Get back in gear with Android 4.3 and experience Note 3 with your Note 2

Hello world. Once again developers has crack it. For those owning a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, have to say it's a pretty awesome phone. Even better now you can turn it into a Note 3 if you like. These couple of months that has passed we have see on the internet that developers tried to crack the Note 3 feature to be run with the Note 2. Sadly most of those custom roms resulted in the experience with a lot of force close errors appearing on the screen. I myself, have downloaded roms like Skynote N3 for the Galaxy Note 2 for my N7105 modol. Have to say it was cool to have the features at first but when those errors appear, they completely turned me off from the whole Skynote rom. I moved over to Probam for a Google stock feeling running Android 4.4.2. Don't get me wrong. It is absolutely a great rom with no bugs to report (Probam), but at times I still miss those Samsung features I used to have.

The wait is over. Last night I managed to flash Ditto Note 3, DN3, on my N7105 Galaxy Note 2. The firmware is based of MK5 which means to a lot of people that it is the most stable firmware with no errors whatsoever. All the Note 3 features are present without any errors. Some roms has explained in the past that Air Command will break the Smart Clip cropping feature. DN3 don't have this problem. So no errors or bugs to reports, which means great stuff in our books.

To find out more and how you can have the Note 3 feautres, visit this xda link

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541860

I'll see if I can manage to make a YouTube video making a review of the rom.

Happy flashing...

Improved KitKat Experience on Galaxy Note 2 N7105 (Android 4.4.2)

Hello world readers. Today I gladly present to you the new way to experience Android on your smart phone. If you are lucky as me owning a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 International N7105 LTE built, then you are in for a big surprise. As a daily reader on the XDA forums I came across a lovely post explaining how to get the new KitKat version on your phone.

I'm glad to present Probam KK (Android 4.4.2). The best custom rom that has a awesome graphics and sound engine. I have experienced this rom on my phone for the past 2 days and really I can't complain. The user interface is so smooth, so clear, and the icons is perfect view for you to appreciate. Looking at what this rom has to offer for you lets see into closer detail about the changelog that was made not so long ago.

"What the features included?

ProBAM Features:

2 second to up ! and 1 second to restart or shutdown ! it is ProBam

The ProBAM KitKat update from Google contains a lot of other minor changes, apart from the huge jump in camera performance.

Below is a quick list of all the changes that Google has included in Android 4.4.x KitKat features for all the devices -:
There are a lot of small bug-fixes and minor UI tweaks that should please Nexus users.
The Camera app has sped up considerably post the update.
There are some bug-fixes related to ART as well. This allows Whatsapp to work with the ART runtime.
The default email client not syncing with an exchange server bug has also been fixed.
Immersive mode breaking while adjusting the volume level bug has been fixed.
The new ‘Photos’ app is now the default Gallery app.
There is a slight improvement in benchmark performance .
The navigation bar is now transparent on the lock screen.
The Settings icon in Quick tiles has also been changed.

CyanogenMod 11 The highest degree of stability and performance , battery life
Virtual surround sound
Privacy Guard more informations
Change Device colors Like Dynamic , Standard , Cinama like Sammy rom
Vibration Customization
S Pen detecte/Pointer/Gesture
S-PEN Notfications
S-PEN QuickBar app
LED Colors , you can change led color while charging for example
LED Fading/Blinking
LED Disable
Hardware keys remapping
Lockscreen ring and notification shortcuts
Power widget
USB Mass Storage
Clock settings
Quiet Hours
Power Sounds
Profiles

Changelogs 13 DEC

Merge tag 'android-4.4.2_r1' into HEAD
Kernel: CM Stock
Quote:
Framework: allow disabling non intrusive incall ui
Framework: Fit HALO in CyanogenMod custom battery implementation
Framework: HALO
PS1: Initial port
Fix conficts with notification LED
Fix derp
Major derp
HALO Mods
Rebase
Fix blackist
PS2: Fix build
PS3: Fix bubble sometimes doesn't respond on new notification
PS4: Align halo icon
Settings: Builtin Xposed Framework
Settings: Per App Settings (Change DPI Setting)
InCall: Add a non-intrusive dialog for incoming calls
Dialer: Add a non-intrusive dialoger for incoming calls
Telephony: allow disabling non intrusive incall ui
Update PA Gapps:
Chrome Browser (replaces AOSP Browser)
 Cloud Print
 Gmail
 Google+
Google Calendar (replaces AOSP Calendar)
Google Drive
Google Earth
Google Keep
Google Keyboard (replaces AOSP Keyboard)
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Newsstand
Google Play Music
Google Play Movies
Google Play services
Google Text-to-Speech
Google Search
Google Wallet
Hangouts (replaces AOSP SMS App)
Maps
Quickoffice
Sound Search for Google Play
Street View on Google Maps
TalkBack
YouTube
Custom Hardware Button Mapping Support
Note2 Fix Sensors
Camera Improvements
Support More APN values
Fix Blobs - xLarge Commit
New Blobs from S4 Google Edition by our team member jumoog
Improve Sensors
OMNI: Center frequency for Bass Boost
OMNI: Stereo widening
Update ProBAM New Updater/Stats"

