Learn How to Root Galaxy S2 & Install Custom ROMs!
Resurrection Remix ROM is back with latest Android 5.1.1! Probably our favorite Galaxy S2 ROM of all time, Resurrection Remix ROM by @WestCrip brings you all the goodies of AOSP customization along with best and greatest Android 5.1.1, all working flawless out of the box.
I have been extensively testing many Android 5.1.1 ROMs for the AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-i777 lately. One of the biggest bugs with Android 5.1.1 ROMs for the SGH-i777 model is the absence of audio when talking on the phone. This is circumvented on Android 5.1.1 by simply toggling the speaker on and off quickly. This is sorta annoying for those of you who talk a lot on your phone but if you don’t mind that, you can enjoy all the goodness of Android 5.1.1.
Looking for a good Android 5.1 Lollipop ROM for your Galaxy S2 GT-i9100?
Check out the CM12.1S ROM, which is a hybrid of CM12S ROM from OnePlus One and latest Android 5.1.
This ROM features latest CyanogenMod CM12.1 Android 5.1 features along with OnePlus One camera, AudioFX, Screencast (screen recording app), and Hexo theme. I’ve tried many of the latest CM12.1 and Android 5.1/5.1.1 ROMs in the past week but found this ROM to be most stable with everything working out of the box except Netflix video playback. Also, if you want to know about all of the latest CM12.1 ROM features, check out this video.
Here’s a quick update on the best Android 5.0.2 Lollipop ROM for your Galaxy S2 GT-i9100.
For this week, check out the Hazy ROM by XDA user sooti, it’s an Android 5.0.2 Lollipop ROM with almost everything working out of the box except Netflix.
Looking for a good, stable Lollipop ROM for your T-Mobile Galaxy S2 SGH-T989?
Well, I’ve got good news for new, the latest CM12 ROM by XDA user SultanXDA is super stable, also giving you some nice overclocking boost at 1.836Ghz (It can actually go higher but I recommend 1.836Ghz for stable performance.).
For this week’s Galaxy S2 ROM of the Week, check out PACMan ROM with Android 4.4.4 KitKat!
Based on latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat CM11, PACMan ROM adds plenty of customization options on top of CM11 including Active Display, PIE Controls, HALO floating notifications, Heads Up Notications, Gesture Anywhere, custom animations, App Bar, and lots more.
For this week’s Galaxy S2 ROM of the Week, check out Ehndroix ROM.
Based on latest Android 4.4.4 CM11, Ehndroix ROM aims to bring you fluid CM11 experience with additional customization features along with custom SMS and Music app.
Inside you will find a fully-customizable SMS app where you will be able to fully tweak the colors and features of your SMS messages such as automatically making your longer SMS into MMS. For music, you will find a wonderfully-modded music app that’s going to give you better experience when listening to music over regular CM11 ROM.
For those of you looking to try out the new OnePlus One smartphone, did you know you can install CM11 ROM and our HighOnAndroid OnePlus One conversion kit on your Galaxy S2?
This combination essentially turns your Galaxy S2 into OnePlus One, you will get nearly all of OnePlus One software features like OnePlus One lockscreen, Hexo theme, OnePlus One camera, Voice Recording app, and Screencast app (allows you to record voice while recording screen but having some trouble getting working on SGH-T989, works fine on GT-i9100 and SGH-i777).
For this week’s Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 and SGH-i777 ROM of the Week, check out the latest AICP ROM.
Based on the latest Android 4.4.4, AICP ROM brings you full AOKP ROM Control Settings along with many extras.
For AT&T S2 SGH-i777 users, you can easily install the ROM along with Shift kernel.
I know many of you asked me on how to root AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727 but I don’t have that model.
BUT, the steps to rooting is nearly identical to T-Mobile Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 but you use a different recovery.
To root AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727, simply follow the latest T-Mobile Galaxy S2 root method BUT for Step 6, instead of using “recovery-cmw-hercules.tar”, use the file “SkyrocketCWM6.0.4.3.tar”!
