It’s true that Samsung sends the latest Android updates to most of its deserving devices but but considered from the angle of timing, they are often late. At a time when the air is filled with aroma of KitKat, the OEM has turned on the wheel of Android 4.3 updates for a range of its devices. The update is already out for the variants of the Galaxy S4 and now the users of Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 can feel a little happier with the all-new Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware update.
You can now flash XXUGPB1 Android 4.3 on Galaxy S3 I9300 which is the latest official JB update for the S3. The GT-I9300XXUGPB1 update brings bug fixes, minor enhancements, and usual maintenance upgrades. While you may be waiting for the KitKat to beautify your smartphone. However, you can update the Android 4.3 KitKat latest firmware using stable and provide amazing performance.
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is definitely a big update for the users of Galaxy S3 as they have been on Android 4.1.2 for a long time. Besides bumping your phones Android version to 4.3, this update also brings a lot of new features, changes and improvements. We have made a list of the new changes that we could notice:
- Galaxy S4-like lockscreen with personal message feature
- Multi-pages on lockscreen
- Widget support on lockscreen
- Tabbed UI in Settings
- Daydream feature
- Voice control feature for apps like phone, camera, music player, etc.
- Hands-free Mode
- Device UI now themed like that of Galaxy S4
- New Notification Panel with 2 pages
- Developer options is now hidden and appears when you tap “Build Number” for 7 times.
- ANT+ support
- TRIM support
- Improvements in camera
- Sound and Shot mode in camera
- Move apps to SD feature
- New Samsung keyboard
- Changed icons for some Samsung apps
- Smoother TouchWiz
- Adapt display
- Adapt sound
- New S-Voice from Galaxy S4
- Full screen mode in Samsung apps
- Support for Galaxy Gear
- Many others….
Disclaimer
Installing an official firmware through Odin doesn’t void your device’s warranty, but it remains an unofficial process and thus you need to be cautious of it. In any case, you only are responsible for your device. We won’t be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components.
Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 (GT-I9300 16GB) Specifications
Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone runs on Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. The phone is powered by Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9 processor. It runs on the Samsung Exynos 4 Chipset. It has 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone has a Super AMOLED display. It measures 136.6 mm x 70.6 mm x 8.6 mm and weighs 133 grams. The screen has a resolution of HD (720 x 1280 pixels) and 306 ppi pixel density. On camera front, the buyers get a 1.9 MP Front Camera and on the rear, there's an 8 MP camera with features like Digital Zoom, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Smile detection, Touch to focus. It is backed by a 2100 mAh battery. Connectivity features in the smartphone include WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and more.
Pre-Requisites
- This will work on Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 (Don’t Try this on Any other device):
- Charge your phone up to 80% or 70%.
- Download the latest Samsung USB Drivers.
- You will lose all you data. So make sure to Backup your phone before doing this step .
- You can also backup all your Data.
- Download all the Zip files from below.
Before Start Update Firmware
- Backup Apps and SMS messages, Contacts, Google Data,WhatsApp Messages Pictures and Videos.
- Make sure your Android device is charged up to 60-70% battery level.
- USB drivers installed for the Samsung Galaxy.
- make sure model number (GT-I9300).
- Download the Custom firmware or rom file in download section Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 .
Benefits of Stock Firmware
Back To Stock: If you wish to go back to stock on your Samsung device, simply installing a firmware using Odin will do it. Whatever customization you had done will be gone, like custom recovery, custom kernel, root access, etc. The device becomes as good as new software-wise.
Update: Installing firmware with a newer Android version or build no. is the easiest way to update your Samsung Galaxy device manually, without waiting for the OTA update, or when OTA fails you.
Unbrick: If your Galaxy device is not starting properly and is stuck in the boot loop situation and thus rebooting after should the logo, then installing a firmware will fix that too. It serves as a good fix for soft-bricked devices.
Unroot: Well, you can easily unroot your device by installing the stock firmware. This will also remove custom recovery (like TWRP, CWM, Cyanogen, PhilZ, etc.), custom kernel, etc. stuff, as all partitions are installed with Samsung’s default respective images.
Steps to Be Followed
Step 1: Download and install device driver software on your computer.
- download Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 official firmware in download section .
- download the driver software of your device. Download and then install it on you computer.
- Download or update Kies, part of which will install or update drivers.
Once drivers are installed or updated, it is highly recommended that you restart your computer.
Step 2: Download and extract the Stock ROM (Official/Original Firmware).
After downloading it (normally a compressed file), you need to extact/unzip it to certain location of your PC. The file types that Odin uses are *.bin,*.tar and *.tar.md5.
After extracting, right-click to "Open as Administrator". It may prevent certain issue from happening.
Follow these steps to enter Download Mode/Odin Mode:
- Power off your device
- Press and hold Volume Down key, and Power Key
- When your device vibrates, release Power key while keep holding the Volume Down key
- Press Volume Up key to enter Download mode, which has a green robot figure and “Downloading… Do not turn off target!!)
After adding the file, click "Start" to begin the flashing process.
WARNING :
DO NOT REMOVE OR OPERATE ON YOUR DEVICE UNTIL FINISHED OR FAILED IS SHOWED ON ODIN.
When the flashing process is done and if everything goes well, you should see a big green box saying "RESET" or "PASSED" (depends on the version of Odin is used). By now, the device should be rebooted and it is safe to remove/unplug your device.
Download Official Rom For Samsung galaxy S3 GT-I9300
Download the Official Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 official ROM package from the below download links. Transfer them to your device before proceeding with the installation process.
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