This page contains information about mobile device. Here you will find and can download latest firmware Android on Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, and you can also get root rights .
You can learn more about root rights. Instructions for obtaining are below.
When to update the firmware
- I would like to install new firmware to expand the capabilities of the smartphone;
- Recovery after unsuccessful firmware is required
- The smartphone constantly reboots for no reason;
- The device does not turn on.
What firmware do we have?
To download Android 5.1 Lollipop, 6.0 firmware Marshmallow, 7.0 Nougat, Android 8.0 O on Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, read the entire article - this is important. By installing the latest available version Android, you will be surprised by the possibilities that appear. You can also download the official version of MIUI firmware different versions and custom original firmware.
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Instructions for installing firmware are located at the links below. Firmware download 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 the file with firmware and special program
- Run the program on your computer
- Select the required firmware version
- Follow instructions from the file archive
Video on Samsung Galaxy S4 mini firmware
LineageOS continues the work of CyanogenMod, as a result of which new firmware for Android is available to many users. For example, 5 year old. I decided to do a similar procedure for the 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 there will be a community of developers. Ideally, it is now better to choose an Android smartphone only if it comes with Android 8 Oreo (and not with previous version, upgradable to Android 8 Oreo) and meets Project Treble requirements. Such smartphones are required to boot on pure AOSP (Android Open Source Project), so alternative firmware for them is developed much faster. Plus, Project Treble helps smartphone manufacturers to separate their own additions to Android, which has a positive effect on the frequency of firmware updates in general (however, you still won’t be able to get official firmware without the smartphone manufacturer).
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 boasts the presence of official LineageOS 14.1 firmware, even if these are still nightly builds, and not firmware classified as stable.
How to install Android 7.1 Nougat (LineageOS 14.1) firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini dual sim (serranodsdd)
Caution: When flashing Samsung phone Galaxy S4 mini dual sim (serranodsdd) something can always go wrong. Please also note that the instructions are written for S4 mini dual sim and it can only be used for this version of the smartphone.
Before flashing, be sure to do backup copy contacts, photo and video files, as well as documents from your smartphone.
- Install Heimdall. Some Samsung devices use the "Download mode" boot method, which is very similar to "Fastboot mode" for devices with an unlocked bootloader. Heimdall (Windows, Linux, MacOS) - a tool for interacting with Samsung devices in "Download" mode. The preferred method for installing an alternative recovery environment (Custom Recovery) is through boot mode when it is not required to have root access A.
To install Heimdall on Ubuntu 17.10, just type the following in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install heimdall-flash heimdall-flash-frontendAs an alternative to Heimdall on Windows, you can use Odin. Firmware can also be installed using the TWRP or ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) recovery environment.
- Download the TWRP recovery environment in .img format. I used twrp-3.2.1-0-serranodsdd.img.
- Turn off the power Samsung smartphone Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 mini dual sim (serranodsdd).
- Boot the phone into "Download mode" by holding down the "Home", Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously (release when the warning "Warning: A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications" appears on the screen). Agree with the warning , selecting Continue (press the volume up button). A green robot should appear on the screen with the words “Downloading... Do not” turn off target!!"
- Connect the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 to your computer using a USB cable (drivers will be needed in Windows).
- On your computer, open a terminal (or command line) and go to the folder with the downloaded TWRP image.
cd ~/Downloads - Install TWRP on your phone by 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 downloaded TWRP image. An indicator bar will appear on the phone showing the installation progress. If an error occurs with insufficient rights, on Ubuntu the command must be executed with sudo.Wait for the operation to complete. If successful, you will see the following text in the terminal:
Session started.Downloading device"s PIT file...
PIT file download successful.Uploading RECOVERY
100%
RECOVERY upload successfulEnding session...
Releasing device interface... - After TWRP installation unplug the USB cable from the phone and turn off the power (I took out the battery).
- Boot the phone into Recovery mode by simultaneously holding down the "Home", Volume Up and Power buttons (note that in the first case you used the Volume Down button, and in the second - the Volume Up button).
- Click "Select Language", select "Russian" and click "OK".
- After downloading, TWRP prompts you to leave system partition. Because returning to the old official firmware does not interest me, and their updates are not expected, then of course I did not leave the system partition by selecting “Swipe - allow changes”.
- Set to Android computer Debug Bridge (ADB) is a tool that allows you to send many commands to your phone in the terminal. For ADB to work, you need to Android smartphone USB debugging was enabled. Commands can be sent both when the phone is turned on and in Recovery mode. Root access on your smartphone is not required to use ADB.
