Update Galaxy S3 GT I9300 with Official ICS 4.0.4 XXALF2 Firmware

Procedure to Update Galaxy S3 GT I9300 with XXALF2 Firmware:

• Download the XXALF2 Firmware Package and Odin in your computer. Extract the Firmware package in your computer and open the Odin tool in your computer.

• Next up you need to turn off your device so that it can be entered in the download mode. Download mode in Galaxy S3 GT I9300 can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which you will get to see a green robot indicating that the device has entered in the download mode.

• Connect your phone in the download mode to the computer while keeping Odin opened. Once you connect, you will see that the ID: COM section will turn Yellow indicating that all the drivers have been successfully installed.

• Now, click on the “PDA” tab and select the tar file which you get from the extracted firmware zip package. Once you select the file, you need to then click on “Start” to start the process of firmware update.

• As soon as the device is updated with the firmware, the device will then be rebooting and once you see the language preference selection, you can disconnect the device and enjoy the new firmware update. To check whether the device is updated with the latest firmware or not, you can check the same from the path “Settings > About Phone” where it will be mentioned as XXALF2.

For users Facing Force Close Issues:

• If you are getting the force close issues, then you need to turn Off your phone and enter your device in the recovery mode.

• Recovery mode in Galaxy S III can be entered by pressing Volume Up Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset”, “Wipe Cache partition” and then reboot your device by selecting “reboot system now”.

Tip: Just in a rare case if the device doesn’t boot up or gets into the continuous Boot loop mode, you need to reinsert the battery and boot the device normally. Or else you need to re-apply the update by following the steps above.

Your Samsung Galaxy S III GT I9300 has been successfully upgraded with the latest ICS Android 4.0.4 XXALF2 Firmware. Do share with us in the comments section below if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.