just upgraded with above mentioned on t mobile uk and running superb lot smoother and faster excellent :)
How to install Android Jelly Bean on the Samsung Galaxy S3 right now, without rooting
Samsung has begun deploying the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to the Galaxy S3 but it’s a slow process that’s further hindered by networks testing the new firmware before sending it out.
Jelly Bean brings a number of improvements to Google's mobile OS, including better performance and the useful Google Now tool.
Users in Poland have already got JB and other countries in Europe along with the rest of the world will be joining in shortly, but if you don’t want to wait it is possible to install the new OS right now.
You don’t even need a rooted handset.
This is a relatively quick and simple procedure but the usual warnings apply: mucking about with your phone’s software runs the risk of bricking and warranty invalidation. If you get stuck or are unsure leave a comment below and we’ll do our best to help, but we can’t replace your phone if it melts into a puddle of goo.
Please also note that this was done on a European S3 with an Exynos chipset. It may well work on the Exynos version from other parts of the world, but should not be applied to variants using a Snapdragon CPU.
[UPDATE: the official Jelly Bean software is now showing up on UK handsets. Go to Settings > About to check if it's available for you]
What you’ll need:
- A fully-charged Galaxy S3 with USB cable
- Odin
- Samsung Kies, or just the S3 USB drivers
- Jelly Bean firmware. You'll find a regularly updated list of official firmware at XDA Developers. Note that the current JB software is the Polish release. It's in English but if you wait the UK edition should become available shortly.
Backup important stuff before you start! This upgrade should not wipe the handset, but you could lose data if anything goes wrong.
How to install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Galaxy S3:
- Switch off the S3. Once it’s fully powered down hold Home + Volume Down + Power. The handset should start up with a warning screen, press volume up to continue. This is the S3’s download mode.
- Connect the S3 to your PC.
- Run Odin, but make sure that Kies isn’t running in the background (hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc and confirm via Task Manager). You can have it installed but they don’t play nicely when running at the same time.
- Ensure the handset is detected in Odin; the ID:COM box will confirm this, it’ll turn blue and say something like 0:[COM16].
- Extract the firmware file from the .zip archive to your computer.
- Click the PDA button on Odin and select the firmware .tar file.
- The only thing that should be selected in Odin is the PDA option, auto reboot and F. Reset Time. Do not tick anything else. (The exception is if there are multiple archives within the firmware .tar file, in which case the ‘Phone’ and ‘CSC’ files will also be included, but this is not the case with this particular JB release.)
- Click Start.
- Progress bars will appear on both the S3 and Odin. The firmware file is big so this can take a few minutes. Odin will say ‘Pass!’ once it’s completed.
Your handset will then reset and complete the upgrade. You now have Jelly Bean on your S3, complete with Google Now and Project Butter.
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Have just followed your instructions to install this on my s3 gt19300 I got from orange last month , first android phone, all looking awesome so far, once everything was downloaded only took 10 minutes to install. All working well now I'm gonna have a play with the new features >.
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Hi. Will this work on a handset locked to o2? Also can u get updates as they are released i.e 4.1.2 and so on? and can u reverse back and get the official update once released. also if you cant use kies to restore phone from back up once you have changed the csc how do u get everything back to your phone?? really want to do this just a little worried.
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Will this work for u.s version
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I see kies has been updated , No messing around with the drivers no more, But no firmware update yet,
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@Chris
It should work just fine on a network locked handset (comments above you from Orange and T-Mo users) but I did this on an unlocked phone. If anyone else has done this to a locked phone can you let us know?
You can downgrade back to 4.0.4 ICS, simply do the same procedure using the older firmware and make sure you do a full wipe via recovery after installation. SamMobile.com has downloads for all regions.
Getting later updates will depend on having a matched firmware region and CSC (though you could just use Odin again). You can change the CSC on the S3 very easily, see this guide for details.
For backing up use third party tools like Titanium Backup.
@vince
Sorry, I should have mentioned this. If your model is one with a Qualcomm chipset then it definitely should not be applied. If the handset is an Exynos chipset it may be okay, but this was European firmware applied to a European model so I cannot say for sure how it will behave. -
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Hi forgot to mention itv player and bbc iplayer thats not working due to no flash player on jelly bean..The handset i am using is the s3.....Thanks
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Samsung Kies have just updated ...There firmware ,, maybe JB not far away..mmmm
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Hi. Ive tried doing everything it says and when i try to put the file in the pda bit the timer comes up and it freezes. then odin sais not responding. tried three times now and cant get it to work. also in the above picture pda is not selected, the top option is and the file is uploaded to bootloader??? why is it not working? help needed.
