samsung galaxy s3 mini update help - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello everyone
i like to start of with sayin hello to everyone and appreciate all the help i receive.
i have a Samsung galaxy s3 mini for 2yr and im in uk and i been seeing other phones running newer firmwares like lollipop and it feels and looks nice and would like it on mine. My s3 mini is currently running android version 4.1.2 and its been like that since new and doubt it get any updates now,
can i update this to a newer firmware please and a step by step process thanks as ok ish with phones know basic stuff but not a genius.
once again thank you all

yes you can. the phone will need to be rooted, custom recovery installed & a couple of other tools on pc,ie odin. there are many great guides & tutorials in these forums, so have a look around, read a little learn a lot, like we all did. decide on which rom works the best for you and go with that one(that will be the best rom),dont ask!!!!!. follow all instructions carefully & most of all...enjoy the ride... if you have any difficulty then just ask

Hello thank you.
I'm typing this from my s3 mini. It has been rooted with kingroot the rooting is ok now needed to allow permission.
So it's ok for a Uk Samsung galaxy s3 mini be updated to later firmware. I read couple guides on here with the cynam rom.
Has is got to be done by odin?.
I also read that can be done with rom manager app is this true?.
What is the latest and stable firmware for samsung galaxy s3 mini GT- i8190n?
Also erm What's a kernel and has that got to be done?
On the downloads page I choose my model and cyamogen then is it recovery or odin I download?
Thank you to everyone
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samsung galaxy sii I9100 unroot

hello xda members,
i am new to this forum
i want a little help from you guys as i have very little time for researching.
i have samsung galaxy sii i9100 .
i live in india so its a indian original verson not like the carrers like sprint etc.
i have no upgrade just a simple root.
i want to unroot this phone so that i could upgrade to android 4.0 from samsung and not any other roms.
the problem is that i unroot the device with the one click unroot. but after unrooting the phone it says that flash the phone with the original firmware.
i know or dont kow that i can flash any original firmware to my phone.
my phone firmware starts with XKDW or something like that.
for detail i will post some pic about my phone but my phone is currently unavailable due to low battery.
if you cant provide the perfect answer atleast can you send any links which could brush my knowledge. i am out of this business for more than an year.
also i am going to take that phone to a service center for some technical difficults so i dont want to know them that this phone is/was rooted.
thanks for talking time to read this thread.
please need help. i heard that if no one has answer xda has.
serialkiller0707 said:
hello xda members,
i want a little help from you guys as i have very little time for researching.
i have samsung galaxy sii i9100 .
i live in india so its a indian original verson not like the carrers like sprint etc.
i have no upgrade just a simple root.
i want to unroot this phone so that i could upgrade to android 4.0 from samsung and not any other roms.
the problem is that i unroot the device with the one click unroot. but after unrooting the phone it says that flash the phone with the original firmware.
i know or dont kow that i can flash any original firmware to my phone.
my phone firmware starts with XKDW or something like that.
for detail i will post some pic about my phone but my phone is currently unavailable due to low battery.
if you cant provide the perfect answer atleast can you send any links which could brush my knowledge. i am out of this business for more than an year.
also i am going to take that phone to a service center for some technical difficults so i dont want to know them that this phone is/was rooted.
thanks for talking time to read this thread.
please need help. i heard that if no one has answer xda has.
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Here is the link for unrooting i9100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW6x29ug5Ms
Also u r in the wrong forum, this is i9100g forum not i9100

Noob Trying to Upgrade

Hey guys! So I'm completely new at this and I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini SGH-T449Y and I wanted to upgrade to the latest android version. Currently I have a android version 2.2.2 and I tried to upgrade it through Samsung Kies but it said I had the latest *official* upgrade. I've looked in the threads but most of it seems like its for Galaxy mini Pop users. Is there a version specific for sgh-t449Y or do the upgrades work for every kind of galaxy mini?
Thanks in advance!
raptors15 said:
Hey guys! So I'm completely new at this and I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini SGH-T449Y and I wanted to upgrade to the latest android version. Currently I have a android version 2.2.2 and I tried to upgrade it through Samsung Kies but it said I had the latest *official* upgrade. I've looked in the threads but most of it seems like its for Galaxy mini Pop users. Is there a version specific for sgh-t449Y or do the upgrades work for every kind of galaxy mini?
Thanks in advance!
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First of all, galaxy mini = galaxy pop. They are the same. Next, just go to a thread that teaches you how to flash to 2.3.x. You have to do it via Odin not Kies. And the upgrades work for all, although it's recommended that u upgrade to the firmware for your country/area.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda app-developers app

