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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S3?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android operating system.

Some installed applications stop opening.

Many applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.

The phone began to slow down a lot.

You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock (official) firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the phone manufacturer.

On Internet resources where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to another medium.

Insert an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.

Determine your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on.

Download archive with Firmware.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Download the Official TWRP App to your phone from the Play Market. And install this app.

When you start the application for the first time, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click on the 'Select Device' drop-down list, and select your phone model.

After selecting a device, the program redirects the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the suggested *.img file.

After downloading the image file, return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and press the 'Select a file to flash' button. Then we tell the program the path where the file loaded in the previous step is located.

After adding the image file to the program, click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK'.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete.

Copy the necessary files to the SD memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.

Insert a memory card into the phone.

To reboot into recovery, you need to use a special item in the Official TWRP App menu, accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.





Firmware via TWRP

TWRP

Before flashing, you need to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections, press 'WIPE' on the main screen. You will delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid software errors and other problems.

Now you can start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, select the location where the firmware file is located.

Select the location where you copied the files.



TWRP

Find the file we need and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, as well as the item 'Zip signature verification'. This item should be checked by placing a cross in the check-box, which will avoid using damaged files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

The procedure for writing files to the phone's memory will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Also Known As: Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III; Operating System: Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Custom UI: TouchWiz UI; SIM Slot(s): Single SIM, GSM; SIM Size: SIM1: Micro; Network: 3G: Available, 2G: Available; Dimensions: 136.6 (H) x 70.6 (W) x 8.6 (T) mm; Weight: 133 grams; Colours: Black Blue Brown Gray Red White; Screen Size: 4.8 inches; Screen Resolution: HD (720 x 1280 pixels); Pixel Density: 306 ppi; Display Type: Super AMOLED; Touch Screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch; Chipset: Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 Prime; Processor: Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9; Graphics: Mali-400 MP4; RAM: 1 GB; Internal Memory: 16 GB; Expandable Memory: Up ...

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