If you have been yearning for a clean, no-nonsense ROM for your Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 that runs and feels just like stock Android, a k a, AOSP, your wait is over. Thanks to folks at XDA, we now have a ROM that is super stable for every day use. Also, everything works out of the box. So expect, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, audio, camera etc to work right out of the box after download and flashing this ROM on your Tab 8.9.
CM10.1 is an open source replacement ROM for the Android phones and tablets. It looks and feel very much like stock Android and is much faster than the stock factory firmware. Cyanogen Mod 10.1, popularly known as CM10.1 is out for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and almost everything is working, including GSM calls. Of course, to flash it, you must have Clock Work Mod recovery installed for the Tab 8.9.
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CyanogenMod 10.1, more popularly known as CM10.1 has been successfully ported to Galaxy Tab Plus. There are some issues though. For example – USB mounting of internal storage does not work. Other things that does not work include HDMI, IR blaster, Bluetooth and phone calls crash often.
Continue reading Download Galaxy Tab Plus CM10.1 P6200, P6210, T869
Samsung has started rolling out official Android 4.1.2 ROM for the Galaxy Tab Plus users. The company released official ICS for it back in August 30, 2012, where its users were updated from Android 3.2 honeycomb to Android 4.0.1.
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A couple of days back, Samsung surprised the whole world by churning out the successor of Tab 2 that was destined to be released at IFA 2013. Anyway, we have the review device with us and we were lucky enough to run a few benchmarks on it to see how it compare benchmark wise to the Galaxy Tab 2.
As you can see, the Tab 3 7 inch scored much higher than the Tab 2, which scored mere 1165 points in GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD C24Z16 test. However, it is evident that even the new Galaxy Tab 3 is no match for the Apple’s iPad Mini released last year that carried the processor of iPad 2, the Apple A5. The iPad Mini scored 2855 in the same benchmark test.
Continue reading Galaxy Tab 3 7 Benchmark, Review, vs Tab 2, iPad Mini
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.
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.
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Samsung might have abandoned the Galaxy tab 8.9 users, but XDA has got their back. Many developers have churned out Android 4.1.2, also known as, jelly bean firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet. This one is AOSP which has been ported from Motorola’s XOOM. It is bug free and everything just works on it.
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To flash any sort of custom ROM like the AOSP Android 4.1 jelly bean ROM for the Galaxy tab 8.9, you need to have some sort of ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM). With the ClockworkMod Recovery, you will also be able to install myriad unofficial updates that keep popping up on XDA and sources like sammobile. Here are how you can download ClockworkMod Recovery to your Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet.
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Verizon also sells a Galaxy Tab 7.7 which is slightly different from inside (thus being called i815 instead of P6800 or P6810). Electron 73 has released a pre-rooted latest ICS ROM for galaxy tab 7.7 i815, which means you do not need to root it https://galaxytabreview.com/7-7/root/
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If you are done waiting for Samsung to release a jelly bean firmware for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6800, P6810, i815) and you have a soft side for the stock Android interface, you might want to check this CM10 hybrid firmware called Paranoid Android.
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.
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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.
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.
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