Being a major update, Sprint has decided not to make it available over the air due to its size, so hooking your phone to a computer is the only way you can upgrade. If you don’t want to use Kies or prefer to manually upgrade, you can use our step-by-step guide to do so, which is specially useful if you’re currently running a custom ROM but want to make the jump to the official update.
Let’s take a look at how to update the Epic 4G Touch to the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade manually.
Compatibility
The procedure described below is only for the Samsung Epic 4G Touch on Sprint, model number SPH-D710. Do not try it on any other device.
Warning!
The methods and procedures discussed here are considered risky, so try them out at your own risk, and make sure to read each step carefully before attempting anything. We will not be held responsible if anything goes wrong.

How to Install Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on Epic 4G Touch

1. [Important] You might need to wipe the data on the phone to make the firmware boot up properly, especially if the firmware is flashed over a custom ROM. Hence, to be sure you do not lose any data, backup your Apps and important data — bookmarks, contacts, SMS, APNs (internet settings), etc.  The SD card contents are always safe, so there is no need to back up those. Only backup apps and personal data.
2. Download and install the software Kies on your computer, which will install the necessary drivers for the phone. Remember, this is only for the drivers, we aren’t going to use Kies for the actual update procedure.
   Download Kies
   You can also download the drivers directly — download from here: 32 bit (x86) Windows | 64-bit (x64) Windows
3. Download the firmware.
   Download Link | Alternate Link 
4. Extract the file downloaded in step 3 on the computer to obtain a file named KIES_HOME_SPH-D710.GB27_D710SPRLS1_1014481_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 (the file name may end at .tar, which is normal). This is the actual firmware file that we need to flash on the phone.
5. Download Odin. If you are new to this, Odin is a Samsung program used to flash stuff – firmware, kernels, etc. – on Samsung phones. We’ll use Odin to flash the firmware file obtained in step 4.
   Download Odin3 v3.04 | Filename: Odin3_v3.04.zip
6. Extract the contents of the Odin3_v3.04.zip file to a folder on your computer.
7. Now, turn off your phone and wait for it to shut down completely.
8. Then, put the phone into download mode. To do so, press and hold these keys together: Volume Down + Power till the phone turns on and shows a Warning!! screen. Then press Volume Up to enter download mode.
9. Open Odin by double-clicking on the Odin3 v3.04.exe file obtained in step 6 after extracting Odin3_v3.04.zip.
10. Important! Connect your phone to PC now. You should get the message “Added !!” under Odin’s message box in the bottom left.
    • If you don’t get this message, make sure you installed drivers correctly (using Kies or directly) as given in step 2. If it still doesn’t work, try changing to another USB port on the computer and also use the USB ports on the back if you have a desktop PC.
11. Click on the PDA button in Odin, then browse to and select the KIES_HOME_SPH-D710.GB27_D710SPRLS1_1014481_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 4.
12. Important! Do not make any other changes in Odin except selecting the required files as given in step 11. Leave all other options as they are. Make sure Re-Partition check box is not selected.
13. Now, make sure you took a backup as explained in step 1 before continuing, then click the Start button in Odin to start flashing the firmware on your phone. When the flashing is complete and is successful, you’ll get a PASS message (with green background) in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin, and the phone will automatically reboot. When you see the Samsung logo, you can safely unplug the cable.
    • What do if Odin gets stuck or doesn’t do anything: If ODIN gets stuck on setup connection or at any stage of this process after you’ve hit the Start button, and doesn’t seem to be doing anything, or if upon completion of the process you get a FAIL message (with red background) in ODIN, do this: disconnect the phone from the PC, close ODIN, remove battery for 4-5 seconds, re-insert it, turn phone on in Download mode again, and do the procedure again from Step 9.
14. [Important] What to do if phone doesn’t boot: After you get the PASS message and the phone reboots, the phone might get stuck at the booting animation. If that happens, perform the following steps to make it boot. Remember that these steps will wipe your personal data like contacts, apps, messages, etc. If your phone has already booted, stop reading the guide here, your phone has been updated successfully:
    1. Boot to recovery mode — for which, first power off phone (by removing battery and reinserting it), wait for 5-6 seconds, and then press and hold Volume Up + Power keys together till the screen turns on, then let them go to boot into recovery. Once you are in recovery mode, use volume keys to move the selection up and down and home/power key to select the option.
    2. Go to Wipe data/Factory Reset and select it. Select Yes on next screen.
    3. Then, select reboot system now to reboot the phone, which will now boot properly.
15. If you run into any roadblocks while flashing the firmware, let us know and we’ll help you out.

