HOW TO UPDATE GALAXY S4 TO KITKAT 4.4.2 BY ODIN

NOTE:Before starting the installation process, it is recommended to perform a back-up first. Also, proceed only at your own risk as the IBT media is not responsible for any damages incurred during the process.

INSTRUCTIONS

1 - First download the Android 4.4.2 XXUFNB3 software for Galaxy S4 I9500 from the Samsung flashing application Odin.

2 - Turn off your device then boot Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500) into download condition by long pressing the Volume.

3 - Press Down + Home + Power Buttons until you see the boot screen then press Volume Up key to continue to Download Mode.

4 - Next extract the Odin 3.07 .zip file you downloaded by right clicking and pressing Run as administrator.

5 - Connect your Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500) to your computer using USB cable. In the Odin3 screen, if there is a message that pop up showing a COM Port number like "0:[COM7]" at ID:COM section and "Added!" text, this denotes that your phone is detected already.

6 - Ascertain that the only ones checked are the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options. Then extract the downloaded firmware .zip file, and then you'll see a software file having .tar.md5.

7 - Next click the PDA button in the Odin screen then choose the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension that looks like this (I9500XXDLJ5_I9500ODDDLI7_INU.tar.md5).

8 - After that, press the Start Button to start the installation, which may take some time.  You would see "PASS" message in the ID:COM port with green background when the installation is done. Then your phone will reboot itself after it is finished. If this happens already disconnect your phone from your computer.

Then you're successfully done! You have the latest version of the official Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware on your Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9500). 

Publisher: Unknown - 20:18

HOW TO ROOT GALAXY S4 THE EASY WAY

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Download and install Samsung’s USB Drivers.

2. Pull down the notification bar and tap the Settings icon.

3. Tap More > About Device.

 4. Tap Build Number repeatedly until the device pops up a notification saying “You are now a Developer”.

5. Go back and tap on Developer Options.

6. Turn USB Debugging on.

7. Plug your device in via USB cable and wait for the drivers to install.

8. Download the Motochopper program to your desktop.

Motochopper (the download is in the first post in the thread)

9. Extract the .zip file to your desktop.

10a. Double click the run.bat file inside the the newly extracted folder if on Windows.

10b. If on a mac, open Terminal (inside Applications > Utilities) and then type the following into Terminal with hitting enter at the end of each line:

cd desktop
cd motochopper
./run.sh

11. Select OK on the device when prompted.

12. Once it’s all done, check for SuperSU in your applications drawer. If it’s there, you’re all set.

Congratzzzz!!! you have successfully rooted your Galaxy S4!!!!!!!!!!

Publisher: Unknown - 10:14

BEST SMARTPHONES OF 2013

As 2013 is coming to an end,Its time to declare the best smartphones of 2013 and here I have created a list of some of the best phones released in 2013.I also have created 8 categories and named the best phone in that category.Here are the following Categories.

1.BEST DESIGN

Competitors:iPhone 5s,HTC One,Xperia Z,Backberry Z10Winner:HTC One

This category was a little easy because one look at HTC One and you will know its the best design you have seen in 2013.Only Apple's 5s gave it a bit competition but 5s isnt much different from the 2012 iphone 5 so there is nothing new going on.  The well made aluminium body with the convex back.The 2 Boom-sound speakers on the front producing some of the best sound we have ever heard.So we give away this category to HTC One


2.BEST DISPLAY

Competitors:Galaxy Note 3,HTC One,iPhone 5s,LG G2.Winner:Galaxy Note 3

This category was a bit tough.There is iPhone's Retina display  HTC Ones HD display with unparallel pixel density,LG G2's super contrast.So deciding the winner was a bit tough.But when compared the Galaxy Note 3 display beats them all.Its just not  a big display its also the best.The Super AMOLED display with its stunning  clarity , the contrast  t is also impressive and not exaggerated like Galaxy S4. So Note 3 takes this category

