Personally, I do not like the OTA way because I do not have a great amount of patience to wait calmly and helplessly for the latest update to knock my doors. I prefer to grab the very first firmware that rolls out for my Samsung device model and install it manually.
Since OTA updates are made available in phases, you might have to wait for it to arrive in your country or region. The sad part of the story is that sometimes the wait never comes to an end and you might be forced to remain with the older software on your device when it is already available for other countries. This might be a sound reason for you to install the update manually. Another reason why you might prefer to choose the manual ways is that you have either rooted your Samsung Galaxy S4 or have installed a custom ROM on it.
In any of these cases, you might not be able to get the OTA till you unroot your phone. If you do not know how to unroot your rooted Galaxy S4, read the following tutorial;. The Galaxy S4 is a costly phone and being its owner, you will certainly not even dream of putting your device into danger.
Remember, there is a fine line between a successful firmware update and a bricked device. If you are careful and follow the rules obediently, there are no chances that any damage will be done to your phone. At the center of most unsuccessful tales of phone-bricking lies the simple but surprising fact that some people do not even match the phone model and the firmware they are going to install! Take care of the following things while choosing a firmware for your device.
These 2 alphabets denote that date and month of the firmware release. Look at the examples given below:. In the above CSC part of a Samsung firmware name, the first of the last 2 alphabets shows the month. Thus the date of the first firmware is April Finally, here the spots from where you can download the latest firmware for your Galaxy S4.
Click the device model number below to download the latest Samsung firmware for your phone. Note: Since the firmware for Verizon Galaxy S4 is not available for download yet, the owners of this device can download the following firmware. It is also official and has been pulled out from the device itself and has been prepared to be installed with Odin. To install the Android 4. Make all preparation for Odin installation as described below.
This method is not very common as it is not very easy to find the OTA update package that contains the new files. One important thing that you should know before attempting to install an update.
In other words, you can install it only over a base firmware that has the required baseband and CSC info. For example, if you get an update. Here is how you can install the firmware update. Your phone will now boot and it will take a little more time than it takes usually to boot up.
This is the most popular and familiar method among users for installing complete firmware package on their Galaxy devices. Most commonly the firmware for Galaxy devices come with. Here are the steps that can be used to install the firmware on any Samsung Galaxy device, whether a phone or tablet.
This method works only with Windows PC. Your Galaxy S4 should now have the newly installed firmware on it. The compatibility for other models will be added soon. Since the Odin tool is not yet available for Mac and Linux computers, the Odin3 method of installing the firmware on a Galaxy device has become a hard nut to crack for the users of these operating systems.
This wonderful app for Samsung Galaxy phones is capable of installing the firmware on supported Galaxy devices very easily. But there is a little twist to this easy-sounding method. If you have not a rooted Galaxy S4, you can root it easily with the help of our handy rooting tutorials:.
Now when you have Mobile Odin installed on your Galaxy S4, follow the steps below to install the official firmware on your device. Finally, here ends our detailed tutorial on installing the latest firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S4. I just hope it helps our visitors. If you have any question related to this topic, do not forget to drop a comment below. To fix the boot loop issue on your Galaxy S4 , pull out the battery and place it back after about a minute and try the steps given under Method 1 in the tutorial.
I want to convert my phone to GT-I International or fix my problem above. I live in Brazil. Could anyone help me please… Sorry for my English! Galaxy note USB not recognize device in win 7, win Pls help. As for the connectivity issue, reinstall the USB driver, use a different cable, and different USB port on your computer. A cable is working fine does not mean that it is good enough for connectivity too.
I would still say you should try all the things I mentioned above. Change cable able to detect now in win 10, i from malaysia so below firwamre download correct right?
When flash show FAIL! Enter CS for MD Check MD Do not unplug the cable.. Please wait.. Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully.. Leave CS.. Odin v. File analysis.. Get PIT for mapping.. Firmware update start..
Looks like you are trying to downgrade firmware? Can you tell me about the current firmware version of you phone? So your advice , as long as solve it.
This resulted in no Wifi, Bluetooth or cellular working. Baseband version: Unknown. Turns out, my S4 is actually Telstra branded. Try this multi-file firmware. Just make sure your phone is not locked to Vodafone only.
