How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Official Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLPY

Follow below instructions to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to official stock ROM Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLPY :

• First make backup of contact, sms, apps, etc


• Prepare USB cable, Fully charged N7000


• Download Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 N7000XXLPY Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 Open Germany firmware update and extract it


• Download Odin3 v1.87 from here


• If you have not install Samsung USB drivers or Samsung KIES yet, download here or mirror and then install it.


• Turn off the phone


• Put your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 into download mode by pressing and holding Volume down + HOME + Power button until Warning!! message appear on phone screen's and the press Volume Up button to continue

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• Your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 should be in downloading mode now, (Android picture with Downloading... text appear on the phone)


• Connect Galaxy Note to pc by USB cable, make sure driver is installed


• Open Odin3 v1.87.exe


• Make sure your N7000 detected by odin (ID:COM should be yellow on odin)

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• Here is the files that should be selected on odin :

PDA : N7000XXLPY_N7000OXALPY_N7000XXLPT_HOME.tar.md5

• Press Start button then upgrading Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLPY process will be started


• Wait until finish and odin show PASS!


• Congratulations, you have official stock ROM Ice Cream Sandwich ICS 4.0.3 on your Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 now


• Its recomended to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition in recovery mode by pressing and holding Volume Up + HOME + Power button until recovery screen shown up while phone in off state


• If you want to root and install ClockWorkMod recovery on it, follow instructions at How to Root and Install ClockWorkMod Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 running ICS 4.0.3 N7000XXLPY

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How to control Android devices from a PC

Almost every time I spent my whole day at the front of the computer,  to finish my work, browsing or just playing with my android phone. Activities that I like most is tinkering with my android phone. I often install and uninstall a lots of android apps and games. Sometimes I was busy  to read and send or reply sms message, so I was thinking in my mind if I could control my android phone from my PC, it will be perfect. So I go to the android market and search for a suitable apps and end up with Airdroid. With Airdroid installed on my Android, I have these benefits to control my android phone from my pc:

• Easy to transfer files between my Android phone and computers. It can cut, copy, paste, search, rename or delete files on the SD card.


• Read, send,replay, forward or delete SMS messages from PC


• Install, uninstall, backup, search apps


• Preview, delete, import, export, set as wallpaper and photos slide show from desktop


• Share clipboard text between PC and android device


• Contact management and call logs


• Search, preview, import, export, delete and customize ringtones for phone calls, notifications and alarms from computer


• Music : Play, search, import, export, delete, or set as phone call, notification and alarm ringtones

If you want to try, you can download Airdroid from here or use below QR code

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Ok, I'll explain how to control Android devices from a PC using Airdroid apps, here's the steps

• You need WiFi connection / AP in your computer


• Connect your android devices to PC with WiFi connection


• Start Airdroid apps on your Android device


• Optionally you can set predefined password for Airdroid access


• Make sure Airdroid was started, if not started then hit start button


• Open browser in your computer / PC and enter airdroid IP in addres bar and open it


• Input Airdroid password and happy controlling your Android device from your PC

Here are screenshots of Airdroid :

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