Update for Galaxy S4 mini. Installation of the official firmware on Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini i9192 DUOS

This page contains information about the mobile device. Here you will find and can download the latest Android firmware on SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINIand also be able get root rights.

Read more about root rights you can. Instructions for getting below.

When you need to update the firmware

I want to install a new firmware to expand the capabilities of the smartphone;
Need restoration after unsuccessful firmware
The smartphone is constantly rebooted without a cause;
The device does not turn on.

What firmware we have

To download Android 5.1 Lollipop firmware, 6.0 Marshmallow., 7.0 Nougat., Android 8.0 O. On Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, read the article fully - this is important. Having installed the latest available version of Android, you will be surprised by the opportunities that have appeared. And also you can download the official version of the miui firmware of different versions and custom original firmware.

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Availability of firmware: in stock.

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Instructions for installing firmware is based on the links below. Downloading the firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is available via torrent with instructions.

Firmware Installation Instructions

To download Select the firmware you need and click on the link.

To install do the following:

Download a file with firmware and a special program.
Run the program on your computer
Choose the desired firmware version
Follow the instructions from the file archive

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI firmware video

How to flash samsung galaxy s4 mini

Sumsung Galaxy S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-i9195 for a new custom or official firmware with ODIN, as well as installations CWM Recovery. and getting on the phone super user rights (root)

Pre-download your favorite. Firmware from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id\u003dgt-i9190, and unpack it at any convenient place on your PC.

1) Run Odin v3.09 (if it is not available, download from the Internet and install, we also do not forget to install the driver for the phone, the driver goes to the associated program "kies") open the task manager and close all the processes are connected to KIES,
2) Turn off our smartphone. Click on the phone turned off three buttons: volume down + central key + power button. There will be a warning about the danger of firmware, click " VOLUME UP."To confirm the desire to produce this operation.
3) We connect the smartphone to the computer using a standard USB cable (it is better to use USB 2. *, you can and through USB 3.0, but it is still not stable, therefore it is better not to risk). In the program window, the yellow window should turn around the window with the port number through which the phone is connected.
4) In Odin, we put a tank opposite the Auto Reboot (enabled by default) and F. Reset Time, specify unpacked files from the firmware archive, and that's it.
In the right part of the program, choose parts of the firmware from a previously downloaded archive
Button BL. Upload file Bootloader _ *********. Tar.md5
Button Ap. Upload file Code _ **********. Tar.md5
Button CP. Upload file Modem _ ********. Tar.md5
Button CSC Upload file CSC _ ***********. TAR.MD5

5) Click Start, went the firmware process Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9190 / GT-I9195
6) waiting for green (or blue, depends on the program version) of the PASS inscription above the port and after restarting the smartphone, you can turn off the cable.
7) We use

Instructions for installing CWM Recovery on i9190 and receiving root

The instruction shows the method of installing the ZIP (via CWM Recovery) from the memory card. You can do without a memory card, then zip must be copied to the built-in drive and in CWM select the ZIP installation from the built-in drive.

1. Load the installation archive to get Root S4mini_rootkit_v1.zip (1.5 MB)
2. Without unpacking the archive Place it in the root of the memory card.
3. The memory card with the installation archive must be inserted into the smartphone.
4. Load the archive with ODIN - ODIN_V3.09.Zip on the computer (971.81 KB)
Unpack it at any convenient place.
5. Download the archive with the CWM Recovery installation file to the computer version v6.0.3.7 - recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.7-serrano3gxx.tar.zip. File Recovery-Clockwork-6.0.3.7-Serrano3gxx.tar.md5 From the archive, place the folder in the tighter, in which ODIN3 v3.09.exe is located.
6. Run Odin using the EXE'Chone ODIN3 v3.09.exe
7. In the program window, remove the checkbox "F. RESET TIME "
8. Turn off the smartphone
9. Hold and do not release the "Home" buttons, turn on and lower the volume until the download screen appears.
10. Connect the USB cable to the computer and press the volume button.
11. On the computer in the ODIN program, click on the "AP" button and select the CWM Recovery installation file - "Recovery-Clockwork-6.0.3.7-Serrano3gxx.tar.md5", press the "Start" button to start the firmware process. If Odin does not see the smartphone, install KIES. Together with it, the drivers needed to connect the smartphone in ODIN mode are installed.
After recovery is established, the smartphone will reboot.
12. Immediately after turning on the smartphone (vibration), go to Recovery: Hold and do not release the "Home" buttons and increasing the volume. After downloading the CWM Recovery menu, release all buttons.
13. Select "Install Zip" -\u003e "Choose Zip from ExtSdcard" -\u003e Select the s4mini_rootkit_v1.zip file -\u003e "Yes - Install S4mini_rootkit_v1.zip", wait for the end of the operation.
14. Return button Back to the CWM main menu and select "Reboot System Now" to reboot.
If Recovery is offered "Disable Flash Stock Recovery", agree.
At the end, Android will boot with an affordable root.