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Verizon has been popular for tainting Samsung’s devices lately by locking their bootloaders despite Samsung never doing so themselves, making it difficult to root, install a custom recovery or put on a custom ROMs. The Galaxy Note 2 went through the same trouble, before the community was able to hack open the bootloader a few weeks after the device’s launch.

Compatibility

The procedure described below is only for the Verizon Galaxy Note 2. Do not try it on any other device, not even other carrier variants of the Verizon Galaxy Note 2.

Warning!

The methods and procedures discussed here are considered risky, so try them out at your own risk, and make sure to read each step carefully before attempting anything. We will not be held responsible if anything goes wrong.

Requirements

1. Make sure you have Java installed on your computer. You can download and install it from here.
2. You need to have the drivers for the phone installed on your computer. Use the link below to download the drivers and install them on your computer. The drivers are for the Galaxy S3, but work on the Verizon Galaxy Note 2 as well.
   Download Drivers
3. Enable USB Debugging on your phone from Settings » Developer options.

Unlock Bootloader, Root, Install CWM Recovery with CASUAL on Verizon Galaxy Note 2

1. Connect your phone to your computer, and if this is the first time you’re doing so, wait for the drivers to finish installing. If prompted on the phone, select the “Allows allow from/on this device” box and then press OK.
2. Download CASUAL One-Click Tool from the source page.
3. Right-click on the file you downloaded above and click on Open to launch the CASUAL application.
4. Once CASUAL starts up, click on the “Do It” button at the bottom, then press the “Continue” button on the warning screen to start the process to unlock bootloader, root and install CWM recovery on your phone.
5. CASUAL will then download Microsoft VC Redistributable. Once setup for Microsoft VC Redistributable starts up, install it and go back to CASUAL.
6. The phone will be rebooted into Download/Odin mode. If you get a driver selection screen on the computer, select “Gadget Serial.”
7. Everything will be automated from this point on, but make sure to keep a look on the phone as well as CASUAL for the duration of the procedure. Once everything is done, you can disconnect your phone

Source: theandroidsoul.com

 

you can root by Flashtool last version ... After you click on Root button you will see it ask you to restore data in your phone
then you see in backup/restore was opened in your phone

then you looking in RESTORE.... then click on Select record to restore.... then rootme.... then click on button Restore

on that time it will roboot your phone
enjoy!!

Other way to to root Xperia Sola


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For Xperia P

follow this link procedure is same for Xperia P too.

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You need:
1. Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry 

http://www.mediafire.com/?8l99drryk5v...

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2. 6.1.1.B.1.10 and 6.1.1.B.1.54 stock kernel ftf files

https://www.box.com/s/ued79ngitxuzsu8... 


3. Flashtool

how to put font khmer in Xperia Sola ICS 4.0.4

1- you need to install File Manager
 
2- you go setting of file Manager

  

3- you need to check box  on Root Explorer and  Mount System Folder

 

 4- you back to File Manager and copy Font Khmer Unicode that you have  in to your SDcard in to /system /font  them past it 

For SonyEricsson Xperia and JellyBean Font Khmer Unicode

Verizon finally released the official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean updatefor the device. Now, thanks to the awesome XDA community, the final retail update for the international Motorola RAZR/RAZR MAXX has also been leaked and is available for manual installation.

The update brings all the goodies from Android 4.1 – improved performance and smoothness, actionable and expandable notifications, and Google Now to name a few, but there are some other major changes made by Motorola as well. A lot of Motorola apps and widgets, such as Social Location, Alarm and Timer, Motocast etc have been removed, with apps such as the clock and gallery replaced by the stock Android versions found on Nexus devices (the full changelog can be seen here).