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Your able to restore from Samsung account and Google account after doing this right? Also does the updated version of kies I got today support jelly bean so we can restore from there?
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Yeah, your Google and Samsung accounts will work no problem. Not sure about the new version of Kies, haven't checked it out, but it could indicate that the UK version is coming shortly. If you're at all unsure about doing this wait a bit and you might be able to get the OTA/Kies update.
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Waited too long already. As long as my phone will still work I'm happy to do it. Once the official uk one comes out I can put that one on anyway right?
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I just read some comments and like to say. I update JB looking good . Thanks Matt, Nice 1.
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just upgraded on a locked o2 s3. works perfect, said that update wipes data and changes CSC, it done neither. Still have everything and everything working. TBH i dont see much difference in performance yet. also how do you access google now???
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Look for the 'Google' app in the app draw.
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i've just updated kies.... its now saying a new firmware is available. i'm half way through the update. i'm on orange in the uk
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Can you confirm your firmware upgrade is 4.1.1
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I download the firmware and extract but when in Odin, phone on computer etc, when clicking PDA no files are shown???
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I want to upgrade my s3 but I'm not sure what CPU I have... how do I find out?
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Hi Matt,
Wanted to say thanks a million! Jelly Bean successfully installed on my Samsung Galaxy S3 and it's running like a dream. Woop! Woop!! -
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just installed it and it works perfectly! !
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hi i just want to know if updated by this way and when the official update going come can i install the official one and uninstall this one.
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hi, i really would like to update to jelly bean using these steps. however, i was wondering, how big is the risk of my phone being bricked? also, when the actual update is available in the uk, would i have to remove this one and update?
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Done it at last confirm it is Android 4.1.1 works great I did not lose anything whats more I have kept Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and BBC iplayer works ok.
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I’ve just done the update, thanks for the instruction. Everything seems to be working ok and the Samsung exchange email app finally works which was the main thing for me. There are however a couple of glitches, for the first 10 min or so the phone was extremely slow, a couple of reboots helped but still appears to be a little slow at times. I can’t connect to Kies and I’ve lots predictive text, I’ve checked the options and everything is set as it should be. Other than that everything looks good.
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Upgraded fine and rooted with CF, phone working good but cant connect to Kies anymore, any ideas??
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I've just completed this on a branded Orange Phone no issues, however on the notification bar once pulled right down theres loads of @@@@@@@@@ is this normal?
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Easy to follow instructions but you don't need to to download Odin separately as its inside the firmware rar file and I did lose any data from my phone. Installed this on my Vodafone UK s3 without any issues. Really pleased with upgrade, liking the new look, the keyboard,face unlock and the new way to add widgets and short cuts. The best phone just got better
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do i need to enable debugging mode first?
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anyone know if there are negatives installing this Polish firmware on a UK phone? Does it affect future UK firmware updates once installed? Any localised services differentiated? Would the Sky Go app be still ok once they update to JB or will it think it's on a Polish phone?
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Did this last night on a UK Vodafone S3. All went smoothly
Have noticed though that thet tilt to zoom pics / tilt to pan doesn't work now? Has anyone else got this problem?
Also, I've read with Jelly Bean you're supposed to be able to swipe up to delete photos from the photo browser. Mine doesn't do this, it's exactly the same as it was.
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@roger jeynes
Unless your phone is a US model it should not have a Qualcomm chipset.
@jalil
Bricking risk is low, this is official software.
@Adrian
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How long will the whole process take? Coz I have a problem with my usb connection. The connection's usually fine at first but after a while the computer and my SG S3 lose connection with each other and the computer can no longer see it in my drives. I'm hoping the whole process wouldn't take long so as to finish the upgrade before they loseconnection.
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That's a strange one. It takes just a few minutes for Odin to copy over the new firmware, but honestly I wouldn't risk it if you're having those kind of problems. If the connection drops halfway through you could brick your S3.
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How long will the whole process take? Coz I have a problem with my usb connection. The connection's usually fine at first but after a while the computer and my SG S3 lose connection with each other and the computer can no longer see it in my drives. I'm hoping the whole process wouldn't take long so as to finish the upgrade before they loseconnection.
