Procedure to update Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 with Gingerbread 2.3.5:
- After downloading the Gingerbread 2.3.5 Package for Galaxy Gio S5660, you now need to proceed to extract the same. In the process of extraction it will prompt you to enter the password, enter the password as “androidadvices.com” without the inverted comas.
- Once the files are extracted successfully, match the extracted files with the screen capture below. All the file contents should match, even if single file goes missing then you need to again download and unzip the file again from the above link.
- Now, you need to open the Odin executable file from the extracted folder and then turn Off the phone so that you can then enter into the download mode which is the safe mode in your phone. To enter into the download mode, you need to press the Volume Down key + Home key and then you need to Power ON the device holding the former two keys.
- Once you enter into the download mode, connect the phone with the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase connect the phone with the computer where you have downloaded the above files keeping the Odin opened in your computer.
- As soon as you connect the phone you will see that the ID : COM section in the Odin will turn yellow which means that all the drivers have been successfully installed and you are ready to proceed to the next step. Now, in Odin you need to select the corresponding files as mentioned in the below shown contents.
OPS – GIO_v1.0.ops
Boot – APBOOT_S5660XXKS2_CL597529_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5,
Phone – MODEM_S5660XXKS2_CL597529_REV03.tar.md5
PDA – CODE_S5660XXKS2_CL597529_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5
CSC – GT-S5660-MULTI-CSC-OXXKS2.tar.md5
- After selecting the two things from the above mentioned list, you now need to proceed to double check the file selections and click on “Start” button in the Odin to start the process of the firmware update. Now, the firmware update process will be started and then you need to wait for a period of approximate 5 minutes and don’t try to interrupt the process in any manner or else it will mess up the phone.
- Once the firmware update is finished, the phone will be restarting and you will see the home screen in your phone. Just in case if you are facing issues like force close issues then you need to follow the below step of clearing the cache as mentioned below so as to get rid of this issue. Also, last but not the least you need to check the version on whether the firmware has been updated or not, the version can be checked from the path “Applications > Settings > About Phone” where the firmware version will be shown as Gingerbread 2.3.5 XXKS2, if any other version of firmware is showing up then you need to again follow the whole procedure to update the phone again.
Optional Step:
You need to turn Off the phone first so that you can then enter into the recovery mode. The recovery mode can be entered by pressing Volume UP on Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button.
In recovery mode select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition and then reboot your device by selecting reboot system now option.
Note: Once firmware is updated and home screen is seen, then you need to again re configure the APN settings to access the data services or the Internet services as all the Internet APN settings will be reset. You will have to contact your Service provider to get more info on the APN Settings. Not to forget also configure the MMS Settings.
So, in this way you have easily updated the Gingerbread 2.3.5 firmware on your Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 device. Just in case if you are having any issues then do let us know in the comments section as we will ensure that all your issues are sorted out.
