So, for all those who have rooted their Motorola Defy smartphones can now easily update with the latest Jellybean 4.1.2 custom ROM firmware. Though this update is not an official firmware update released by Motorola, but this update comes with all the features like Google Now and with all other latest Google Applications. Full credits to the recognized XDA developer Quarx who has come up with this firmware update. Over a period of this article we will be checking out on how you can easily update with this using a detailed tutorial on how to apply this firmware update with the detailed list of pre requisites and a detailed guide on how to apply with this firmware update.
For your simplicity we will be checking out on what are the screen captures so that it will give you a brief idea on how this custom ROM firmware looks like. This firmware is built on the Cyanogen Mod 10 firmware update. Over a period of time we saw various custom ROM firmwares and this one just adds up the list to mark the latest Jellybean release of 4.1.2.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.
- Since this is a custom ROM firmware, you will have to make sure that you take the backup of all the data with the help of below mentioned steps as you will be required to wipe all the data. So, with the help of all the below steps, you will have to create the backup and copy the backup files to your computer so that the same can be restored.
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”
- Ensure that the minimum battery charge left is 60% so as to ensure that it doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. Also, enable USB Debugging mode in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. All the antivirus tools should be closed / uninstalled before applying this update.
- Ensure that your Motorola Defy smartphone is on the Rooted firmware. You can check whether your device is rooted or not with an App called “Root Checker” which can be downloaded from the PLAY Store.
So assuming that you are done with all the above mentioned steps, you can now head over to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply with this firmware update.
Procedure to Update Motorola Defy with Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware:
- Download Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware package and Google Apps Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place these two zip files in your device.
- Turn Off the device so that the device in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in Motorola Defy can be entered by Pressing and holding the Volume Down button and press the Power button to turn ON the device.
- Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” > Jellybean 4.1.2 Firmware package and then the Google Apps package to select Ok to proceed with the installation process. Once the installation is done, select “Go Back” and “reboot system now” for rebooting the device.
- To check on whether the firmware is updated successfully or not, head over to the path “Settings > About Phone > Firmware Version” where you will see that the current firmware version is Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware version.
Tip: 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.
So there you go, you have now successfully applied the latest Jellybean 4.1.2 firmware update in your Motorola Defy. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of applying this firmware.