Before you manually install the update though, keep in mind that while official, this update is still a leaked version and isn’t yet being rolled out by Motorola and therefore might have some issues. That said, it should still be stable enough for everyday use and you will able to get the official update later on whenever Motorola releases it.

Warning!

The methods and procedures discussed here are considered risky, so try them out at your own risk, and make sure to read each step carefully before attempting anything. We will not be held responsible if anything goes wrong.

Requirements:

1. You need to have a microSD card on your phone in order to install the update, as the update can’t be manually installed from the internal storage.
2. Your phone must be on the official Android 4.0 firmware with system version 672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU - also, the ROM should be 100% stock and unmodified. Confirm the system version in the Settings » About phone menu on the phone.
   • NOTE: If you’ve rooted, that’s fine as we can disable root temporarily to install the update, but otherwise the system files should be totally unchanged for the update’s installation to succeed.
3. Make sure your phone’s battery is adequately charged – a minimum of 50% is recommended.

How to Update RAZR/RAZR MAXX to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

1. While this procedure will not wipe anything on your phone, it is still recommended to take a backup of all your apps and personal data, such as SMS, contacts, etc. So make sure to take a backup of important files before attempting this procedure, taking the help of this Android backup guide.
2. Download the update file.
   Download Link | Filename: Blur_Version.672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip
3. If your phone is rooted, perform the following steps before moving on to step 4 (skip step 3 if your device is not rooted):
   1. Download OTA RootKeeper from the Play Store. .
   2. Launch OTA RootKeeper on your phone and backup your Root status by clicking the Protect Root button.
   3. Then, click the Temp Unroot option in OTA Rootkeeper to remove root before you flash the update. Close OTA RootKeeper.
4. Copy the update file to the microSD card on your phone. Don’t extract the file, simply copy it to the phone.
5. Switch off your phone (also disconnect it from the PC if it is connected).
6. Boot into stock recovery. To do that, turn the phone off. Then turn it on while pressing and holding down both the Volume Up + Volume Down buttons till the boot selection menu shows up. Here, scroll down to highlight the Recovery option using the volume down button, then select it using the volume up button. You should now see a green Android with a triangle on the screen; here, press both volume up and volume down buttons together to boot phone into recovery.
   • In recovery, use the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select options.
7. Wipe the cache by selecting the wipe cache option. This will not erase any of your data, don’t worry about that.
8. Now select “install/apply update from external sdcard/storage”. Scroll to the update file (Blur_Version.672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip) you transferred to the phone and select it. The update will now start installing.
9. This is a full OS upgrade and will take approximately 8 minutes. So be patient and do not panic.
10. Your phone may reboot a couple of times during the entire upgrade process, and finally it should boot back up on its own into the wonderful world of Jelly Bean Android 4.1.2.
11. [Restore Root] If you were rooted before installing the update but temporarily unrooted according to step 3, then simply open the OTA RootKeeper app and click on the Restore Root button to restore root access. Of course, you can skip this step if you do not wish to restore root access at this time.

Source: theandroidsoul

With the Xperia Z being Sony’s top-end flagship phone this year, it is not surprising that it is seeing a massive amount of community development in the way of custom ROMs and other hacks. If you’re looking to start installing custom ROMs on your Xperia Z, you’ll have to install ClockworkMod recovery. But what exactly is ClockworkMod recovery?

ClockworkMod recovery (abbreviated as CWM) is the most popular custom recovery for Android devices, developed by Koushik “Koush” Dutta. CWM recovery replaces the stock recovery that is present on every Android device and extends its functionality with a lot more features and options.

The one thing that CWM is mostly used for is flashing custom ROMs on devices, which are basically custom versions of Android that replace the default software that a manufacturer puts on their devices. Other functions of CWM include the ability to factory reset a device, backup and restore a device’s ROM, and flash custom kernels, hacks, and mods.

