Galaxy S III XXEMB5 Firmware Update And Root Guide

The Galaxy S III I9300 XXEMB5 firmware or I9300XXEMB5 as it’s more commonly know has been released and is now available to be installed. The XXEMB5 is an unbranded firmware so it can be installed on all Galaxy S III I9300 smartphones except those from China and Taiwan.

The XXEMB5 firmware is available for install through Kies but if you’re running into problems updating through that then just follow the tutorial in this article.

The XXEMB5 Android 4.1.2 firmware for the Galaxy S III I9300 include various new features including:

• Android 4.1.2 – JZO54K
• Multi-View (Multi-Windows Multitasking, same as in Note II)
• Page Buddy
• New Gallery App (Same as in Note II)
• Notification Panel (Notification Panel can now be customized)
• Brightness Slider in Notification Panel Can Now Be Disabled
• Smart Rotation (Screen Display adjusts to your angle of sightings)
• Continues Input in Samsung Keyboard (Like Swipe or Android 4.2 Keyboard)
• Paper Artist App
• Group Cast App

Full details of the XXEMB5 firmware are below:

PDA: I9300XXEMB5
CSC: I9300OXAEMB5
Version: 4.1.2
Date: 2013 February
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

The full tutorial to update your Galaxy S III 19300 to XXEMB5 firmware is below:

Step 1. Download the XXEMB5 firmware for Galaxy S II I9300.

Step 2. Download and install Odin on your PC.

Step 3. Turn off your phone and connect it to your PC in Download Mode. To access Download Mode turn on your Galaxy S III I9300 while holding the Volume Down and Home buttons.

Step 4. Make sure you have the required USB drivers installed for your Galaxy S III.

Step 5. Wait for Odin to recognize your device, if it does, one of the ID:COM boxes in Odin will turn yellow with your device’s number.

Step 6. Select the required files from the XXEMB5 archive you download from the first step:

• Click the PDA button. Select the file which has CODE in its name
• Click the Phone button and select the file which has MODEM in its name
• Click on the CSC button and select the file which has CSC in its name
• Click the PIT button and select the .pit file. Some firmwares will have this, ignore if it doesn’t.

Step 7. In ODIN select Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. Select repartition only if your selected the PIT file

Step 8. Click the start button. Installation process will take a few minutes. After the reboot is complete, your Galaxy S III will boot into the XXEMB5 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.

Now the tutorial to root your Galaxy S III running the newly installed XXEMB5 firmware is below:

Step 1. Download CF Root for your Galaxy S III I9300.

Step 2. Go into Download Mode again and start up Odin like we did above.

Step 3. After Odin recognizes your Galaxy S III I9300 click on PDA and select the Siyah-s2-v6.0b4.tar file we downloaded in the first step.

Step 4. Check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.

Step 5. Click on the Start button and let it do it’s thing. After the rooting is complete your phone will restart.