Hello , Cool site alot of good info. I am interested in information regarding a canadian variant of the Samsung s4 mini SGH im kitkat 4. Thanks in advance. I have galaxy s4 i I purchased it in used condition. It has 4.
Hello…i have gt-i Hi i have GT-I with Italian firmware.. UK maby? Hi mister Rakesh. I have galaxy s4 GT-i Chinese version and I want google play on it because it if somehow forbiden.
Can you help me what steps should I take? Thank you. My Samsung S4 SCH bricked itself in November; I have tried multiple factory resets to no avail, but I am not sure I understand the details of how I could attempt one or two last interventions on this lovely machine.
I have no way of getting the CSC or baseband information since the phone will not fully start up it gets stalled on the Verizon animation.
For a US phone acquired in May , which of the update. Are you able to boot the device and is USB debugging enabled on it. The phone turns on, but as it goes through that opening sequence it gets stuck on the Verizon animation and never, ever, ever finishes to take me to where I can do anything. So I guess it is not booting up completely. I have already done multiple factory resets.
Whatever I downloaded yesterday was for Windows only. Thanks for your quick reply!!!! Now I will try the tutorial you linked…. I tried to connect the phone via Odin. I got to the download screen, but the Windows PC could not find the device driver and Odin never found the phone. Tried again after downloading the device driver software from Samsung, but it made no difference.
Odin does not see the phone. Now I am at it again. Not that I can do anything about debugging, unless there is a way to do some sort of command prompt thing in the phone… Anyway, I got the phone connected to Odin, but now when I clicked the AP button and directed it to the downloaded. All I really need to complete the operation is a.
The ones from RapidGator have invalid binary, whatever that means. I tried to download from both mirror sites on the linked page, but the one on the right just led to a lot of bogus stuff, including psychics. Sorry for that. We just linked the site. Process completed. Phone restarted. Unfortunately, it seems to be stuck on a different-looking Verizon screen, although the computer still attached said the drivers are all in place…??? Success there, too!
All I could do was X it out. Perhaps it was because I was trying to use the tar file right from the SD card I had saved it to from a faster computer? The phone is worth getting back in functioning order. I get you mean that the phone is not getting past the Samsung logo. Am I right? If I flash it will it trig the knox?? Must I unroot before Flashing?? Usually, apps and data are not wiped while installing a firmware but you must create a backup before proceeding.
Also, a data factory reset every time you install a new firmware is recommended for good performance. Thanks Tanks Rakesh. In that case, you will be able to root the device with Towelroot. Hello sir. I have a SCO4e Galaxy s4 of ntt docomo here in japan.
This was the only place I could find the up to date software that I could not find after searching the web for days. Thank You! I assume that the modem fw is not the same now after multiple flashing as the ROM that I flashed. I have been searching and have not found a way to remedy the situation. Android version 4. Sorry for the late reply. In that case, you should flash the official firmware back. Yes, the firmware package contains all components like modem, bootloader, kernel, etc.
Flashing the firmware will solve the issue. Thanks very much! That worked perfectly. I am going to try installing the firmware again using Odin. Will it fix the modem, bootloader, kernel, etc. You should try Odin v3. Try the data factory reset from system recovery, the performance issue should be fixed.
Just wanted to make sure that you have read my post above, as it says I replied to myself instead of you. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to fix my phone. Yes, I read the comment. Downgrade to NE1. I have provided the firmware link above. Do not forget to wipe data factory reset after installing the firmware.
Your issues should be fixed. Let me know. Rakesh, everything works now thanks so much!!! My phone is saved. What do you think went wrong? I want to make sure I avoid this situation from ever happening again. Glad to know, Nick. Actually, the NI2 build has some bugs that makes the device slow and messes WiFi connection. Hi, I am having the same problem as Larry, but I am unable to download the file. I want to give you some background about my S4. I first used cyanogenmod installer to put cyanogenmod 11 onto the phone.
I then used samsung kies to reset my system back to stock and now this stock firmware got rid of my wifi and really slowed down my phone. I know I made a huge mistake doing this, I did not expect this stuff to be so complicated.
Is there any way to save my phone? I would really really appreciate your help as it would be a huge loss if this phone is dead. Okay, then you should try downgrade to an older build NE1. Download and install the following firmware:. Okay I will give this a shot and let you know what happens.
