Android is the most used and popular mobile operating system in the world. There are more thousands and thousands of manufacturers which are making Android devices. The popularity of Android OS is because of the freedom of customization it offers. Unlike iOS, everything on an Android device can easily be modified to match users taste.
Android users can root their device easily and can install TWRP or any other recovery. The rooting process on Android is easier compared to iOS. Once custom recovery is installed, users can flash Custom ROMs which are modified Android Operating systems developed by an Android developer or a group of developers. There are tons of things which users can do after rooting their device like flashing Custom ROMs, kernels and Mods.
Most of the Custom ROMs are feature rich. They provide loads of customization options compared to the Stock ROM. Some of the Custom ROMs are well optimized for battery and performance. So, users are always in search of good custom ROMs for their Android smartphones.
Before we begin with this procedure, I would strongly recommend you to create a backup of your device storage and all your files stored on your device. Moreover, it is advised to follow the steps mentioned in this post very carefully to avoid permanent damage or to brick your device. If anything goes wrong we are not responsible for it.
What’s LineageOS eXtended ROM ?
LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. LineageOS does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 Specifications
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 mobile was launched in November 2013. The phone comes with a 5.20-inch touchscreen display offering a resolution of 720x1280 pixels at a pixel density of 280 pixels per inch (ppi). Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. It comes with 1.5GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 runs Android 4.3 and is powered by a 2600mAh removable battery.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 on the rear packs 8-megapixel camera. It sports a 1.9-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is based on Android 4.3 and packs 8GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 64GB). The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Micro-SIM and Micro-SIM cards. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 measures 146.80 x 75.30 x 8.90mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 163.00 grams. It was launched in White, Black, and Pink colors.
When you buy a brand new Android device, it comes equipped with a “stock ROM,” also known as the “stock firmware”. The stock ROM is the preinstalled operating system on your device. The stock ROM has limited functionalities that are defined by the phone’s manufacturer. If you wish to have extra features added to your device, then you will have to resort to custom ROM.
What is Custom OS Android ?
As you all know Android is an open source platform where a developer can take all the source code from Google and build their own operating system images for Android phones and tablets from scratch. This Custom or Home built an app is known as Custom ROM. Custom ROM replaces your Android Operating system (Stock ROM) which comes with your Phone or Tablet. It comes with a kernel which makes it a fully standalone OS. So some developer in Android Community will customize the Android OS by stripping all the Garbage and makes it a pure Android experience with no carrier-installed app or OEM apps.
This Custom ROM is been updated regularly by the community and developers where they fix all the bugs related reports. Custom ROM also allows you to experience latest Android OS even if the OS has not available to your tablet.
Benefits of Installing Grand 2 SM-G7102 Custom ROM
Custom ROMs are frequently a method for keeping up-to-date when the manufacturer doesn’t support doesn't support the device. Fortunately Custom ROMs are stable enough to be utilized every day without issues and give us some additional customization that never harmed the user experience.
We can get many advantages, as long as we have completed the process install galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 LineageOS eXtended ROM android 7.1 correctly. we win customization, changing a few components with the manufacturing ROM. It is the best and easiest way to change your phone.
Bloatware is a problem we have been complaining about for a long time. We can only with easily remove most bloatware. but with the Custom ROM LineageOS eXtended on samsung galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 remove at least a good part of bloatware and giving us that additional storage that had taken from us.
What’s on Android 7.1 ?
Current android OS Android 7.1.2 Nougat comes with handful of features such as App Shortcuts, Multi Window support, restart setting to power menu, Launch the camera by pressing the power button twice, Image Keyboard support, 100 emoji added, GIF Support, Quick Reply via Notification, Notification Redesigned panel, Notifications prioritization, Enhanced Doze Mode, System UI Tuner, Customizable Quick Settings, Don Not Disturb, New Settings Panel Redesigned, Data Saver per App, seamless updates and New Emoji Support.
Pre-Requisites
This will work on Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 (Don’t Try this on Any other device)
Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
Download the latest Samsung USB Drivers.
You will lose the original ROM or any CUSTOM ROM if you already installed on your phone. So make sure to Backup your phone before doing this step using TWRP or CWM or any Custom Recovery.
You can also backup all your Data.
You must install TWRP or any Custom Recovery on your phone.
Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s root of internal memory or to SD Card.
Caution:
Rooting your phone will void the warranty.
Make sure to take the complete backup of your phone before starting this process.
Rooting your phone can damage your phone permanently.
Warning:
we will not be held responsible for any kind of damage that occurred to your Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 during or after the installation of LineageOS eXtended ROM latest android OS ROM Android 7.1. Proceed at your own risk.
Steps to Be Followed
Step 1: Download LineageOS eXtended ROM latest android OS Custom ROM and other packages from the downloads section to your PC. Do not unzip the packages.
Step 2: Connect Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 to PC using a USB cable.
Step 3: Transfer the downloaded packages into the root of phone or SD card memory.
Step 4: Once the transfer is done, disconnect the USB and turn off the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102.
Step 5: Enter custom recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102.
Turn on the device by holding Volume up+Home Button + Power buttons together until you see the recovery mode.
Step 6: In custom recovery mode, you can view a list of options that are not available in Stock recovery. Among them, select wipe then format data and type yes to format data.
Step 7: After that install TWRP-3.2.3-ms013g-20180803.img to open the new TWRP Recovery.
Step 8: Go to the Wipe tab, Choose format data and type yes to format data. then in wipe section select System, Cache, Dalvik / ART Cache, Vendor, Data and Internal Storage, then swipe the bar.
Step 11: After completion of Step 10 select open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20220215.zip
Step 12: After completion of Step 11 select the reboot system now option.
Step 9: If you are done with all the above steps, you can flash the firmware package now. Select loseX_ms013g-ota-f59e05179b.zip. Confirm the installation and do not interrupt the process.
Step 11: After completion of Step 10 select open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20220215.zip
Step 12: After completion of Step 11 select the reboot system now option.
Download the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102 Custom ROM LineageOS eXtended Android 7.1 latest android OS ROM package from the below download links. Transfer them to your device before proceeding with the installation process.
Odin3_v3.14.1.zip
TWRP_3-0-0.tar
TWRP-3.2.3-ms013g-20180803.img
loseX_ms013g-ota-f59e05179b.zip
open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20220215.zip
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