For all those who are eagerly waiting for the Official Gingerbread 2.3.4 update for the Samsung Mesmerize i500, you now have a reason to cheer as in the due course of this article we will see on how you can easily update the Samsung Mesmerize i500 with this version. This all new Gingerbread update is named as the version EH 09. This update comes as a great respite for all those who always wanted to update the firmware of Mesmerize, despite the given fact that since this handset comes bundled with the US Cellular and is an operator locked handset, most of the users were refrained to update the phones knowing the fact of losing the network access as well as the warranty from the US Cellular.
Please note that this Gingerbread 2.3.4 update which is dubbed as the EH 09 is only valid for all the Samsung Mesmerize phones which comes along with the US Cellular and not for the similar looking phones like Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 or even other phones like Galaxy S2, Captivate etc. So, in the due course of this article we will also see on what are the enhancements in this version as we have also got complete release notes for the same.
To add up to your convenience, we have broken this article into different pages which will allow you to go through all the sections individually so that you can then follow the same easily. It is requested to not to skip any of the steps which are mentioned in this article or else there is a high probability that you may end up bricking up the phone. If just in case if you are trying to come from the custom ROM like MIUI, then you need to first clear everything from the recovery mode and then you need to proceed with the below instructions to update the phone or else it will create some issues while updating with this firmware.
Disclaimer : We take no responsibility in any manner if any damage occurs with your phone which is a very unlikely event if you follow each and every single instruction which is mentioned in the due course of this article. Although if at all there are any issues then do report us in the comments section and we will help you in solving the same.
Note : In the process of updation you will be losing all the data which is SMS, Contacts, Music, Videos and Pictures if they are stored in the phone. All the contents stored in your external SD Card will stay intact and no contents will be modified in the external SD card. Additionally, all the APN Settings as well as the MMS Settings too will be erased, so you need to ensure that you are noting all this settings somewhere so that you can then restore the same by configuring it manually once the firmware updation process is done.
Since this release is the official release, the rooting access will be revoked and to regain the root access you will have to then root your phone separately. And also you are not rooting the phone to apply the update and hence the warranty is not voided at any cost and hence its safe to update the phone.
