Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 users, there is a good news for you. Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 device released a new Firmware update, namely Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean XXUBMHD Firmware. This new update has been pushed out by Samsung Over-The-Air for a limited market only.
Since it is for a specific market so we have come out with a tutorial to show you how to manually flash the new Android 4.2.2 JB update on the Samsung Galaxy Grand model number I9082.
The new firmware is not a major change for users who have already received the first Android 4.2.2 JB firmware a few months ago, and it comes with just a few stability enhancements and bug fixes. The Firmware is stable, fast and in addition, it solves the battery drain problems.
Pre-requisites and Guidelines:
- First, make sure that the new update isn’t OTA available for your device, to see that go to: “settings >about phone>firmware version’ and check for the notifications. If the new software is there, you can automatically download and install it.
- If there is no OTA update or the Galaxy Grand device is a rooted device then a manual update guide should be necessary to install an official Android 4.2.2 Firmware.
- This tutorial and all the files used in this guide are compatible only with the Samsung Galaxy Grand model number I9082 device. Knowing that don’t try to install the new official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on any other smartphone or tablet model.
- This instruction manual can be completed for both un-rooted and rooted devices.
- If the galaxy Grand device is rooted, then applying an official Firmware, the root access will be revoked, but the warranty for it will be restored later on.
- For this guide, we will use a Windows computer, Odin flashing tool, the USB cable and the Samsung Galaxy Grand device.
- Back-up all the data stored into the device’ internal memory. This is a manual method and so can’t be sure what can happen next moment, so backup your contacts, SMS, MMS, call logs history, market applications and other important data as a preventive measure. To take a full back-up you can use the suitable back-up and restore tools available in Google Play store.
- Uninstall or disable the security tools such as antivirus, firewalls and any other malware protections, these programs can interfere with the flashing process and can interrupt it.
- The Samsung Galaxy Grand device’ battery must be charged before moving to any other action. The battery must be more than 80% charged for completing this process.
- Download and install the appropriate USB drivers on the PC, if you don’t have the USB drivers then you can use the Samsung Kies app for installing the same.
How to Update Samusng Galaxy Grand I9082 with latest official XXUBMHD Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware.
- First, download the Galaxy Grand I9082 XXUBMHD firmware on your PC from here and save it in the PC.
- Second, unzip the downloaded package on the desktop PC.
- Download ODIN save it in the PC, unzip and install it.
- Now, launch the Odin app on the PC.
- Power off the phone, and make sure it is complete turned off. A vibration will confirm the turn off completely process.
- Boot it into Download Mode menu, to do this press and keep holding the home, power and volume down buttons simultaneous.
- Connect the Android device to the PC, using the USB cable.
- Odin has to recognize the Galaxy Grand smartphone and the ID:COM will turn blue or yellow plus the “added” message will be displayed into ODIN interface.
- If the ODIN didn’t recognize the phone and the added message isn’t displayed, then disconnect the smartphone from the PC, close the ODIN, and reinstall the USB drivers once again, then retry the step by step guide from the beginning.
- Now, click the “PDA” button from ODIN.
- Browse and pick the extracted download firmware file.
- Click on START from ODIN.
- Don’t make any changes, only wait ODIN to finish the flash process.
- Once the installation process is done, a “pass” message will be displayed on the ODIN and the ID:COM will turn green.
- Now, disconnect the device from PC.
- Reboot the device.
Congratulations, now you’ve successfully learnt how to manually installs the new Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official XXUBMHD into Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 device.
Troubleshooting:
- If the device will enter into a boot loop at the first boot on the new firmware, you have to :
- Reboot the device into recovery mode
- From the Recovery Mode select “wipe data factory reset” and “wipe cache partition”.
- Reboot the device.
- If the ODIN app gets stuck during the step by step guide, you have to:
- Close the ODIN
- Disconnect the device from the PC.
- Force to restart the device.
- Re-install once again the Galaxy Grand USB drivers and repeat the procedure from the beginning.
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