For Android installations Debug Bridge in Ubuntu just type the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb - Download LineageOS firmware for serranodsdd from the official LineageOS website. I used lineage-14.1-20180126-nightly-serranodsd d-signed.zip.
Reset the firmware on your phone to the /sdcard/ folder using ADB:
adb push lineage-14.1-20180126-nightly-serranodsd d-signed.zip /
Replace the name of the .zip archive with the name of your firmware. - Download Google Apps. I used OpenGapps for ARM and Android 7.1 in the nano version (GMail, Calendar, Youtube and other applications can always be installed later from Google Play) - open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip.
Drop open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip on your smartphone:
adb push open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20180128.zip /sdcard/
Replace the name of the .zip archive with the name of your GApps. - In the recovery environment TWRP Recovery, make a backup copy. This is a recommended but not required step. I usually ignore him, although of course it’s better not to do this.
- In the TWRP Recovery recovery environment, select “Wipe” -> “Custom Wipe”, check Dalvik/ART Cache, Cache, System, Data and clear them.
- Return to the main menu by pressing the Back button.
- Click on "Install" and select the firmware from the /sdcard/ folder. Add the GApps archive and any other additional packages. For example, you can add root using LineageOS su add-on (I did without root solely for the sake of security and the inability to use some banking applications with root).
- Once the installation is complete, click "Clear cache/dalvik".
- After clearing the cache, reboot your phone by clicking on "Reboot OS".
- If you wish, you can install TWRP as a system application.
- After the reboot, set up your phone by entering the login and password for your Google account (if you installed GApps, of course).
- Profit!
Before returning to old version firmware or bootloader, make sure that this procedure did not turn the smartphone into a brick for other users.
Alternative firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9192 mini dual sim (serranodsdd).
Instructions for installing the official single-file firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I919x).
Drivers and programs
Attention!
To install the official stock firmware on the Galaxy S4 Mini and return the phone status (“Settings” > “About device” > “Properties” > “Device status”) to “Official” after switching from custom firmware and thereby returning the ability to receive updates over the air, just follow the instructions provided.
Installation instructions
Unpack the downloaded archive into a folder with Odin PC for convenience. The file in the ".tar" or ".tar.md5" format must be left, but the "SS_DL.dll" can be deleted.
Reset your device.
To do this, go to the settings tab " Accounts
" to the section " Archive and reset", select the item " Reset device" and press the button " Delete everything" The phone will reboot.
Run Odin PC as administrator.
Put your device into download mode ( Download Mode).
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Down key, the Home button and the Power button. Then wait until the phone reboots and agree to the warning by pressing the Volume Up key.
In this state, connect the smartphone to the computer. In Odin the message “ COM».
Click on the “ AP» and select the TAR firmware archive.
Items " Auto Reboot" And " F.Reset Time"should be activated, A " Re-Partition"if active - must be disabled.
Click on the “ Start" The firmware installation process will begin.
At the end of the operation, if everything was successful, the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)". The phone must be restarted manually by holding down the power button until the screen turns off. It may take up to 5 minutes for your device to boot up initially.
ATTENTION!
If the device does not boot for a long time or the data has not been reset, it must be performed from recovery.
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Up key, the Home button and the Power button. After downloading, select " Wipe data/Factory reset", and after - " Reboot system now" If after these steps the device also freezes when loading, you need to reflash it again.
And other flagships were released by Samsung very quickly - at the beginning of 2015. I never tire of repeating that this is one of the advantages of buying a smartphone from a renowned large manufacturer, and not “exactly the same unknown Chinese, but half the price.” Moreover, consider the relevance of the Galaxy S4 - this is a phone of 2013! And Samsung even intends Galaxy Note II to Android 5.0 update! This is completely out of the question - can you name at least one “Chinese” who is supported 2.5 years after graduation?
In short, Android 5.0 firmware for my beloved Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (and even in the version Black Edition!) did not arrive in the most prompt manner - for the Exynos version of the GT-I9500 it was released earlier. And then I had to sew it up myself. But everything went quickly and without unnecessary difficulties. Now I’m sharing exactly how.
Here are short instructions for flashing Android 5.0 firmware on the Galaxy S4:
- and make sure that your smartphone has enough charge;
- enter the smartphone into Download Mode (while simultaneously pressing the “off” + “volume down” + “home button”) keys, then press “Volume up”;
- connect to device USB cable;
- in the Odin application on your computer, select files from the archive with the firmware:
- for the column PIT - a file with the extension *.pit;
- for PDA - a file whose name contains the word CODE, if there is none, then you should know that this is the heaviest file in the archive;
- for CSC - a file whose name contains the word CSC;
- for Phone - a file containing MODEM in the name;
- Note. If the files for the CSC, Phone and PIT columns are not in the archive with the firmware, then we sew exclusively using the one-file method, i.e. indicate the location of the firmware in the PDA column, and leave the remaining lines empty.
