Jelly Bean 4.2 for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7.0 and Nexus 7 available

The official CyanogenMod 10.1 (CM10.1) that comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean custom ROM for both ASUS Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 has already been released a couple of days ago. Manual flashers and techie owners who are willing to take the risk can now have something to do to make their devices perform faster and look better software-side.

For the benefit of those who are new to Android system as well as to the people who are thinking of flashing custom ROMs to their devices for the first time, CyanogenMod is an open source project by XDA Developers. These custom firmware often serve as replacement to the official ones but more often bring a lot of improvements and cool features to stock ROMs released by manufacturers and carriers, so they are not really “official.” XDA Developers, however, call this Official CM10.1 Jelly Bean ROM because it is, by far, the most stable release.

How to Update Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to Android 4.2 with Preview build CM 10.1 Custom ROM Firmware

1. Download the update ROM from here and place the file on your computer.
2. Download the Google Apps package from here and also save it on your computer.
3. Then select these files and copy-paste them to your tablet (connect it first with the computer).
4. Disconnect the device and turn it off.
5. Reboot in recovery mode: press and hold Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time.
6. From recovery select “wipe data factory reset” and “wipe cache partition”.
7. Then, when the wipe is over select “+++go back+++” and return to the main menu.
8. From there select “install zip from SD card” and “choose zip from SD card”.
9. Now, select the update file first and flash the CM 10.1 ROM.
10. Then, re-do the same procedure and install Google Apps package too.
11. The installation operation will take a couple of minutes.
12. In the end select “+++go back+++” and “reboot system now”.
13. The first boot will take longer than usual so don’t panic.

There you have it, now you know how to update the WiFi Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with CM 10.1 custom ROM firmware. This is the preview build of the software so it’s not the stable version of CM10.1. Therefore test the OS and see if there are bugs or things that aren’t working; use our comments area to share the issues or any other problem related to the present tutorial with us and with other users as well.