Once we have rigorously followed the recommendations of the first post Samsung Galaxy S4: Install the latest official firmware XXUAMDM (I) in which we indicated how to get our Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 ready before installing the new system, we continue with the definitive process that will update the firmware of our device at Latest official Samsung I9505XXUAMDM on Android 4.2.2.
This tutorial will be very easy to follow, especially if you have already used ODIN above to install some kind of new ROM on a Samsung device, as the process is always repeated. Before embarking on the update, it is best to read the entire tutorial, both the first post, like this second, in case a point suddenly arises that you could not complete, either due to the level of difficulty or for any other reason.
We briefly recall some important points, such as reminding you that this process is only for the I9505 version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, that is, the LTE version with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which is the one that is being marketed first in Spain. We must also insist on the fact that it is very important to have a full system backup prior to a firmware update if we do not want to take unnecessary risks.
Loss of rooting, if you have it
If for anything, you had already managed to root the phone on your own, with this update you would lose the rooting performed on the terminal, and you would have to re-root the Samsung Galaxy S4 once you have installed the new firmware. Although this is unlikely to happen, since the process that is being deployed to root the Samsung Galaxy S4 first needs to have this latest version of the firmware installed. I9505XXUAMDM. We anticipate right now that you will find this rooting process available on Android Help tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1 at 11 in the morning.
To better understand the tutorial, we leave an image of the ODIN v3.07 interface, but we must bear in mind that the capture is from a process carried out with another terminal, in this case the Galaxy S3.
Instructions for updating the Samsung Galaxy S4 to the firmware I9505XXUAMDM:
- 1. Download firmware contained in a ZIP file Android 4.2.2 I9505XXUAMDM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 to our computer. Extract the files from the ZIP to any folder.
- 2. We download the program necessary for the update, the ODIN v3.07 and install it on our computer.
- 3. We turn off the phone. Once off, we turn it on Download mode. We will achieve this by pressing and holding the button Volume down and the button Home at the same time and then also press the button on until we see the Android robot and a triangle. Press the button on again to confirm that you want to enter the Mode Download.
- 4. You have to make sure that you have the Samsung Galaxy s4 USB drivers installed on your computer. If not, you can check where and how to get them in our previous post.
- 5. We open the program ODIN y we connect the phone to our PC while the phone is still on Download mode.
- 6. If your terminal has been connected correctly, one of the ID: COM ODIN boxes it will have turned yellow with the COM port number. It may take time to appear, so we will have to wait a reasonable time. Once we see it yellow we continue to the next step.
- 7. We select the ZIP files that we have previously extracted, in the first step, and that are the ones that will be installed in our Galaxy S4. At this time we do the following in ODIN:
- I. We press the button Phone number that we will see in the program at the bottom right, and we select the file whose name begins with «MODEM_».
- II. We press the button PDA of the program and select the file whose name begins with "CODE_".
- III. We press the button CSC and select the file that contains "CSC" in the name. If there is no "CSC" file among the extracted files, skip this step.
- IV. We press the button PIT and we select the file that contains "pit" in the name. If there is no "pit" file among the extracted files, ignore this step as well.
- 8. Once all these files have been selected, we must activate on the left side of ODIN, the boxes of Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time. Only if you were able to select the "pit" file from the previous step, you should also activate the checkbox Division.
- 9. It is time to click the button Start from ODIN, which you will find at the bottom. Now, the process of installing the new firmware on our Samsung Galaxy S4 will begin, so be patient, as it will take a few minutes for the process to complete.
- 10. Once complete, your phone will reboot. Once you see the home screen or Launcher of the device, you can disconnect your Samsung Galaxy S4 from your computer
If you have followed all the steps correctly, you will have your Samsung Galaxy S4 updated to the latest official firmware version I9505XXUAMDM on Android 4.2.2. You can check it by navigating your phone to Settings> About phone, where you will see that the firmware is the one we have detailed.
How to root Samsung Galaxy S4
We remember again, that if you want to root your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505You have just performed the first necessary step for this, which was the installation of the latest Samsung firmware. Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1, at 11 in the morning, you can access the tutorial to continue with the rooting process of your Samsung Galaxy S4, so do not stop following us to get user permissions on your new phone.
