Friday 25 January 2013

How To Flash Official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XWLS8 on Galaxy S2 I9100 ?

update galaxy s2 i9100 to jelly bean 4.1.2 xwls8
Samsung started rolling out Android 4.1.2 to Galaxy S2 International variant (I9100). So far this is the major update to Galaxy S2 by Samsung. Through Kies or OTA this Official update is available only for some selected countries.

If your phone not showing any update don't worry , Samsung will provide the update very soon to Your country or you can manually install the update by following the simple steps here.

Some great features in the new Jelly Bean Update:
- Buttery Smooth Performance & Great Stability
- Full User Interface Revamp (Same UI as of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II)
- TouchWiz Nature UX
- S Cloud services by Samsung
- Improved Camera features
- New Lockscreen With Many Customization Options
- New Features like Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop-up Play
- New Widgets (From Galaxy S III)
- 2 Home screen modes
- New Notification bar With More Notification Toggles
- Google Now

Firmware Details:
Android Version: 4.1.2 – Build JZO54K
PDA: I9100XWLS8
CSC: I9100FOPLS3
MODEM: I9100XXLS8
Changelist: 816988
Build Date: 14 January 2013

Must Note :
1. This update only for Samsung Galaxy S2 International variant I9100
2. Make sure that your phone is factory unlocked not locked for specific carrier
3. Backup All the Data in your Phone
4. Your Phone Charge Must Be 80% or above
5. Enable USB Debugging
6. Make sure you have installed Kies or S2 driver
7. Exit Antivirus, Kies etc .. before start flashing.

How To manually update Galaxy S2 I9100 to Official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XWLS8?

1. Search Samfirm to download the Specific 4.1.2 to your country Or Download Galaxy S2 4.1.2 XWLS8 (Spain) firmware and Extract it to PC
2. Download Odin3 v1.85 and Extract it
3. Power off and boot Galaxy S2 in to download mode. ( Volume down + Home + Power )
4. In download mode connect your phone to PC.
5. Now Open Odin 1.85 and look in to ID:COM box it will be yellow with a port name and a "Added!" message will be displayed in Message box.
6. In Odin..Click PDA and select I9100XWLS8_I9100XXLS8_I9100FOPLS3_HOME.tar.md5 from Extracted firmwares folder.

7. Click Start button. Odin will show PASS on top left and phone will reboot.

Thats it done ....You are succefully flashed your Galaxy S2 to Official Android Jellybean 4.1.2.
If you face boot loop after flashing ...go to recovery mode and do a factory reset and wipe cache....done...

ROOT FOR GALAXY S2 4.1.2 XWLS8 IS AVAILABLE HERE

39 comments:

  1. samsung rocks.. butter smooth ... thanks for the guide.

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  2. can this be flashed on a rooted galaxy s2 gt-i9100. plz reply...

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  3. superb update. improved battery life and performance . mercy

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  4. I need to re-apply this without wiping out all my existing data. i.e. I want to miss the factory reset bit. How can I do that ?

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  5. @chinoy
    Sorry bro i don't know any method to manually update without factory reset.

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  6. Sabeer bro me safeer ilyas i put this one but my phone says not registers on network how can i solve my this problem? Lthough my phone is running very smooth on Leaked version.

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  7. @Safeer Ilyas
    Bro....Its because of the different version of CSE as it is released for Spain ...better flash the old ROM that working well...if i got a fix for XWLS8 defenitly i will post it here...

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  8. ok i m waiting of your post bro...

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  9. GT-l1900
    4.0.4
    Bro my version is l9100DDLPC
    build num XWLQ2
    m frm India can i update this firmware r nt plz reply m,e...

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  10. @pavan
    I am also from India ... i am flashed this firmware on my GS2 ...worked well

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  11. @sabeer what can i do? same problem dear, i m from pakistan so how can get update as you say different type of csc?

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  12. @Safeer Ilyas
    Bro...why don't you try Super Nexus 2.0 Custom ROM its based on Android 4.2.2 my GS2 is flashed with it and really great in UI and performance.
    Here is the link

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  13. hi, can i update my phone (4.0.3,xxlpx) by following this method?

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  14. Hi,
    Im from sri Lanka & using Galaxy S2 GT i9100, baseband version of I9100BOLP7. This is a T mobile unlocked version. Can i use this update to my phone & will it face to any network lock after update?
    Thank you.
    Current Info:
    PDA : I9100BOLPM
    PHONE : I9100BOLP7
    CSC :I9100DTMLPF

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  15. @Chathura Ubhayaratne
    Bro...there is a chance that it may lock your network...

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  16. Hi bro .zip folder no password protect

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  17. @Isfak Biswas
    What ! i didn't get

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    1. No but 1 problem download no pause

      send me pause link

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  18. @Isfak Biswas
    Sorry bro ...i don't have a resume support link...it is uploaded by samfirm

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  19. Added!!
    Odin v.3 engine (ID:17)..
    File analysis..
    SetupConnection..
    All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


    why stuck here

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  20. and is there anyway to update without using odin i mean manually update

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  21. @lakshan karunathilake
    Manual update is Odin update.....are you using the same Odin i am provided here..? or it may be because of your driver or usb cable problem.

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  22. yeah ur odin but odin shows the comport and i tried in different pc with win 8 but doesnt work

    cant we copy this file to sd card and install with download mode

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  23. @lakshan karunathilake
    If you want to install from SD card there is a Android version of Odin available (Play Store link ) you can install using it...i am not tested it do at your risk ...Or it may be windows 8 problem

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  24. lol i'm fool i pressed volume up instead of down

    works smoothly thanks alot

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  25. @ Lakshan
    What was ur previous CSC version? & Hope you re from SL & ur phone is working fine with new update. :)

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  26. Hello Sabeer,
    Need to clarify something. In your method, y its not select anything to PHONE & CSC section? Will those replace with dthis PDA update & what would be the new results after the flash (PDA & CSC)?

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  27. @Chathura Ubhayaratne
    All that included in one file...so just need to select the file into PDA...

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  28. hi bro hw u ..
    i m using dis exlent one..
    TODAY UNFRTUNTLY MY FONE BRIKED...
    IT SHOWS ONLY BOOTING SCREEN...
    WT SHUD I DO...
    PLZ HELP ME
    TANX IN ADVANCE

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  29. @cvarams
    remove the battery and wait for 10 seconds....reinsert battery and power on...wait a bit...if still not working boot in to recovery (volume up + home + power) and do a data factory reset and wipe cache..reboot

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  30. started update, but it seems to have frozen on the cache.img download.. reset everything and it does the same thing. any suggestions?

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  31. Thanks; just updated & running nicely.

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  32. @Chris Allen
    Check if the downloaded file corrupted or not.

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  33. mobile is network locked after update please tell me what i do now?

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  34. @Mian Naveed
    Bro..as i am already mentioned it is only for international galaxy s2...you may flashed on the different variant....download the latest official version for your variant and flash with odin.

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  35. can i use this using mobile ondin pro?

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  36. its working thanks a lot for this update

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