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.
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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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Good folks at Sammobile have released Android 4.0.4 ICS firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet. To flash it, you must have stock CWM on board. The best way to have that is by flashing an official firmware for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 which will restore stock CWM.
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Remember the hybrid Jelly bean firmware we mentioned for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7? The developer behind it has ported it for the Galaxy Tab Plus. It works on the both P6200 and P6210 tablets.
Continue reading Download Galaxy Tab Plus Jelly Bean ROM (un official)
The Cyanogen Mod team has already started porting the CM10 to the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus tablet and it runs fantastic on it. The CM10 brings near Android stock experience and tons of other goodies.
Continue reading CyanogenMod 10 CM10 for Galaxy Tab Plus P6200, P6210, T869
TWRP (team win recovery project) is a custom recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. It provides same functionality as the original custom recovery we posted for the Tab 7.7 few months back but uses more user friendly UI. It is also fully driven by touchscreen input which makes more sense on a tablet.
Want to use the internal micro SD card of your P6800/P6810 as external USB flash drive (UMS) on your computer for faster data transfer? You can use the following given method on how to get it done. The only requirement is that you must have rooted your Galaxy Tab 7.7 with Super SU and busybox installed. Find out how to root Galaxy tab 7.7 by following our step by step tutorial.
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Samsung might have left the Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the cold by not endowing them with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean treatment but that did not stop ROM developers at XDA to bring Jelly bean to the Tab 7.7. There is a CM10-based firmware that also introduces true tablet mode.
An XDA member, romswell has released a pre-rooted firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 that is also deodexed and Zipaligned. The ROM comes with Super SU and Busybox (for running root apps) installed as well. He has made two versions of it – one for the P3100 users and another of the P3113 users.
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Samsung is yet to release official Jelly Bean firmware upgrade for the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and 7.0 but has already released source files for Jelly bean operating system to the developers and public. This is extremely weird as Samsung normally releases these files after they have pushed OTA updates to its users. Nevertheless, these files will allow the users to tinker with the new source files until they push the OTA updates.
Continue reading Download Jelly Bean open source files for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1
