Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S3 mini. Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S3 mini Firmware for smartphone Samsung i8190 galaxy s3 mini

Quite recently, the official version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini firmware update was released - Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

Preparing for firmware

Before you start the update, read the rules for preparing for the process.

  1. Use this version directly for the Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini, and do not risk installing this software on other smartphone models;
  2. Make sure that all the drivers needed for your phone are saved on your computer;
  3. Enable USB mode;
  4. The phone must be charged at least 70%;
  5. Before you start flashing your smartphone, make sure that all contact details and necessary information have been copied from the device

Required applications – Odin version 3.09 and boot file .

Instructions

  1. If the download file is zipped, extract the contents. The archive must contain files with the required extension (tar or tar.md5).
  2. Turn off your phone.
  3. Go to Download Mode. To do this, you need to hold down the “Volume Down” and “Home” buttons, then press the “Power” button. The Android logo icon should appear on the screen, then press the “Power” button again
  4. Launch the Odin application on your computer.
  5. Connect the device via USB cable to your computer. When connecting, the “Added!” window should appear in the Odin application; if the window does not appear, try connecting to the computer again. If, when you reconnect to the computer, the message still does not appear, we recommend reinstalling the driver
  6. Select the required firmware files.

7. Make sure that Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are selected in the Odin application, as shown in the figure.

8. Click “Start” and wait until the program itself does everything necessary

9. After installation is complete, the smartphone should reboot itself. After the PASS message appears in the Odin application window, you can disconnect the phone from USB.

And it's all! The updated firmware has fixed some software errors, the software also works a little faster, and the performance of the device has increased.

We would like to warn you that you are responsible for any changes to your phone!

A complete and convenient guide to flashing a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini phone on CyanogenMod 11 (from Maclaw Studio) with Android 4.4 KitKat

Before starting the procedure, make sure that your smartphone is charged at least 50%! Those who already have a custom recovery can immediately proceed to section No. 8.

Firmware process:

1. Create a folder on the disk with English letters or numbers for

necessary files (example: C:i8190)

2. Download everything you need for the firmware into it using the links provided below:

Download Odin PC Odin3_v3.09

Download touch or classic cwm recovery in .md5 format

or* (if using the first recovery the installation fails)

Download twrp recovery.md5

Download the latest firmware cyanogenmod 11 from Maclaw Studio

Download drivers SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.29.0

Gapps from Maclaw (select any kit for Android 4.4.3 from the list)

3. Disable unnecessary things on your PC:

If you have the Kies utility installed, then you have 2 methods:

Remove Kies

Go to the application manager (ctrl+alt+del) and complete all procedures where it says Kies

If you have an antivirus, you need to disable it

4. Installation of programs required for firmware:

Install drivers SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones v1.5.29.0.exe

Unpack Odin3_v3.09 (Extract to Odin3_v3.09)

5. Put Galaxy S3 Mini into Download Mode:

Turn off your smartphone completely, everything should go out.

Simultaneously press the three buttons "Power + Volume Down + Home"

A warning will appear, you must press "Volume Up"

The "Downloading" function should appear with a green man in the center.

6. Installing recovery (cwn) on Galaxy S3 Mini:

Follow step 5!

Launch Odin3 v3.09, it should be in your Odin3_v3.09 folder

Click on the PDA box and find the recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-golden.tar.md5 or recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.7-golden.tar.md5 file that you downloaded to the i8190 folder

Connect your smartphone to the PC with the original cable, the first ID:COM field will light up in blue.

If all previous sections are completed and completed successfully, click "Start"

After completion, the message “RESET” will appear and the smartphone will reboot

7. Copy necessary files to Galaxy S3 Mini:

Turn on your smartphone

Connect the device to the PC in disk mode

Copy to the internal memory of your smartphone:

Firmware cm11.0_golden.maclaw.20140127.zip

Google application kit gapps-modular-full-4.4.2-20140123a-signed.zip

8. Installing CyanogenMod 11 firmware on Galaxy S3 Mini:

Turn off your smartphone completely, everything should go out.

Simultaneously press the three buttons "Power + Volume Up + Home"

In the loaded recovery, do the wipes in order:

Wipe cache partition

Mounts & storage → format/system

Wipe data/factory reset

Install zip from sdcard, find the archive with firmware cm11.0_golden.maclaw.20140127.zip

Install zip from sdcard, find the archive gapps-modular-full-4.4.2-20140123a-signed.zip

Restart your smartphone. If everything is done correctly, you will see a loading animation of Cyanogenmod 11 (from Maclaw Studio) and then the device itself will boot with the new firmware.

Official Android 4.1 firmware [stock ROM file] -
Samsung custom firmware -

If custom or official firmware for Samsung has not yet been added here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, our specialists will quickly and free of charge help, including. with backup and manuals. Just don’t forget to write a review about your smartphone - this is extremely important. Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N 8Gb will also appear on this page. Please note that this Samsung model requires an individual ROM file, so you should not try firmware files from other devices.

What custom firmware are there?

  1. CM - CyanogenMod
  2. LineageOS
  3. Paranoid Android
  4. OmniROM
  5. Temasek's
  1. AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
  2. RR (Resurrection Remix)
  3. MK(MoKee)
  4. FlymeOS
  5. Bliss
  6. crDroid
  7. Illusion ROMS
  8. Pacman ROM

Problems and shortcomings of a Samsung smartphone and how to fix them?

  • If the Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
  • If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
  • Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
  • Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
  • The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
  • The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.

Hard Reset for Samsung Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N 8Gb

Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on a Samsung Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N 8Gb (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. .


Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

  1. *2767*3855#
  2. *#*#7780#*#*
  3. *#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

  1. Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
  2. "wipe data/factory reset"
  3. “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”

How to log into Recovery?

  1. hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
  2. A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!

Reset settings on Samsung Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N 8Gb You can do it in a very simple way:

  1. Settings->Backup and reset
  2. Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset a pattern key

How to reset your pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your Samsung smartphone. On the Galaxy S III mini GT-I8190N 8Gb model, the key or PIN code can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

  1. Reset graph. blocking -
  2. Password reset -

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