Category: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

If you are still holding onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 or 10.1 android tablet, you will be pleased to know that you can still install the latest android 6 marshmallow in it. This is all due to the developer behind Ressurection Remix who promises to resurrect your old android tablet by giving you the latest android build. Compatible with P3100, P5100, P3110, P3113, P5110, P5113 models, this ROM is based on cyanogenmod, slim and original remix builds.

Make sure you have the Galaxy Tab 2 TWRP (compatible with P3100 P3113 P3110)installed. If you need ROM for other models, you can check here or here. Here is how to install the Marshmallow Android 6 ROM on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 tablet.

* Download the latest build – P3100/P5100, p3110 | p3113 | p5110 | p5113
* Download Gapps from here http://opengapps.org/
* Take a nandroid backup. Full wipe and factory reset optional but recommended
* Flash ROM using latest TWRP recovery
* Flash Gapps
* Reboot.

Here are its list of features – compiled with latest tool chains , Navigation Bar , Enable/Disable Navbar , Navbar Ring Switch , Navbar Ring Targets , Navbar Button Customization , Navbar Dimensions(Potrait & Landscape) , Statusbar , Brightness Slider , Enable/Disable Show Notification Count , SuperUser Indicator Switch , Carrier Label , Carrier Label Switch , Carrier label Colour , Quick PullDown Switch , Smart Pulldown Switch , Clock Customizations , Time & date , Clock Colour , Day & date Toogle , Center Clock/Right Clock Choice , Battery , Battery Bar customization , Battery Icon Customization(circle/landscape/Potrait and more) , Battery % Text , Network Traffic Indicator , Theme Chooser , RR exclusive PITCH BLACK THEME , Animations , Toast Animations , ListView Animations , System Animations , Gestures , Gestures Anywhere Feature , App Circle Bar , Choose apps in App circle , Trigger Width , Trigger Hieght , Trigger Position , Recents Panel , Clear All button Switch , Clear All Tasks Switch , Clear All Button Location(Top right,Top Left,Top Center,Bottom Left,Bottom Right,Bottom Center) , cLock Widget , CLock And Alarm Customizations , Weather Panel Customizations , Calender Events , LockScreen , Lockscreen Shortcuts , Choose upto 5 Shortcuts , 100 Icons for Shortcuts , Quick Slider Shortcuts , Notification Drawer , Weather Display Switch , Quick Settings , Choice to Add 20 Tiles , Enable 2/3/4 Tiles per Row , Enable Disable Birghtness Slider in Notification Panel , Advanced Location Settings Switch(Choose Battery saving/Device Only/High Accuracy Directly in Notification Panel) , LongPress Toogles to Enter Settings , Buttons , Backlight Timer , Backlight Strength , Navigation Bar left/Right handed mode Switch , Power Menu , Power Menu End Calls Switch , Volume Buttons , Wake Up Device , Playback Control , Keyboard Cursor Control , Swap Buttons on Landscape mode , Perfomance Profiles , LCD Density , Expanded Desktop Mode , All New CM Audio FX App , Heads Up Customizations , Overall Smoothness Improvements , Quick Unlock , Optimizations to Improve Battery , ALL cm13 Features

Pixel UI was first launched with the Google Pixel series of phones. That has been ported to the old Samsung tablet, the Tab 2. It requires you to root Galaxy Tab 2 and have custom ROM installed. The developer who has ported the Pixel UI to the Galaxy Tab 2 says that you will need any Tab 2 ROM running Android 5 or higher. You will also need to have Xposed framework installed.

Also, you will need Galaxy Tab 2 custom recovery like TWRP or CWM installed as well. That is quite obvious since we would be tinkering with the system files. Before you proceed, make sure to create a backup of all the files. Here are the installation instructions for installing Pixel UI onto the Samsung galaxy tab 2 android tablet.

1. Install Android N-ify Xposed module from here.
2. Activate the module
3. Reboot your device
4. Install and apply Pixel theme using CM Theme Engine
5. (optional) Install XPOSED Pixel Navigation Bar

That is it – you have downloaded and installed Pixel user interface. This feel so much more stock than the slower Samsung’s touchwiz user interface that bogs down the entire system in a big way.

Sailfish OS is now available for download for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 3G variants and this includes both P5100 and P3100. Its developer clearly states that is not meant for daily use. After installing the Sailfish on your Samsung tablet, follow these tricks.

