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  • Galaxy S Duos S7562 XXAMB1 Android 4.0.4 OFW Root And Update Guide

    The XXAMBI1 Android 4.0.4 official firmware update for the Galaxy S Duos S7562 is out and owners of the budget phone can now install it.

    The XXAMB1 or the S7562XXAMB1 as it’s officially known is the latest Android 4.0.4 firmware available for the Galaxy S Duos S7562. The XXAMB1 firmware is a Philippine firmware but it can be installed of Galaxy S Duos of other regions as well.

    Details of the XXAMB1 firmware are below:

    PDA: S7562XXAMB1
    CSC: S7562OLBAMA3
    Date: 2013 February
    Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

    samsung galaxy s duos 001 Galaxy S Duos S7562 XXAMB1 Android 4.0.4 OFW Root And Update Guide

    The full tutorial to install the XXAMB1 firmware on the Galaxy S Duos is below:

    Step 1. Download the XXAMB1 firmware for Galaxy S Duos.

    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 Duos while holding the Volume Down and Home buttons.

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

    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 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 Duos will boot into the XXAMB1 Android 4.0.4 firmware.

    Now follow the steps below to root your Galaxy S Duos S7562 running XXAMBI Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich official firmware:

    Step 1- Download the Rooting package for Galaxy S Duos.

    Step 2- Connect your smartphone to a computer using mass storage mode.

    Step 3- Copy and paste the zip downloaded in step 1, into the root folder of the mass storage device. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the root, but putting it in the root helps finding it easier.

    Step 4- Turn off your Galaxy S Duos and reboot into the bootloader. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 5. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 6. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 7. Select the zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 8. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

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    And you’re done. If you have any questions or problems feel free to ask us in the comments below.

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  • Galaxy S II I9100 UHMS9 Firmware Update And Root

    The Galaxy S II UHMS9 firmware or I9100UHMS9 as it’s more commonly known has been released and is now available to be installed. The UHMS9 firmware for the Galaxy S II is a Mexican firmware but can be installed on any variant of the Galaxy  S II I9100 except for the Chinese and Taiwanese without any problems.

    The UHMS9 update mainly includes bug fixes so there aren’t many new features present in this release.

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    Details of the Galaxy S II UHMS9 firmware are below:

    PDA: I9100UHMS9
    CSC: I9100UUBMS5
    Version: 4.1.2

    Before starting, make sure that:

    • You have all your important data backed up.
    • The battery is at least 50% charged.

    Android 4.2 Jelly Bean on the Galaxy S II brings a lot of neat features like:

    • Smooth navigation through the interface thanks to Project Butter.
    • TouchWiz Nature UX like the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note II
    • Samsung’s S Cloud services
    • Improved Camera features
    • New Lockscreen With Many Customization Options
    • New Features like Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop-up Play
    • New Widgets (From Galaxy S III)
    • 2 Home screen modes
    • New Notification bar With More Notification Toggles
    • Google Now

    The full tutorial to update your Galaxy S II to UHMS8 firmware is below:

    Step 1. Download the UHMS9 firmware for Galaxy S II I9100.

    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 II I9100 while holding the Volume Down and Home buttons.

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

    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 UHMS9 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 II will boot into the UHMS9 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware.

    Now the tutorial to root your Galaxy S II running the newly installed UHMS9 firmware is below:

    Step 1. Download Root Kernel I9100UHMS9 for your Galaxy S II I9100.

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

    Step 3. After Odin recognizes your Galaxy S II I9100 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.

    And that’s it, your Galaxy S II should be running a rooted version of the the Android 4.1.2 UHMS9 firmware. As always, feel free to ask us any questions you may have below.

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  • 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.

    samsung galaxy siii 3 Galaxy S III XXEMB5 Firmware Update And Root Guide

    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.

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    After the reboot your Galaxy S III I9300 should boot into the Android 4.1.2 XXEMB5 firmware and should be fully rooted. Feel free to ask us any questions in the comments below.

