How To Update Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 To 6.0 Marshmallow
Tutorial - Samsung will not announce officially marshmallow update. There are a lot of XDA developers who make custom ROM's. With Custom ROM you can update Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 with CM13. CM13 based on Android 6.0.x. This is not official Update. So, before Installing ROM, you have to flash Custom recovery like TWRP/ CWM on the device.
CM13 Android 6.0 Short detail
CM13 smoother and faster in use. So, you can quick access any application and game. Multi Window mode worked awesome, You can enable the developer option from Settings > About > hit build number seven times to enable developer mode. And the last one is the battery. Battery backup is also good like Stock ROM.
Make a full Backup
Before Updating your Tab 2, Save important data like Message, WhatsApp Chat and Contacts data in a safe place and Create a backup of your stock ROM using Custom Recovery. With a backup you can revert back to preview stage.
If you have pre-installed Custom Recovery Installed. Just Turn off your device. Now Press Volume UP + Power Button to open Recovery. Once Recovery Open, Just select Backup and Create a backup file. Once, Backup process completes Reboot your Device and Copy CWM/TWRP folder from the device and paste it on your PC.
Hotspot Little Bug
When we are testing this ROM, We were noticing Wifi hotspot not working some times while using Wifi file transfer application like Shareit and SuperBeam.
Ambient Light Sensor not Working
On This ROM Ambient sensor not working. That means you can not use Auto Brightness feature. You have to manually adjust brightness according to your requirement.
Auto Rotate Limitation
Auto Rotate feature not working on Home Screen and App Drawer.
ROM Status on Testing
This ROM status under testing. So device will automatically reboot causing of out of memory.
CM13 features
In CM13 ROM have lots of features like Multi Window Mode, Wifi and Bluetooth Worked fine, CM13 pre rooted you can enable it from developer mode, Smooth and fast performance.
Battery Backup
Battery Performance is much better if we compare to Lollipop update. On Lollipop, battery can not run more than 10 -12 hours, but In Marshmallow Update battery can run more than 24 hours.
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CM13 Android 6.0 Short detail
CM13 smoother and faster in use. So, you can quick access any application and game. Multi Window mode worked awesome, You can enable the developer option from Settings > About > hit build number seven times to enable developer mode. And the last one is the battery. Battery backup is also good like Stock ROM.
Make a full Backup
Before Updating your Tab 2, Save important data like Message, WhatsApp Chat and Contacts data in a safe place and Create a backup of your stock ROM using Custom Recovery. With a backup you can revert back to preview stage.
If you have pre-installed Custom Recovery Installed. Just Turn off your device. Now Press Volume UP + Power Button to open Recovery. Once Recovery Open, Just select Backup and Create a backup file. Once, Backup process completes Reboot your Device and Copy CWM/TWRP folder from the device and paste it on your PC.
Hotspot Little Bug
When we are testing this ROM, We were noticing Wifi hotspot not working some times while using Wifi file transfer application like Shareit and SuperBeam.
Ambient Light Sensor not Working
On This ROM Ambient sensor not working. That means you can not use Auto Brightness feature. You have to manually adjust brightness according to your requirement.
Auto Rotate Limitation
Auto Rotate feature not working on Home Screen and App Drawer.
ROM Status on Testing
This ROM status under testing. So device will automatically reboot causing of out of memory.
CM13 features
In CM13 ROM have lots of features like Multi Window Mode, Wifi and Bluetooth Worked fine, CM13 pre rooted you can enable it from developer mode, Smooth and fast performance.
Battery Backup
Battery Performance is much better if we compare to Lollipop update. On Lollipop, battery can not run more than 10 -12 hours, but In Marshmallow Update battery can run more than 24 hours.
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- Android 6.0 ROM. Zip (Download link given at end of post)
- Google Apps Zip
- Key-board Zip
- TWRP/CWM Custom Recovery How to Install Latest TWRP Touch Recovery on Tab 2
How to Update Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100 To 6.0 Marshmallow
- Download CM13 ROM. Zip, GApps and Keyboard Zip file from end of post. Don't Unzip these files after download.
- Then connect your Tab 2 with your PC using the USB cord and Once the connection established, transfer all files from the desktop and place it on your tablet’s SD card.
- Turn off your Tab 2, Now Reboot into TWRP Recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Power key.
- Just select "Wipe" and Check Dalvik Cache, System and Data. Once it Selected Swipe to Wipe.
- Then Go back and select “Install”, Now find the ROM. Zip file and flash it.
- Similarly, repeat the process and flash Google Apps package and Keyboard zip file.
- Now Go back and select Wipe then select factory reset, Now Reboot your Tab 2.
Download here
Keyboard Zip - http://bit.ly/1P4Pizj
GApps - http://bit.ly/25o13eJ
Android 6.0 ROM - http://bit.ly/1POWRcH
Congratulation, you have done all steps. Note - First boot can take up to 15 minutes. So, Please wait.
Once it Start, You can verify Android 6.0 version installed on your Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 by going into Settings > About and hit Android version four to five times. In Preview Post We share lists of Best Stable ROM for Galaxy Tab 2 P3100/P3110. If you find any bugs and issue, please leave your comment.