Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 to Android Jelly Bean 4.3 using CyanogenMod 10.2 Custom ROM

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The good thing I love about Samsung is, Samsung doesn’t forget its smartphones and tries to bring the latest operating system to its popular and best selling devices. But unfortunately we saw the updates for Samsung Galaxy S2 only till Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Samsung has not decided/announced to roll out any new firmware update for Galaxy S2 until now. Anyways, the other good thing is that Samsung’s devices have a vast development platform and the developers always find it easy to bring the latest mods and custom roms for Samsung devices.

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You may be an Android Freak and wanting to get your hands on the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on your Galaxy S2. While Android Jelly Bean 4.3 will not be available for GS2 officially, many of the GS2 owners may get disappointed but wait!, as mentioned earlier, the developers always find it easy to develop custom roms for Samsung devices. CyanogenMod developers have successfully developed the CyanogenMod 10.2 custom rom based on Android Jelly Bean 4.3 for some devices including Samsung Galaxy S2, so if you want to taste the unofficial Jelly Bean 4.3 you may follow our easy guide to get it on your phone.

Let’s head towards our guide and learn how you can get the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 on your Galaxy S2

Disclaimer: The methods involved in flashing custom roms and rooting your phone is highly custom and may result in bricking your device, and has nothing to do with Google or the device manufacturers which is Samsung in our case. In case of any mishap we may not be held responsible. Follow these instructions to the letter to avoid any mishap or bricking. Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility.

Before we begin, make sure that you have battery charged over 60 % and have backed up all your important ContactsCall LogsMessages. It is highly recommended in case of any mishap or data loss to backup all your important data.

    1. First of all you need to gain the root access on your device and install a custom recovery.
    2. In order to do so Follow Our Easy Guide, and gain root access + custom recovery on your GS2.
    3. Verify that you have installed the custom recovery by entering into recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Home Button + Power key simultaneously. Your phone should boot into a custom recovery based on ClockworkMod.
    4. Download the unofficial Android Jelly Bean 4.3 CyanogenMod 10.2 from HERE.
    5. Download the Gapps for CyanogenMod 10.2 from HERE.
    6. Place the downloaded file on your phone’s sd card.
    7. Boot into the recovery mode on your phone. In order to do so turn off your phone by pulling our the battery for 30 seconds or by long pressing the power key. Now press and hold Volume Up + Home button + Power key simultaneously, your phone should now boot into ClockworkMod recovery.
    8. You can move between the options by pressing volume up and down keys, if you have CWM Advanced addition you can use touch. To make a selection you may press power key or home button.
    9. Select ”Install Zip from Sd Card” and the select ”Choose Zip from Sd Card”.
    10. Now select the downloaded Android Jelly Bean 4.3 Custom Rom .zip file which you placed on your Sd Card.
    11. Select Yes and let the installation process complete. As soon as your phone reboots, you have the Custom Rom installed on your phone. Boot into the recovery mode once again now and wipe all your factory data and cache in order to clean all the system junk.
    12. Now you may find that the Google Play Store is missing on your device, but there’s no need to worry about. You need to simply flash the downloaded GApps .zip file for CyanogenMod 10.2 by entering into the recovery and repeating the step G – J but this time you will select GApps file.
    13. As soon as your phone reboots, you have the Google Play Store installed as well.
    14. Congrats! You have now Android 4.3 installed on your GS2, Enjoy using it!

We hope that you find our guide easy to use, leave us feedback through comment box below :). Got any queries? Feel free to ask us, we’ll try our best to help you out.

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    • @disqus_2jzGlC3hck:disqus Hi, There are two things you can do to resolve this.
      1. Check you device’s version carefully, it must be only GT-I9100 it may not be I9100 G or some other.
      2. Download ”Rom Manager” from google play store, and update you cwm recovery to the latest version using that app, and then try flashing this ROM.
      This should work for you now, Let me know if you still can’t get it to work.

  1. hi
    unable to update as per above methos, it is showing me error status 7 installation aborted.
    My phone model is samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100 , Requesting you to help me in this regard at asap.4

    Thanks
    Nazir

    • Hi @khannazirullah:disqus There are two things you can do to resolve this.
      1. Check you device’s version carefully, it must be only GT-I9100 it may not be I9100 G or some other.
      2. Download ”Rom Manager” from google play store, and update you cwm recovery to the latest version using that app, and then try flashing this ROM.
      This should work for you now, Let me know if you still can’t get it to work.

  2. Download ”Rom Manager” from google play store, and update you cwm recovery to the latest version using that app..

    can i use better Titanium backup ??? bc in Rom manager in Recovery setup: Install or update recovery cant find i9100GT. There is only i9100, galaxys2, n7000, epic4g, galaxys only

  3. @vadim_semenov:disqus If there is an option in TB, you may go for it, this post is for GT I9100, I guess you have GT I9100 G?

  4. Hi! Pls i downloaded Rom manager but it couldnt get me a cwm version for my i9100. I already have a cwm but there is no option for backup or install zip from sdcard. Plus the gapps download link breaks during download, and i have tried from two different sources with the same problem

  5. Hi there, could you please tell me if the Jelly Bean 4.3 is also applicable in South Africa. I Have a GS 2 GT-I9100 with Jelly Bean 4.1.2 which was the last update that was received from Samsung.

  6. presently i am on S2 GT-I9100 with android 4.0.3. Incase any failure in above CUSTOM ROM update am i able to use my phone with the same android 4.0.3

  7. Pls I successfully updated my SG 2 i9100 to job 4.2.2 following or steps bt Google play store is not connecting pls help me out

  8. @disqus_rnClvsiqoh:disqus boot into CWM recovery > wipe cache, then advanced > wipe dalvik cache. the CWM boot may take up to 10 minutes for the first time, there is nothing to worry about that.

  9. @disqus_qXBpj9tPXW:disqus after you flash gapps, clear cache and dalvik cache from custom recovery. Flashing files may make the start a little slower for the first time, there is nothing to worry about that.

  10. Hi Usama, Please guide me to get back my original stock firmware 4.1.2. I’m using Samsung Galaxy s2 GT-I9100 XWLSH.

  11. Hi usama, Please help me to get my original stock firmware back. I’m using Samsung s2 i9100 xwlsh.

  12. @usamamujtaba:disqus after flashing this custom ROM my device is stuck in the samsung logo screen with yellow triangle. it’s not at all booting up. i am only able to goto odin mode & clock work mod recovery.
    what should i do now???

  13. ro.product.device == GT-I9100T || getprop(ro.build.product) == GT-I9100T

    Installation aborted….. status7

    now my device Samsung device S2 GT-I9100 is stuck in the samsung logo screen with yellow triangle.
    not able to get back to stock ROM bcoz i don’t hav backup. what should i do now ??? plz help me i am in trouble

      • @usamamujtaba:disqus Hi , I checked with TOTOODO service center. They are telling that motherboard got tampered. Is it true bcoz recovery mode and download mode are working ???

        • @disqus_jddoy6oqZd:disqus please try flashing the firmware first, and 2ndly ,please tell me what’s your device model? is it I9100 or I9100G ?

  14. any one can help me …. i have samsung s2 … i cant take photos on this device … if i take photos … look inside like dew … how to solve the issue ?

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