[Q] I'm confused

Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
rodaven said:
Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
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Since you say that you are used to xda, i don't see any reasonable explanation for the creation of this thread!
Read the forums. All answers are in the stickies..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
Shaaan said:
Since you say that you are used to xda, i don't see any reasonable explanation for the creation of this thread!
Read the forums. All answers are in the stickies..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
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I read the forums, but I'm still confused, for example, for rooting, in the thread that I linked in 1) there isn't the firmware that came with my phone, so I went to here, there isn't neither, then I read this post, but to do that I need dowload my phone's firmware, but the one that came with my phone there isn't in samsungfirmares web page, so I suppose I can flash anyone for Chile (my country), there are 2, but idk if they will work, so, if I'm going to take that risk I need to make a backup first, but idk what recovery I should use.
I have a mental bootloop
rodaven said:
Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
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I bought my phone in January.
Then became member of xda in january.
Flashed russian jb all releases as they released in February.
Rooted my phone in same month.
Started using kernels in same month.
Started tweaking in same month.
And now i am really happy with my phone's performance.
As i was new to android and xda i have done all this because i was not worried about my warranty.
In short, go ahead don't think so much.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
er.jaldip said:
I bought my phone in January.
Then became member of xda in january.
Flashed russian jb all releases as they released in February.
Rooted my phone in same month.
Started using kernels in same month.
Started tweaking in same month.
And now i am really happy with my phone's performance.
As i was new to android and xda i have done all this because i was not worried about my warranty.
In short, go ahead don't think so much.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
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And what happened when you flashed russian jb rom? where're u from? my question is if can i flash it because im from south america, and i think that i could loose my signal or something like that. I's that 4.1.2 stable?
rodaven said:
And what happened when you flashed russian jb rom? where're u from? my question is if can i flash it because im from south america, and i think that i could loose my signal or something like that. I's that 4.1.2 stable?
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Everything is working fine with jb rom (even better than gb)
Yes you can flash it via odin and you will not loose singal(my singnal quality is now better than gb, in gb i was facing signal lost problem)
I am from india.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP

[Q] Unlock Bootloader SM-G730A

Hello Everyone,
Has anyone had any luck unlocking the bootloader for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini SM-G730A. I want to put another system on it but can't right now. I also want to use another carrier and can't do that either. Any help will be appreciated...
SM-G730A
texasgoldbuyer said:
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone had any luck unlocking the bootloader for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini SM-G730A. I want to put another system on it but can't right now. I also want to use another carrier and can't do that either. Any help will be appreciated...
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I did, but theres no other ROM made to put on it. d
Dont remember what i used but i do remember odin and framaroot but cant remember what else i used. I had it unlocked but found NO custom recovery for this fone and actually found 2 custom roms but neither one worked. Had phone rooted and unlocked then flased another program and lost root and locked the bootloader again. Crap, 3 days research down the drain. Challenging yes
but im just gonna keep using my Zenfone 2 with the CyanogenMod 13 Marshmello 6.0 as my main source of moding! stop wasting your time cuz it seems that noOne is working on custom recovery let alone custom ROMS for that old phone the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini SM-G730A. Too bad cuz its a solid phone that i have dragged around the world with me 2 xs. Samsung and AT&T both Suck.
Acually safestrap recovery was succesfully ported to the g730a.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515771&page=8
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G730A using XDA-Developers mobile app

Advise for ROM for Galaxy Ace

Hi Guys,
Need a bit of advise - I have acquired a Samsung Galaxy Ace, and the idea is to let the mother in law have it just to see if she can get on with a smartphone.
I have unlocked it, and had a bit of a play with it (it is currently running stock Android 2.3.5) and I had forgot how un user friendly the older versions of Android were (especially the Samsung based one's).
Anyway, I am looking for a more up to date ROM (maybe something similar to one of the newer Samsungs) which is easier to use etc.
Any help or advise would be appreciated.

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