While Galaxy S III I9300 smartphone is yet to arrive in most of the countries, we are here with an article which will help you to install the latest ICS Android 4.0.3 firmware which has just released now. This is the 2nd firmware which has been released after XXALE8 and is dubbed as XXALE9 firmware update which too is of 4.0.3 Android ICS firmware version. XXALE9 firmware comes with some bug fixes related to the battery life and also fixes screen brightness issues. This is the official firmware released by Samsung Electronics and not a leaked firmware. This is an Official firmware which is released for African Galaxy S III users, since it’s a boot loader free update, any unlocked Galaxy SIII phone can be applied with this update.
Disclaimer: Neither AndroidAdvices, nor Samsung should be held responsible for any damage caused to your device which is a very unlikely if you follow all the mentioned instructions mentioned in this article.
Rooting Information: Just in case if you wish to root Galaxy S III on XXALE9 firmware, then we will soon be coming out with the article. Please note that, updating your Galaxy S III won’t root the device in any manner, so the warranty will stay intact.
Express Pre Requisites:
- It’s better to manually backup all the data present in your device as there is a possibility that the data in your phone may get lost or corrupted. With the help of below mentioned steps, you can easily create a backup of all your user data so that it can be restored at any point of time.
Notes – Backup in the mail so that you can then restore manually
SMS Messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts Stored in Phone Memory – Sync with the Gmail application,
Videos, Images, Videos & Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- USB Debugging in Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 should be enabled from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Also, its recommended to disable the antivirus as well as firewall tools present in your computer as these tools tend to disrupt the firmware update process.
- Battery charge in your Galaxy S III should be minimum 50% so as to ensure that it doesn’t turned Off in the process of firmware update.
Assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned articles, you can now proceed to the next next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how to apply this firmware in your device.
