How to flash Samsung Galaxy S3? Flashing the Chinese Samsung Galaxy S3

After a long use of the smartphone in some cases it is necessary to carry out firmware of its software. This will help increase the speed of work and significantly update the system, somewhat different functions of the device (depending on the type of firmware used). Galaxy S3 - one of the most popular smartphones of its time. However, not all its owners know how to flash Samsung Galaxy S3.

What should I consider before starting firmware?

In order for the implemented software changes to be beneficial, the following nuances of the process must be taken into account. Before flashing the Galaxy S3, you need to make sure that the battery is recharged by more than 50%. Also it is worth considering that worn out power supplies can not keep the smartphone the required amount of time in the on state. Therefore, the firmware should be carried on the device with a good power supply.

Before you start making changes to the software, you should save all the necessary files from the phone's memory. This is due to the fact that they can be deleted during the installation of the firmware. In addition, to copy the necessary new files will require a certain amount of free virtual space. On the phone book in the phone's memory also do not forget, as there is a possibility of data loss.

Firmware Galaxy S3 can be carried out by almost any owner of a smartphone, which has the skills to work on a laptop. But at the same time, you must follow all the rules of the procedure.

Required Software

The following programs will be needed:
1. Odin PC.
2. Recovery clockwork.
3. Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S3.
4. Samsung driver.
5. A set of "Google" applications.

After all the software has been downloaded and installed, you can proceed directly to installing the software.

What can interfere with the work?

Before you start, you must disable the antivirus program. This is due to the fact that some files that will be used by programs when installing the firmware can be identified by the antivirus as malicious information. In this case, it blocks the work of the programs. How to flash Samsung Galaxy S3 with antivirus on a computer, many users know: temporarily suspend protection or add used folders and programs to an exception - there are many ways to limit the work of such software.

After the above are not so difficult, but mandatory and extremely important conditions, you can continue preparing for the installation of the firmware on the phone Galaxy S3.

Installing programs

To perform the work you need Samsung drivers, which will allow you to recognize the smartphone, as well as the program Odin PC. The process of installing them is no different from installing ordinary utilities and software: you need to follow all the recommendations and select the necessary items. These programs are necessary and compulsory to carry out the intended work. In order to understand how to flash Samsung Galaxy S3 without them, you need to have more in-depth knowledge in programming, and it's good to understand the phone system itself.

Preparing the phone

To start the firmware, you need to transfer the phone to Download Mode:
1. Completely disconnect the phone.
2. Simultaneously press and hold the "Power", "Volume down" and "Home" keys for a while. This key combination will load a special menu.
3. After that, a warning will appear, at which you should press the "Volume Up" key.
4. A green robot should appear in the center of the screen, which will indicate the inclusion of the required mode.

This item is compulsory. Only in this case it is possible to make changes to the phone's software and prepare it for installing a new firmware. Such a menu should appear when the above keys are clamped on all original devices of this model.

Root rights setting for the possibility of making changes

In order to install root-rights, you need to run the previously installed Odin program. In the appeared window we press "PDA", then we find a file called "CF-Auto-Root", after which it is possible to connect the phone to a personal computer. When connecting, the ID: COM field should turn blue. If everything went well, you can click on the "Start" virtual key. The process of rutting, as a rule, passes quickly. After its completion, "RESET" should appear and the phone will automatically reboot in the mode of changing the root-rights. Next, the smartphone needs to be rebooted in normal mode, after which it can be disconnected from the computer. Rutilation is necessary for the possibility of changing the software, which is prohibited by the manufacturer.

Installation of "recovery"

In order to perform this item, you need to enter the smartphone into the Download Mode, for which we perform the above process. Next, run the Odin program. We connect the phone again to the computer through the original cable, press the "Start" key. After the process is complete, the phone must reboot.

Install the firmware

In this paragraph, you can directly learn how to flash Samsung Galaxy S3, as the previous steps were just a preparatory stage.

The whole process is divided into the following main points:
1. Turn on the phone.
2. Connect it to the computer in the storage drive mode for data exchange.
3. Copy to the internal memory the firmware and the set from "Google". It is worth remembering that you need to copy all the files.
4. Turn off the phone.
5. After the complete deenergizing, we hold down simultaneously and hold the "Power", "Volume" and "Home" keys.
6. After the downloaded recovery, you need to do the wipes.
7. Install the firmware as follows: type Install zip from sdcard and find the firmware, type Install zip from sdcard and find the set from "Google".
8. Restart the phone.

If the whole process was executed correctly, then the animation of the download should appear on the screen. In this mode, the device will boot with the new firmware. It is impossible to flash Chinese Samsung Galaxy S3 without a set of standard software from the phone manufacturer, but for other devices you can find other firmware and how to install them.

If some of the above recommendations for installing new software were not met, then there is the possibility of losing the old software. Therefore, during the work must be attentive, since if the installation of the firmware was started, then it must be completed without fail. Otherwise, the smartphone will not work.

Fifth generation

If you became a happy owner of the Galaxy S5, we note that the process of its firmware differs little from the above. It should be noted that during the firmware user information (settings, as well as programs) are not deleted - everything that was on the smartphone will be saved there and after the end of the firmware process. Remember that if the firmware fails, the device can not be restored without the help of specialists. To avoid such problems, it is necessary to observe a number of conditions. First of all, you need to make sure that the smartphone is fully charged. After that, we check the wire through which the firmware will be run. We will make sure that the personal computer with which the firmware process will be performed correctly operates and does not issue "Blue screens", does not turn off, does not restart. We carefully study the instruction, only then proceed to the process of insertion. The computer will be supplemented with a UPS, which is capable of operating for at least twenty minutes during de-energization.