will have to download a very big file (over 1GB).

This root method may erase everything on your phone (although it worked fine on mine as shown in video other than Amazon app force closing), so make a backup of everything on

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How to Root Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Max Lee

For those of you who want to root Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900, you can follow this root tutorial as it will show you how to install TWRP custom recovery and also root your Sprint Note 2. (If you followed the original root guide, you can follow Steps 4-11 in this guide to re-install TWRP as the CWM Recovery you installed is not compatible with Sprint Galaxy Note 2.)

This root method is for Windows only but I will have another guide for Linux and Mac soon.

Step 1. Connect y

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How to Root Galaxy Note 2! [AT&T/T-Mobile/Canadian/GT-N7100/GT-N7105]

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Max Lee

Here’s how to root your Galaxy Note 2.

Verified to work on the following Galaxy Note 2:

International Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 International Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7105 T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 SGH-T889 AT&T Galaxy Note 2 SGH-I317 Canadian Galaxy Note 2 with model number starting with SGH-I317 or SGH-T889 such as SGH-I317M or SGH-T889V

This root method works regardless of your OS version, so it will work on Android 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, and 4.2.2.

For Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900, please see

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Moon ROM for Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100! [Floating Multi-Window]

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Max Lee

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For this week’s Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 ROM of the week, check out what I have been running as my daily driver on my Note 2.

The Moon ROM is a full-fledged Note 10.1 ROM in Note 2 form. Based on TouchWiz Android 4.1.2, the Moon ROM brings you the best of “floating” multi-window to your Note 2.

I’ve tried countless ROMs in the past with similar tablet format but none of them have been really usable as daily driver.

The Moon ROM does it great by giving you the option to switch easily between Phone or Tablet mode, meaning you can run Note 10

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ParanoidAndroid ROM v3.50 for Galaxy Note 2! [AT&T/T-Mobile/GT-N7105]

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Max Lee

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For those of you who want to try the latest bleeding edge of Android, check out the beta version 3.50 of ParanoidAndroid ROM, which brings you “Halo” notification feature.

This ROM is currently available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and GT-N7105 variants but should be available for other Note 2s very soon.

The Halo notification feature is somewhat a multi-tasking notification feature that allows you to open apps on top of any apps (meaning your current app will run in the background). You can also download the Halo))) app from the Play Store to put any of your

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Du@lNote ROM for Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Max Lee

For GT-N7100 Note 2 users this week, check out Du@lNote ROM! If you’ve used the original Note GT-N7000, you probably remember Du@lNote ROM for that phone. Well, it is here for your Note 2, better than every, giving you a complete AOSP experience without losing core Samsung features like multi-window, Smart Stay/Rotation, etc…etc…

Du@lNote ROM for the Note 2 GT-N7100 is very focused on giving you everything AOSP including AOSP calendar, calculator, dialer, and more. Of course, you get the best of both worlds as your multi-window still works fine and enable

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Synergy ROM for Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Max Lee

For Sprint Note 2 ROM of the week, check out the latest Synergy ROM! Built for speed and performance, the Synergy ROM comes with some serious ext4 filesystem performance, “synergized” build.prop, 6×6 app drawer, landscape launcher enabled, multi-window enabled for all apps, and some more.

Other notable feature include camera enabled during call, camera shutter sound option, wifi tether, and some more.

Synergy ROM has been around as long as I can remember and if you are looking for some serious performance out of your Sprint Note 2, definitely give thi

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Novella Alliance ROM for Galaxy Note 2! [AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon/GT-N7105]

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Max Lee

Novella Alliance ROM is probably one of my favorite lightly-themed custom ROM for my AT&T Galaxy Note 2. Well, it is now available also for Verizon Note 2 users. If you have T-Mobile or GT-N7105 Note 2, you can also install the AT&T version as there’s no modem on the ROM.

I remember trying this ROM during beta phase and it was pretty good then. Now, it’s better than ever with Alliance Control Custom Settings that allow you to change your lockscreen with ease, customize your quick toggles, change clock/battery/status bar, enable auto call recording, an

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Hawkish Extreme ROM for Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100! [6 Themes][Galaxy S4 Theme]

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Max Lee

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For Note 2 GT-N7100 ROM of the week, check out the latest version of Hawkish Extreme ROM (Also known as Hawkish Premium as we saw back last month), which now comes with 6 themes along with Galaxy S4 theme for those of you who want Galaxy S4 features on your Note 2.

Of course, it’s going to take awhile before cool features from Galaxy S4 like

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Lab Rats ROM for Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Max Lee

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For this week’s Sprint Galaxy Note 2 SPH-L900 ROM of the week, check out Lab Rats ROM!

If you like Pinky and the Brain (it was one of my favorites back in college like 10 years ago), you will certainly appreciate some of the Pink and the Brain sounds during boot and also whenever you pull out your S-Pen.

Lab Rats come with build prop tweaks

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Jedi X ROM 13 for Galaxy Note 2! [AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon/GT-N7105]

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Max Lee

Jedi X ROM version 13 is out now for Galaxy Note 2 users everywhere, available for AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon variants.

The latest version comes with fixed docking, 2 finger swipe back to normal, new boot animation, latest Saber Kernel with support for TouchWake and voltage control along with Tricketer Mod app that allows you to easily overclock/undervolt your Note 2.

Otherwise, you get the same features as before with battery/network/performance tweaks, transparent multi-window enabled for all apps, Sony Walkman music, Awesome Beats, Voodoo Sound Control, Xposed

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AOKP MR1 Milestone 1 ROM for Galaxy Note 2! [AT&T/T-Mobile/Sprint/Verizon/GT-N7105]

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Max Lee

For this week’s AOSP ROM of the week, check out AOKP ROM latest build, “MR1 Milestone 1″.

AOKP has released MR1 Milestone 1 ROM for Galaxy Note 2, now available for AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and GT-N7105! (Canadian users, use AT&T or T-Mobile versions by matching up the first 7 letters of you model number.)

Milestone 1 marks the very first Android 4.2.2 “stable” version by AOKP, this is an “official” ROM for all the mentioned variants. The latest version comes with minor updates like revamped Power Menu settings

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Jelly Beans ROM for Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-i605! [Build 13]

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Max Lee

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It’s been awhile since last time we’ve went over Jelly Beans ROM so check out latest Build 13 of Jelly Beans ROM for this week’s Verizon Note 2 ROM of the week!

Latest version ships with even more options in its AROMA installer, allowing you to customize your Verizon Note 2 further more.

Jelly Beans ROM is probably highly-recommended for those of you just starting out with custom ROMs or you want stock stability with added features/tweaks.

Some interesting features on the Jelly Beans ROM include screen-off YouTube playback with 720P HD support,

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