1. Connect to internet via wi-fi/mobile data/USB
2. Browser:
zypper mr -d adaptation0
zypper ar https://sailfish.openrepos.net/sailfish_browser_nightly/personal/main sailfish_browser_nightly
zypper ref sailfish_browser_nightly
zypper dup –from sailfish_browser_nightly
kill -9 $(pidof booster-browser)
3. Warehouse:
zypper ar https://sailfish.openrepos.net/basil/personal/main basil
zypper ref basil
zypper in harbour-warehouse

Prerequisites:
* Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 3G (p5100 or p3100)
* Installed latest Tab 2 TWRP recovery
* Downloaded CyanogenMod 12.1 and Sailfish OS from here.
* The basic linux & android knowledge

Installation:
* Place downloaded cm and sfos to /sdcard
* Reboot to recovery. You are suggested to make a backup from here if you want.
* Wipe and flash CyanogenMod zip, followed by flashing of Sailfish OS zip. Reboot

What works:
* Modem (calls/sms/mobile network)
* Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth
* Audio
* Camera, Audio/Video playback and GPS

Philz Recovery is a custom recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and is compatible with all variants including P3110, P3113 and P3110. It is better than clockwork mod recovery for Tab 2 7.0 as it supports touch input as well.

Installation instructions

Backup all important stuff. We need to format the device.
Make sure using latest TWRP
Wipe -> Advanced Wipe:
Cache
Dalvic
System
Data
Wipe -> Format Data -> Type yes to confirm
This is the most important step! It will keep some space for the footer! Without that encryption is not possible. If you do not perform this step, you will get this error.
E/Cryptfs (  105): Orig filesystem overlaps crypto footer region.  Cannot encrypt in place.
Flash Rom
Reboot
Set a Pin for Lockscreen
Encrypt your device.

Only by installing TWRP Philz Recovery, you will be able to flash Android 4.4.4+ and Android lollipop ROMs on your Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 device.

Android 5 Lollipop is now available for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 and P3100 variants thanks to the hard working cyanogen mod team that released CM12 for Galaxy Tab 2. For those who do not know CM is based on AOSP project which takes contributions from myriad talented people. It is possible to to use this ROM without any Gapp installed but you can always add them later if you need them.  Here are the installation instructions:

Copy GApps and CM-Rom ZIPs to your internal SD Card (download links given at the bottom of this post)
Boot into custom philz recovery (vol up and power button together)
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvic cache
format system
Flash CM-Rom ZIP from internal SD Card
Flash GApps zip from internal SD Card
Reboot
Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup
Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible

• For P3100
• For P3110 and P3113
• Gapps link

Source Galaxy tab review

If your are looking for a solid ROM for your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet, then look no further than this AOSP AOKP ROM from XDA. It is like CM12 but much stable and reliable for daily use. You can get the ROM from the link given at the bottom of this post.

Installation of this ROM

Boot Into Recovery Mode
Wipe Data,System,Cache,Dalvik
Flash provide latest SOKP ROM Zip
Again Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Reboot To System
Now again Reboot into Recovery Mode
Flash latest G-Apps
Wipe Cache and Dalvik and then Reboot To System.

List of features

Various Bug Fixes Compared To Goggle AOSP
Material Dark UI.
Advanced Mode In Settings.
Configurable Custom colours in Battery Saver Mode.
On The Spot
On Screen Navigation Bar switch.
Navigation Bar Left handed Mode in Landscape Mode.
Configurable Navigation Bar Hight.
Navigation Bar Button Colour.
Materialised Toast Frames.
Disable FC Dialogues.
Materialised Text Select handle.
Smooth Upload & Download Animations.
Fix For Battery Status wakelock
Status Bar Left Clock.
Customizable Battery icon.
Status bar Notification Counts.
Double Tap To sleep option in status bar.
Status bar Brightness control.
Quick Pull-down
Weather above Quick settings.
Quick Settings Customisations
Configurable Power Menu.
Configurable Multi-user Accounts.
Customizable device wakeup with home, volume buttons
Customizable long press action and Double tap action
Option to reorient volume button when screen rotates
Customizable lock screen slider short-cuts
Glow-pad double tap gesture
Wake Lock Blocker
Customizable Navigation Bar and Navigation Rings
Cyanogen Mod Themes with customizable Styles,,Icons,fonts boot animation,sound packs,etc
Custom Profile switcher
Expanded Desktop
Customizable advanced Display with Scenario,night mode.
Notification Light
Screen Caster
CPU and Memory Info In Settings About.
Custom Volume Steps
Ascending Phone Ring Tones
Privacy Guard
Captions
Mock Location and Mock SMS
Adoptive Back light
Beautiful SOKP Fonts System Wide.
Apex Launcher As Default Launcher for Time being.
Own Custom DTS Audio System with support of Dolby Digital Plus customizable equalizer which can be used for system wide sound control( Will be Merged Soon)
Inbuilt Metaon Powered Performance Boost By Spike Lab 