3.BEST ANDROID PHONE

Competitors:Galaxy S4,HTC One,LG G2,Xperia Z1,Nexus 5Winner:Galaxy S4

This was one of the toughest Category.There was tough competition especially from LG G2. When Google announced its latest Android Kitkit running on Nexus 5 it almost gave a fatal blow to Galaxy S4.To make matters worst the Nexus was very cheap compared to S4. Then there is HTC One with its perfect design. Xperia Z1's performance and its camera.But S4 hold its ground and it is the fastest selling Android phone.Samsung has shipped millions of S4 around the world.The plastic finish of the S4 is a big downside but the things packed inside covers up for that loss.So looking at the overall factors like Camera,Performance,Battery life,Sleek Design & Cost.We can say that Galaxy S4 owns this Category.

4.BEST WINDOWS PHONE

Winner:Lumia 1020

This was one of the easy category as there isn't much competition going on.Nokia owns Windows market.So obviously the best flagship from Nokia is the best Windows phone on market.This spot was taken by the Lumia 1020 with its amazing 41Mp camera blows your mind away.But camera isn't the only factory the bright AMOLED display,the poly-carbonate case,the smooth performance adding all these up gives you the Best windows phone of 2013 and thats the Lumia 1020.

5.BEST iOS PHONE

Winner:iPhone 5s

Well its the Obvious choice.iPhone 5s with its outstanding design and performance.The latest iOS 7 and the new Finger print ID gave us an idea about things to come in future as Apple is dead serious on security.The 5s has also improved battery life when compared to other iPhones and it has the best Retina display ever.Simply putting we can say that iPhone 5s is the best iPhone Apple has made till now.The only downside is its heavy price tag.

6.BEST VALUE FOR MONEY.

Competitors:Galaxy S4,Xperia Z,Nexus 5,LG Gr,5cWinner:Nexus 5

This was a little easy choice.Nexus 5 is one of the best phones we have seen in 2013. Eventhough other phones best it at performance test.The Nexus 5 inst very far away with performance scores.The Nexus 5 has a good design and its running smoothly on Android Kitkat. But the big factor is that its at least a 100$ cheaper than rest of the smartphones.So we can say that Nexus 5 deserves this spot.

7.BEST PHABLET

Competitors:Lumia 1520,HTC One Max,Note 3Winner:Note 3

Supersized smartphones are now becoming a trend so its best if we pick the best phablet of the year too.Now there was tough competion from Lumia 1520 & HTC One Max.But Note 3 beats them all with ease.Not everyone likes Note 3 but for that money no other phablet in the world gives that much functionality and it have the best display we have ever seen.We can say with no doubts that Note 3 is the King of Phablets

8.BEST PERFORMANCE

Competitors:Galaxy S4,HTC One,Note 3,iPhone 5sWinner:iPhone 5s

The category everyone has been waiting for.I am sure Android fans wont be happy with the decision and probably will think i am a Apple boy.But let me tell you something i own a Galaxy S4 and know how good Android is and the decision is unbiased.Everyone believes how a dual core 1.3GHz 5s can compete with Android phones with Quad-core & Octa-core cloacked at over 2GHz but let me tell you its not all about numbers. Here is the reason

As Extensive testing performed by well respected device reviewer Anand Lal Shimpi revealed that 5s doesnt just keep up with Android phones when it comes to performance it slaughters them.A lot of factors contribute to this outstanding performance.Among them are the optimizations in iOS and the overly criticized Retina display of Apple.Its true that Retina display packs far fewer pixels than the Full HD screens of Android phones.But iPhones display is still among the best there and with fewer pixels spread across a smaller 4 inch panel means it takes less oomph to power them and it also has an impressive pixel density of 326 ppi.

Now the other big factor in play is the new iOS 7.With the new iOS 7 update there are some bugs on the iPhone than ever before.Each new update trims these bugs and when it comes to app performance and user experience Apple is in a level of its own with no rivals to compare.So far the only downsides of Apple iPhones i have seen is the restrictions imposed by Apple but these restrictions are all meant for improving security.The big set back is the enormous price tag of the iPhones. But looking overall iPhone is one awesome device.

