Procedure to Update Galaxy S4 with Official jellybean 4.2.2 Firmware:
- Download the XXUBMGA Jellybean 4.2.2 Android Firmware and Odin from here to your computer and extract both the files to your desktop.
- Turn Off your device so that it can be entered in the Download Mode. Download Mode in GALAXY S4 can be entered by first turning Off the device and then hold Volume Down Rocker Key + Menu Button and then Power ON the device. Once the device is booted and you see the Download Mode Green Robot, you can release the button combos.
- Connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and then you will see that the ID : COM section will turn Yellow / Green, indicating that all the drivers are installed successfully.
- Click on “PDA” in odin to select the extracted Firmware tar file which will be there in the extracted folder to click on “Start” to start the process of firmware update. Please note that you are not selecting any other option in the odin as it may even brick the phone. Make sure that “Auto Reboot” option is NOT checked in ODIN.
- Once the device is updated, the device will be rebooted automatically. It may take longer time than expected for booting the device. The whole process of firmware update might take anywhere between 10 -15 minutes depending upon various conditions.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
Very soon we will be coming out with the detailed instructions which will help you root Galaxy S4 on XXUBMGA Jellybean 4.2.2 Android OS so that you can install the custom ROM firmwares and install the apps which need root access.
So there you go, you have now successfully updated your device with the latest Jellybean 4.2.2 Android OS. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update in the comments section as we will try our level best to sort out the same.
