Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S with XWJW5 2.3.6 Firmware:
- Assuming that you have downloaded the XWJW5 Zip package from here to your computer, you now need to unzip the same so as to get the below mentioned contents. From the extracted files, open the odin in your computer and turn Off your computer so that it can be then entered in the Download Mode.
- Download mode can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which a green robot will be shown indicating the Download Mode has been entered.
- Connect your Phone to the computer with the Original USB cable and then you will see that the ID: COM section will turn Yellow which will mean that all the drivers have been successfully updated.
- Note: if the ID : COM section doesn’t turn Yellow, you need to check with two things which are mentioned below,Install the USB Drivers in your computer &Go to the Path “Settings > Wireless & Network > USB Settings” and ensure that “Samsung KIES” option is ticked before connecting the phone to the computer.
- Now, in Odin click on “PDA” to select “” and then click on “Start” to start the process of firmware update. As soon as the update is applied successfully, the device will be rebooted on its own.
- Once you see the home screen, disconnect the phone from computer and turn off the phone so that it can then be entered in the recovery mode.
- Recovery mode can be entered by pressing Volume Up Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. If the device boots in the normal mode, you need to again retry entering the same.
- In recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition and then reboot your device by selecting reboot system now with the help of Volume rocker keys. Once it’s done, you then will have to select the option of “reboot system now” for restarting the device.
Note: At any point of time just in case if the process of firmware update gets stopped due to any reason, all you need to do is restart the process from the start by re inserting the battery.
Congrats, you have successfully applied the update of XWJW5 Gingerbread 2.3.6 in your Galaxy S powered by Vodafone. 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.