So if you’re looking to install CWM recovery on the Xperia Z but need a little help, you’ve come to the right place – our all-in-one guide for the Xperia Z has easy to understand step-by-step instructions to help you through the procedure to install CWM.

However, there are a few things you must know before you proceed with installing CWM recovery on your device:

1. Flashing a custom recovery requires unlocking the bootloader on the phone, which voids warranty. You’ll be unable to get official support from Sony for repairs or replacement when needed.
2. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe all data on the phone, including personal content on the internal storage such photos, music, videos and other files. You can take a backup of everything though and restore it later on.
3. Accepting official over-the-air software upgrades from Sony might cause issues, so you’ll have to refrain from installing any official updates after flashing recovery (and also unlocking the bootloader).

So make sure you’re okay with the risks involved in flashing a custom recovery as given in the three points above, then continue reading below to find out to CWM recovery can be installed on the Xperia Z.

Compatibility

The procedure described below is only for the Sony Xperia Z. Do not try it on any other device.

Warning!

The methods and procedures discussed here are considered risky, so try them out at your own risk, and make sure to read each step carefully before attempting anything. We will not be held responsible if anything goes wrong.

Requirements

1. Your phone must be running the 10.1.A.1.350 firmware/build number. Check the firmware/build number in the Settings » About phone menu. Don’t try this procedure if you are running any other firmware.
2. Take a backup of all the data on your phone. Flashing CWM recovery requires unlocking the bootloader on the phone which wipes everything – including music, photos, videos, etc – and factory resets it. Use our Android Backup Guide for help on how to back up apps and other data, such as contacts, SMS, bookmarks, etc. Then, after you’ve backed personal data up, copy everything off the phone’s storage to a computer.
   • NOTE: Backup is optional and you can skip this step if you do not wish to back up anything.
3. Unlock the bootloader on your Xperia Z using this guide. Unlocking bootloader wipes all data from the phone so make sure you take a backup as mentioned in step 1.
   • NOTE: If you’ve already unlocked the bootloader on your device, you can skip this step.
4. Install the Android SDK using the guide → here. This is required for flashing the necessary files on the phone. NOTE: Skip this step if you already installed Android SDK when unlocking the bootloader.
5. [Skip if you did this while unlocking bootloader] You’ll need to do the following things to install the fastboot drivers (fastboot is used for flashing the necessary files on the phone) for the phone on your computer.
   1. Download and unzip this file (use a program like WinZip or WinRAR for extraction) to obtain a file named android_winusb.inf.
   2. Copy this android_winusb.inf file to the extras » google » usb_driver folder where you installed the Android SDK. Replace the existing file when asked to do so.

How to Install CWM Recovery on Xperia Z

1. Download the latest version of ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery from the source page.
2. Copy the recovery file to the Android SDK » platform-tools folder.
3. Now, turn off your Xperia Z. Then, while holding down the “Volume UP” button, plug in the USB cable to your phone (make sure cable is connected to the computer before connecting to phone). This will start the device in FASTBOOT mode.
4. [Skip if you already installed the drivers during bootloader unlocking] The device installation screen will pop up on your computer. Here, select the “Browse my computer for driver software,” followed by “Let me pick from a list of device drivers” option. Then click on “Have Disk”, browse to the Android SDK » extras » google » usb_driver folder, and select the android_winusb.inf file. Then, select “Android Bootloader Interface” from the list and finish the driver installation by following the onscreen instructions on your computer.
5. Open the Android SDK » platform-tools folder. Here, press and hold down the SHIFT button on your keyboard, then right-click on an empty part of the screen. Then, click on the “Open command window here” option in the right-click menu to open a command prompt window.
   
6. In the command prompt window, type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version and press Enter. If a value is returned as a response, such as 0.3 or 0.5, then the device is properly connected and you can go to the next step.
7. Then, type in fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce flash boot name_of_file.img in the command prompt, replacing name_of_file with the name of the recovery file downloaded in step 1, and press Enter. This will flash CWM recovery on the phone.
8. After you get a FINISHED message in command prompt, enter fastboot reboot to reboot the phone. You can close the command prompt window and disconnect the phone from the computer.
9. ClockworkMod recovery is now installed on your Xperia Z. Make sure to read the “Booting into ClockworkMod Recovery” section after method II below to find out you can boot into CWM when needed.

