If you are a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) user and want to have the latest Jelly Bean update installed on your device but cannot get it the official way, a manual installation procedure is explained below. Users will need to download the respective firmware package, according to the region they belong to, and then flash it on their handset using a tool called Odin.
Android-oriented tutorial website Android Jinn has come up with a list of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware packages for the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 that rolled out in various countries. You can click on the link provided with each of the firmware updates to download the appropriate zip file. A tutorial to install the same follows thereafter.
China: I9500ZCUAMDG_I9500CHNAMDG_CHN.zip
Russia: I9500XXUAMDK_I9500SERAMDK_SER.zip
Argentina (Claro): I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_CTI.zip
Argentina (Movistar): I9500UBUAMDE_I9500TFGAMDE_UFN.zip
Nigeria: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_ECT.zip
Pakistan (PAK): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_PAK.zip
Israel (Pelephone): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_PCL.zip
Argentina: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500ANCAMDE_ANC.zip
Ecuador: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500TFGAMDE_EBE.zip
Uruguay (Claro): I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_CTU.zip
Ecuador: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_ECO.zip
Dominican Republic: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_CDR.zip
Jamaica: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500JDIAMDE_JDI.zip
Sri Lanka: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500ODDAMDC_SLK.zip
Bangladesh: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500ODDAMDC_TML.zip
Kenya: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_AFR.zip
Taiwan (WAN): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_WAN.zip
Uzbekistan: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OXEAMD8_CAC.zip
Argentina: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWMAMDE_TGP.zip
Guatemala: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500TFGAMDE_TGU.zip
Israel: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_ILO.zip
Egypt: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_EGY.zip
Morocco (MWD): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_MWD.zip
Morocco (MED): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_MED.zip
Morocco (MAT): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_MAT.zip
Israel (Orange/Partner): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_PTR.zip
Iraq: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_MID.zip
Iran: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_THR.zip
South Africa (Vodafone): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_XFV.zip
United Arab Emirates: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_XSG.zip
Chile: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_CRC.zip
Israel (Cellcom): I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJKAMD9_CEL.zip
Guatemala: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWAAMDE_PGU.zip
Germany: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500MBCAMD6_MBC.zip
Uruguay: I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UUBAMDE_UPO.zip
Afghanistan: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_AFG.zip
United Arab Emirates: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_LYS.zip
Turkey: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_TUR.zip
South Africa: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_XFA.zip
Guatemala (Tigo): I9500UBUAMDE_I9500UWMAMDE_CGU.zip
India: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500ODDAMDC_INU.zip
Saudi Arabia: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500OJVAMDC_KSA.zip
Taiwan: I9500ZSUAMDE_I9500OZSAMDE_BRI.zip
Papua New Guinea: I9500XXUAMDE_I9500PNGAMD4_PNG.zip
Trinidad and Tobago: I9500UBUAMDK_I9500UUBAMDK_TTT.zip
(Courtesy: Android Jinn)
How To Install
Before performing a manual installation, users should take note of the following aspects:
- Make sure that you have proper backups for data
- Ensure that your Samsung Galaxy S4 has at least 80 percent battery power
- You must have the USB drivers for your device installed on your computer [Download]
- Enable USB Debugging via – Settings > Developer options > USB debugging (for Android 4.0 phones)
- After flashing the firmware, you will lose custom ROMs such as CM10, Paranoid Android or AOKP installed in your device
- You will also lose custom recovery such as ClockWorkMod Recovery or TWRP Recovery if you have any
- After installing it on your Galaxy S4, you will lose root if you have any
- The process is meant only for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)
NOTE: IBTimes cannot be held responsible for anything that goes wrong. Users should proceed at their own risk.
Step 1: Download the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Stock Firmware and extract the zip file. You will get a .tar.md5 file and a .dll file.
Step 2: Download Odin v3.07 and extract the zip file. You will get Odin3 v3.07.exe and some other files.
Step 3: Switch off the phone and put it on the Download Mode. To do this, press Volume Down + Home + Power buttons and then press Volume Up when the warning message appears.
Step 4: Run Odin v3.07.exe as an Administrator.
Step 5: Connect Galaxy S4 to your computer via the USB cable while in the Download mode.
If the phone is connected properly, you will see that the ID: COM section turns Yellow and a message will appear in Odin’s message box saying “Added!!” If not, check whether the USB drivers are installed properly in your computer.
Step 6: In Odin, click on PDA and select the .tar.md5 file that you have got after extracting the Firmware Package in Step 1.
Step 7: In the Odin, make sure that Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected. If you are using a .pit file, ensure that re-partition checkbox is selected. Otherwise, leave it unchecked.
Step 8: Click on the Start button in Odin to begin the installation process.
Step 9: After the installation is complete, the device will restart on its own. Once you get the Samsung logo on the home screen, unplug the device from the computer.
[Source: Android Jinn]
The Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 should now be running on the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware.