Galaxy S2¶

• Table of contents
• Galaxy S2
  • Replicant status
  • Installation guide
  • Build guide
  • Technical infos
    • Hardware table

	Device	Galaxy S2
	Manufacturer	Samsung
	Codename	galaxys2
	Ships with root	No
	Root possible	Yes
	SIM Unlocked	Possible
	In production	Yes
	Replicant status	Supported, GSM flavour
	Developers involved	PaulK
	Replicant version	Replicant 4.0
	Last image	None

Replicant status¶

Replicant status on Galaxy S2: ReplicantStatus

Known freedom issues:

• Proprietary bootloader
• Modem firmware is non-free and there is no free alternative
• Modem could spy on the main CPU through shared memory, could spy GPS

Installation guide¶

Installation guide for the Galaxy S2: HeimdallRecoveryInstallation

Build guide¶

Build guide for the Galaxy S2: GalaxyS2Build

Technical infos¶

• List of the proprietary libraries, binaries and firmwares shipped on the Galaxy S and the status of their replacement: GalaxyS2Proprietary
• Status of the free software that talks to the Samsung modems : SamsungModems
• Status of the work on the Galaxy S2 GPS chip: GSD4t
• Serial console for the Galaxy S2: GalaxyS2SerialConsole

Hardware table¶

Component	Name	Source	Known protocol	Documentation