yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
If you mean which are safe to remove then it really depends on your needs.

I've kept some as I use them (Weibo and Youku) but frozen others (Viva, Navigator and IQIYI). By frozen I mean using Titanium backup to disable them so they're not precached in RAM or have icons visible - effectively uninstalled except they still take up storage space.

I'd suggest using TB to avoid problems like you experienced deleting an app permanently. If you're desperately grasping for space you can backup all apps to an SD card and then just store the backup folder on a hard drive or something if you ever need to restore.

-- From my N7102
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
I see, speaking of navigator, i have also removed my navigator since all of its location are in cbina, but i have installed a default navigator from N7100 but couldn't locate my area if where i am currently, i have attached screenshot for your reference
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
bro, i have downloaded the apk and odex file but upon transfering the files in system/app, music player cant be installed. did i made any wrong procedure?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Did you set permission? Also the music hub apk total 2 apk should be there, reboot recovery wipe dalvik cache
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
What app are you using to access your system files? Just to re confirm, what do you mean by wipe dalvik? Tia
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Use root explorer or similar, reboot to cwm recovery select wipe dalvik
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
can you guide me for the cwm reboot? sorry. i have no idea with this process..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
U need to do more reading...

Shut down ur phone press power + vol up & home key until see samsung logo release all button will go into cwm menu unless u never flash custom cwm recovery
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
With simple instructions is useless, don't attempt to do anything without full knowledge, read through the thread and get to know what is needed, otherwise you're the one who will suffer.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
thanks, i have also wipe the dalvik cache and still after rebooting, music player still doesn't appear..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Looks like you mean you've installed google maps with the navigation function (correct?). If so, I'm a little confused why you would take it from an n7100 instead of either installing it from an App store such as Play or Baidu App Store, or simply by flashing the gApps zip that's mentioned in this thread (and all over the site) to ensure it is installed properly.

There's also the known issue of the GPS not working correctly throughout this thread - solution being to install GPS status app and reset it. I had to do this, as did others.

I'd recommend doing clean app installs where possible from app stores rather than transfers. Given your issues with this and others, please read or re-read this thread as there's plenty of information and fixes for things you've already experienced. :)

-- From my N7102
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Hi all,

With ZCDMD2 (4.1.2) being released a few weeks ago, I pre-rooted and pre-installed Google Apps for this stock ROM rather than flashing the root file and having CWM installed and thus a raised flash counter (custom binary count). These show 'Official' unmodified status and do not raise the flash counter. If you do happen to have a raised flash counter, you can use my guide here to reset that to 0.

I've uploaded the pre-rooted/googled ROM along with two other variations - just rooted (no Google stuff) and just with Google Apps (no root) if. The pre-rooted ROM just has SuperSU and Busybox added, whilst the Google ROM has the Google apps stuff added and the two files that cause continuous 'Android is upgrading' removed.

I've flashed them all and have been running the rooted/googled ROM fine and used Titanium Backup to restore apps and data without affecting the 'Official' status. Bonus is the new Play Store app now Syncing App data.

The 'Official' status can change to 'Custom' if you hack around with Root Explorer and/or modify system files (such as using FasterGPS to reset closest location) but this won't increase the flash counter. If there are future ROM updates, I'll likely be doing the same for those.

As with all ROM changes/updates, backup your data first and it's better to do a wipe data/cache in recovery first then enter Download mode and flash with PC Odin.

ONLY FOR N7102!

MEGA.co.nz links (use Chrome to download if having issues):

N7102ZCDMD2 pre-rooted (no Google apps)

N7102ZCDMD2root.rar (888.0 MB)

N7102ZCDMD2 with Google Apps/framework (no root)

N7102ZCDMD2google.rar (936.5 MB)

N7102ZCDMD2 pre-rooted with Google Apps/framework

N7102ZCDMD2rootgoogle.rar (936.5 MB)

Mirrors – Baidu (China):

N7102ZCDMD2 pre-rooted (no Google apps)

N7102ZCDMD2root.rar (888MB)

N7102ZCDMD2 with Google Apps/framework (no root)

N7102ZCDMD2google.rar (936.5MB)

N7102ZCDMD2 pre-rooted with Google Apps/framework

N7102ZCDMD2rootgoogle.rar (936.5MB)

Enjoy.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leedsrock:
How to Root N7102

Hi,

i'm new to this rooting craic.. Would someone be kind enough to show me step-by-step how to root my N7102?