After following the steps above to install the stock 4. Please help! I got the phone from my customer who imports foreign fairly-used phones. The phone has OS 4. This is what has made me decide to install a kitkat 4. See all that the odin mod displays. Pls I need u to help me out on how I can disable the write protection and successfully install my upgrade because the phone has been useless without network. Help me out sir. It means your phone has a locked bootloader which it not letting replace itself with another version of bootloader.
This issue is often seen when we try to downgrade the bootloader. It sounds weird why you are not able to upgrade the firmware! I just looked for the firmware files for this device model but did not find any. Where did you get it and what is the firmware file name? May be you are trying a different firmware! If you are having network issues, try to purchase SIM unlock code instead. You can find various sites online. I am looking for the PIT file or any program to help extract it.
My phone is in Emergency Recovery Mode and is not even recognized in Kies, I am trying to flash the firmware and update. You should be able to restore the device to stock even without PIT. I will try with the firmware you just suggested. This one was bought in Houston-TX ans the device is unlocked to use in India. I have rooted this device while back, but still my firmware update not working. I was tried to go with Odin method, but seems zip file not available for this anroid version.
Could you please help in this. Also i have trouble in activating mobile hotspot connection. But never get fixed anytime. Actually my s4 i UAE model was struck up at boot loop..
One more thing rakesh, what other enhancement does this bring and if there is a later update from Samsung 4. As safe as any firmware installation. Just be careful during procedure. Could you explain more rakesh. Just want to know if there is a new update out for the s4 i? Hi there. My question is, could I install any other im unbranded variant?
Or does it have to be the same, could you please recommend me 1? You can flash any unbranded firmware for your device model. I have Galaxy S4 and have been running KK for long. I think it is better. Just make sure to perform a data factory reset after installing the new ROM. Or I should unroot it and install the 4. Hello rakesh does the Internet booster works very well because when I tap start it is saying unfortunately network booster has stopped.
Any suggestions? Ok thanks, but what can I do to get my mobile Internet working fast again. Wi Fi is working very well everything else is great , is just the mobile Internet it is very slow when browsing. Hi, sorry for the late reply. Actually, your phone has KNOX bootloader that does not allow downgrading.
I did a little research and would recommend you to stick with your current firmware. Wait till a greater version of firmware is available and then you can install and fix the issue. Hi, do not try to downgrade as the new KNOX bootloader might mess while downgrading. Let me do some research before I suggest you something worthwhile. Hi rakesh. Some times it is on 4G a other time is showing edge, that when it is slow on opening up a page. Any solution? Hi Mr rakesh.
I am having problem with my Internet. Since I update to 4. Wi Fi is OK everything thing else is working ok. Could you advise me an what to do. Can I just flash back to the 4. Am using the att sghi Try a factory reset and the internet data issue might be fixed.
Hi mr rakesh, i have update my sgh i s4 to 4. Thank you very much. I will keep in touch. Thanks again. Hi rakesh I try updating my phone by going to about setting and software update,but am getting this message that software update is interrupted please check back in 24 hours.
That is why I want to update my sgh i But does this stock firmware which you have sent me work work well. Hello rakesh. I did that factory reset and wipe cache partition three tmes.. Is there anything else I can try?. Hey there , I just rooted my galaxy s4 n I was about to install custom rom for that I format my all data and system and now its not rebooting its just flash the startup screen and turn off any help. Pull out the battery, wait for a minute and insert it again.
Also pull out the memory card and copy the ROM file to it. It will boot in recovery. Just flash the ROM zip file. You wiped the system without downloading the ROM file? Hey there, Hope you are doing well. I need your help.
A foolish mobile mechanic flashed out my Galaxy s4 gt-i china , now my cell is just turning on and off automatically while connecting to my PC. Please help me, how can i connect my phone with my pc and install android OS… Please help me. If you have a rooted device, install CWM recovery using Odin and then flash this Google apps package in recovery:.
But I want to change the firmware to a Korean Firmware. Right now I have a Dutch one. Is that possible? The Korean models have different model number, so you cannot install that. You rather try to install a firmware that has Korean in it. Hi Rakesh, I have a Samsung S4 i I am usually pretty good at jailbreaking and apple devices but I switched to galaxy and I want to learn everything I can I can follow directions if you can walk me through thank you.
