Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone seems to be the next favorite when it comes to the Custom ROM developers after the likes of Galaxy S and Galaxy S2. On the similar lines, the latest Android’s KANG Open project seems to be the favorite of most of the Nexus users as all new modified version of ICS has been rolled out which come with hell lot of enhancements which we will be checking out in the due course of this article. This article is a respite for all those who wanted something extra from their device as after all Galaxy Nexus is one of the powerful Android smartphones.
Disclaimer: Neither we, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same. This firmware update should not be applied to the Galaxy Nexus CDMA as well as Galaxy Nexus LTE edition or else it may brick the device too.
Over a period of this article, we will be checking out in detail on what are the list of pre requisites you need to follow along with the tutorial on how to apply this update in your phone. Please note that this firmware which we will be checking out is not an official release from Samsung but is a custom ROM firmware developed by third party developer.
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Quick Pre Requisites:
- Important data which is listed below should be backed up from your Galaxy nexus so that just in case if any of the crucial data gets corrupted or erased, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t backup the data using the PC Suites as PC Suite won’t detect the custom firmwares.
Text messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Phone Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Pictures, Music, Videos, Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Charge left in your Galaxy Nexus should be a minimum of 60% so that your phone doesn’t give up in the middle of firmware update.
- Enable the USB debugging in your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked.
- Turn Off all the antivirus as well as Firewall tools in your computer as these tools tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.
- Last but not the least, this firmware should only be applied on the Galaxy Nexus GSM Version which is Rooted. This firmware can’t be applied on the non rooted phones.
So assuming that you have followed all the instructions mentioned above, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how to apply this update.