• Download link for P3100 and link for P3110

Cyanogen Mod 12 a k a CM12 is now available for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. This is great for those who want to get enjoy vanilla Android experience. There are no Samsung applications on it which means your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will run very fast and of course reliability.

Here are the installation instructions:
Copy GApps and CM12.0 ZIPs to your internal SDCard
Boot into Recovery
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvic cache
format system
Flash CM12.0 zip from internal SDCard
Flash GApps zip from internal SDCard
Reboot
Don’t restore system data using Titanium Backup!
Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible

However if you were running Cyanogen Mod earlier:

Copy CM12.0 ZIP to your internal SDCard
Boot into Recovery
Flash CM12.0 zip from internal SDCard
Reboot

P3100: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=25690
P3110: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=25691

A developer has released Android 5 lollipop firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet. The ROM is very stable and we have tested it. Everything works perfectly well including 3G / HSDPA and GPS. It will give your Tab 2 7 a second life.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android 5 lollipop ROM flashing instructions

Download the Rom from here for your device and copy to your Tablet
Reboot into Recovery
Wipe Data Factory Reset
format /system (Recommend, but make sure you placed your files on your Micro SD Card.  Your internal storage get formatted!)
format /data (better "format /data and /data/media")
flash Rom
flash 5.0.x GApps
flash SuperSu from Chainfire to gain root. No need to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 separately

If your Tab 2 gets stucked at omni boot logo, force reboot it and try again installing only ROM and mini gapps. After a while it will boot. It can take around 30 minutes before it gets usable.

Most of us hate the Samsung’s TouchWiz interface but some of us, including me love it. That is why I prefer keeping myself to stock ROMs on my Galaxy Note 2 7.0 (includes P3110, P3113) and then rooting them by the usual methods. Now, a new firmware has cropped on XDA that is rooted, deodexed, debloated; has busy box installed and is completely stock. Here is how it looks like.

Continue reading P3113 P3110 Stock Deodexed Rooted ROM

For some reason, Samsung did not activate full tablet UI on the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. There is a way to enjoy full tablet UI by using Xposed installer and Xposed TabletUI Trigger. However, you need your Tab 2 7.0 to be rooted for it to work.

Continue reading Tablet UI on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

Officially Samsung states that the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 supports micro SD cards upto 32GB. That is because the Tab 2 7.0 was launched with Android 4.0.4 ICS which does not natively supports 64GB micro SD cards.

Continue reading Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 64GB micro SD card support

So you just upgraded your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to Android 4.1 jelly bean operating system but now, you have lost root access and want it back. Luckily, Chainfire has come up with a way to do that. Before following the below given steps, make sure to backup all of your data. Also, check if your tablet has 80 percent or more battery left. Enable USB debugging too by going into settings on your Tab 2 7.0. Here are the steps on how to root P3100/P3113.

Continue reading Jelly bean Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100, P3113 Root

Folks at XDA have uploaded official stock Android 4.1.1 firmwares for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet that can be flashed via ODIN. This is useful for those who have not yet received official Jelly bean (Android 4.1.1) operating system.

Continue reading Download Official Stock firmware for Galaxy Tab P3110 (Tab 2 7.0)

You can do much more on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 if you root it. You will be able to modify the system files, control the CPU clock speed (underclock/overclock) and so on. Here are the steps on how to get it done.

Continue reading Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 root, Download CWM

There can be many reasons why would one want to downgrade from Android 4.1.1 Jelly bean to Android 4.0 ICS operating system. Here is a quick tutorial on how to do it.

 

 

Continue reading Galaxy Tab 2 7.0: Downgrade to ICS from Jelly bean