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Oh okay. Got it. I might try and monitor the connection again soon. I'm really not sure why this is happening so I plan to know where the problem is coming from. I might just use a different computer if it's my laptop's that causing this connection issue for me. Thanks for the reply!
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Btw, is there anyway to do this on a Mac?
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after doing this my device is no longer supported by kies. everything has slowed down. ideas?
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Tried doing a hardware reset. Tilt to zoom/pan still does not work and camera/gallery app is the same as it was before (still cannot swipe away photos to delete them)
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My camera/gallery app is still the same too. On o2uk. Also no swipe to delete photos. Do I need to re-flash?
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Just installed on a Dutch KPN S3,followed the instructions and it works perfectly. Didn't lose any data,photos etc,very smooth. Doesn't look much different to ICS,but the few extra features I have noticed ( after 5 mins) look good.Going to have a bit of a play around with it. Thanks for sharing the instructions.
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Anyone else use Samsung AllSharePlay on their S3? Mine seems to have stopped working since I upgraded to Jelly Bean. It just times out when trying to connect.
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update was fine, all semms to be working apart from a red flashing box around the edge of the screen? any ideas??? many thanks
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after i updated, when i try to go on my files it says 'android.process.media has stopped'
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Will my gs iii get bricked if u factory reset it with this update?
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Does it work for Asia?
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i really wish to downgrade back to ics and wait, please tell/show me how to do that?
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Thanks Matt,
Just installed with no problems on my S3 O2 uk network. Didnt lose any data from previous ICS and even kept the flash player which still works perfect on Jellybean. The update does seem a bit faster & zips around webpages & screens without any lag, unlike ICS 'sometimes' could. Smoother overall & definately worth the update (if you can't wait any longer). I was a bit unsure about trying this,or whether just to wait for the OTA, but just go for it,its all good :-) -
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installed like a dream, no problems (windows 7 64bit ultimate 8GB ram) less than 5 minuets to install and no loss of data, yes i did back it all up just in case. i used.
I9300XXDLIB Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)
Base Firmware: I9300XXDLIB (4.1.1)
Region Europe
Country: Poland
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 21 September 2012
Modem: XXDLIB
CSC: OXFDLI1
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well done it on my Virgin Locked s3 ... and so far so good ..
all ok ...
it came as registered to ORange to start with .. however .. the phone registered its self back on the virgin .. done bits and bats .. and .... still working
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Hey Matt,
Nice post! just a quick question, after having a quick read on the xda dev site someone has mentioned that they started to experience battery issues with the Polish firmware and that they have heard the Swedish firmware resolves it? any truth to this at all? if so would be great to update your post. I would take a stab in the dark and think that the Swedish version is also in English? your thoughts please!
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Followed the instructions on my o2 s3 and it installed easily. The only thing that isn't working for me is network data, anyone else having this issue? Not willing to try changing CSC over it tho as I would just wait for the official UK release instead
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Hi, I am quite new to the whole flashing and rooting scene. I have been doing a lot of reading. I am sorry but I could not find an answer, to what I think to be a simple question.
My phone is an unlocked S3 from the UK, baseband version is I9300XXLH1. Will the JB firmware I9300XXDLIH work on my phone?
Again apologies if this is a "noob" question, simply don't want to screw my phone =)
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@Chris
I have the exact same device and just upgraded to Jelly Bean following the above instructions ( also the first time i've flashed a phone ). Worked perfectly, all apps and accounts were not wiped. Took me about 10mins ( plus 20 to download the firmware )
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Hi guys. Finally got jelly bean on unlocked siii. Data working just fine without csc change. The firmware link in this post is for the sweeden firmware not polish. Download the polish version from samfirmware.com as people are reporting that data is not working on sweedish one in the link on this page. Not really that many changes but it us an improvement. Backup important stuff before just incase but all my apps and homescreen was all the same after the update without doing a wipe.
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@soundsfat I was wondering what on earth that flashing red border was as well. It was driving me insane. Luckily I found out what it was:
Go to settings -> developer options -> uncheck 'strict mode' -> restart phone.
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Hi I have the vodafone germany i9300 version which has a baseband version of i9300BULG2 will using this update change my baseband as well and im currently living in the philippines which has a CSC of VD2 and the usual GTU CSC that i see in the net is nowhere to be found when changing my CSC will this affect my chance on officially updating my S3 using Kies? appreciate any replies from this... :D
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Having done this, now the official Vodafone jelly bean ROM is available, can I just flash it with that in the same way?