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  • Root Android 4.1.1 UBALJ2 firmware on Galaxy Note 2 N7100

    We just covered the steps you can follow to get Android 4.1.1 UBALJ2 firmware on your Galaxy Note 2. Now you can follow the guide below to root this firmware. Rooting enables you to access parts of your phone otherwise not possible on un-rooted firmwares. This includes apps with more advance functionality and countless other things.

    The guide below will automatically install Clockwork Mod recovery so you do not need to have it installed before proceeding.

    Step 1- Download the root package and extract it in a folder

    Step 2- Download ODIN (if you have not downloaded it already) and make sure your USB drivers are installed

    Step 3- Boot your phone into download mode. Do this by switching it off and then pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home buttons together, and then pressing the Power button. You’ll see a triangle and an Android logo. Press the power button to enter download mode

    Step 4- Open ODIN on your PC. Make sure USB drivers for the phone are installed. Upon successful connection one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number.

    Step 5- Select the file you downloaded in step 1. You will find these once you extract the package. Click on ‘PDA’ and select the file cwm6-root-note2.tar

    Step 6-  In ODIN, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.

    Step 7- Click Start button in ODIN. Installation process will start which takes a few minutes to complete. After this your phone will restart and your ZNDLK4 firmware will be rooted.

    To verify whether your phone is successfully rooted, download the Root Checker app from the Play Store.

  • Root Galaxy S Advance i9070 XXLD3 Android 2.3.6 firmware

    We just covered the method you can follow to update Galaxy S Advance to Android 2.3.6 XXLD3 firmware. Now we will guide you on how you can root this firmware.

    Note that in this method we won’t be rooting the installed firmware. Instead we will simply flash the same XXLD3 firmware again, except that in this case the firmware is pre-rooted.

    Step1- Download the XXLD3 rooted firmware

    Step 2- Download ODIN and make sure your USB drivers are installed

    Step 3- Boot your phone into download mode. Do this by switching it off and then pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home buttons together, and then pressing the Power button. You’ll see a triangle and an Android logo. Press the power button to enter download mode

    Step 4- Open ODIN on your PC. Make sure USB drivers for the phone are installed. Upon successful connection one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number.

    Step 5- Select all files you downloaded in step 1.

    • 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. Ignore this step if this file doesn’t exist

    Step 6- In ODIN select Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. Select repartition only if your selected the PIT file

    Step 7- Click the start button. Installation process will take a few minutes. After that your phone will reboot with rooted XXLD3 Android 2.3.6 official firmware.

  • Root Android 4.1.1 XXCLK7 firmware on Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

    Yesterday we covered the Android 4.1.1 XXCLK7 firmware update for Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. Now we will guide you on how to root this firmware. The benefits of rooting an Android device are well known. Follow the steps below to root the XXCLK7 firmware.

    • You will need Clockwork Mod recovery for this method. You can install it using this guide.
    • Make sure all your data is backed up and your tablet is fully charged.

    Step 1. Download the the root package.

    Step 2. Connect your tablet to the computer using a USB cable. Enable data transfer/mass storage mode.

    Step 3. Copy/paste the file downloaded in step 1 to the root of the SD card (not in any folder).

    Step 4. Disconnect the USB and turn off the phone.

    Step 5. Boot into recovery by pressing and holding Volume Up + Home + Power buttons together.

    Step 6. Use power + volume buttons to navigate and perform a cache wipe (not compulsory)

    Step 7. Navigate using volume keys to flash ZIP from SD card and choose choose ZIP from SD card by pressing the power button.

    Step 8. Select the ZIP file downloaded in step 1. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 9. Reboot. Your XXCLK7 firmware is now rooted.

    To confirm the root, download the root checker app from the Play Store.

  • Root Android 4.1.1 XXALK1 firmware on Galaxy Camera GC100

    We just covered the Android 4.1.1 XXALK1 firmware update for the innovative Galaxy Camera. Now let’s focus, as we normally do, on how you can go about rooting this camera. This might be the world’s first camera that can be ‘rooted’.

