There new firmware update for Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 to make your phone work more better, faster, and secure before the old one. Latest and updated XXAME1 Android 4.1.2 firmware can be downloaded from Samsung KIES when you connect your phone to your computer, but for those daring people who love to experiment with their Android phone, you can also install in manually using our tutorial below. There another reason why you cannot download this software update from KIES is that it could be region specific, but we all love having the latest firmware build on our phone. S7710 XXAME1 is a branded firmware which means you can install it on any Galaxy Xcover 2 but find some carrier apps and extra language packs. You can easily update Galaxy Xcover 2 S7710 to XXAME1 Android 4.1.2 using this tutorial.
Details For Android 4.1.2 XXAME1 Firmware :
PDA: S7710XXAME1
CSC: S7710PRTAME1
Version: 4.1.2
Date: 2013 May
Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
This is not a modified or a custom ROM. This ROM is an official firmware by Samsung that does not even require a custom recovery like ClockworkMod in order to flash the ROM zip file on your phone. Please use this tutorial just on Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 S7710 device, not on other variant. For your safety, remember to make backups for your files.
Step To Do :
- Download Android 4.1.2 S7710XXAME1 ( File name : S7710XXAME1_S7710PRTAME1_PRT.zip File size: 699.2 MB ) for Galaxy Xcover 2 to your computer and extract the zip file.
- Download ODIN3 v1.85 ( File name : Odin3 v1.85.rar File size : 5.2 MB ) which will help you to install Android 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 S7710.
- Switch OFF your phone. Now go to Download Mode. How? Press and hold the Volume Down + Home buttons together, and then press the Power button till you see the construction Android robot and a triangle. Press Power again to confirm to enter into Download Mode.
- Make sure you have your Galaxy Xcover 2 USB drivers installed on your computer.
- Open ODIN on your computer. Connect your phone to your computer while your phone is in the Download Mode.
- If your phone is connected successfully, one of the ID:COM boxes will turn yellow with the COM port number. This step might take some time.
- Now select the files that you have to flash/install on your phone. These files are to be found from the extracted files in Step 1.
- Click on ‘PDA’ and select file with ‘CODE’ in its name.
- Click on ‘Phone’ and select file with ‘MODEM’ in its name. Ignore this step if there is no such file.
- Click on ‘CSC’ and select file with CSC’ in its name. Ignore this step if there is no such file.
- Click on ‘PIT’ and select the .pit file. Ignore this step if there is no such file.
- In ODIN, check the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options. As for the Re-Partition option, check it ONLY if you selected a .PIT file in the above step.
- Now click on the Start button in ODIN. Installation process will start and would take a few minutes to complete.
- After the installation is completed, your phone will restart. After you see the home screen, unplug your phone from the computer.
Now, you can see Android 4.1.2 build XXAME1 firmware on your device when you go to Settings -> About phone.
Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners or developers. We or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don’t have you on gun point to try out this tutorial.