If you like to read more about probam please visit the XDA link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560275

Amazingly everything works except for one thing. I experience a bug in the rotation of activities, that it did not rotate at all. Though I thought to myself what could be the problem causing this. Then it hit me, it could highly be a kernel issue. So as I know from a previous stock rom I had installed, I was introduced to DevilsV2 Kernel. It made sense to me to try this out to fix the bug. On the XDA page of the kernel it stated it is for both stock and ASOP roms running Android 4.1.2 and higher. So I gave it a shot flash the kernel via recovery and poof it worked like magic hehehe.

If you like to experience this rom and see for yourself, I've posted here what you should do...

Get the rom frimware here  --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560275
Get the kernel here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239453

*Note that tolte stands for the international N7105 LTE model.

Put the rom and the kernel onto your SD card.
Make sure you have a custom recovery (follow XDA posts explaining how to do this)
Reboot into custom recovery
Make sure you made a full wipe (data+cache, delvic cache, format system)
located the zip file of the rom on your SC card and flash it.
located the zip file of the kernell on your SD card and flash it.
Reboot system to boot to Probam.

And there you have it Android 4.4.2 for your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7105 LTE.
Other models are supported just go read up on the forums about it.

*Note I'm not responsible if you did not follow the steps that the developers tell you to do with the roms and kernels. It is your own responsibility if you want to have these things.

Awaiting Air Command for MK5 build Galaxy Note 2 N7105

Good day to you all. It has been an exiting few weeks since leeomendes developer at XDA made a MK5 build public. This rom does not require you to flash via Odin and is packaged to work with a custom recovery. Those that did the smart thing by not upgrading with Odin with the official firmware, is very smart. The KNOX is a major problem when dealing with unlocking your phone. Not to mention even to change the binary counter on your phone making it impossible to return back to supplier for fixes. The  Lion Rom Stock.TW 4.3 MK5  that can be found on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537372  can clearly see it is Knox FREE - Rooted & Deodexed. Meaning it has now been made for developers to get there hands dirty and think a way to make the Note 3 features available for the MK5 build.

Since the American 3G models of the Note 2 have already been fortunate enough to have the Note 3 on the handheld. Though I must say myself I'm kinda jealous. I chose the N7105 model because of the fact it supports LTE and it was released at the beginning of the year. So basically it is still a brand new phone. I can understand why developers are slow working on hack and features on the developers sites because it is relatively a new model and that they need time to figure out how the new framework works and to modify it.

the folks with the 3G model, I feel kinda that they should settle with what they have. Us that have the N7105 need some attention. We also want to taste the Note 3 goodness :) . Though some have tested that the new Skynote rom that is originally designed for the 3G models work on the N7105 and by flashing a kernel on top of it makes everything work so far. Yesterday I wanted to test out the theory but sadly, the 1.3GB file download I made got corrupted. Sigh... I was looking forward to see the air command working perfectly on my N7105. Sources can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497994 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239453. Here is the screenshot

Besides the test outs, developers have heard the cries of users can they say that they will have a Mod Pack of the Note 3 soon as they need time to package it for the N7105. Keep fingers crossed guys. 

It would be really great news. Currently I'm running the Lion rom and it works fantastic on my N7105. I have some of the Note 3 apks installed that do work, with some minor errors that I can live with. I would really like to see the air command working on the MK5 build.

Until then guys keep your fingers crossed, and donate to the developers if you can. Without them we would have been stuck with normal Samsung goodies.

CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightly started for Galaxy Note 2 N7105

If you have been wondering what developers have been doing all day and night than you have come to the right blog. From my previous post I discussed the KitKat update that come to the Galaxy smartphones, well the team at CyanogenMod made even better progress, while the Omnirom Android 4.4 has a problem with the N7105 variant not to connect to camera or show video playback, the CyanogenMod team was able to overcome those shortcomings. The only thing to live with (bug) is the fact you might become irritated to rotate your screen, as you have to wait a good 20 - 30 seconds to the screen to adjust. My advice disable the rotate function in settings. I can say confidently I can live with that for now.

It is always good to see progress happening with the KitKat version. We all deserve after a good long wait to eat KitKat. 

To confirm what's working I quote:

Working:

- Cell & data

- Camera & cam

- External SD card

- Mms

- Music & videos

- Wifi, Gps, Bluetooth

- Etc, pretty much everything

Known Bugs:

- Auto-rotation won't work for 20-30 seconds after you turn on the screen

- If you leave 4g in network settings, you can't get back to it only 2g and 3g options are there

- You tell us

Head over to XDA for more information. Here is the link

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529139

Forget about Samsung Android 4.3 firmware. KitKat has arrived!

