For those of you who want to root your Galaxy S2, I’ve found out another method that is safer (than previous method) and can root ALL Galaxy S2 variants including i9100, Sprint Epic 4G Touch, AT&T Galaxy S2, and the T-Mobile Galaxy S2.
The usual method of rooting Galaxy S2 phones require flashing a new kernel using ODIN or Heimdall, which comes with ClockworkMod Recovery. Well, this method doesn’t install a new kernel with recovery but does root your Galaxy S2 in the safest way poss
If you want to take the most out of your Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone, you will surely want to root it as you can get cool things like free wifi tethering, overclocking your phone’s CPU, make complete backup of your ROMs and more.
Update: There’s a new Root Method for ALL Galaxy S2!
Looking for Sprint Epic 4G Touch Root? Check out Epic 4G Touch Ro
For those of you who’ve rooted your Galaxy S2 i9100 using the new method (that doesn’t install ClockworkMod Recovery), you will need to install ClockworkMod Recovery after rooting if you want to install custom ROMs. (If you want to just use your stock rooted ROM, you don’t need to do this.)
Step 1. Put your Galaxy S2 into download mode by holding down Volume Down, Home, and Power buttons together until you see the warning screen like below:
Step 2. Next, hit Volume Up button then connect your phone to your computer via microUSB cable.
Want an ultra-fast ICS ROM that’s stable with everything working including Face Unlock on your rooted Galaxy S2 i9100?
Well, Bezke Ultra ICS ROM does exactly that, no force closes and runs smoother than any other ICS ROM I’ve tried so far. If you’ve been waiting (and I know, you’ve been waiting) for an ICS ROM that works right out of the box, this is a good ICS ROM to start with.
I will have more ICS ROM reviews this upcoming week and find which one is the best but in the meanwhile, you can try this Bezke Ultra ICS ROM, which is nearly
For those of you on T-Mobile Galaxy S2 SGH-T989, you can try the all-new FoxStar ROM, which comes pretty stock but with lots of enhancements like better battery life, better performance and Synergy kernel that allows for overclocking up to 1.836Ghz. There’s also BLN, USB OTG, and more that comes with the kernel.
This is still a brand new ROM but looks very promising and looks really good so try it out (if you have T-Mobile Galaxy S2) and let me know how it works for you.
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Turkbey ROM is a very highly-themed ROM that comes with custom icons, font, and a kernel that’s overclockable to 1.6Ghz. The battery life is pretty awesome on this ROM but what you will find exceptional over other custom ROMs is again its custom theme. It also comes with an app to change various things like the Lockscreen, toggles, and more.
At 1.6Ghz on performance, this ROM gets over 6000+ on Quadrant, which is pretty fast.
So, give it a try if you have an AT&T version of Galaxy S2, you will like this one.
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I know many of you are waiting for ICS on the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 and really, I am waiting eagerly everyday. In the meanwhile, you can try out other great Gingerbread ROMs such as this Tuesday ROM that I am running right now.
Tuesday ROM is a ROM that comes with TouchWiz stripped out, and battery life is really great. It’s a simple ROM that comes with “purple” theme that some of you might love.
Try it out if you are looking for such a ROM that’s simple, fast, and gives you great battery life. Let me know what you think!
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For those of you looking for stable ICS ROM that’s rooted and with Face Unlock working, give this ICS ROM a go, which is the best all-around ICS ROM I’ve tried. (Yes, this is off the ICS Leak but better.)
The leaked version of ICS I tried couple days back didn’t have face unlock working and was very buggy but this ICS ROM fixes those issues. There’s a bit of lag at times but otherwise it’s a complete ICS ROM for your Galaxy S2 i9100 series.
Try it out and let me know what you think of this ROM!
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If you are looking for a good ROM, check out the VK ROM for rooted Galaxy S2 i9100, this one comes with pretty nifty features like transparent app drawer, ability to sort apps by name or popularity, and more. It also comes with Siyah kernel.
This is one of my favorite ROMs so check it out.
Download: Download VK ROM Credits:
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Another ICS ROM you can try on your i9100 Galaxy S2 besides the leaked ICS ROM is the CM9 (Cyanogenmod 9) ROM. This one comes with Face Unlock and everything working except camcorder.
This is another great ICS ROM that gives you full ICS experience (without TouchWiz) you can try for now.
Downloads: Download CM9 ROM
For those of you who can’t wait, here’s “leaked ICS ROM” you can try, which is pretty good with everything working for your Galaxy S2 i9100.
After trying this ROM, it seems like the Galaxy S2 is a really good candidate for ICS and everything runs smooth. It is a bit buggy and you will get force closes sometimes but other than that, everything works and smooth otherwise.
To install this ROM, you will need to use ODIN to flash the files for it, you can see a tutorial video here for that:
And downloads here:
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