- Make sure that the “Auto Reboot” and “F.” checkboxes are checked in Odin. Reset Time". If the location of the *.pit file was specified, then the “Re-Partition” checkbox will be checked automatically;
- Press the “Start” button and watch how the firmware process occurs. The phone may reboot several times during installation and in no case should you disconnect the cable from it until the message “All threads completed” appears in the Odin log or the green information window with the inscription “PASS!” lights up.
The firmware update process traditionally lasts several minutes (from 5 to 15) and if successful, you will be asked to configure the smartphone according to your preferences. After this, you can start working. If you have a question, go straight to the second section of this post - everything is described there.
There are not many changes in Android 5.0 on the Galaxy S4, since they are hidden by the TouchWIZ shell. It was not just launched on new system, it was also reworked. But in general, it offers exactly the same interface as before, hiding some of the innovations of the fifth version of the “robot”. In the case of the Galaxy S4, Samsung's skin is a mixture of bare Android 5.0.1, the style and the original TouchWIZ variant on the S4. Something like that.
All notifications are now displayed on the lock screen - this feature was transferred from pure Android 5 almost unchanged. The ability to launch the camera even on a smartphone locked with a pattern or password has also been added.
The list of recent applications in the form of tabs was simply taken from the system itself, although the panel at the bottom with additional options is a clear Samsung design.
The notification panel is designed in the style of the mentioned Galaxy S5. Moreover, the changes partially overlap the innovations of Android 5.0. Notifications are also displayed, but the ability to “shrink” the toolbar has been eliminated and the standard “Samsung” functionality is left.
Other changes are less significant. Much remains “under the hood” - we will talk about this in detail. Of course, the standard applications were redrawn.
The settings are also designed differently, but nothing more. There is nothing fundamentally new here. Moreover, the division into tabs, which was relevant for the Galaxy S4, was retained, and a year later it was replaced by a grid of icons.
Many people complain a lot about glitches after installing Android 5.0 on Galaxy S4. For glitches, worse autonomy and brakes. I can say on my own that I haven’t noticed any glitches yet, but slight delays in interface rendering do occur. Autonomy so far seems to be no worse. But in any case, if your smartphone does not work well after the update, I recommend resetting everything to factory settings. If this does not suit you, you can roll back the Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4.
How to return Android 4.4 to Galaxy S4
Very simple. I specifically highlighted this in a subsection so that it is noticeable. And so you can roll back the Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4 in the following way:
- do the same step by step as was listed above for flashing to Android 5.0.
Yes, that's so elementary. There is no difference, you just need to specify a different firmware file in Odin. If you still have questions, ask in the comments! And in general, leave your reviews about Android 5.0 for Galaxy S4!
On this page we will not describe the pros and cons given Android devices, we are really looking forward to your feedback about the device. Here you will find and be able to download custom original firmware, the official version of MIUI 11, MIUI 12 android firmware from our website, and you can also see video instructions for installing the firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and leave a review.
To download firmware for your phone Samsung Galaxy S4 mini with Android 10 Q, Android 9.1 Pie (aka Pie) or Android 8 Oreo (Cookie), you need to read the entire page and find the link. There are also firmware Android KitKat 4.4.x (Kitkat) and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (Jelly Bean), as well as older versions, but we do not recommend downloading them, due to the fact that they are outdated software. The tenth version of Android has stepped far ahead of its predecessors, the future is behind it, worked out to the smallest detail. Below you will find a review of latest versions Android and you can compare them.
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Installation instructions
- Click on the download link, selecting the firmware you need
- Android 10 Q – New version Android of 2019! URL: upfileget.info/android10
- Android 9.x Pie URL: upfileget.info/android9pie
- Android 8.x Oreo URL: upfileget.info/android8oreo
- Download Android M firmware - we checked you, to be honest M is Marshmallow, follow the second link
- Download the file with firmware and application
- Run the application file
- Select the required firmware version
- Follow the instructions from the file archive
Video on Samsung Galaxy S4 mini firmware
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Getting root rights to Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
If you want to get root rights, I recommend that you use the program Rootkhp for computer - this is one of the new programs with a large base of supported smartphones and tablets on Android. The program only works under Windows control, for systems of the Linux and Mac OS family it is recommended to use emulators.
You can download the program for free from the official website
