XWLSS is the new Firmware for Galaxy S2 smartphone which has the model number as GT I9100 and for all those who have already updated their phones with this can now easily root the same as in the due course of this article we gonna be checking gout on how you can root so that you can then install the custom ROM firmwares which we will be coming out shortly. Since there is still no clarity on by when there will be an Official 4.2.2 Jellybean firmware. So, before we proceed on to check on what are the instructions with which you can root the device, you need to go through the list of pre requisites which are mentioned below;
Quick Pre Requisites:
- All the data in your Samsung Galaxy S2 should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use Samsung KIES for backing the data as custom ROM firmware doesn’t support the KIES and won’t allow you to restore the backed up data.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log –Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Enable the USB Debugging from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging” and also you will have to ensure that the minimum battery life should be 40% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of update.
Disclaimer: Rooting your device may void the warranty, we should not be responsible for any damage caused to the device due to non-following of instructions. Since we understand that warranty void is a critical issue, you can undo the root / revoke the root access by re applying the factory firmware of whose the link is mentioned below.
Tutorial to Unroot / Revoke Root Access by Applying Factory Firmware
Once you are done with following all the above mentioned insturctions, you can now proceed to the next step where we have mentioned a detailed tutorial on how to root Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XWLSS Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware.
