Procedure to Update Galaxy S3 with Moto X Android Phone Looking Custom ROM Firmware:
- Download the Moto X Jellybean 4.2.2 Android OS Package and Google Apps Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your phone to the computer to place these two zip files in your SD Card.
- Disconnect the device once copied so that it can be entered in the Recovery Mode. Recovery Mode can be entered with the help of ROM Manager app.
- Alternatively you can enter the device in the recovery mode manually by Galaxy S3 can be entered into the recovery mode by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, you need to switch ON your device.
- In recovery mode, select options to clear and wipe the data present in your phone. In recovery mode, select “install zip from sd card” and then choose the zip file of Paranoid Android firmware and then the Google Apps Package which you have placed in your phone. Now, once the firmware is updated, select “Go Back” and select “reboot system now”. The whole process of firmware update will take around 4 -5 minutes and in some cases it may take more time.
- To check on whether the firmware is updated or not, head over to the path “Settings > About Phone” for checking the same where you will see the current firmware version as Jellybean 4.2.2.
Note: If at all your Galaxy S3 gets in the boot loop sequence then you need to turn off the device and then reapply the update from the start. To turn off you can reinsert the battery or say you can long press the power button.
So there you go, you have now successfully applied the latest Jellybean 4.2.2 Android OS in your Galaxy S3 which looks almost like Moto X. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update.
