How To Install Android Kitkat On The Galaxy S3

We realize that all these dissimilar firmware options for diverse dissimilar Milky Way S3 smartphones mightiness live on a trivial confusing, hence nosotros idea we'd spell out exactly what you lot receive got to practise if you lot desire to manually install the latest official Samsung firmware version of Android 4.4 KitKat on your Milky Way S3 rather than hold off exactly about for the carrier rollout to happen.

No affair what model Milky Way S3 or version of KitKat, we'll present you lot how it's done.

Because it exclusively takes i over the air update for a rattling squeamish someone to arrive available for everyone, every bit shortly every bit the firmware is available for your model you lot tin seat it on your telephone yourself rather than waiting for the carrier batching procedure which may receive got you lot waiting for weeks or fifty-fifty months to take in the latest Android version. There's nil dodgy nearly doing it this agency either: Samsung fifty-fifty provides you lot amongst the tools to practise it. 

Options

The updating procedure tin live on handled using 2 dissimilar tools. Samsung Kies is a manual updater that only lets you lot force the latest firmware to your device rather than hold off for the OTA. Because there's no guesswork involved it's super slow too straightforward. Simply plug your Milky Way S3 into your reckoner amongst a USB cable too permit Kies practise the rest. It volition position what firmware version you lot currently receive got too what the latest available version is. If there's novel firmware available via Kies you lot tin flash it too that's all at that topographic point is to it. Odin is some other manual updating tool that we'll usage for this tutorial.

Here nosotros receive got an international Milky Way S3 (GT-I9300) running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

Updating amongst Odin 

First up, you lot involve to know your S3's model number: this is super slow to discovery (see above), exactly become to Settings too About Phone too you'll take in your model number listed. This is actually of import every bit each private model has dissimilar firmware. Trying to flash the incorrect firmware could brick your device, specially if you lot receive got a carrier locked S3. In the U.S. of A. of America it's easy, because each carrier branded version has an easily recognizable model number. International S3's receive got the same model number but many dissimilar carriers. The deviation is that technically you lot tin flash whatsoever international firmware on whatsoever international S3. Note: the images below are for representative purposes only, the information in the concealment grabs may non live on relevant to you lot too your device!

As you lot tin see, Sam Mobile has enough of firmware for enough of Samsung devices.

Once you lot know your model number you lot tin see Sam Mobile's firmware page too larn into your model number to discovery the latest official firmware for your device. Look for your carrier inward brackets later your country. It's safest to flash your specific carrier's firmware (make certain you lot receive got the right model number!) but non totally essential. The principal deviation is carrier bloatware but you lot could also run across some issues amongst frequencies for the radio etc. It's improve to live on prophylactic than sad though. Some countries practise non receive got whatsoever carrier-specific firmware, exactly a generic one. Once you've constitute your firmware exactly download it to your computer. If you're wondering what all the numbers too letters inward the firmware mean, here's how to create feel of your Samsung firmware number.

This is Odin v3.09. It may await daunting but it's actually pretty esy. 

Next, you lot involve a tool called Odin. Odin only lets you lot force firmware to your device, including custom ROMs. It tin also live on used to downgrade to previous firmware, but this procedure has been made much harder since Android 4.3 too the introduction of Samsung Knox. The procedure is simple: connect your Milky Way S3 inward Download Mode to your reckoner too hold off until Odin recognizes the connection, larn into some information nearly the firmware too hitting Start. Before nosotros become into the footstep yesteryear footstep instructions, it's of import that you lot dorsum upwardly whatsoever of import information earlier proceeding, every bit you lot volition lose your information inward this process. If you're at all paranoid nearly your SD menu or SIM card, exactly take away them earlier proceeding.

This is the concealment you're looking for. Press book upwardly to larn into Download Mode. 

What you lot involve to do

1. Make certain you lot receive got the right firmware for your model number too carrier.
2. Download Odin, unzip it too opened upwardly the program.
3. Make certain your Milky Way S3 has USB Debugging enabled inward Developer Options. If you lot practise non receive got access to this settings expanse already, become to Settings > About Phone too tap the construct number repeatedly until the choice is enabled. Make certain your device has at to the lowest degree 75% battery remaining.

Not the right phone, I know, but this is Odin Mode, aka Download Mode. 

4. Restart your Milky Way S3 inward Download Mode: turn it off, too then press too concur Volume Down, Home too Power until you lot take in the Warning screen with the yellowish triangle. From hither press book upwardly to access Download Mode (aka Odin Mode).
5. Connect your S3 to your reckoner amongst a USB cable too hold off for Odin to recognize it. If nil happens, you lot may involve to manually install Samsung drivers too and then endeavour again.

In Odin v3.09 you lot larn into the tar.md5 file inward the AP job too create certain re-partition is non checked. 

6. Click the PDA push (in Odin v3.07) or AP (in Odin v3.09) too navigate to the tar.md5 file inward the firmware you lot downloaded.
7. Make certain repartition is non checked inward Odin (Auto Reboot too F.Reset Time are ok).

Once the Odin procedure is consummate you'll larn a squeamish light-green Pass message. 

8. Click showtime too hold off until the procedure completes. Do non disconnect your device from your computer. You volition take in a Pass message too your S3 volition reboot. Don't panic if it takes a trivial while. If you lot hold off a long fourth dimension you lot may live on stuck inward a kicking loop. To exit of this you lot tin re-flash the firmware i time to a greater extent than or practise a manufacturing flora reset using the hardware buttons. If you lot receive got issues, caput to our forum for assistance.

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