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Install Official Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Jelly Bean OTA Update on the Galaxy S3 Mini I8190

Android 4.1.2 XXAME1

If you have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 and you want to update the same with the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS you need to know that the users from Romania recently received this latest Android Jelly Bean by OTA. This update is named Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 and is an official firmware push out by Samsung.

 

Even if this latest official update isn’t available, you can update the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini model number  I8190 with Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Jelly Bean firmware applying a manual method.

All instructions and information listed here are provided for reference purpose only and the Android.sc will not be responsible or held liable if you’ll lose any data or if your device is bricked or damage during or after the update installation.

The XXAME1 official firmware and all instructions work for Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini model number GT-I8190 only. Do not apply the same for any other similar device, you can easily brick them.

  • Make sure about your device’s model number by verifying device’s model number navigating to Settings > About Phone menu.
  • Now, make sure you perform a full backup for all your data stored on your internal device’s memory
  • This guide works only for Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT- I8190 devices
  • Download and install the suitable drivers for your smartphone on the PC. In case you don’t have installed the drivers, you can download the USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-I8190 from here.
  • After you have installed the drivers on your PC, enable the USB Debugging mode option on your device.
  • For doing that navigate to Settings > Developer Options and make sure the USB debugging option is enabled.
  • Verify the power left level on the device’s battery, and make sure that it is more than 85 % power level.

 How to Update Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 with Official Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Jelly Bean OTA Firmware:

  1. Download Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Jelly Bean firmware file from here and save it on your computer
  2. Download Odin v3.07 flash tool and save it in your PC
  3.  Now, Extract downloaded firmware zip file to the PC desktop folder and make sure you’ll get a .tar.md5 file and sometimes some other additionally files.
  4. Next, extract the ODIN archive and make sure you’ll obtain Odin3 v3.07.exe and some other  files.
  5. Power off the Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 device.
  6. Boot the S3 Mini device into Download Mode, for doing that press and keep holding Volume Down + Home + Power buttons at the same time until an Android icon with some graphics constructions elements and a triangle is displayed.
  7. Then press the volume UP button to enter into Download Mode menu.
  8. Open Odin application by launching ODIN3 v3.07.exe file as an Administrator, file extracted from the beginning of our guide.
  9. Connect your smartphone to PC with the help of USB cord.
  10. Now, verify on the ODIN interface and make sure that a message saying “Added!” is   displayed on ODIN and on the same time the ID: COM box will be colored on yellow color.
  11.  Load the next files from the extracted I8190XXAME1 folder which you extracted and obtained on the step 3:
    •  From ODIN app select the PDA checkbox, and browse and load the .tar.md5 file.
    • Now, click the Phone checkbox, and browse and load the file which is containing the ‘modem’ word in its title (in case there isn’t a such of this file ignore this step)
    • Click the CSC checkbox from ODIN and browse and load the file named ‘CSC’ (if there isn’t a file with this word in its name ignore the step)
    • Click the PIT checkbox form ODIN app, and browse and choose the ‘.pit’ file. The same in the case isn’t there such a file with this extension, ignore the step.
  12. Important: Verify and make sure that in ODIN the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options are enabled by selecting the checkboxes. The Re-Partition checkbox must be selected ONLY IF a .pit file was loaded in the previous step in ODIN application.
  13. Verify again all the steps to be done correctly.
  14. Press the Start button when you’re ready to start the installation process to begin flashing the Official Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Jelly Bean OTA Firmware on Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 device.
  15. Now, wait until the firmware flashing is done .
  16. Next, just look on the Odin interface and when the “PASS” message with a green background is displayed you can safe disconnect the USB cable from the PC.

Congratulations, now you successfully learned how to manually update the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190 with latest Android 4.1.2 XXBMF1 Jelly Bean OTA firmware.

To verify the update version of firmware installed, for doing that go to the following path :Settings > About Phone

Issues and Troubleshooting on the flashing process:

  • In case your device is stuck after first boot on the new firmware on the boot animation with Samsung Logo, after the Odin app said Pass message you have to do:
  1. Force to reboot your device on the recovery mode, to do that you need press and keep holding the Volume Up and Power Buttons simultaneously.
  2. Now, from the main Recovery Mode menu perform a Wipe data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition. That action will delete the smartphone’s internal memory
  3. Now, from the main Recovery Mode Menu choose reboot system now option.
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