Samsung has had a major turnaround with their update cycles this year. From being mediocre in this aspect they are now churning out one update after another. Today is a big one. It’s the official Android 4.1.2 XXELKC firmware. It’s completely unbranded so you get the experience that Samsung intended.
To root this firmware follow this guide.
XXELKC Firmware Details
- PDA: I9300XXELKC
- CSC: I9300OXXELK4
- Version: 4.1.2
- Date: 2012-12-03
- Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Step1- Download the XXELKC 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 XXELKC Android 4.1.2 official firmware.
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