How to install KitKat on Galaxy S2 with CM 11

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9O7o13bNUpPcHK04vErUq9D5SOyDc9QI_DLeaGowo8CISO6650X0A-SftxKG8FAxJxyJCbrKSZarbHDvlKPOlTJVUZlcJBhzjrRKkWVZ-17CHBL2tXc6wIEB3aIZuZEaCE0NNhKR7hw/s1600/galaxy-s2-cyanogenmod.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9O7o13bNUpPcHK04vErUq9D5SOyDc9QI_DLeaGowo8CISO6650X0A-SftxKG8FAxJxyJCbrKSZarbHDvlKPOlTJVUZlcJBhzjrRKkWVZ-17CHBL2tXc6wIEB3aIZuZEaCE0NNhKR7hw/s1600/galaxy-s2-cyanogenmod.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The Galaxy S2</span></i></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Warning</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <a href="http://www.androidpit.com/custom-roms-beginners-and-experienced-users" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_top">installation of custom ROMs</a> is risky, so if you do not follow the procedure properly, you can end up with an unusable phone. Back up all your data first, charge your battery and proceed with caution. Neither AndroidPIT nor myself will be held responsible for any damage done to your phone as a result of this process.</span><h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Prerequisites</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll assume that your Galaxy S2 (I9100) is <strong>rooted </strong>and you have already made a Nandroid backup of your system. If you're not rooted and are unsure how to root your Galaxy S2, check this <a href="http://www.androidpit.com/rooting-galaxy-s2" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_top">S2 root tutorial</a>. You should also backup your app data too as this process will wipe your device.</span><h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Downloads</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9100&type=nightly" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Download the latest CM 11 Nightly for the Galaxy S2 I9100</a>. As always, there's nothing preventing you from flashing a newer version, once it is available.<br />Also download the Google applications package for KitKat: <a href="http://d-h.st/EIM" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">gapps-kk</a></span><h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Install Android 4.4 on the Galaxy S2 KitKat with CM 11</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since your S2 is rooted, we will use the good old custom recovery method. As a reminder, here is the procedure:<br />1. Download both zip files given above on your Galaxy S2.<br /><br />2. Place both files in the root directory of your S2.<br /><br />3. Turn off the Galaxy S2 and restart in Recovery Mode (Home + Power + Volume Up until the logo appears or the third vibration and release).<br /><br />4. Perform a factory reset by selecting and confirming the option "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" then "Wipe Cache". Some users prefer to ''Format System'' / ''Wipe Dalvik Cache'' at this point too.<br /><br />5. Then select "install zip from sd card" and locate the CM 11 zip you downloaded before.<br /><br />6. Click "Yes" to confirm.<br /><br />7. Next, flash the gapps zip file.<br /><br />8. Return to the main Recovery Menu and select "Reboot System Now".<br /><br />The first reboot on CM 11 may take a few minutes. Let us know how you like it!</span></section><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Via:</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/phoenix-rises-from-the-ashes-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-receives-official-cyanogenmod-11-nightlies/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">XDA Developers</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Source:</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9100&type=nightly" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CyanogenMod </a><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Thanks to</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><a href="http://www.androidpit.com/how-to-install-kitkat-on-galaxy-s2-with-cm-11" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Androidpit </a></span>

How to install KitKat on Galaxy S2 with CM 11

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Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 clues pop up on FCC site

<div class="cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; float: none; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 10px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Is this Samsung&#39;s Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet?" class="cnet-image" height="608" src="http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/12/27/samsung-device-fcc.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="620" /></span><div class="image-caption" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border: 0px; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.133em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is this Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet?</span></div> <span class="image-credit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.133em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Credit: FCC)</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samsung's purported Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet may have just gotten its first bit of public exposure.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A series of FCC documents published on Thursday point to a new device from Samsung with the model number SM-T320. A diagram shows a Wi-Fi-enabled device with a rear camera. One of the documents reveals other details, including a diagonal size for the device of 240 milimeters (9.4 inches), while another document dubs it a "portable <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/" section="luke_topic" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">tablet</a>."</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exact screen size isn't spilled in the FCC material. But import information from the Indian agency Zauba spotted by the folks at Phone Arena fills in the blanks. Listing the same SM-T320 model number, the import data describes a screen size of 8.4 inches.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reports have surfaced that Samsung will unveil a trio of Galaxy Pro tablets sometime early next year. The lineup will allegedly include the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, and the<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-note-unlocked/4505-6452_7-35003942.html" section="luke_topic" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Galaxy Note</a> Pro 12.2. All three should reach consumers before March, according to blog site Sammobile.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Via: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57616303-94/galaxy-tab-pro-8.4-clues-pop-up-on-fcc-site/">CNET</a></span></i></div>

Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 clues pop up on FCC site

Is this Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet? (Credit: FCC) Samsung's purported Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet may have just gotten i...