Publisher: Unknown - 22:30

UK WILL BE GETTING PINK GALAXY S4

Good news for girls in UK because Galaxy S4 is gonna be coming in pink color very soon.UK retailer Phones4u has already announced that it will be exclusively be offering the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Pink early next year.They seem to make it a special deal for the upcoming Valentines Day

The color option comes in addition to the standard White and Blue colors and there is an other Blue color. With this Phones4u claims this means it offers the widest range of color options in the UK.

The pink Galaxy S4 will be available for pre-order starting in early January 2014 for new contracts and upgrades. 

The phone will be free with a 

£33 contract (3G data)

£38 contract (4G data). 

The choice of carriers is Vodafone, E, Orange and T-Mobile.

Phones4u will also throw in a wireless speaker – the retailer doesn’t specify make or model, saying only it usually costs £120.

Note: pink Galaxy Note 3 and pink Galaxy S4 mini are also available in the market

Publisher: Unknown - 03:11

SAMSUNG S4 CRYSTAL EDITION

Samsung has been famous for launching its Galaxy smartphones in new avatars, or variants, and following the tradition, the South Korean manufacturer has now announced the Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition.It's a limited run of 3,500 units so far only available on the Samsung Thailand site.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition is basically the white I9500 (TheExynos 5-powered one) and features a unique back with studded Swarovski crystals.

It will cost around 20,300 baht ($630/€460) and you can only get it from the Samsung Shop. For comparison, a standard I9500 S4 costs around 17,400 baht ($540) in Thailand.

Galaxy S4 -Crystal edition

Publisher: Unknown - 19:57

HOW TO INSTALL TWRP ON GALAXY S4

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind.

FEATURES

• Ability to save custom recovery settings
• Touchscreen driven with real buttons and drag-to-scroll
• XML-based GUI that allows full customization of the layout – true theming!
• Settings are saved to the sdcard and persist through reboots
• Ability to choose which partitions to back up and which to restore
• Ability to choose to compress backups – now with pigz (multi-core processor support for faster compression times.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode on the phone by navigating to Settings >> Developer    
    Options.
3. The Galaxy S4 I9505 should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier.
4. The TWRP Recovery file works only on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505. Applying this to any 
     incorrect variant might brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy S4 I9505 by
     navigating to Settings >> About Phone.
5. Download the required files

• TWRP 2.5
• Odin 3.07

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Extract Odin 3.07 file using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting tool.
2. Switch off the Galaxy S4 I9505. Then boot the device into Download Mode by pressing and 
    holding Volume Down and Power buttons together until the device turns on. Now press the 
    Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
3. Launch Odin on the computer.
4. Connect the Galaxy S4 I9505 to the computer using USB cable while it is in the Download 
    Mode. Wait until Odin detects the device. When the device is connected successfully, the ID: 
    COM box will turn blue with the COM port number. Additionally, the successful connected will 
    be indicated by a message saying Added.
5. In Odin, click the PDA button and select the openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.2-jfltexx.tar file.
6. Verify that Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin. Also, ensure 
    the Re-Partition option in Odin is not selected.
7. Double-check and click Start in Odin. The installation process will now begin.
8. Once the installation process is completed, your phone will restart and soon you will see a 
    PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You 
    can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.

Congratzzz you have successfully installed TWRP recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S4!!!!!!!!!