Couple of utility for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-i9190 / GT-i9195

Functions of the buttons in the CWM Recovery menu:
- Volume buttons perform navigation functions;
- "Home" - the choice of paragraph;
- Power button - back.

How to go to Recovery? - On the disabled smartphone, clamp and do not release the "Home" buttons, increasing the volume and the power button. After vibration, the power button can be released. After downloading the RECOVERY menu, release all buttons.

After installing CWM Recovery, it starts the same combination of buttons.

LineageOS continues CyanogenMod case, resulting in new firmware for Android are available for a variety of users. For example, 5-year-old. A similar procedure decided to do and for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 Mini Dual SIM (Serranodsdd).

Once again, I am convinced that it is better to choose one of the most popular smartphones around which the developer community will be. Ideally, it is now better to choose a smartphone on Android only if it immediately goes with Android 8 Oreo (and not with the previous version updated to Android 8 Oreo) and meets the requirements of Project Treble. Such smartphones are required to load on Pure AOSP (Android Open Source Project), so alternative firmware to them are developed much faster. Plus Project Treble helps that manufacturers of smartphones can separate their own addition to android, which favorably affects the frequency of firmware updates as a whole (though, without a smartphone manufacturer, official firmware can not get anyway).

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 boasts the presence of the official firmware of LineageOS 14.1, let it have near the Nightly assembly, and not the firmware, calculated to stable.

How to install Android 7.1 Nougat firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Dual SIM (Serranodsdd)
CAUTION: When flashing the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Dual Sim (SerranodsDD), something can always go wrong. Also note that the instructions are written for S4 Mini Dual SIM You can only apply it for this version of the smartphone.

Before flashing, be sure to back up contacts, photos and video files, as well as documents from a smartphone.

Install Heimdall. Some Samsung devices use the Download Mode loading method, which is very similar to the "FastBoot Mode" for devices with a unlocked loader. HEIMDALL (Windows, Linux, MacOS) is a tool for interacting with Samsung devices in "Download". The preferred method of installing an alternative recovery environment (Custom Recovery) - through the boot mode when it does not require the availability of root access.
To install Heimdall in Ubuntu 17.10, it suffices to dial the following in the terminal:
Sudo Apt-Get Install Heimdall-Flash Heimdall-Flash-Frontend
Alternatively, Heimdall in Windows can use ODIN. Also, firmware can be installed using the TWRP or ClockWorkMod Recovery recovery environment (CWM).

Download TWRP recovery environment in format.img. I used TWRP-3.2.1-0-Serranodsdd.img.

Turn off the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 Mini Dual SIM (SerranodSDD) smartphone.

Load the phone in the "Download mode" mode, for which you press the "Home" buttons, reduce volume and power (release when a warning appears on the screen. "Warning: A Custom OS CAN CAUSE CRITICAL PROBLEMS IN PHONE AND INSTALLED APPLICATIONS). Agree with warning By selecting Continue (Press the volume button). The screen should appear a green robot with the inscription "Downloading ... Do Not Turn Off Target !!"

Connect the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 to a computer using a USB cable (you will need drivers in Windows).

On the computer, open the terminal (or the command line) and go to the folder with the downloaded manner, TWRP.
CD ~ / downloads

Install TWRP on the phone, typing in the terminal:
Heimdall Flash --Recovery TWRP-3.2.1-0-Serranodsdd.img --no-reboot
where TWRP-3.2.1-0-Serranodsdd.img is the name of the file with the jumped manner, TWRP. An indicator strip showing the installation progress will appear on the phone. If an error occurs with insufficient rights, in the Ubuntu, the command must be executed with sudo.
Wait until the operation is completed. In case of success, you will see the following text in the terminal:
Session Begun.
Downloading Device "S Pit File ...
Pit File Download Successful.
Uploading Recovery.
100%
Recovery Upload Successful.
Ending Session ...
Releasing Device Interface ...

After installing TWRP, disconnect the USB cable from the phone and turn off the power (I pulled the battery).

Download the phone in Recovery mode, while holding the "Home" button, increasing the volume and power supply (note that in the first case used the volume button, and in the second - increase).

