Android 4.0.3 ICS official update for Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000

Did you heard that ? Samsung India has rolled out Android 4.0 ICE cream sandwich update for Samsung galaxy note owners in India then what you are waiting for....

To update to Android 4.0.3  (Ice cream sandwich) Just follow the steps below:

 Important:
1.Fully recharge your battery before updating.
2.Backup data.
3.Do not use device during update.
4.Keep your device in Airplane mode during upgrade.
5.Upgrade time depends on your internet connection speed..

 Step-1: Connect your device to your computer or laptop and open Kies..and wait for galaxy note to get  connected with kies.....

 Step-2: After the device gets connected with kies it will notify you about new firmware version  upgrade, click on update..

Step-3:Then read all the caution carefully and Check the box saying (I have read all of above information)  and click start upgrade.....

Step-4: Click next

Step-5:Now wait for kies to download packages

Step-6: After downloading all the packages device will reboot and start installation....
After all installation will be completed successfully you will see this screen......

How to flash google apps in Cyanogen Mod ROMs?

After flashing your android device to any custom rom you might be confused about finding google apps such as google play store, gmail,youtube etc missing from your device and you might also not be able to add your gmail account to your android device and without it you cannot install any apps.So, In this article i will show you how to get android market,youtube,gmail and other google apps that are not in cyanogenmod....

Google Apps contain the proprietary Google applications that come pre-installed with most android devices. Due to licensing restrictions, these apps cannot come pre-installed with Cyanogen Mod and must be installed separately. To make it easier a flash able zip of Google apps is made available which you can simply flash via clockworkmod.So, why wasting your time go through the following steps and get them on your device:

1. Download latest version of Google Apps (aka. gapps)  from http://goo-inside.me/gapps/. You can flash latest universal gapps if you have cyanogen mod 7. It is called universal since it is DPI and architecture-independent, and thus can be flashed on all android smartphones.

2. Copy the download gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip file to your sd-card.

3. Reboot your android smartphone to clockwork mod recovery ( Home Button to select and Volume Buttons to navigate in CWM recovery)

4.Now, go to Install Zip From SD>>Choose Zip From SD Card>> and select the gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip file  you downloaded earlier.

6. Wait till the Google apps are installed.

7. Once Google Apps are successfully flashed, Reboot your device.

Once the device will be rebooted it will ask you to sign in with your google account either you can also sign in manually by going to Settings>Account and Sync>Add account.I hope you will be satisfied with this and if you need further help on it please feel free to ask through the comments below......

How to flash Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 on Dell xcd 35 or zte blade

Hi friends,
This post is about installing cyanogen mod 7.1.0 for dell xcd 35......

-First of all you have to do is to root your device.Rooting provides administrative privileges as every  android device is locked by the vendor.Without much knowledge one can unlock the device using free application available at market.....
Files to download:
z4root for zte blade (Download the file and extract to .apk file or use ES file explorer to open .zip file, it is freely available at market)
Rom manager (Available free at market)
Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 for zte blade 

Follow the steps:

-Open z4root and select temporary root (provides option for unrooting) or permanent root....once the rooting process will be finished device will reboot....

-Then download and install free version of rom manager from android market
-Open it and select Flash Clockwork mod recovery it will flash custom rom on your device then below it there is a option of reboot in recovery select it......

-After that in recovery mode select install zip from sd card
(In recovery mode to toggle between options use volume keys to select use home key and back key as back key)..This image is just an example:

-Select backup and restore to create a backup of current installation.(optional step)

-Then select choose zip from sd card
-After then select "update-cm-7.1.0-Blade-signed.zip" file

Then the installation will start, it will take few minutes to complete,after completion goto main menu and Wipe Data and clear cache and then reboot device,it will take nearly 5-10 min to boot in cyanogen mod that's it you are done.....

How to flash Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC5.7 in samsung galaxy mini

Hi Friend,
This post is about installing cyanogen mod 7.2 RC5.7 on samsung galaxy mini...

