You don’t need a high end smartphone like Samsung Galaxy S3 for experiencing all new Jellybean 4.1 firmware and just in case if you are having Galaxy SL I9003 smartphone, then you too can benefit from the custom ROM firmware which is here to give you the same experience as that of Jellybean 4.1 update. This update ropes in all the goodness of Jellybean 4.1 update and also supports all the apps which require the Jellybean 4.1 firmware update. This firmware is dubbed as EHNDROIX custom ROM firmware.
For applying this update you will have to root the device, to root the device all you need to do is to just follow the below mentioned two instructions,
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Once you have rooted your device, you now will have to
Features of EHNDROIX Custom ROM Firmware:
- Based on CyanogenMod
- New Theme
- Official Bootanimation
- Google Apps perfected and in Black Style
- Apex Launcher
- Send messages with exclusive app Nitrox with a transparent look very attractive
- Shake your phone for close all apps
- Beats Audio Equalizer
- Flash Player integrated
- Optimized for HD YouTube videos via 3G and WI-FI
- Jellybean Wallpaper
- ROM in constant development and with the new way of counting, it will be much easier to know the version in possession
- Keep your data safe with Titanium Backup installed by default
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable for any damage happened to your device due to not following the instructions. It is very unlikely that there will be any damage to your device if you follow all the instructions.
In the process of firmware update, you will be losing all the data present in your phone memory, though all the data in your external SD card will be intact but it’s recommended to back up all the data present in your device so that you can restore all the lost user level data in your phone.
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”
Battery left in your device should not be less than 60% preferably or else there might be a risk of device getting turned Off in the process of firmware update. Ensure that all the security suites installed in your device are uninstalled / disabled as these tools will interrupt the process of firmware installation.
Now, assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now head over to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply this firmware update in your device.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 with ICS EHNDROIX Firmware:
- Download the EHNDROIX Custom ROM & S3 Styled Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your phone to the computer with the USB cable and place these two zip files in your device. Don’t put the files deep into the sub folders.
- Disconnect the device and turn off the phone so that it can be entered in recovery mode. The recovery mode can be entered by pressing the Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button.
- In the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the EHNDROIX Firmware Package which is placed in the phone and then followed by which you need to select the S3 styled Package.
- Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If in any case if you come across the force close errors then all you need to do is to just
Tip: Just in case if due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.
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.
Congratulations, you have now successfully applied this all new ICS based firmware in your device. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.