Booting into ClockworkMod Recovery

Whenever you want to use CWM recovery, do the following:

1. Turn off and then turn on the phone. Once the Sony logo shows up and the LED light on the phone lights up, start pressing the Volume Up key repeatedly until the phone boots into CWM recovery. Remember to tap/press the volume key numerous time instead of keeping it pressed continuously.
2. Once CWM recovery shows up, you can use the volume buttons to scroll up and down and the power button as the select/enter key.
3. Rebooting back into Android from CWM recovery can be done by selecting the “reboot system now” option in the main menu of CWM.

source: theandroidsoul

I’ve always wished if at-least Google devices could come with unlocked bootloader, you know it kind of feels.. Wow! But that doesn’t seem to be happening ─ Nexus S had locked bootloader and now the Galaxy Nexus too have locked bootloader.

Anyway it doesn’t kill the fun at all, these nexus devices comes so smart that you just have to type a single line of command to unlock the bootloader, and that’s ─ fastboot oem unlock.

How To Unlock Galaxy Nexus Bootloader

Below’s a step by step guide for folks who’re not much familiar with fastboot and stuff like that. Here you go:

1. Download the following two files
   1. Download and install Android SDK → from here [Make sure you install Google USB Driver and Platform tools from SDK Manager]
   2. Fastboot files from here.
2. Now put your phone in fastboot mode:
   1. Switch off your phone
   2. Hold the Volume Up Key + Volume Down Key and then press the Power button.
   3. You’ll now see a Android robot. And text below it would read “FASTBOOT MODE” in red.
3. Extract the Fastboot.zip file on your PC
4. Now open the Fastboot folder ─ hold Shift key and Right click at any empty space inside the folder, and select “Open command window here“
5. Now connect your phone to your PC using USB cable, and then type fastboot devices in the command prompt to make sure your device is recognized.
6. And now to unlock the bootloader, type this in the command prompt:
   fastboot oem unlock
7. Accept the request on your phone by selecting Yes using the Volume button and then press thePower button to confirm (see image above)
   Enjoy!

Source : theandroidsoul

LG Optimus L7 P700 can be updated with Android 4.1.2 CM10 custom ROM, that brings the latest Jelly Bean update to your LG phone. This is not an official update from LG and they don’t seem to have any plans to update this phone with Android 4.1.2. There might be some bugs in this ROM, but still recommend you to give it a try and experience what Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean has in store for you. You can install Android 4.1.2 CM10 Nightly Jelly Bean on Optimus L7
Download LG Optimus L7 USB drivers!

1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging — for Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. This might help you: How to Check Battery Percentage. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?

4. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on Team Android are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.

Source: teamandroid.

Galaxy S2 I9100G Android 4.2.2 custom ROM is here for download – CM10.1 M2. This ROM is much more stable than the usual nightly releases so we would highly recommend existing nightly users to give this M2 release a try. Don’t expect any ground-breaking features as this custom ROM is still in development. You can install CM10.1 M2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S2 I9100G using our tutorial below. This is not an official release by Google, but just a custom ROM which would require a custom recovery like ClockworkMod in order to flash the ROM zip file on your phone.

CM10.1 M2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware Details:

NOTE: Since this is a nightly build, make sure you know that after installing this firmware update, your Android device can get FC errors, boot loops, several other bugs, apps might not work or worse, your phone might not boot. To fix, you will have to reinstall stock firmware or any other stable custom ROM.

For those interested, you can instead install the official Samsung Android 4.1.2 Jelly Beansoftware update:

• Update Galaxy S2 I9100G with XXLSR Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware.

UPDATE: AOKP ROM based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean is now available for this phone.

Download Samsung Galaxy S2 USB drivers!

Source : teamandroid.