Samsung has got Many of the variants of the Samsung Note 2 started receiving the Kitkat 4.4.2 update about 2 months earlier. But not all the Note 2 variants got the Update on time, such as the Verizon variant and the Canadian variants (SGH-I317M).
We saw the update for Verizon model last week, it’s now time for the Canadian Version, the Black Edition Note 2 (Common for Bell, Virgin Mobile, Rogers, Koodoo Mobile, SaskTel and Telus) users to get a taste of Kitkat.
The update brings your device to the build number I317MVLUDNF1 and updates the Android version to 4.4.2 KitKat. The update brings all the Kitkat features like Low Ram usage, Better overall performance, camera shortcut on the lockscreen, wireless printing support, expanded emojis, etc, and updated versions of a few Samsung apps. Also included are improvements to Bluetooth, copy and paste, and the keyboard app, etc.
This update is currently rolling out on the above mentioned carriers. If you are unable to get the update, for any reason and you’re an Advanced user who can’t wait for it, you can always download it and install it yourselves. Thanks to folks at Sammobile.com, who got the firmwares ready for you to install. The procedures and the softwares that are required are mentioned below.
Model: SGH-I317M Model name: GALAXY Note II Country: Canada (Rogers) (Black Edition) Version: Android 4.4.2 Build date: June 1, 2014 Warranty may be void of your device if you follow the procedures given on this page. You only are responsible for your device. We won’t be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components. Before you begin with guide instructions below, make sure your android device is adequately charged — at least 50% battery of the device. To make sure your device is eligible with this, you must first confirm its model no. in ‘About device’ option under Settings. Another way to confirm model no. is by looking for it on the packaging box of your device. It must be SGH-I317M! Do not use the procedures discussed here on any other variants of Galaxy Note 2 or any other device of Samsung or any other company. You have been warned! Back up important data and stuff before you start playing around here as there are chances you might lose your apps and app-data (app settings, game progress, etc.), and in rare case, files on the internal memory, too. For help on Backup and Restore, check out our exclusive page on that linked right below. ► ANDROID BACK UP AND RESTORE GUIDE: APPS AND TIPS You must have proper and working driver installed on your windows computer to be able to successfully flash stock firmware on your Galaxy Note 2. In case you’re not sure, follow the link below for a definitive guide for installing driver for your Galaxy Note 2 on your computer. ► SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 DRIVERS INSTALLATION GUIDE Download the Odin zip file and firmware file given below. Transfer both Odin and firmware file to a separate folder on your computer just to keep things tidy. Also download the firmware for your carrier. If you download a different version, you may BRICK your device. Odin File → download link. Firmware File → Example video: If you haven’t used Odin before to install a stock firmware or anything else, then we suggest you first watch a video of that to get familiar with the process. The video demonstrates flashing of CWM Recovery on Galaxy S3, but since the procedure is same for flashing stock firmware also, the video will help: Click here to watch the video Important Note: Backup important files stored on internal SD card of your device, so that in case a situation arises requiring you to do a factory reset after flashing stock firmware, which might delete internal sd card too, your files will remain safe on PC. If you see FAIL message instead of the PASS in Odin’s top left box, that’s a problem. Try this now: disconnect your Galaxy Note 2 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again. Also, If device is Stuck at setup connection or on any other process, then too, try this: disconnect your Galaxy Note 2 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again. It was easy to flash stock KitKat Android 4.4.2 firmware on your Galaxy Note 2, right? Let us know in comments below. Your suggestions and queries, if any, are most welcomed! Via SammobileSTOCK FIRMWARE INFO
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SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 OFFICIAL KITKAT 4.4.2 FIRMWARE
STEP 0: CHECK DEVICE MODEL NO.
STEP 1: BACKUP YOUR DEVICE
STEP 2: INSTALL LATEST DRIVER
STEP 3: INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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