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Galaxy Note 3 can now rev up via $70 wireless-charging cover

<div class="cnet-image-div image-REGULAR float-none" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; float: none; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 10px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 545px;"> <img alt="Samsung&#39;s $70 Galaxy Note 3 Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover." class="cnet-image" height="508" src="http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/12/27/note3-cover.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="545" /><div class="image-caption" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.133em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Samsung's $70 Galaxy Note 3 Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover.</div> <span class="image-credit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.133em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Credit: Samsung)</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Users of the Galaxy Note 3 can now protect and charge their phones courtesy of a new cover from Samsung.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Selling for $70, the <a href="http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EF-TN900BBESTA" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Galaxy Note 3 Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover</a> encases your phone, aka phablet, in polyurethane leather. When the cover is open, you can access the entire touch screen. When the cover is closed, you can still see the date and time on the home screen and swipe your way to other screens and menus. Notifications and other alerts also pop up without you having to open the case.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Best of all, the case can help juice up your Note 3 when power is low. Just swap the phone's current battery cover with the wireless charging flip cover. Place the phone on any Qi-compatible charging pad. And power flows through without the need to plug in charging cables.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The case is available in both black and white.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Via: <a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/12/26/samsung-now-has-the-galaxy-note-3-wireless-charging-s-view-flip-covers-in-stock-online-for-69-99/" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Android Police</a></i></div>

Galaxy Note 3 can now rev up via $70 wireless-charging cover

Samsung's $70 Galaxy Note 3 Wireless Charging S-View Flip Cover. (Credit: Samsung) Users of the Galaxy Note 3 can now protect and c...

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Galaxy S5 will not be curved

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V4wpFuSZXpzQGTK2oaWvvGzP94WlPKNd0C2WbD9t_4eZMuSnAXD-2Lf576lOkmwfi-9YwhfAYZcO8VU6hbcdaBwaK2s1X2Lw5FSfVl1do3d8X94vPU1JCfgctNDc66JREstLDncQGBdZ/s320/Galaxy_s5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="217" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Galaxy S5</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V4wpFuSZXpzQGTK2oaWvvGzP94WlPKNd0C2WbD9t_4eZMuSnAXD-2Lf576lOkmwfi-9YwhfAYZcO8VU6hbcdaBwaK2s1X2Lw5FSfVl1do3d8X94vPU1JCfgctNDc66JREstLDncQGBdZ/s1600/Galaxy_s5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Samsung is highly unlikely to adopt Youm, a curved display panel, for the Galaxy S5 smartphone due to its insufficient capacity, industry sources said.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">“The current capacity for flexible panels is not high enough for the Galaxy S5, which will be rolled out early next year. Curved ones will be unveiled late next year as a Galaxy variant rather than as a flagship model,” said Kim Jong-hyun, an analyst at Seoul-based Eugene Investment & Securities.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">In line with this, the Suwon-based tech giant earlier delayed its investment in the A3 line for flexible organic light-emitting diode panels to early next year. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Currently, the company is capable of handling 8,000 5.5-generation sheets per month to produce up to 500,000 flexible panels for smartphones, with a 30 percent yield. With the A3 line investment, the capacity may rise to 1 million panels late next year, said a source close to Samsung who declined to be identified. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Samsung’s Galaxy Round, with a battery that is not curved and a display composed of both glass and plastic, will reportedly sell only 50,000 units domestically. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Apple is not expected to adopt curved displays for its iPhone 6 either, as the only capable flexible suppliers ― Samsung Display and LG Display ― cannot even meet their own needs. LG Display is capable of handling 12,000 4.5-generation sheets per month, reportedly producing fewer panels than Samsung. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">“It is difficult for Apple to adopt curved display next year, though 2015 is more plausible,” said John Seo, an analyst at Shinhan Investment.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Another industry source said that since Japan Display is even further behind, LG Display may serve as the leading vendor with Samsung Display close behind. The possibility of adopting panels from Chinese companies is much lower, the source added. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">“Apple is a very difficult client. Suppliers must disclose every cost and detail and reap little profit. Chinese companies may not stand it at least for now,” a source said. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">Despite Samsung and LG’s growing anxiety over the fast game of catch-up that Chinese companies are playing in the LCD industry, OLED technology development appears to be slow in both the smartphone and television segments. The two Korean firms ambitiously and competitively unveiled their large OLED TVs early this year, which consumers have turned away on their high cost. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.1875px;">“Next year, both Samsung and LG will focus on ultra-high-definition TVs, as the yield issue for OLED TVs is not expected to be solved by then,” Kim of Eugene Investment said. </span></span>

Galaxy S5 will not be curved

Galaxy S5 Samsung is highly unlikely to adopt Youm, a curved display panel, for the Galaxy S5 smartphone due to its insufficient capac...

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