So the wait is finally over, the Samsung Galaxy S4 brand of T-Mobile carrier has received the new official Android 4.4.4 KitKat Update on the version M919UVUFNH7. We will let you know the process of how to successfully flash this new update on your device.
Before launching the process, you need to have some prerequisites. You also need to know about how to prepare the device for this process. Once you are done with this, you should move to successfully flash the new update.
Prerequisites:
- This is applicable only for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4 device. Verify the device’s model number in Settings>About Phone and make sure to confirm this is SGH-M919 model number.
- Don’t use this post for other Android devices.
- Now, download and install a suitable USB Driver on your PC for the device from here.
- Download and install the Odin3 v3.09 software. This flashing tool will help you install the new Android 4.4.4 (M919UVUFNH7) firmware on your T Mobile Galaxy S4 Android smartphone.
- Next, enable the USB Debugging option for your device listed on the Developer Option menu.
- Disable or uninstall the Samsung antivirus, firewall running on the computer as these types of software may interfere with the installation process.
- If the device is a rooted one, this new update will revoke the root access. Additionally, any other custom tool (Recovery Image) and settings will also be removed.
- If the Galaxy S4 T-Mobile device has a stock update, this process won’t delete anything.
- If the smartphone is having a custom ROM OS, you need to know that the system memory will be erased, but your internal and external data won’t be affected.
- A “Factory reset” process will be essential to install the new Android 4.4.4 official update.
- Make sure that you don’t skip any step as described here.
- It’s to be noted that if your device is going through a stock update, you can skip the “Factory reset” step.
- Save your data and applications by using Helium for Android. You can save data from your Contact list by make a synchronization of Contacts with your default Gmail account.
- Use this step by step guide only if you are an advanced Android user.
- Do not blame us in case you lose any data file during the process. We will not be responsible for the process.
- Ensure that your device’s battery charging level is more than 65% power
- This will prevent the device to get a forced switching off during the flashing process.
How to update T-Mobile Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4.4 M919UVUFNH7 firmware.
- Download the new Android 4.4.4 (M919UVUFNH7 ) ROM zip file from here. A SamMobile account is necessary to download this file.
- Once the new update file is completely downloaded, you can extract it on your PC. You need to obtain a file with .tar.md5 extension and ‘M919UVUFNH7’.
- Download the Odin3 v3.09 software from here.
- Extract this zip file and save it on your computer.
- Open ODIN app on your PC.
- Turn off the device completely.
- Now, power on your Galaxy S4 T-Mobile device and boot it in the Download Mode.
- Connect the device to your PC by using the USB cable.
- Now, ODIN should recognize your device. In case it does not recognize, you need to reinstall the Samsung USB drivers from main ODIN app UI.
- To do that, click on the ‘AP’ button option, browse your PC for the M919UVUFNH7 tar.md5 file and load it into ODIN.
*Important: Ensure that the ‘Re-Partition’ option is disabled.
- Do not make any other ODIN default settings.
- Press the Start button when the update is ready to be updated.
- Now, do not press any other button until the ODIN application finishes the installation of Android 4.4.4 M919UVUFNH7 firmware on the device.
- Once this is done, the ODIN app will display the “PASS” message.
- Now, disconnect the device from your PC when the home screen is displayed.
- It is to be noted that the first boot process of this new ROM will take some time to complete.
- You should use your personal Google account information and take complete control over your Android device.
- So you’ve successfully installed the new KitKat 4.4.4 update on your T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4. Congratulations!
Troubleshooting:
- If the ODIN application freezes or if it shows some error. You will have to repeat the above process.
- If the Odin application displays that the installation process is over, the device needs more than 15 minutes to load the new files, a ‘Factory reset’ from the device’s Recovery Mode is necessary.
- To do this, turn off the T-Mobile Galaxy S4 completely, boot the device into Recovery Mode, and select ‘Wipe data/ Factory reset’ from the recovery menu options.
- Confirm the installation process and reboot the device.
For any other supplementary questions regarding the installation process, feel free to ask in the comment section.