Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 receives an all new build of Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware which is dubbed as XXAMA2 and let’s check out on how exactly you can update with the same. For all those who are still awaiting this latest firmware can now directly apply this update without any hassles. The best part of this is that you can directly apply this firmware update without bothering about the warranty as it’s the official firmware which we managed to get hold from Samsung directly. Also, additionally this update fixes all the issues related to the battery life and also it addresses the force close error issue in some of the core apps of Google.
So before we head to the detailed guide on how to apply this firmware, you will have to go through the detailed list of pre requisites which will help update with this firmware. It was the last time at androidadvices when we last saw on how you can update with XXALL2 version of Jellybean in your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 but now an all new version has arrived dubbed as XXAMA2.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- All the data in your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 should be backed up ONLY with the help of below mentioned steps manually as it will help you restore the same easily. Also don’t use ROM Manager to create a backup of all the data as it may even brick your device.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable the USB Debugging and also make sure that your device is left with the minimum of 40% or the device will get turned off in the middle of customizing process. Ensure that your device is not rooted.
Disclaimer: Though we don’t like to give any disclaimers, the only thing we would like to tell you is that please follow all the instructions mentioned in this article or else there is a risk of bricking your device for which we should not be held responsible.
So assuming that you are done with all the above mentioned steps, you can now head over to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply with this firmware update.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 with Jellybean 4.1.2 XXAMA2:
- Download the XXXAMA2 Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware Package + Odin Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, extract both of them and open Odin in your computer. You can download the appropriate Firmware Package mentioned below,
Jellybean 4.1.1 I8190 I8190XXAMA1 for Unlocked / General Devices
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Bulgaria (La Fleur) Subscribers
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Poland (Play) Subscribers
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Luxembourg (La Fleur) Subscribers
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Slovenia (La Fleur) Subscribers
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Baltic (La Fleur) Subscribers
Jellybean 4.1.2 I8190XXAMA2 for Russia (La Fleur) Subscribers
- Turn Off your Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 so that it can be entered in the Download Mode. The download mode in Galaxy S3 Mini I8190 can be entered by pressing Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. Now, a Warning message will be shown when you need to press the Volume Up key to continue entering the Download Mode.
- Now, all you need to do is to just connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and then open the ID : COM section will turn Yellow indicating that all the drivers have been successfully installed.
- Click on “PDA” to select the TAR File which is having “code” in the file name and the same you will get once you extract the Firmware Zip file which you have downloaded in the initial step.
- Once the firmware update process is completed successfully, the phone will be rebooted automatically.
- Disconnect the device from the computer and check from the path “Settings > About Phone” where the current firmware version will be mentioned as Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware XXAMA2. Very soon we will be coming up with an article which will help you to upgrade with the latest Jellybean 4.2.1 firmware version for Galaxy S3 Mini I8190.
Note: Just in a rare case if your Samsung device refuses to turn ON or say if it gets stuck on the Samsung Logo then you need to long press the power button to turn off the same or re insert the battery to start the process from beginning.
Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update as we will try our level best to sort out the same at the earliest.
