[How To]Easy steps for Install Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean On Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G Using Custom ROM Avatar [Tutorial]

If you are a Samsung Galaxy S2 owner and want to experience the new Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on your device, you probably won’t have to wait for long as the company will reportedly roll out the firmware update for the Galaxy S2 in the beginning of February in Singapore with other countries expected to follow thereafter.

For those who are in a hurry, thanks to custom ROM Avatar, you can try your hands on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on your Galaxy S2 with the model number GT-I9100G even before that. According to a report from Android Jinn, one of the main features of Avatar ROM is that it combines customization of CM10 with the theme engine of MIUI.

“By installing Avatar ROM you will get all customization of CM10 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean custom ROM as well and also install eye candy themes of MIUI ROM,” said the report.

Given below is a tutorial explaining how to install Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G using custom ROM Avatar. Users should note that the ROM is still under development and therefore users may encounter some issues and bugs. However, all the issues are expected to be resolved as development progresses.

Crucial Points To Remember

- Backup your data and apps.

- The device has at least 80 percent battery power.

- The USB driver must be installed for Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G in your PC.

- The USB Debugging must be enabled.

- Backup your EFS Folder.

- The device must have ClockworkMod Recovery Installed.

- Flashing this ROM on your device will increase your binary counter.

- Don’t skip Nandroid backup as it’s very helpful if this custom ROM doesn’t work the way you wanted.

Installation Procedure

Step 1: Download Avatar ROM 4.1.2 Jelly Bean ROM For Galaxy S2 I9100G (Filename: AvatarRom.I9100G#ExperimentalBuild2.zip).

Step 2: Download Google Apps (Filename: gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip).

Step 3: Connect your Galaxy S2 to a PC using USB cable.

Step 4: Copy downloaded files to the SD card of your phone without extracting them.

Step 5: Disconnect the USB and power off your phone.

Step 6: Boot into ClockworkMod recovery in your Galaxy S2 by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Power and Home buttons together. Wait till the Samsung logo appears on screen.

Step 7: Release the buttons and hold them again. You will get ClockworkMod recovery screen soon. Now browse between options in recovery using Volume keys while using Power key to select an option.

Step 8: Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM by selecting Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, selecting Backup again. Once back up is complete, go back to the main recovery menu.

Step 9: Perform the data wiping task. To do so, select the wipe data/ factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait for a few minutes till the data wipe is completed.

Step 10: Select install zip from the sdcard and after that select choose zip from the sdcard. Now, locate the AvatarRom.I9100G#ExperimentalBuild2.zip file and select it by pressing Power button.

Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.

Step 11: Once the ROM installation is done, repeat the step 10 but choose the gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.

Step 12: After the installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot the phone and boot up into customized Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The first boot will take time.

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How to Enable/Disable USB Transfer on Android Mobile

There are basically two ways to transfer files between PC and Android phone – via USB or via WiFi. USB transfer enabled out of the box, you don’t require to do anything. However, there are sometime you really wish to disable USB transfer or need to enable it when someone else disable it for your discomfort. Enabling/Disabling USB transfer is very easy, just follow the below guide.

How to Enable/Disable USB Transfer on Android Mobile

1. Press Menu key in your home screen and then tap on Settings option.

2. A list of available options jump in front of you. Locate and tap on Applications option.

3. A few Applications related options will be shown in your screen. Navigate and tap on Development option.

4. You will see 3 options in front of you – USB debugging, Stay awake and Allow mock locations. Every option comes with a check box. 

Tap on checkbox and it will turn into green (means activated). Make sure USB debugging is turned on when you want USB transfer else tap on it to deactivate the function.

Hope this small guide help you to solve some trick. We will talk on more about USB Data Transfer and Wi-Fi Data Transfer in our next articles.

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[How to] Import iPhone SMS to Android 2013

Most of us like to store all the funny and lovely SMS from and friends and family. If it happens that you have an iPhone and all of your SMS are store in the internal memory of your iPhone and you are going to sell or give it to your relative and going to buy an Android. So, how could you import the SMS on iPhone to your Android? I think most of you don’t know the process to import iPhone SMS to Android. So, in this post I’m going to share how to import iPhone SMS to Android.

Import iPhone SMS to Android

To import your iPhone SMS to your Android you just need to follow the steps below and work accordingly. So guys let me step out the process to import iPhone SMS to Android. This is an easy process and the outline of the process is obtaining the iPhone backup file located on a Windows based PC that is Sync’d whenever the iPhone is plugged into the machine.

• At first you have to go to the location on your iPhone where the backup is stored
• Usually the iPhone backup file is store on “AppData” directory which is typically hidden in default
• The path of the backup file along with the AppData directory is given below

C:users<username>AppDataRoamingApple ComputermobilesyncBackup

• The directory where the backups of iPhone stored in is in alpha-numerical, 40 characters naming structure
• And the file you should look for starts with the name “3d07” in some case you will three file in the same name then you should pick up the larger in size among the files
• Now copy the file on your iPhone and transfer the file into the SD card of your Android
• Here in this step you have two option to view the SMS from the backup file on your Android
• The first one is with “SQLite Editor” Android app, to view SMS launch the SQLite Editor app and open the “3d07″ file from the SD card

SQLite Editor Speed Software € 2,70

• And the second way is you can use “iSMS2Droid” Android app in conjunction with “SMS Backup and Restore“  Android app to browse the “3d07” file and import / view / or you also restore the SMS right to your Android.

iSMS2droid (iPhone SMS Import) Jan Grewe Gratis

SMS Backup & Restore Ritesh Sahu Gratis

So, guys lets easily import your important and loving SMS on your iPhone to your Android. Don’t forget let me know if you could import iPhone SMS to Android following the steps above.

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