Publisher: Unknown - 06:45

HOW TO INSTALL CWM ON GALAXY S4

REQUIREMENTS

1. Install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode on the phone by navigating to Settings >> Developer 
    Options.
3. The Galaxy S4 I9505 should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier.4. The ClockworkMod Recovery file works only on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505. Applying this to 
     any incorrect variant might brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy S4 I9505 
     by navigating to Settings >> About Phone.
5.Download the required files

• ClockworkMod Recovery
• Odin 3.07

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Extract Odin 3.07 file using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting tool.
2. Switch off the Galaxy S4 I9505. Then boot the device into Download Mode by pressing and 
    holding Volume Down + Home buttons together and then press the Power button until the 
    device turns on. Now press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
3. Launch Odin on the computer.
4. Connect the Galaxy S4 I9505 to the computer using USB cable while it is in the Download 
    Mode. Wait until Odin detects the device. When the device is connected successfully, the ID: 
    COM box will turn blue with the COM port number. Additionally, the successful connected will 
    be indicated by a message saying Added.
5. In Odin, click the PDA button and select the i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2(0611).tar file.
6. Verify that Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin. Also, ensure 
    the Re-Partition option in Odin is not selected.
7. Double-check and click Start in Odin. The installation process will now begin.
8 Once the installation process is completed, your phone will restart and soon you will see a 
    PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You 
   can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.

Congratzzzz you have successfully installed CWM recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S4!!!!!!!!!!

Publisher: Unknown - 06:33

HOW TO ROOT GALAXY S4 ON 4.2.2 JB

REQUIREMENTS

1. Install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode on the phone.
3. The Galaxy S4 I9505 should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier.
4. The CF-Auto-Root file works only on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon). Applying this 
    on any incorrect variant will brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy S4 by 

    navigating to Settings >> About Phone.
5.Download the required files

• CF-Auto-Root
• Odin 3.07

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Extract CF-Auto-Root and Odin 3.07 files using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting 

    tool.
2. Switch off the Galaxy S4 I9505. Then boot the device into Download Mode by pressing and 

    holding Volume Down + Home buttons together and then press the Power button until the 

    device turns on. Now press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
3. Launch Odin on the computer.
4. Connect the Galaxy S4 I9505 to the computer using USB cable while it is in the Download 

    Mode. Wait until Odin detects the device. When the device is connected successfully, the ID: 

    COM box will turn yellow with the COM port number. Additionally, the successful connected 

    will be indicated by a message saying Added. If Odin fails to detect the device then re-install 

    USB driver
5. In Odin, click the PDA button and select the CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5 file.
6. Verify that Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin. Also, ensure 

    the Re-Partition option in Odin is not selected.
7. Double-check and click Start in Odin. The installation process will now begin.
8. Once flashing completed, your phone will restart and soon you will see a PASSmessage with 

    green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the 

    USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.


Congratzzzz you have successfully rooted Galaxy S4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Publisher: Unknown - 06:22

HOW TO UPDATE GALAXY S4 WITH 4.3 JELLYBEAN

REQUIREMENTS

1. Install USB Driver for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode
3. The Galaxy S4 I9505 should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier.
4. Root Galaxy S4 I9505  -->here
5. Install Custom Recovery(TWRP or CWM)
6. The leaked Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware is compatible only with Samsung Galaxy S4   

    I9505.
7. Download the required files

- Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Odexed-I9505.zip
MD5: 363ED9CC32A841A512E72372A19C7D05
- Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Deodexed-I9505.zip
MD5: 74D241B64266220161018EB98A19F279

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Connect the Galaxy S4 I9505 to the computer using USB cable.
2. Copy the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Firmware file to internal SD card of your phone.
3. Once the file transfer process is completed, switch off the phone and disconnect it from 

    computer.
4. Boot the device into CWM Recovery by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home, and 

    Power buttons together until the device turns on.
5. (optional) In CWM Recovery mode, create a Nandroid backup of your currently installed 

    ROM by navigating to Backup and Restore >> Backup. Once backup process is completed, 

    return to main recovery menu.
6. Perform a Wipe data/Factory Reset (Necessary due to new Android version).
7. Select install zip from sdcard and then choose zip from sdcard. Now, navigate to the Leaked 

    Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Firmware file that you copied earlier and confirm the installation.

8. Once installation process is completed, return to main recovery menu and select Reboot 

    System Now.

Congratzzz you have suceesfully updated your Galaxy S4 to 4.3 JB!!!!!!!!!!

Publisher: Unknown - 06:07