    Step 1- Download the root package and extract it in a folder

    Step 2- Download ODIN (if you have not downloaded it already) and make sure your USB drivers are installed

    Step 3- Boot your camera into download mode. Do this by switching it off and then pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home buttons together, and then pressing the Power button. You’ll see a triangle and an Android logo. Press the power button to enter download mode

    Step 4- Open ODIN on your PC. Make sure USB drivers for the camera are installed. Upon successful connection one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number.

    Step 5- Select the file you downloaded in step 1. You will find these once you extract the package. Click on ‘PDA’ and select the file cwm6-root-note2.tar

    Step 6-  In ODIN, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.

    Step 7- Click Start button in ODIN. Installation process will start which takes a few minutes to complete. After this your camera will restart and your XXALK1 firmware will be rooted.

    To verify whether your camera is successfully rooted, download the Root Checker app from the Play Store.

  • Root Android 4.0.4 XWLQ3 firmware on Galaxy S II i9100

    We just covered the steps to update Galaxy S II i9100 to Android 4.0.4 XWLQ3 firmware. Since that firmware was an official release, it was unrooted. You can now follow the steps below to root that firmware on your phone.

    Make sure your phone is fully charged and your data is backed up.

    Step 1- Download the root package and extract it in a folder

    Step 2- Download ODIN (if you have not downloaded it already) and make sure your USB drivers are installed

    Step 3- Boot your phone into download mode. Do this by switching it off and then pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home buttons together, and then pressing the Power button. You’ll see a triangle and an Android logo. Press the power button to enter download mode

    Step 4- Open ODIN on your PC. Make sure USB drivers for the phone are installed. Upon successful connection one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number.

    Step 5- Select the file you downloaded in step 1. You will find these once you extract the package. Click on ‘PDA’ and select the file cwm6-root-note2.tar

    Step 6-  In ODIN, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.

    Step 7- Click Start button in ODIN. Installation process will start which takes a few minutes to complete. After this your phone will restart and your XWLQ3 firmware will be rooted.

    To verify whether your phone is successfully rooted, download the Root Checker app from the Play Store.

  • How to Root Galaxy S III I9300 Running XXDLI2 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Firmware

    The XXDLI2 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean got leaked earlier today. After flashing the ROM, your Galaxy S III must have been unrooted. No need to worry as now you can root Galaxy S III I9300 Running XXDLI2 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Firmware by using CF-Root as given in the tutorial below.

    This tutorial will guide you through the entire process of how to root XXDLI2 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S III I9300 (factory unlocked version). Before starting make sure  to download CF-Root Package which contains with SuperSu v0.93, ClockworkMod recovery v5.5 and CWM manager v3.60. Before starting the root process make sure that you have done with the following:

    • Installed all USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S III.
    • Enabled USB debugging mode
    • Charge the battery up to at least 85%
    • Backup your data

    Now follow the step-by-step instructions:

    Step 1. Download CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip for Galaxy S III from here.

    Step 2. Download ODIN v1.85 from here.

    Step 3. Switch off your phone and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down plus Home buttons, followed by pressing the Power button till you see the Android. Pressing Power button again will enter you in Download Mode.

    Step 4. Open ODIN on your computer and connect your phone while its in Download mode.

    Step 5. Wait for one of the ID:COM boxes to turn yellow with COM port number.

    Step 6. Select the root file that you have to flash on your phone located in the zip file downloaded in step 1.

    Step 7. Click on PDA tab and select CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar.

    Step 8. Enable the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options in ODIN and click the start button.

    Step 9. After the flashing is complete, your phone will restart. When you see the home screen, unplug it from computer.

    All done and now your Samsung Galaxy S III has been rooted on Android 4.1.1 XXDLI2 Firmware. To make sure you have successfully rooted your Galaxy S III check the Superuser app in your app list or verify with the Root Checker app available on Google play store. Feel free to ask us any questions in the comments below.