Download and install Update Kitkat 4.4 in Galaxy S3 Mini with Cyanogen Mod 11 Firmware

 

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no flicker
• YouTube HQ
• Wifi direct
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• auto EFS backup
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using Linaro toolchain
• no 1GHz bug

Procedure to Update Galaxy S3 Mini with KitKat 4.4 Cyanogen Mod 11 Firmware:

• Download the latest Cyanogen Mod 11 Firmware Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer with the original USB cable and place the zip file in your device’s internal memory.

• Once you have placed the file in your Galaxy S3 Mini, disconnect the device from computer and download the ROM Manager app from the Google PLAY Store. Now, select “reboot into recovery mode” for booting the device in the recovery mode. You can also enter the device into the recovery mode manually with the help of below mentioned step.

• Recovery mode in Galaxy S3 Mini can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. Now, in the recovery mode you will have to select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition” so that all the data can be cleared in the device.

• Select “install zip from SD Card” in the recovery mode to choose the zip file which you have placed in your device for installing the update.  Once selected, the update process will be completed within 4 -5 minutes.

Please note that it may take around 3 -4 minutes for applying the update. Once the device is booted, you then will have to follow the on screen instructions for setting up the device.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
We will very soon be coming up with many new firmwares based on Kitkat 4.4 firmware update. Do share with us in the comments section below just in case if you face any issues as we will try to fix the same at the earliest.