How to Install AmniX Xperia Custom Rom on Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000

Are you interested in transforming your Samsung Galaxy Note into an Xperia phone? Now, it is possible with AmniX Xperia Custom Rom which give your Galaxy Note a Xperia-feel of user interface. Besides, it also included the Xperia special features such as Xperia Notes, Xperia Earth Live wallpaper, Xperia Walkman Player, Xperia T home with widgets and more. One of the major attraction of this Xperia custom rom is the minimal usage of memory. Up to 400-500MB free memory could be achieved after fresh installed of AmniX Xperia rom. Lesser free memory is expected with the installation of additional application in the future.

Benefit of Rooting

By rooting your phone/tablet, you can actually perform better management of your phone. However, many are afraid of rooting since bricking of your devices will still occur if you are not follow the guide exactly. To swap away your fear of rooting, we will listed down the benefits of rooting your Android devices:

1. Full Control of Android
With root access, you can alter any system files (developer level), delete annoying pre-installed stock apps (come with carrier perhaps), change Samsung boot animation (or others brand) and much more. As you can tells, you can actually alter with full access to your phone via root.

2. Backup and Restore Your Android Devices
It is not a unique condition whereby your phone will getting slower and buggy after long period of usage. No matter how well you keep your phone (not installing any stuff which is not possible), it seem like the phone will still getting degraded in performance or error keep popping up. Backup the entire system to an SD card is a must so that you can restore back to the state where no errors are found. Rooting allows you to do so as with Backup App like Titanium Backup or Nandroid Backup.

3. Most Important – Install Custom Rom
The ultimate goal of rooting your Android devices is to flash custom rom. Many has complaint of the bad of stock rom and one of the best solution is to flash highly-customized rom. With the installation of custom rom, you are expecting: better battery, butter-smooth performance (Jelly Bean’s slogan perhaps), and blah blah blah (all good stuff).

Features:

Based on Leatest Leaked Jellybean XXLSC
With Philz kernel v 3.75
Repacked all apps
Zipalign Deodexed
Xperia T home with all widgets.
Xperia Walkman player with visuliser and music Widget
Xperia themed Status bar icons
Xperia Cosmic flow live wallpaper with floating touch movement with S-pen(Without touch movement when Spen is near)
Xperia Earth Live wallpaper
Xperia Notes
Xperia Album with Photo editor
Xperia TrackID (leatest)
Xperia Sound Engine with Clear voice From Xperia T System Dump
Xperia T bootanimation
Xperia Sound Library and audio Conf
Xperia Sony Ericsion Logo Fonts
Xperia Keyboard with Swype Working
Awesome Beat included work with Walkman
Fully Rooted and Busy box Installed
Samsung Volume Hack
Samsung Bloadware Stuff Removed
Skip track For Skip track With volume Button
No LED app For led like notification
Free up to 600* MB RAM
semi transparent notification drawer background
Gmail 4.2 with swipe gesture
Notification panel
Page buddy
Sound mod choose option in settings
Build Prop Tweaks For Fastest Performance and More stability
4 Way Reboot Options for XXLSC
init.d optimizations
Multiwindow Hack for unlimited apps
CRT OFF and fully working on
Added GMail 4.2
Added Solid Browser as file manager
Popup Browser with resize button
Smart rotation
Smart stay
Call with recording and extra volume

Disclaimer

It’s always risky to root your device and be warned that a failure may brick your device. In order to keep your device safe, please read carefully every single line of the tutorial and follows the steps exactly. We are not responsible for any damage to your device.

Compatibility

The tutorial and guide below is only compatible to Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 model. It will not compatible to other devices.
Check phone model – Goto Settings -> About Device -> Model Number.

Requirements

Windows-based PC
Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000. Root and Install ClockWorkMod Recovery For Stock ICS Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000
Download and install USB drivers on PC. Download Samsung USB Driver for Windows
Enable USB Debugging on your device. How to Enable USB Debugging Mode on Android Device.
Backup your personal data on phone to PC to ensure you keep a copy of your personal data (SMS, MMS, Contacts, Internet Settings, Photos and etc). How to Backup Personal Data On Android Device.
Make sure your phone is charged to 50% to avoid interruption during flashing. How to Check Battery Level On Android Device.

Download

Aminix Xperia Note GT-N7000 Build 1 (AmniX-Xperia_Note_GT-N700(build_1).zip, 678MB) – Development page

Instructions: (From Custom ROM)

Make sure you have follow steps above and enable all the necessary features before start.
Do a Nandroid backup in CWM/TWRP recovery in case you need for restoration. (Optional)
Connect your device to the computer via micro USB cable.
Copy and paste the downloaded AmniX-Xperia_Note_GT-N700(build_1).zip files to your phone internal SD card.
Turn off your phone and disconnect from USB cable.
Press and hold the Power + Volume Up + Home Button to enter CWM/TWRP Recovery.
In Recovery menu, you are always recommended to perform a full Wipe Data/Factory Reset to avoid crashing and ROM compatibility issue. You may skip this step if you upgrade from your previous ROM version. For CWM recovery, use Volume key to navigate in Recovery Mode. For TWRP, use touchscreen to navigate in Recovery Mode
Do Wipe Cache Partition – Select from the menu and select Yes to confirm.
Go to advanced and do Wipe Dalvik Cache — Select from the menu and select Yes to confirm.
From the main menu in Recovery, select the install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from internal sdcard, browse to folder location and select the AmniX-Xperia_Note_GT-N700(build_1).zip and click Yes to install.
After the installation completes, go back to recovery’s main menu.
Select reboot system now to reboot the phone.
For first boot up, it normally takes longer time. Please wait patiently.

Instructions: (From Stock ROM)

Root and install CWM/TWRP recovery. Root and Install ClockWorkMod Recovery For Stock ICS Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000
Download root checker from Google Play to check your root status.
Press Power + Volume Up + Home Button to enter recovery mode. Check whether CWM/TWRP recovery is successfully installed. Select Reboot system to reboot your device.
Connect your device to the computer via micro USB cable.
Copy and paste the downloaded AmniX-Xperia_Note_GT-N700(build_1).zip files to your phone’s internal SD card.
Turn off your phone and disconnect from USB cable.
Press and hold the Power + Volume Up + Home Button to enter CWM/TWRP Recovery.
In Recovery menu, you are always recommended to perform a full Wipe Data/Factory Reset to avoid crashing and ROM compatibility issue. You may skip this step if you upgrade your previous ROM version. (Use Volume key to navigate in Recovery Mode)
Do Wipe Cache Partition – Select from the menu and select Yes to confirm.
Go to advanced and do Wipe Dalvik Cache — Select from the menu and select Yes to confirm.
From the main menu in Recovery, select the install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from internal sdcard, browse to folder location and select the AmniX-Xperia_Note_GT-N700(build_1).zip and click Yes to install.
After the installation completes, go back to recovery’s main menu.
Select reboot system now to reboot the phone.
For first boot up, it normally takes longer time. Please wait patiently.

Instruction after installation

After first boot up, complete the Android setup
Open the Super SU in your device
Install the Binary
Then, open the root explorer (Get it from Google Play)
Go to Data/app
Install SemcAlbum.apk (Placed in data/app folder)
Go to Setting/display/Font style/ change to storopia
Press menu and go to launcher settings
Go to General tab and change icon pack to Xperia T

Take Note:

In case the first boot up take longer than normal or stuck at Samsung logo, press and hold Power button for 5-8 second for the system to reboot. If the problem have not resolved, boot into recovery and wipe cache and reboot again.