Thanks:D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafijas:
Did you know is any of this ROMs support HDMI out?

Can you try on your phone?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Your download link are invalids pls post again thanks! Can you share hw to integrate prerooted google app/framework to official rom so when new updates release i can do it myself..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
I don't have HDMI cable to test. As for the ROMs nothing else has changed so I would suggest they would work as the pure stock ROM does.

---------- Post added at 04:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:36 PM ----------

Do you mean the downloaded files are not working? I can download fine using Chrome. However, I'll see what I can do re. mirrors later but given their size, my options are limited. Anyone with large server space is welcome to mirror :laugh:

For DIY, I used dr. ketan's guide then added the Gapps and fixed permissions and deleted files noted earlier in this thread. Search the forum as I got all the info by reading and spending time figuring out what to do. :good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Great thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexHurricane:
Followed with using prerooted+google image, works like charm so far (12hrs).

Also downloaded unrooted+google image. Speed at 5xx-7xx kB/s (shown on the page, fyi I'm in Hong Kong).

Thanks so much, kinghu.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Good to know they work. :good:

Have added mirrors on Baidu share (other hosts kept deleting them for whatever reason). Now compressed using .rar to keep within Baidu's 1GB file limit (significantly smaller than .zip) so will update the Mega links to .rar shortly.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chef mandrake:
Please reload the S Notes english templates

Can anybody help me please with the S Notes english templates ( upload them again somewhere ) ? ( I got my N7102 a week ago )

Also, as others said before, it would be really helpfull if there would be a " place " with updated information about how to " fix" the SGN 2 N7102, from " zero to hero " with ROM flashing, tweaks, usefull software to be installed and so on. A "place" where people can go and read the full clear tutorial, about the latest ROM and apk's that run well on N7102 maybe even with explanations about what flashing, CWM, ODIN, and other terms mean and with working links for all the necessary updated files.

Since I was new to Android I needed one full day to go through all the posts in this thread ( and others ) to understand what the various terms mean, what do I have to do and where to get the files from.

Many thanks to all the contributors on this thread and on XDA .

Yesterday , thanks to the awesome work that kinghu did, I was able to solve my " 2 files to be deleted to prevent at each startup " android is updating " message " issue, since even if I found the files ( no complete link was given in the posts and I saw no search function in the root explorer apk ) I could not delete them.

Due to the work of kinghu and his clear explanations, I could fix my device. - THANK YOU -
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Found these on a backup from my old N7100 - they should work fine just copying into your S Note folder but will overwrite the Chinese ones so make a backup of those just in case you need them again.

S Note N7100 ENG templates.zip (23.5 MB)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mink_gto:
Thx for you ROM everything is work fine

but one thing I try to use NFC to send the picture btw phone but it's doesnt work, anyone have the same problem as me ??:confused:

Thx
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmodify:
does anybody have the template icons for the s planner?

For some weird reason it comes up blank:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexHurricane:
I haven't tested sending file via NFC... my testing on NFC is to read the information from a smart card through app and it works well.

After few attempts, I feel the chance to recognize is higher if the target is closer to the back side *and the top half* of the phone.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falconwg:
Is this new ROM set to International code which solves the Call-ID issue.

Please advise and help...

Thank you in advance..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zxrzxrxp:
hello, who I can 'help, even giving me a service address in china, thanks

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8061/36589207.jpg
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
if you don't live in china and don't have a receipt issued from a authorised dealer, they won't do anything.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Warranty info here

Main Contact Us page

常见问题解答 = FAQ

在线服务 = Online services

E-mail 联系我们 = Email

意见反馈 = Feedback / Comment

电话联系我们 = Call them (4008105858)

Good luck if you're outside of China / don't speak Mandarin.

---------- Post added at 02:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:00 PM ----------

This is the stock ROM with just either Root, Google, or Root+Google added. Nothing else was touched so the CID issues remain, despite the 4.1.2 update.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icyzx:
Whats with the "select input method" notification every time the keyboard is showing? It shows and hides, but is really annoying.

