Pre Requisites before update:
- Before proceeding to the next page where the instructions you need to ensure that you follow these instruction bits or else you may end up losing the data and also the update may not be successful.
- First and foremost you should know that in the due course of this firmware update, the data will get lost and you need to create a backup of the same so that you can restore the same as soon as you finish updating the firmware. You can create a backup and restore the same of the following data as the most crucial part is that all the data like SMS and Contacts which are stored in the Phone memory gets erased.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
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”
- Next up you need to have a system or computer where in you should have an atleast Windows XP / Vista / 7.You should also have additionally the admin rights so that the update concludes well and successfully. Also, note that all the drivers which includes the KIES as well as the latest version of .net framework is installed successfully in your computer / laptop.
- Note that you need to close the KIES as well as other software tools like Antivirus, Firewall so that the firmware update is not being interrupted. Also, make use of the tools only which are supplied in this article, if you use any other files apart from the mentioned ones then we don’t undertake any guarantee about the successful updation of the device.
- Also, additionally you need to ensure that the APN Settings as well as the MMS Settings too need to be noted down so that the same can be restored or re configured as soon as the firmware updates successfully. The settings can be noted down from the path Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names. The APN Settings are responsible for the Internet Access and the MMS Settings are responsible for sending the Multimedia messages.
Note: This update should only be applied to the Samsung Galaxy S PLUS GT I9001 only and no other similar handsets should be updated with this version or else it may lead to the bricking of the device which may or may not be a reversible process.
Special Instructions for the users on Custom ROMs:
Just in case if you have already updated your phone with any sort of the custom ROM, then you need to first get into the recovery mode and then you will have to choose the option of Wipe data/factory reset and after that select Wipe Cache partition. Reboot your device by selecting reboot system now after selecting the former options. As soon as you do so, all the cache files and the custom ROM specific files are erased completely after which it will now become safe to proceed with the instructions.
