Pre requisites for Firmware update:
- Please note that before proceeding to the updation of the Galaxy S 4G, ensure that your phone is having the model number as Samsung Galaxy and not any other similar looking phones as if you install with this firmware then some of the functionalities won’t run and could even lead to serious damage to your phone.
- Ensure that all data which is present in your phone is backed up in your computer which can be done by using the Astro File Manager application. Also, you can manage all contacts by syncing all of them with the Gmail.
- Next up ensure that you have removed the SIM card as well as the external SD cards if any in the phone,
- After this, ensure that you keep some things like USB cable which you have got with your Galaxy S 4G device,
- Most importantly you need to ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% of battery power left, this is just an advisory which if followed then you will not experience any difficulties as while updation of the device the battery consumption is at a maximum,
- Ensure that your computer / laptop which runs on a XP, Vista or Windows 7 OS the firewall and other antivirus programs are disabled and also you should have admin privileges to download and install the software including the drivers and also along with this you will be requiring the USB port on your computer which supports USB 2.0. This update of Froyo 2.2 version is dubbed as UVKD1.
- (Optional) Many of the Galaxy S 4G users have reported the problem that they are unable to get into the download mode which is the top most necessity for updating your device, so for all those we came up with a tutorial here, just follow the given instructions and you can easily fix the download mode and also the recovery mode bug. This procedure is only for those whose devices unable to get into the download mode and the recovery mode.
- #Please note that flashing with the firmwares doesn’t mean that you are ROOTING Galaxy S 4G. If you have flashed with Voodoo Lag fixes then too you can easily flash your device with this firmware. We will soon come out with an article wherein you will be in a position wherein you can easily root the Galaxy S 4G Phones and also we will soon see on how you can install the Cyanogen Mod ROMs in your Galaxy S 4G Phones.
- Ensure that you have closed the KIES completely and also disable any firewalls, antivirus if any. Be rest assured as all the files which are mentioned in this article are safe and virus free. As antivirus softwares blocks all these beta softwares as these are the beta versions and doesn’t come with the required set of signatures which are generally released with the original firmware updates.
- Some of the users faced issues with the GPS as well as frequent disconnection in the Wi Fi after a particular interval of time which is now overcomed in this update of Froyo.
