At Droidviews, we already have a post on the best custom ROMs for the Galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 which was written back in October 2012, and though I kept updating it from time to time, I feel now that it would be better to create an all-new post rather than updating the old one. It’s 2013 and things have changed a lot and now we have new ROMs that are better than the “best”. check out the best custom ROMs for Galaxy note 2 listed below and try one of them.
With the passage of time, the Galaxy note 2 has become on of the most popular devices and this popularity has enticed more and more developer to work on it, resulting in a plethora of custom ROMs and mods. At one hand the availability of a large number of ROMs gives you the freedom to choose one for your device, on the other, it also hurls into a situation where we find ourselves too overwhelmed to pick a suitable one for us. and that is where this article might be useful for you.
It has just been written to help you choose from some of the best custom ROMs available out there. The parameter for choosing the ROMs has been OS-specific variations like AOSP, CM, Stock, and hybrid quality so that you can easily select a custom ROM that suits your preferences. Moreover, all the ROMs listed below have also been put to tests like smoothness, fast performance, the capability of customization, battery-life and, of course, the features. That’s why, when we talk about best ROMs, our selection is not limited to one. All are the best in their own right and category.
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Disclaimer:
We have not developed any of the ROMs. Our only aim was to bring some of the nice ones at one place for the convenience of our users. Flashing a custom ROM might prove risky for your note 2 and, in rare cases, might brick it too. We, or the developers, shall not be liable to any damages done to your device.
To be able to install a custom ROM on your Galaxy note 2 must be rooted and have ClockworkMod or TWRP recovery installed on it. If you have not done it yet, you can root it using our handy rooting tutorial on the topic.
Installing a custom ROM on note 2:
Most custom ROMS come with a special installation note from the developer. here is a short installation guide that can be used for flashing any custom ROM on your device.
Download the ROM file from the link below. Do not extract the zip and copy it to your phone’s external or internal SD Card.
If applicable, also download the Google apps file in zip (do not extract)and just copy it to your device using a USB cable (internal or external memory).
Charge your device to 70% level and back up the important data like contacts, messages, apps, etc. stored on internal storage.
Open phone settings and enable USB Debugging mode from developer Options.
Turn off your Galaxy note 2 and boot it into CWM recovery mode: press and hold volume Up+Home+Power buttons simultaneously till the screen turns up and Samsung logo with Galaxy note 2 text blinks for two times. now release the Power key but keep the volume Up and Power keys pressed till you see a black screen with blue text.
Use the volume keys to scroll the list of options and the Power key to select it.
Important: Scroll down to “backup and restore” and backup your current ROM to external SD card.
Then go back and select “wipe data/factory reset> yes”.
Then “wipe cache partition”.
Finally, go to “advanced” and select “wipe dalvik cache”.
Go back again and choose “install zip from sdcard> choose zip from sd card” option and select the ROM file from the path you have copied the ROM.
Select the ROM file and confirm the choice.
If the ROM comes with a separate Google apps package, you will have to flash it separately right after flashing the ROM. install the Gapps using step 11.
When the installation finishes, select the “reboot system now” option.
The first boot will take a few minutes so do not panic. set up your data connection, Gmail, Google Wallet, etc. and enjoy the newly installed ROM.
So, here begins our list of some of the best ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy note 2. Please note that this is not a countdown and the listing has been made in no particular order.
1. monxDIFIED ROM [Aroma-Blueslate]
Developer: monx®
ROM Review
The reason why the monxDIFIED ROM is the first in the list has many reasons. The ROM has been developer by monx® and has been optimized and tweaked to give you good performance. It is themed in blue and black and therefore has a refreshing experience. It takes you away from the stale TouchWiz UI look and still contains all the goodness of it. I have tried many other launchers replacing the stock TouchWiz and always felt nothing is better than it.
The monxDIFIED ROM looks beautiful but not at the cost of performance. The Aroma installer lets you choose what to install and what not to and thus you have full control over how you wantnullnull