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Ugh! After flashing it last week with the Polish pre-Uk release firmware, I just downloaded the official Vodafone UK one and flashed it using the same method. Everything works ok but now when I plug it into Kies it says it does not support software updating in Kies anymore :o(
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I update my s3 gt-19300 to Jelly bean 4.1.1
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Could mot do it in mine :'(
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my phone has been showing a picture of the android for about 20 minutes adn that's all it does can anyone help me
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Since i updated i've got a flashing red boarder going round my screen .why???????
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@Nicky Go to settings -> developer options -> uncheck 'strict mode' -> restart phone
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Flashed using odin my UK orange branded S3 this morning.
All worked fine.
Software OTA update is back. Kies works still but does not allow firmware update from it at present.
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i did an updating to my galaxy s3 from the network and i got the following:
baseband version 193000xxdlid
build number jro03c.i9300xxdlj1
united arab emirates
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Hey I did this to my phone and it came up "pass" on Odin. But my phone is taking ages to load up. Just stuck on Samsung. Anything I should do?
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Sorry, probably a bit late by now, but it can take a while for the phone to start up again. If it's been sat there for a really long time though (like an hour or more) just pull out the battery to force a reset and it should boot normally (though again this may still take some time). -
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Hey, wondering if you could help me with something. My phone is unlocked and I'm not using the original operator. I updated Android to Jelly Bean when prompted to (no rooting) and it locked my phone (to original operator, I guess). Now a friend of mine was able to downgraded it back to 4.0.4 so I can use it on my operator but I really wanted to update Android. Is there a chance I'm able to do so with rooting, without it getting locked? I'd really appreciate your help since I've not found this issue around a lot, and noone seems to have a clear answer for this.
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I've a Samsung galaxy s3 a month or so now and I updated it to this new jelly bean software I think,wel I m on the 4.1.1 version and anyway my sky go stop working. Why is this? I deleted it cos I thought I could install it again but now I can't find sky go in the play store. Pls help and help me with easy instructions cos I m not smart with phones lol
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Thank you so much!! I struggled for HOURS last night trying to get this done and with these simple steps I finally got Jelly Bean on my phone :D Thank you!!
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@Joao
That's weird. Updating to JB should have no impact at all on your phone's network lock.
Rooting may be the way to go for you, that way you can easily swap out different ROMs and recover from backups if it all goes wrong. We have a guide to that as well: http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/blog/20120829-how-root-samsung-galaxy-s3 -
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Cheers dude :-)
Got tired of waiting for T-mobile UK to pull their digits out of the respective bumholes and flashed a rom as per your directions - aaaaahhhhhhh!!!! JB goodness.
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THANK YOU!!! you have saved my phone. BEFORE it was having big problems as i had rooted it then downgraded it to 4.04 official firmware, but it had serious issues such as messaging app wouldnt open and it wouldnt connect to KIES. Now, having used the UK firmware update available on the site, my phone is working perfectly every way. The messaging app is working again as is KIES (after using troubleshooting process though)!
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I installed jelly bean update and it's working great.really i am very happy to get it.great job and keep it up !!!!
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I have just updated my sumsang s3 but now its showing this red outline can someone help me I update it using my network
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Does this work for the AT&T SGH-I747 GS3 model?
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What Is this At&t SGh-1747 GS3 model because it's still have this red outline and is comes on when I open contact or when I wake up the phone
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Hi Matt thanks so much for this firmware. I am having an issue when i click on PDA and click open the firmware file i have extracted onto my desktop the little box on the bottom left corner rather than say added, removed added, it says nter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
MD5 hash value is invalid
I9300XXELKC_I9300OXXELK4_I9300XXELKC_HOME.tar.md5 is invalid.
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Rooney, if it's failing at the MD5 check it means the firmware file you've downloaded is corrupted. Delete it and download again.
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Hi matt. Thanks for the reply. Really appreciated. I have downloaded it twice, again and it says the same thing. Could it be another reason like my Operating system in the computer?
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Hi all. Can anyone tell me if sky go is compatable yet on jellybean on a galaxy s3 ???.
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I updated my Samsung Galaxy S3 locked to Orange using the method stated above this evening. No issues whatsoever and i'm really glad it worked out ok!
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Updated my T-mobile UK S3 to Jelly bean using the steps in this article. No problems at all. Took about 10 mins tops. Easy and trouble free.
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updated fine, i get ' your devices current firmware version is not supported to update via kies' in kies now...
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Excellent .. s3 is a note 2 now ;)