Android 4.4.4 KitKat is the latest Firmware Update to the Owners of Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE SHV-E210K (Korea) and they can now update their Smartphone with the latest official Android KitKat firmware. The latest firmware build version number is E210KKTUKNI3. Other than OTA and Kies, the firmware is also available for manual download. The device was last updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and this is the first official Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware update for SHV-E210K. If your phone didn’t receive this latest update then follow our simple tutorial below. Which is meant to help you to download and install the E210KKTUKNI3 Android 4.4.4 KitKat Firmware manually through Odin.
The latest Android
4.4.4 KitKat is definitely a great update
for the Galaxy S3 SHV-E210K users.
The latest firmware will upgrade the OS version to 4.4.4 KitKat and
will bring many new features and performance tweaks.
Android 4.4 KitKat comes with many new features than
the previous Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, some includes- Camera shortcut
on lockscreen, White icons in status bar, Performance improvements, Transparent
status bar, Improved keyboard layout in landscape orientation, Select
between the stock messaging app or Hangouts for SMS and MMS, Select
between TouchWiz or other launchers through settings, Wireless
printing, Updated Google apps and many more.
For official update, either you can go for OTA (over the air) from Settings-About Phone-Software Update or download firmware through the Samsung Kies utility. However, for manual way to update official firmware follow the step by step manual guide to update Android 4.4.4 KTUKNI3 firmware on your Galaxy S3 LTE E210K via Odin.
Important Note:
"The firmware is releasing only
for the Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE SHV-E210K model, so don’t try
this in any other android device. Check your device model number from Settings-About
Phone. Also the tutorial is based on Windows PC. Follow all the
pre-requisites, procedures and steps carefully to avoid breaking your
phone".
Download E210KKTUKNI3 Android 4.4.4 KitKat Official Firmware
Pre-Requisites:
§ Check
battery percentage, your device should have at least 60% battery
power
§ Turn on USB
Debugging mode, go to Settings-Developer Options-USB Debugging
Points to be noted:
§ If you
are using any Custom ROM such as- CyanogenMod,
Paranoid Android, AOKP, SLIM ROMs etc, then it’ll replaced by this
official Stock ROM
§ Custom
Recovery (CWM or TWRP Recovery) will be replaced by
Stock Recovery
§ After
flashing official firmware, your device will no longer belongs to rooted
device. However you can root your device any time
after flashing the firmware.
All the above pre-requisites are very important and must
follow before proceed to installationguide.
Hope you get all the above points. Now, go through the below tutorial to install
Android 4.4.4 E210KKTUKNI3 official firmware on Galaxy S3 LTE E210K.
1. Download
Android 4.4.4 KTUKNI3 Firmware for Galaxy
S3 LTE E210K from the above list
3. Switch
off your phone and boot Galaxy S3 LTE E210K into Download Mode by
pressing and holding the Volume Down+Home+Power buttons (long press until the boot screen appear), now press Volume
Up key to proceed to Download Mode.
4. Extract
the downloaded Odin zip file and
run the Odin3 .exe file as an administrator(Right
click on the .exe file and click on Run as administrator)
5. Now
connect your Galaxy S3 LTE E210K to your computer via USB
cable
6. In
Odin3 screen, you should see a COM Port number like “0:[COM7]” at
ID:COM section and“Added!” text at the message box. This means your
device has been detected by Odin3.
7. Make
sure that, only the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options
are checked.
8. Now,
extract the downloaded firmware zip file, you’ll find a firmware file
with extension.tar.md5
9. In Odin
screen, click on PDA button and
select the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension(The firmware file look
something like: E210KXXDLJ5_E210KODDDLI7_INU.tar.md5)
10.Now,
click on the Start button to begin the installation process,
wait few moments.
11. Once
completed, you would see “PASS!” message in ID:COM port having
green background
12. Your
phone should automatically reboot after completion
13. You can
now disconnect your phone from computer
14. Finish
So, you have just finished
the tutorial to update Android 4.4.4 KitKat official firmware on
Galaxy S3 LTE SHV-E210K. If you followed everything as mentioned in the
above tutorial, then your device should now running on the latest Android 4.4.4
Jelly Bean build version KTUKNI3. You can verify the firmware update
details from Settings-About Phone. Enjoy all the new features
and improvements on your device and don’t forget to share your experience in
the comment below.
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