How to Install AOSP Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus launched in October 2015. The smartphone came out of the box with Android 5.1 Lollipop and later upgraded to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Are you looking to install the stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus? then you are at the right place. Today we will guide you on how to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus smartphone.

If you are here for the first time to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus, you can read our article to know the difference between custom ROM and stock ROM. To install a custom ROM, you have to unlock bootloader and you must have latest TWRP Recovery on your phone. In case if you have all this, then installing Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery is simple. You can follow our tutorial on how to flash custom ROM using TWRP Recovery.

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What’s in Android 8.1 Oreo:
- Features of Android Oreo:
Download ROM and Gapps Here
Any Of the Gapps Below
Steps to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus:
Pre-Requisites:
Instructions to Install:

What’s in Android 8.1 Oreo:

After rolling the Android 8.0 Oreo, we know that Google will surely come up with the latest version which will improve the features which were implemented in Android 8.0 version.

As you’d expect, Android 8.1 Oreo is an incremental update that builds out some of the new features found in the first version of Oreo. Android 8.1 Oreo is an improved version and shortcomings of Android 8.0 Oreo – This doesn’t mean Android 8.1 doesn’t include the new feature because it does. Here are all the features of Android Oreo [8.0/8.1]

Features of Android Oreo:

Notifications Channels (8.0)
Picture In A Picture (8.0)
Multi-Display Support (8.0)
Keyboard Navigation (8.0)
Background Limits (8.0)
New Wi-Fi Features (8.0)
Better Icons (8.0)
Autofill (8.0)
Cheeseburger Emoji (8.1)
Neural Networks API (8.1)
Pixel Visual Core co-processing technology to third-party developers (8.1)
and many more

Download ROM and Gapps Here

OS	Download File
Lineage OS 15.1	Download

Any Of the Gapps Below

MindTheGApps 8.1.0 Package

Delta Gapps with Modular Add-On

Micro GApps Package For Android Oreo

Android Oreo Gapps Package [Open Gapps] – Recommended

Gapps For LineageOS 15/15.1 [Also Supported any Android 8.1]

Steps to Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus:

Follow our below guide to install the Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus. Simply download the below given ROM and Gapps file to experience the Android 8.1 Oreo on Galaxy S2 Plus smartphone. To install any Custom firmware on Galaxy S2 Plus, you should have TWRP Recovery or any custom recovery.

Before grabbing the download link and installing the custom ROM, then make sure to follow the pre-requisites.

This ROM is for Galaxy S2 Plus (Don’t Try this on Any other device):
Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
Download and install Samsung USB Drivers
Take Full Backup before flashing this on your phone: (You can try any backup method)
How to Backup Your Android Phone Without ROOT
How to Backup Complete Stock or Custom ROM using TWRP recovery
Backup Your Android Apps and Data with Titanium Backup
How to Backup Your Android Phone Directly to PC with TWRP!!
How to Backup Your Data on Android device
Download all the Zip files from below and Place it in your phone’s root of internal memory or SD Card.

Instructions to Install:

First of all, you need to Unlock Bootloader on Galaxy S2 Plus
Now install TWRP Recovery for Galaxy S2 Plus. Watch Full Video on How to Install TWRP on any Android Phone.
Download the below Android 8.1 Oreo for Galaxy S2 Plus.
Now boot into TWRP Recovery, Here is the method to boot into Recovery.
Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)

Guide to Flash Custom ROM using TWRP Recovery

Super SU Root Procedure

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Don’t flash SuperSU if you want to try Magisk Root on your phone

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Magisk Zip Root Procedure

How to Install AOSP Android 8.1 Oreo on Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus