by Dan Evans, 4 months ago

It’s not unusual to encounter bugs and glitches in custom ROMs. Even official stock software can have a few snags, and it often takes several versions for bugs to be truly worked out. However, one…

by Dan Evans, 4 months ago

With a place as busy and as creative as XDA Developers, it isn’t uncommon to find yourself torn between ROMs to try out. Do you want to try CyanogenMod, AOKP, or ParanoidAndroid? Each ROM is…

by Dan Evans, 4 months ago

XDA Developers members work day and night to provide us with ROMs that they’ve assembled in their own idea of what an Android ROM should be. But, there comes a time when you realize that…

by Carl Parker, 4 months ago

Can dual-core processors work any faster? XDA Developers member umberto1978 believes so and, to make tangible that belief, has created the SpeedWizz kernel for the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, a stable kernel for those who…

by Robert Triggs, 4 months ago

Considering there’s no official Jelly Bean update coming to the Samsung Galaxy S2 in the immediate future, and as the CyanogenMod team have begun pumping out stable nightly builds of Android 4.2.1 for my phone,…

by Ken East, 4 months ago

Though new devices are coming out, developer support for the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 is still overwhelming. This is evident in the number of new custom ROMs and active threads for all the variants of…

by Ken East, 4 months ago

The Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, Samsung’s former flagship device, refuses to be useless and obsolete. Even if this is inevitable, continuous developer support has kept the Galaxy S2 a usable phone especially because of ROMs…

by Ken East, 5 months ago

Christmas is just around the corner and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is in season for anyone who hasn’t received the update. XDA Developers members are making sure that everyone gets a taste of the newest…

by Carl Parker, 5 months ago

While most of us won’t mind, some of us do appreciate and want responsive software with cool startup animation and smooth screen transitions. We’d love it even more if it received over-the-air updates. And, if…

by Alvin Ybañez, 6 months ago

CyanogenMod, AOKP, and ParanoidAndroid are some of the world’s most popular custom ROMs. You will definitely have a hard time choosing which one of them to install on your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100. I suggest…

by Carl Parker, 6 months ago

When the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 was first released, it came out with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and was later on upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.  Android 4.1 Jelly Bean may not see the…

by Paul Nuñal, 8 months ago

CyanogenMod 10 ROMs based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean are found virtually everywhere as new Android devices are constantly being added to the list. This new update from the CyanogenMod development team comes in the…

by Carl Parker, 8 months ago

We have seen official releases of the AOKP Jelly Bean Build 1 ROM for several devices like the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 and the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and now, it is available for the Samsung Galaxy…

by Dan Evans, 8 months ago

There is some truth in some memes floating around the Internet. “They told me I could be anything,” the meme starts, but in Android’s case, it’s certainly true. Though the Android development community hasn’t quite…

by Paul Nuñal, 8 months ago

Another custom ROM has emerged for the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 and it sure is promising just by the looks of it. Introducing Slim Bean ROM, an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM based on AOSP…