Hello my fellow googlers. Today I present to you a new firmware that took the community by surprise. I myself didn't even think it to be possible so soon. But here it is KitKat.

A few days ago the developers of Omnirom made a breakthrough. KitKat came available for the Galaxy Note 2 N7100, Galaxy Note 2 N7105, Galaxy i317 and Galaxy T889.

I have to say a lot of things are working... The following I can confirm for the N7105:

3G/4G data
Wi-Fi data
No graphics issues
Sound and music playback
S-Pen
Motion sensors.
Calls incoming and outgoing
and everything else

AWESOME BATTERY LIFE!!!!!

Only 2 things does not working:
Video playback
YouTube videos
and camera :(

But lets not worry about those two things. Let's hope the developers see this post and make a plan making this a working daily driver for all of us :)

So now let's skip to the good stuff and indulge in some KitKat chocolate. Oops sorry the firmware I meant :P

Let's start of with the home screen and some stuff that might look when you unlock your phone.

Lockscreen

The Home Screen

As you can see the layout is perfect clear and smooth to the eye. Icons look shaper and smooth around the edges. Folder icons have also improved making them round and transparent white. When you swipe the screen to your left you'll be presented with Google Now. The Google Now application have improved as well. Common options appear where they should be.

Your home screen are limited to number of them. They are only available when you put a widget on one or a new one. Once you remove all widgets from a home screen, it will remove it self. The calendar widget has also changed and looks more transparent with a month view instead of the daily agenda view.

 Active listening feature is available on this rom. If you managed to get voice properties corrected on Google Keyboard you can be able to use the hotword "OK Google" to use the search feature from the home screen or within Google Now itself without touching a button.

When you need to place widgets on the home screens, there is only one place to do them. On the home screen you have to press and hold on a empty area to call the menu options for personalisation or you could simple press the menu key. When you press on the Settings icon it doesn't take you to the normal device settings. Rather it opens the Google Now settings for you to change if you like.

If you press the Wallpaper icon you are presented with the wallpaper changer app. The stock wallpapers of KitKat seems simply beautiful and radiant to behold. There is even something better with the live wallpapers. The live wallpaper below you can simply change its colour by swiping your finger from left to right.

The widgets browser has also got a new layout. It looks fresh!! If you have been noticing from until this point you might perhaps seen that the new system font is also easier upon the eye. 

Next let's hop over to the dailer. As you can see, the dailer presents you already the contact list in the Contacts app. You can also press the dailer icon at the bottom of the screen to bring up the dailer for manual input.

Let's see the stock email application that also has improved. The new layout of arrived email in you inbox looks exactly like the Gmail application. It has icons representing the contact that mailed you.

As you also can see, the menu of the application looks similar to that of Gmail. The notification panel of the status bar on top of the screen is the same as that of Jellybean 4.3. The toggles is a different story. It if you swipe over the Wi-Fi icon you'll be able to see the gateway IP address you are connected to receiving your streamed internet. This is a good and handy feature if you are a developer.

The settings application has also improved with a few new features. Looking at the interface Bars and menus has become a option you can customise. Buttons is also presented to change button behaviours. At the bottom of the settings menu, you'll find printing. This is one of new built-in features Google made possible as stock.

Going to About phone, here we can see that this rom was from the beginning of this post not a lie (giggle). As you can see it runs on my N7105 with the normal Baseband version. The Wi-Fi and mobile singles have not changed from the original stock Samsung firmware, so this rom is really good to go for more improved development for a daily rom soon. If you managed to find the built-in game, you'll find there is no more jelly beans to toss around the screen like in Android 4.3.

Nice to see KitKat isn't it :P

Now lets move on to more technical things. You'll see there is an option call performance. For those who have had CM roms before this is nothing new but here comes the surprise. Tab layouts have been implemented with a ton of new stats fields to monitor your device performance. 

There is also a notice in the storage option that KitKat is more RAM friendly with your device, which is always a big plus!!!

Back to the home screen. I have changed the clock widget with a anther one. This clock widget has more useful information, like the weather, and other important common notifications you might want to pay attention to. I also open a folder showing that the background of the folder is now transparent white and not black like the standard Jellybean 4.3.

Last but not lease let me show you how the app launcher menu looks like. Pretty much standard except it looks more appealing with shaper and bigger icons with new system font.

Well I hope you enjoyed seeing the KitKat interface as much as I did. My only wish is that the developers of XDA and Omnirom will continue improving this rom to become a daily driver. If video playback and YouTube and camera got fixed than by jolly this would be the most awesome rom there out in the world. Good luck developers and make us (the community) proud!!!

If you like to research more on Omnirom with KitKat make your way to the XDA website. Please, once you have perfected something share on xda more about your experience. Please work on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7105 model to become finished with KitKat Omnirom.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488986