Galaxy Note 8.0 Android 4.2.2 ROM leaks

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8.0, its smallest Note tablet, at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The device comes with Android 4.1.2 pre-installed. An official 4.2.2 update has not been released yet. Nevertheless, an Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean ROM for Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi has leaked online, giving owners of this tablet the opportunity to test out the latest flavor of Google’s mobile platform. In case you’ve forgotten about this device, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has an eight inch 1280×800 display and runs on a 1.6GHz quadcore processor. Samsung has slapped on TouchWiz Nature UX on top of Android 4.1.2, the device also supports S Pen functions. This leaked ROM is said to be official, furthermore the source claims that they felt that the tablet was a lot faster and even felt improvement in its battery life. It goes without saying that there are risks involved in manual flashing of With the cut throat competition of the biggest brightest and fastest OS The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 launched with Android 4.1 instead of 4.2 like the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 did, but if you want you can flash a leaked version of the official 4.2.2 update. While the update is not rich with new features it reportedly makes the tablet smoother and improves battery life. The bigger Note 10.1 (which launched with ICS) is still on Android 4.1, so the newer tablet will actually get ahead. Anyway, you can grab the RAR file you need for the update here, the file is about 1.2GB big. Note that this firmware is for the N5110, the Wi-Fi only version of the Note 8.0 and will not work on the 3G/4G-enabled N5100. You’ll need Odin 3.07 (it’s included in the file if you don’t have it already). Follow the installationinstructions here and keep in mind that the process will wipe your data, so make a backup first.

This is a tutorial that will teach you how to successfully update your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi model with a leaked version of the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean stock firmware. Note that this is not an official update released by Samsung, as it is a leaked build in its testing phase only.

The final version of the official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for your Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi should be ready for a release by the end of next month. In order to make sure that you correctly update your device, you will first have to read the preparation guide below. Here’s what you need to know before continuing to the ‘how-to’ part of this post:

• use this guide only with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi model number N5110.
• do not use this tutorial with any other Android devices, as you will end up bricking it.
• if you tablet is running a rooted firmware or any other customizations have been applied, then you will most likely lose all the data from your device.
• backup all the important files before starting the installation.
• installing this leaked XXCMG2 Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM will restore the warranty for your Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet.
• make sure that your computer has all the Samsung USB Drivers installed on it. Without these you cannot connect the tablet with your computer, that will prevent from installing any firmware updating files.
• make sure that Samsung KIES software is disabled completely before starting the update.
• disable all the antivirus programs from running on your device.
• this is a guide for advanced Android users.
• it is not recommended for you to use this guide in case you don’t know what you’re doing and you’ve never used ODIN nor flashed any official stock firmware for your tablet.
• we cannot be blamed in case you lose any data or you brick the device.
• make sure to read the entire tutorial and not to skip any steps that I have listed in this post.
• make sure that your tablet has enough power left before completely discharging during the installation.
• for any extra questions use the comments field at the end of the article.

Now that you know all of the above, I think that you need to continue to the next part of this post and learn how to successfully upgrade your tablet with a leaked Jelly Bean firmware.