Having Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone and feeling left out in the race of Firmware Updates? Not anymore, as in the due course of this article we will be guiding you so that you can then install the latest firmware of Jellybean 4.1.2 with S III Looks and UI. Unfortunately, Officially Samsung won’t be bringing updates for Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone citing Legacy reasons. Not to worry as developer community is still active for this smartphone and they are working hard to get I9003 ported to Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware. Let’s check out on how you can update with the latest Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware.
Before we proceed, make sure that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions for safe update process.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Backup all the data in your Galaxy SL I9003 so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored easily with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t backup the data with the help of KIES as you won’t be able to restore the data.
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”
- Since you are updating with the custom ROM firmware, you will need to make sure that your HTC Desire is already rooted. To check on whether your device is rooted or not, you need to check the same from the “Root Checker” app from the PLAY Store. If your Galaxy SL I9003 is not rooted, you can follow the below mentioned instructions to root the same;
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- Enable the USB Debugging Mode in your computer from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Make sure that your HTC Desire is left with the minimum of 40% battery or else the device might just get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable in any manner for any damage caused to the device which is very unlikely if you follow the instructions carefully mentioned in this article.
Let’s proceed to the next page where we have mentioned a detailed guide on how to apply with this firmware update.