BTW, Im using swiftkey as my keyboard.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abangjohnyen:
ok. i am living in china. the only issue is those android phones by big names (samsung, HTC etc), they don't come installed with google apks like play store. But you can side load these apks yourself. And if you are using it outside of china, then you will be able to use the google services and apks just like any other phones sold in your country.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
Need help to root Samsung Note dual sim N7102, willing to pay

Hi,

I am new to this website.

I have seen the tutorial on how to root the N7102 on this website.

However, I am not tech savvy at all and I know I will definitely botched this up.

Anyway, I plan to buy the Samsung Note dual sim N7102 from China.

Can anyone help me to root this phone/advise any shop that I can go to, to do it.

I am willing to pay.

Thanks

colinlow
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
Need Help to Root the Samsung Note 2 dual SIM N7102

Hi,

I am new to this website.

I have seen the tutorial on how to root the N7102 on this website.

However, I am not tech savvy at all and I know I will definitely botched this up.

Anyway, I plan to buy the Samsung Note dual sim N7102 from China.

Can anyone help me to root this phone/advise any shop that I can go to, to do it in Singapore.

I am willing to pay.

Thanks

colinlow
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Colin,

The steps are as easy as they can be, and include downloading a pre-rooted file in my post a few pages back (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2018601&page=93).

However, if you're really not sure about it, there will be a ton of shops willing to do it in China if you're buying in person. I bought from a small shop in Inner Mongolia and there were plenty of people who could root it for a 10-20 RMB on the spot if I'd wanted. Somebody always knows somebody in China so you're unlikely to hear “不知道” - especially at a tech mall/market.

If you're buying online and having it delivered to you in Singapore, then I'd guess most tech phone/repair shops can do it their too. Maybe some Singapore residents can offer specific names. ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ohkuni:
I bought an Ebay one from HK, and whilst expensive it came pre-rooted and with piece of mind with using paypal.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
KingHu, thanks for your advice
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Just be aware that if you root the device after flashing a ROM (ie. if you buy from a store and then ask them to root it), it will increase the flash counter and Samsung will reject it should you need to send it in for warranty purposes. You will also have a 'custom' software status and over-the-air updates will not work.

This will happen unless they re-flash the whole device with a pre-rooted stock ROM like the one I made in my sig. OTA updates still work and it does not increase the flash counter so you can simply re-flash an untouched stock ROM or use Kies to restore it (the end result is the same).

To reset the flash counter in order to return the phone for warranty, you'd need to use the guide in my signature and then re-flash a pure stock ROM or use Kies as above.

It's important to understand HOW the phone you get was rooted as this could prevent a warranty return if you don't know how to reset the flash counter.

Of course, the phone might never need a warranty return at all!

-- From my N7102
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
Rooting my N7102

Just so that i undertand you correctly. ...If the store does it for me..I have to make sure that they are rooting my phone with a pre-rooted stock ROM in order that I will not affect the flash counter and I will also get OTA updates.

Kinghu..thanks for your invaluable advice.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
Ideally yes. Although any future OTA updates will likely lose the root status, at least you will know when new software is available and can then either have someone flash another prerooted ROM (with the new updated firmware) or just reject the update. Or even accept if you can do without root.

Above all, your flash counter will be 0 which is what you want if ever needing warranty.

When I bought mine from a small tech mall, I went with gome (国美) given they're a reputable seller with outlets across China for easier returns. I could have saved a few hundred RMB by buying from one of the small stands close by but who knows if they'll be around if I need warranty (or if the phone is genuinely new and not a grey import). 国美 won't root it or even haggle the price, but as I said, all the other small stands most likely will.

I made sure to inspect the phone before buying and went to Odin download mode (hold power+home+voldown on startup then press up) to see if the flash (binary) counter was 0. One small stand had a phone with 2 on the counter so I knew it was a used return despite them saying it was brand new.

The method for flashing a prerooted ROM or just the root file to an existing phone is essentially the same using Odin on Windows - it's just the file is different. If you're buying in person, you could even download the prerooted ROM from my sig link, copy it to a USB stick, and ask them to flash that specific file. That way they won't have to download a ~1gb file while you wait, you get root with no flash counter increase and OTA updates. They may already have, or know of, a similar prerooted file from 52samsung.com (a popular Chinese Samsung community). Just be sure it's an N7102 and not a clone!