What is Cyanogenmod ? 
Intended as a replacement for the software (also known as the "firmware" or "ROM") that comes factory installed on your smartphone, CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project – the same base software used in all Android devices. However, CyanogenMod offers several benefits over the pre-installed firmware, including vastly flexible interface and customization, a wider set of new features, and sometimes significant improvements in performance.
CyanogenMod's features may allow you to bypass software limitations imposed by carriers, which may prevent you from using the handset in a manner that they do not support. Such features include, but not limited to, the ability to overclock the device's CPU, tether the device to your computer, or fully back up the device to your SD Card.


Now as you know what is cyanogenmod  you might be eager to use it on your device.So proceeding towards the installation.First of all,inorder to install cyanogenmod your device must be rooted and below is the link for " How to root your device " pls go through it before installing cyanogenmod...
 
 To root click here

After rooting we have to follow the steps below to install cyanogenmod:
1.Download Clockwork mod
(To install clockwork mod head to this link)
Clockwork mod is a Custom Rom as a replacement to the default rom installed

2. Download Cyanogen mod 7.2 RC5.7

Note- Don't forget to copy cyanogen mod to SD card before starting installation.

Now follow the installation steps:

Step 1: First of all boot into recovery mode ( By pressing and holding Home + Power key)

(Toggle between options in boot mode use Volume keys and to select use home key and Power key as a back key)

Step 2: Then select install zip from sd card>Choose zip from SD card> update-cm-7.2.0-Galaxy mini.zip


Step 3: Then select Yes install update and wait for few minutes for installation to complete...

Step 4: Go back to main menu and wipe data and wipe cache and then reboot your device


Note-It could last long up to 15 min and if it takes more then 20 min then restart again in recovery and again wipe data and partition.......

And if you want you can also watch this video it is about the same.....but if you have some issues while installing you can see this step by step tutorial about installing clockwork mod and cyanogen mod.......

Updates/Hot Fixes :

 update_app_for_cm7.2_rc5.7.zip : Fixes for carrier logo in status bar, honeycomb lockscreen and framework re-factored and re-fined, new option added. Flash it in CWM recovery as  you did with the rom above. No need to wipe data and cache.

How to root or unroot samsung galaxy mini(Two methods)

Hi Friends,
This post is about rooting samsung galaxy mini....
(Rooting is a method of gaining super user privileges as over your device by becoming super user you can do anything with your device move app to sd card and change your device boot vide,You can make your device ad free,you can overclock your device etc)

There are two methods of rooting:
1.By using firmware .
2.By using app for one click root.
I will explain both in detail and both are safe....

1.By using Firmware:(Works only on Gingerbread)

Files to download:
upd_root.zip (To root) and
unroot.zip ( If you want to unroot sometime)

1.Now first of all reboot your device in Recovery mode (By pressing and holding Home + Power key)

( To toggle between options use volume keys,To select use Home key and Use Power key as a back key)
2.Select apply update from SD card...

3.Select upd_root.zip and then install it, it will take few seconds for installation...

4.Go back to main menu and select reboot system now...and it order to unroot follow same step and install unroot.zip
If you want you can also watch a tutorial on rooting galaxy mini:

2.By using z4root
Files to Download:
z4root.apk
This method is easier then the previous one it takes only one click in this method to root.....
And it allows two options to root (i) Temporary root which allows you to unroot again when you want and (ii) Permanent root.....

To root using this method open z4root on your device and select whatever temporary root or permanent root (That's upto you)This method takes nearly 5 min and then will reboot your device.....

You can also head to this tutorial:

How to flash clockwork mod in samsung galaxy mini

Hi friends,
This post is about installing clockwork mod on samsung galaxy mini.....

Files to download:
Clockwork mod from here
Odin multidownloader from here
TASS_v1.ops from here


Step-1: Reboot your device in Download mode (By pressing and holding Home + Power + Volume Down key)

Step-3 Open Odin multi-downloader from files you downloaded....

 and connect your device to your computer and the first bar you can see in image turns yellow(It indicates that device is detected)

Step-4 Click OPS and select TASS_v1.ops file

Step-5 Then mark one package on the left side corner of downloader....

Step-6 Click One Package  and select tass-recovery-cwm..

Step-7 Click Start and it will take nearly 10 sec to complete installation .....After installation Disconnect device from Computer..

If you want to install Cyanogen mod 7.2 RC5 head to this link