AT&T Galaxy S III users can now easily install with the latest version of Parandroid Custom ROM firmware which ropes in the added features in your ICS laden Samsung Galaxy S3 device. Though there is still no estimated time on by when there will be an Official firmware update of Jellybean 4.1 for Galaxy SIII, till then you can make use of this custom ROM firmware for getting the Jellybean looks and Jellybean features. In the due course of this article we will be checking out on what are the features of this custom Rom firmware along with the images on how this firmware looks like followed by which we will be checking a detailed guide on how to apply this firmware update.
In the last few days we saw on what are the custom ROM firmwares as well as the unofficial beta leaks of Jellybean 4.1 update. Please note that this is not an Official firmware update released by Samsung Electronics and is a custom ROM firmware. All thanks to the XDA recognized developer thebz1 for coming out with this firmware update. Since this is still in the beta stages, there will be few bugs which are mentioned below,
Bugs in Parandroid Custom ROM Firmware:
- Camera Force Close i.e doesn’t work
- Bluetooth A2DP (normal Bluetooth works)
Change Log:
- Camera focus fixed,
- Random Reboot/Sleep of Death bug fixed,
- Performance Increase,
- Other misc. bugs fixed,
- Phone fixed,
- Camera fixed,
- Enabled full overlay UI,
- Major kernel update,
- Performance Increase,
- Trebuchet is included and default launcher,
- Clean install bug fixed
Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.
- Data in your Galaxy S III smartphone should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps. Ensure that you are backing all the apps data as well as other data with the help of below mentioned steps so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps,
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”
- From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable USB Debugging Mode in your AT&T Galaxy S III. Also, you need to ensure that the minimum battery charge left in your phone is not less than 40% or else the phone may get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.
So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up detailed tutorial on how to apply this update in your AT&T Galaxy S III.