-- From my N7102
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wdicc:
I've buy a N7102 today, it's on the way to me :), glad to see other users here
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
Kinghu,

Thank you very much for your advice. You have been a great help

I have a few questions.

I have a Smasung phone and I tried to go to Odin download mode by doing what you said (hold power+home+voldown on startup then press up)

But it does not work.

Sorry, if my questions seems stupid as I am not tech savvy. Do you mean to hold the "power" and "Home" and "Vol button" AT THE SAME TIME? What do you mean by "on startup then press up"?

Also, can you send the link to download your prerooted ROM from your sig link. thank you very much.

Thank you

Colin
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
The pre-rooted ROM links are in my signature, just read that post and choose which ROM you need.

For Odin download mode on the N7102, power off the phone then hold Power and Home and VolDown at the same time. Keep them all held until you reach the Odin warning screen, usually takes 2-3 seconds. Then it's either press VolumeUp to continue to Download mode, or VolumeDown to cancel/restart the phone as normal.

I don't know which Samsung phone model you have so it may be different.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colinlow88:
KingHu,

Got it and thanks.

You mentioned that once rooted, any future OTA updates will likely lose the root status.

Do this means that whatever we have rooted and Google apps installed before will be gone? or just that we cannot load any more Google apps once we lose that root status?

I just want to root the N7102 phone so that I can remove the Chinese software and load Google apps (like maps, Playstore, etc) and can go to google search engine (unlike now, I will always be directed to some Chinese website)

Thanks once again

Colin

---------- Post added at 07:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 AM ----------

Kinghu,

Another question.

There is a link that is a tutorial on rooting the N7102. It mentioned the use of a

1] Rooting file for Galaxy Note 2 N7102 and

2] Odin 3.07.

The link is

http://droidfirmwares.com/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-dual-sim-n7102easy-tutorial.html/2

Just want to understand what is the difference using the above rooting method and the one that you recommend wrt using a pre-rooted stock ROM? Or the end results is the same?

Thanks, once again
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinghu:
First question:

You don't lose apps or anything like that, just the ability to grant root access to apps. This is because Superuser, which grants root privileges, gets removed when you flash a stock ROM or do an update. There may be occasions when a small update does not remove this but it's better to assume those files, which reside in a certain folder, are overwritten with a replacement folder from the update that obviously does not have Superuser in it.

If you did update and Superuser was gone, all that would happen is the app that requires root (such as Titanium Backup) would tell you Superuser (or root privileges) could not be found, and thus not work.

Second question:

The end result is the same - that is both result in a rooted phone. However, the method with the file in your posted link will increase the flash counter as it involves flashing a custom software after the ROM is installed. It will also result in the software status changing to 'Custom' instead of 'Official'. Having a 'Custom' software means the software updates will not work (it returns a message saying the software is modified so will not accept updates). There are guides to try and reset the status back to Official (thanks dr. ketan!) but it may not work for some reason.

The whole idea behind the pre-rooted ROMs is that the ability to have Superuser (root) and the Google framework is done before flashing the ROM. That is they are added to the stock ROM prior to flashing. The phone does then not need an additional flash to add root so the flash counter then remains 0, nor does it detect any software modification after rooting which triggers the 'Custom' status.

Personally, I need root to backup using Titanium Backup Pro. I also use it to disable (freeze) or uninstall system apps safely without the need to use Root Explorer or similar to enter system folders and delete files manually. Whilst some of the bloatware can be disabled in the Application Manager others need me to use Titanium Backup Pro. For me, it's easy, quick, and I can always 'unfreeze' or restore if ever I need to as I backup everything.

A note of caution: editing system files or removing them can trigger the phone to detect changes and then the software status becomes 'Custom' and you will not be able to get OTA update notifications unless you can revert the status back using dr. ketan's method mentioned above. Hacking around and editing system files does not increase the flash counter, though, So if dr. ketan's method doesn't work, you can always just re-flash the same pre-rooted stock ROM over the top, preserving your apps and settings, and be back to 'Official' status again (the phone thinks it's unmodified stock ROM so no flash counter increase).

It's a learning process but you will pick things up and understand better as you go. ;)