Most users who have a Galaxy phone or tablet released prior to the Galaxy S4, have been waiting eagerly for the official roll out of the Android 4.2.2 update. According to various reports, Samsung will be releasing it first for the Galaxy S3 by the end of July and then it will make its way to other devices. The leaked 4.2.2 firmware for S3 and the stability of the build is just another indicative of how close the new update is!
However, today we have another leaked Jelly Bean 4.2.2 firmware for the users of Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082. The firmware is now available for download and can be installed via Odin. The previous Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update for a range of devices like Galaxy S2, Note, Ace 2 and Galaxy S Advance have not proved very pleasant to users and therefore, it will be interesting to see how Samsung manages to overcome the performance and battery drain issues reported by users on these devices in earlier JB updates.
New Features:
The new firmware brings a host of new features and improvements to Galaxy Grand Duos some of which include:
- New Android 4.2 lockscreen with multi-page and widgets support
- Ripple and light effects on the lockscreen from Galaxy S4
- Transparent status bar
- Page Buddy
- Android 4.2 feature DayDream under Display settings
- New tabbed UI in Settings like Galaxy S4
- White Multi-Window bar
- Faster performance that Android 4.1.2
- Better battery life
- Now you can change device name from Settings> More> About and then by tapping on “Device Name”
- Many others for you to discover
Note:
The official 4.2.2 firmware is now available for download. We, therefore, recommend you leave the leaked version and install the firmware given here.
How to Install:
Please note that this firmware is a test version and has a wipe attribute. It means that it will reset your phone when installed. To avoid any data loss, backup your apps and files stored on internal SD card.
- Download and extract the .rar file on your computer.
- Make sure your device has at least 60% battery.
- Turn on USB Debugging from Settings> Developer options.
- Make sure Samsung USB Drivers or Kies is installed on your PC: Download
- Turn off the device and boot it into Download Mode. To do this, hold Volume Down + Home + Power buttons at the same time for 2-3 seconds then press the Volume Up key to enter Download Mode.
- Launch Odin3-v3.07 and connect the phone to the computer with USB cable.
- When you see blue indicator and “Added!!” message on Odin.
- Click on PDA and select the CODE_I9082XXUBMF2_871997_REV05_user_mid_noship.tar.md5 file
- Click Phone button and add MODEM_I9082XXUBMF2_REV05.tar.md5 to it.
- Click on CSC button and select CSC_OXA_I9082OXABMF2_871997_REV05_user_mid_noship.tar.md5
- Then Click PIT button and select the baffin.pit file.
- Finally, click the Start button and wait till installation finishes.
- You will see a PASS!/RESET! massage on Odin followed by automatic device reboot.
When your phone boots up, you will see the welcome/set up screen and then your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 will be ready to use with the newly installed Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware. Enjoy!
Also Read:
How to Downgrade Firmware on Samsung Galaxy Devices
when downloaded the file, I only see the CODE_I9082XXUBMF2_871997_REV05_user_mid_noship.tar.md5
if i try clicking the phone and csc button, i cannot see the files said above. what should i do?
one more thing is I already installed the samsung grand drivers, but if I go to download mode of the phone itself, it is not recognized, not installed.
sir will i lose warranty after installing tis rom
Install the official firmware from here: https://www.droidviews.com/update-galaxy-grand-duos-gt-i9082-firmware-to-android-4-2-2/
sir. if i install the indian version so would i lose my warranty. plz guide me
thanks
No, it will not affect warranty.
Do i lose my warranty after installing this rom?
Try this and you will not: https://www.droidviews.com/update-galaxy-grand-duos-gt-i9082-firmware-to-android-4-2-2/
But its says that, expect the rom for philippines all other roms are unbranded.
Install the Indian firmware.
i have installed the rom. but there is no developer options menu showing in settings tab. what to do?
in the download mode , before flashing 4.2 it was showing custom bin option.now it is gone and now it is showing current bin. do you think my warranty is affected or is there any other way to check it?
see this: https://www.droidviews.com/how-to-enable-developer-optionsusb-debugging-mode-on-devices-with-android-4-2-jelly-bean/
There is no reason to doubt the warranty loss. It is official firmware.
thank you rakesh sir
Also I have found official firmware which is very stable from another site. If you want it I can give you the source.
Dear sir I have samsung galaxy grand, I have a problemm of not getting good quality of pictures and videos in my new phone
The images are blurred looking how to solve this problem
Karthik
this rom
works 9082l?
No.
I installed this firmware 4.2.2
but it gives error like
update for google play music could not be downloaded due to an error 491
it gives for each and every app please help
and
by the way perviously(yesterday) my phone was bricked it was showing black screen with some weird line is also solved with help of this update
and please help me with this error
update for google play music could not be downloaded due to an error 491
Follow the steps given under Method 1 from here: http://droidviews.com/2012/how-to-recover-when-your-android-device-is-caught-in-bootloop/