Click "SELECT LANGUAGE", select "Russian" and click "OK".

After loading TWRP offers to leave the system partition. Because Return to the old official firmware does not interest me, and their updates are not foreseen, then I certainly did not leave the system partition by selecting "Svile - Allow Changes."

Install on the computer Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool that allows you to send multiple commands to the phone in the terminal. To work ADB, you need to work on the Android smartphone on USB debugging. Commands can be sent both when the phone is enabled and in Recovery mode. Root access to the smartphone to use ADB is not required.
To install Android Debug Bridge in Ubuntu, it is enough to dial the following command in the terminal:
Sudo Apt-Get Install Android-Tools-AdB

Download LineageOS firmware for Serranodsdd from the LineageOS official website. I used Lineage-14.1-20180126-Nightly-Serranodsd D-Signed.zip.
Reset the firmware on the phone to the / SDCard folder / using ADB:
ADB PUSH LINEAGE-14.1-20180126-NIGHTLY-SERRANODSD D-SIGNED.ZIP /
Replace the name.zip archive to the name of your firmware.

Download Google Apps (Google Apps). I used OpenGapps for ARM and Android 7.1 in the Nano version (Gmail, Calendar, YouTube and other applications can always be put later from Google Play) - Open_Gapps-Arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip.
Reset Open_Gapps-Arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip on a smartphone:
ADB Push Open_Gapps-Arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip / SDCard /
Replace the name.zip archive to the name of your Gapps.

In the recruitment environment, TWRP Recovery make backup (backup). This is recommended, but not a mandatory step. I usually ignore it, although of course it's better not to do it.

In the TWRP Recovery restore environment, select "Clearing" (WIPE) -\u003e "Selective cleaning", check Dalvik / Art Cache, Cache, System, Data and clean them.

Return to the main menu by pressing the Back button.

Click on "Install" and select Firmware from the / SDCard / folder. Add an archive with Gapps and any other additional packages. For example, you can add root using Lineageos SU Add-ON (I cost without root solely for the sake of security and the impossibility of using some bank applications from root).

After the installation is completed, click "Cleaning Cache / Dalvik".

After cleaning the cache, overload the phone by clicking on the "OS Restart".

If you wish, you can install TWRP as a system application.

After rebooting, configure the phone by entering including login and password from your Google account (if you are of course installed Gapps).

Profit!

If after flashing everything works, but the SIM card does not see the phone, then you need to flash a new bootloader (Bootloader) and modem (Modem). Similarly, press ZIP archives on the phone and place using TWRP or ClockworkMod.

Before returning to the old version of the firmware or bootloader, make sure that other users have this procedure did not turn the smartphone into the brick.

Alternative firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 MINI DUAL SIM (Serranodsdd).

Instructions for installing the official single-fuel firmware on Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-i919X).

Drivers and programs

Attention!

To set the official stock firmware on the Galaxy S4 Mini and return the phone status ("Settings"\u003e "About Device"\u003e Properties\u003e "Device Status") on "Official" after switching from custom firmware and thereby return the possibility of obtaining air updates It suffices to follow the instructions provided.

Installation Instructions

Unpack the downloaded archive to the folder with ODIN PC for convenience. The file in the ".tar" or ".tar.md5" format must be left, and "SS_DL.DLL" can be deleted.

Run the device data reset.
To do this, go to the settings on the "tab" Accounts"In the section" Archiving and reset", Choose the item" Reset device"And click the" Delete everything" The phone will be rebooted.

Run ODIN PC on behalf of the administrator.

Translate the device to download mode ( Download Mode.).
To do this, you must simultaneously press the volume key, the Home button and the power button. Then wait until the phone restarts and accept the warning by pressing the volume key.

In such a state, connect the smartphone to the computer. In Odin should light up the inscription " Com.».

Press the " Ap."And choose the TAR-archive of firmware.

Points " AUTO Reboot"And" F.Reset Time." must be activated, but " Re-Partition.", If active - need to disable.

Press the " Start." The firmware installation process will begin.

At the end of the operation, if everything went successfully, "All Threads Completed Odin PC Log should appear. (Succeed 1 / Failed 0). " The phone must be restarted manually by holding the power button until the screen turns off. Initial loading of the device may take up to 5 minutes.
ATTENTION!
If the device is not loaded for a long time or a data reset was not made, it must be made from the recovery.
To do this, you must simultaneously hold the volume key, the home button and the power button. After downloading, select the item " WIPE DATA / FACTORY RESET", and then - " Reboot System Now." If after these actions, the device also freezes when loading, it is necessary to re-flash it.