Back in the day when the original Galaxy Note was released by Korean smartphone and tablet manufacturer Samsung late last year, a lot of naysayers doubted the capability of the first generation Samsung phablet to make it big in the smartphone market. Samsung was out to prove these doubters wrong though because after the smartphone-buying population realized the advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Note’s massive display and the fact that the components under its hood are just as impressive as those found in the internals of other flagship devices, the original Samsung phablet instantly became a hit. Because of this success, Samsung felt it necessary that a successor is in order and this gave birth to the Samsung Galaxy Note II, the second generation Samsung phablet.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II however did not have doubters in its trail when it was released because the smartphone-buying public already knew what its capabilities are. In fact, JK Shin, Smasung’s Mobile Division head, predicted that sales figures of the phablet could reach the 20 million mark but this is more of a long-term vision. Though not in the league of the Samsung Galaxy S III in terms of popularity, the Samsung Galaxy Note II is still popular in its own right. In fact, in just a little over a month of staying in the shelves, the sales figures of the phablet has already breached the 5 million mark.
In US shores, all major carriers released their respective variants of the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The last carrier to launch its version of the phablet is Verizon which hit the shelves of the wireless provider a couple of days ago. However, this early in the game, the hardworking fellows of the developer communities have already managed to crack the code of the Samsung Galaxy Note II and a root method is now available for the second generation Samsung phablet.
Should you be interested in gaining root access on your Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II, you need to use a rooted image file and ODIN but a lot of courage also needs to be thrown in into the mix. A little caveat though – this root method brings to the device a couple of bugs such as the broken signal indicator (data connectivity is still working – it’s just that its signal indicator is not working properly). Other users on the other hand claim that the phablet is no longer as smooth as it was when it was still running the factor image.
The developer communities are currently working on issues mentioned above and we are sure that before we know it, a rooted factory image of the Samsung Galaxy Note II will soon hit the airwaves ad will keep everything as it should be. Before you jump in and take the plunge, let us again remind you that tinkering with your device is the fastest and surest way of losing your warranty, not to mention the fact that one wrong move and you could end up with a very expensive building material.
You can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note II for Verizon with a $100 savings now starting at $279.99.
