Folks, In the quest of writing tools and tips to make our life easy; now I present you a simple perhaps a novice way of backing up EFS for any Android Samsung Device. As usual, the attempt is to have this guide written at novice level so that we do not end up complicating the process or our enderstanding to achieve what we are after. After I have showed you how to backup and restore the, we wil lattempt another way for performing the same task. This time, the step by step guide will be suitable for any Android based Sammy device, as you will use an app provided by those of xda-developers that can be installed on any Samsung handsets. In this way backing up the EFS folder will an easy task to complete, meaning that you can safely install custom ROMs and recovery images on your smartphones and tablets without being worried whether or not you will have network access afterwards. So how does it sound eh? Let's get started?

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The EFS folder contains important info about your phone, as the IMEI number of the device is being located on the same. Furthermore, each time you decide to update your Android based Samsung handset with a custom ROM, or beta firmware, the EFS might get wiped out.

When this happens, you will not be able to have the network connection enabled, meaning that you can no longer use your smartphone. Therefore, for avoiding these unpleasant situations, it is recommended to first backup the EFS along with all the other data stored on your device. A backup is always well-received, so don’t hesitate and perform the same before changing or applying something on your gadget. Now, as mentioned above, for being able to backup the EFS from any Samsung device, you will have to download, install and use a dedicated app, which is named simply, EFS Pro. But, for being able to use the EFS Pro tool, you need to have a rooted smartphone (the Android platform should be included of course); so, before heading to the download link from below, just gain root access over your phone’s internal system.

Be aware though, as by rooting, the warranty will get void; you can restore the warranty by downgrading to the stock ROM or by updating to an official software released by Samsung and suitable with your device. Also, if you had lost the EFS and you cannot restore it, you should perform the same operations mentioned above (downgrading and so on) and you will be able to restore the EFS back to your phone. In order to succeed with this operation, you will have to use a Windows powered computer (XP, Vista, 7) your Samsung device and its USB cord. Again, remember that the handset must be rooted.

On the computer Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0 must be installed, or else the EFS Pro app will not work. Once you download the file, just unzip it and then install it on your PC.

Next, you have to take your device and connect it to your PC. You can backup the EFS folder by running the EFS Pro app and by following the prompts. For more aspects, details and for the features list of the tool, you should take a look (this is also the download link for the EFS Pro app). (959.6 KB, Downloads: 463).

So, that was all, you now know how to backup EFS from any Android based Samsung device. Remember that there are more methods available for performing this operation, though the present one might be the easiest one as you only have to download and install a program on your computer.

Finally the wait is over! Most awaited update of Jelly Bean is now officially available for Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 smartphone in the form of XXLS8 firmware. Though the update is pushed lately, you shouldn’t get disappointed as Samsung has released Android 4.1.2 instead of Android 4.1.1 version. You should feel proud being a Galaxy S2 user. Currently, XXLS8 firmware update is released for Spain region but users from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom can also apply the same on their phones.

You can upgrade your device’s firmware using OTA & Kies. This is all about S2 users residing in above mentioned regions. But what if you don’t belong to these countries? Well, no need to worry about that. We’ve good news for you too. We’ve come up with a guide using which you can upgrade your S2 to Android 4.1.2 XXLS8 firmware irrespective of the country you reside in. In this article, We’ll using Odin that is usually used to flash Official firmwares.