It would be nice to customized your Android Phone, however, if you do not know what you are doing then leave it as it is than getting the chance of damaging your Galaxy Note N7000. You need to take consider for the safe thing to do. One way to do that is to make sure that your Galaxy Note N7000 is running on a safe kernel mode. In this way it would somehow prevent your Galaxy Note N7000 to get bricked.

The XDA Developers Forum had made some good conrtibution to people who has Galaxy Note N7000. They have threads with lists of kernels that are, by practice and theory, safe to flash custom ROMs. Have time to visit there site by trying to browse Cookies & Cream 1.3.0 ROM. A member named neobuddy89 released some good information. The Cookies & Cream ROM packs the fused greatness of CyanogenMod Kernel with features of ParanoidAndroid and CodenameAndroid (CNA). You will not get regret if you’re liking and using the DPI customization in ParanoidAndroid together with CyanogenMod and CNA. With this, you will experience cherry-picks from three good and great ROMS in one, and perhaps you may not consider flashing another ROM for longer time. It is because this guide will show you how to flash Cookies & Cream ROM for the Galaxy Note N7000.

Here are some words of caution before you’re actually doing it for your Galaxy Note N7000:

1. The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy Note, model number GT-N7000. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
2. The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
3. Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
4. Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Basic Requirements To Flash Cookies and Cream ROM For The Galaxy Note N7000:

1. Samsung -N7000 running and functioning at any CM9-, CM10, or AOSP-based custome ROM. Your can make use of the ROM’s built-in ClockworkMod Recovery.
2. Download the following files to your computer:
        Cookies & Cream 1.3.0 ROM package (TeamPassion-Cookies&Cream-N7000-1.3.0.zip, 164.35 MB)
        Notification Spacing Patch package (patch.zip, 4.6 MB)
        Google Apps package (gapps-jb-20121130-signed.zip, md5sum: fda2660e94d9b9079b23e7b67ef012b0)
3. See to it that your phone’s battery is charged up to 75% or more to avoid interruptions during the process.
4. Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.

The Android Authority has outlined the step by step instructions. Please follow this steps To Flash Cookies and Cream ROM For The Galaxy Note N7000:

1. Copy the Cookies & Cream 1.3.0 package, the Notification Spacing Patch package, and the GApps package to your phone’s SD card.
2. Switch your phone off.
3. Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. To do this, press and hold down the Volume Up, Home, and Power buttons until the phone boots into recovery.
NOTE: You can use the Volume keys to navigate and the Power button to select an item or option in recovery.
4. Make a NANDroid backup of your current ROM. Go to Backup and Restore > Backup.
5. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Yes.
6. Select Wipe Cache Partition > Yes.
7. Select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache > Yes.
8. Go to Mounts and Storage > Format System > Yes.
9. Select Install ZIP from SD card > Choose ZIP from SD card > Locate and select TeamPassion-Cookies&Cream-N7000-1.3.0.zip > Yes.
10. Repeat step 9 to install the Notification Spacing Patch.
11. Repeat step 9 to install the Google Apps package.
12. Select Go Back and select Reboot System Now. This will reboot your phone to the newly installed Cookies & Cream ROM

That’s it! Congratulations! You have successfully followed the instructions and probably installed the Cookies & Cream 1.3.0 ROM. Please share this to your friends and if you have any ideas about this ROM, give your comments below…

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