Send it to Verizon so that they can fix it. I do apologize but i still have some question, i have tried to look in the forum and in the post below, but with no success. I want to install Kitkat in my phone, but when i look for the my model, i get the canadian version. Can I install any version of the firmware, since i dont know which one is unbranded, several do have some carries, like virgin, bell, etc.
The KitKat firmware for Nigeria is not available. All thanks to you again. Hi Rakesh, Sudhanshu here. Would like to know, if we can install android 4. Install CM 11 4.
I was trying to downgrade to 4. When I press start in odin. And i tried using 4. Pls help me. Note: it only start if it was plugged to the power charger. Do you remember your previous CSC, I mean the original one. Odin is used to flash firmwares and its components including secure and insecure Kernel.
To root your device, you will have flash a custom recovery and SuperUser manually to root it. You should wait till the 4. Hi Mr. I have an s4. I want to update it to 4. But suddenly when I check update. It says I have the latest updates, my device is currently on 4. Im from philippines. Should I flash it to stock rom. Install the 4. Between, I could not understand the import of of you last sentence. Hello Mr. Rakesh, i am living in cambodia.
Currently i cannot update OTA on my device I to version 4. Since you do not want to root your device, you can install the official 4.
Rakesh, I put a custom firmware on my galaxy mega. I was wondering where I can find the stock firmware. Mr Rakesh, i bought a new S4. Sorry for replying late Rakesh. I had that Firmware upgrade encountered issue with Exlamation mark inside a yellow triangle. So had given up! But thru the XDA website someone mentioned your site. I with almost not anticipating the positive result followed the prompt and Vola! Thank you once again.
Ive tried pretty much everything, after the MDK failed and semi soft bricked my device, the carny fw worked after I got the yellow triangle, with device to computer sign, Which is the ME7 builod like I already had. But I want MDK, only bc I thought the bootloader could be unlocked for custom recoveries, without loki or safestrap.
Now if thats not true, then theres no reason for MDK…However, I didnt try the method recommended to my question, Is that a option when wanting to downgrade the firmware to MDK??? Im back to the ME7 build, but there is noway to actually downgrade through odin or any other way that I know. I tried to downgrade to mdk several hundred times, with no luck, un-n-reinstalled drivers many times tried multiple odin versions, and usb ports, along with different firmwares..
What gives, I need professional help…Thanx. Hello Rakes, Can you tell me how you can flash a samsung galaxy s4 i with write protection enabled? Can i flash a Philippine Galaxy s4 i rom so that i use it? Bro… I bought a phone from saudi and now in india the indian sims are not working.. Please help bro.. What can I do to fix.? Mhaan its irratating you buy such an expensive phone and soo much hassle.
Hey Rakesh, i bought my s4 from saudi.. Hi Pratik, Verizon does not release its firmware to be downloaded separately, so it is very difficult to tell you a way for that outside the USA. The best way I can figure out is custom ROMs.
Root your device and use the custom ROMs. Most custom ROMs are updated regularly as Verizon comes up with new firmwares. The best way, as I told above, is to root your phone and install a custom ROM. That way, you will be able to use the latest builds of firmware for SCH-I I am having the galaxy s4 which I bought from France! What do i do now? Do i need to root my phone? Will it void my warranty? Will I be able to update in the future via OTA or kies?
Sorry for a lot of questions but I am really confused! No, you need not root the device to install official firmware and can try any firmware. Thanks a lot! It helped a lot! Does the procedure on galaxy s4 was the same on galaxytab2 on flashing stockfirmware using mobile Odin? I mean using mobile Odin. Check that yourself and if it supports, the steps will be the same. Firstly, thanks for the quick reply! Do you have any other suggestions for the language issue?
Hi do I need to root the device before installing original firmware via Odin if the firmware is from a different region than my phone. If so where is the tutorial for that? After rooting and getting a custom recovery mod should I just follow the update via Odin instructions above? If I do that will I lose all of my apps? Titanium backup needs to root the device.
What ago can I use to backup without routing. Should I still root the device anyway. Seems like most people so that? Thanks, should I factory reset before flashing the new firmware, or after flashing? I already installed the firmware and forgot to factory reset, is that bad? What makes you think that USB debugging makes the device dirty?
It is just an option. Also, factory resetting the device is not compulsory, it is rather mandatory. We recommend it for better performance. Could you send me the instructions,how to update it to 4.
Am living in jamaica. Thank you!! I spent a night trying to fix a massive idiocy I did and them your post came to rescue me!
Thanks so much! How do i ensure that i get regular OTA updates. I will no longer use the phone in Saudi but will use in India. Is changing the CSC the only way? And will it void my warranty in any way? And which CSC should i get? Elaborate please. Only the CSCchanger app way needs. Yes the code method does not need root but it is not working on Galaxy S4 now. Check it and let me know. It worked on some earlier firmwares though.
Ill try it and let you know. Do you leave a space? It appears that installing ME7 on my device trying to recover it has left it a mess. From what I have read, there is no way to root ME7 yet. You can root only after downgrading firmware and later you can install a ROM that is based on the latest build.
Yes, I know. Hmm, have you used this method while downgrading? Waiting for copies of the other i files listed above do re-download so I can try again. You can then install it using Odin.
Unfortunately I think that would require that my phone is rooted with a custom recovery, correct? No, you can install any. Please wait about 2 minutes Receive Response from boot-loader rpm. Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes Receive Response from boot-loader aboot. Auth All threads completed. XX… instead of ….
Hey, Nikhil.. Does this give any info on the problem? I never had a problem rooting my device before, not sure why I am now. I think so. Build number is JDQ This is the kernel correct? Keep getting that same error. Is there any way that Samsung could have locked the ME7 version up tight? Are you trying to install the firmware or the Kernel? ME7 might not allow it but you should be able to install the firmware.
I was following some rooting instructions and the files that came with them were kernels. Thanks for pointing that out. Anyway, I wanted to delete the settings so I could make sure that tweaks were being reapplied and when I booted, I got the black screen and no custom recovery… strange.
Might have been a coincidence but who knows. Is the odex or deodex version the best choice? Any firmware can be downgraded. Just try it. And yes, it is always wise to keep a copy of stock firmware on your computer. I want to have the new app2sd feature on my phone which is not available for this CSC.
What should I do now?? Hello Rakesh. Thank you for this valuable information. Ive been seeing this update from samsung, that supposed to be provide stability and other updates to my SGS4.
Im currently living in the philippines. And so far ive been checking on the software update but it still says i have the latest update installed. Im only using mobile network. Would i still receive OTA update even if im in the philippines?? I dont want to try manual updating as im not well versed with it. Thank you and please reply to this. Email me [email protected]. More power! You have not yet received the latest update because it is not available yet for Brazil or even Philippines.
Alternatively, you can install a firmware meant for another country to enjoy the new features. You can later install the original firmware when it arrives and resume getting the updates. Ahh so that explains why when im checking the software update it says that i have the latest firmware available.
I guess india is really getting the latest update the earliest than any southern american countries. So since i have the CSC for brazil and im here now in the philippines, my update will still be from brazil not from philippines right? Thank you very much rakesh for really informing me about all of this! I want to fix these issues. Which one should I use? Get it? It is not the best way.
You can install the drivers without Kies. I think this is the answer most of the people want. Nope, installing drivers with KIES is the fastest and safest way to do do.
You need an internet connection to install Kies, which in my admittedly unique situation, does not allow me to get the drivers I need for my phone. Definitely not the fastest way…. I am not being snide or anything. Ronaldo — I have had a problem loading the USB drivers. Samsung support does not recognize this and cannot help. Have you seen this and, if so, have you seen a fix? Yes Joel, I am aware of this problem. Try this: 1.
Reboot PC normally 3. Remove any previous Samsung Kies or Allshare software 4. Re-install the latest Samsung USB driver. Enable USB debugging on your phone. Turn off the phone 8. Connect the USB cable with the pc and your phone 8. Turn the phone on. Hi Ronaldo, I want to transfer some documents from Samsung S4 to my Mac laptop, I have installed Kies but using that we can transfer only audio,video and photos.
There find your phone storage and then there you have access to everything your phone has. I like the music interface that comes on the vehicle much better than having to control everything on the device when streaming via Bluetooth. I reasoned from thread you meant Kies and did this but MTP still failed to install. My computer shows under devices that I am connected but need updated drivers.
Ive done so and comp recognizes my s4 when plugged in but it still doesnt pop up under my computer. Also Kies says It cannot connect. I had my phone unlocked recently, could that be causing problems?
How can get the missing drivers? It is a problem with your computer drivers. Try updating all your computer drivers using the CD your computer comes with.
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