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    Exclusive: I9500XXUEMJ5 – Leaked Android 4.3 test firmware for Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)

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    Last updated: October 18th, 2013 at 08:05 UTC+02:00

    After leaking two test firmwares for the Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9505), we wanted to give some Android 4.3 love to the international Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500). So after constantly trying for a few weeks we were finally able to obtain a leaked Android 4.3 build for your Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) and it's one of the *final* builds – that means nothing will be included or excluded in future builds of Android 4.3 for the SGS4, except a few bug fixes and improvements here and there.

    Today, Samsung started rolling out official Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9505). According to our sources, Samsung should start rolling out official update starting tomorrow, however it may take a few more days but it should be officially released within a week. We would like to thank our insider because without our insider's help we would not have been able to provide you folks with this firmware.

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    CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE
    – GALAXY GEAR Support
    – TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
    – ANT+ Support
    – Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
    – Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
    – Improved RAM management
    – Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
    – Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
    – New Samsung Keyboard
    – New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
    – New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
    – New Camera firmware
    – Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)

    Model: GT-I9500
    Country: Open Asia
    Version: Android 4.3
    Changelist: 1875800
    Build date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:03:02 +0000
    Product Code: ODD
    PDA: I9500XXUEMJ5
    CSC: I9500ODDEMJ5
    MODEM: I9500DDUEMJ5
    Download: I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500ODDEMJ5_ODD.zip

    NOTE
    – This test firmware will NOT increase your binary counter NOR void your warranty.
    – This test firmware is a pre-release firmware and not official from Samsung.
    – We have fully tested this firmware and this firmware works perfectly as any other official firmware.

    INSTRUCTIONS
    – Extract (unzip) the firmware file
    – Download Odin3 v3.09 (From here or here)
    – Extract Odin .ZIP file
    – Open Odin3 v3.09
    – Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
    – Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
    – Add AP_I9505XXUEMJ5_1875800_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to AP
    – Add BL_I9505XXUEMJ5_1875800_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar to BL
    – Add MODEM_I9505XXUEMJ5_1875800_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to CP
    – Add CSC_ODD_I9505ODDEMJ5_1875800_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 to CSC
    – Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
    – Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.
    – If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
    – Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
    – Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
    – Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

    VIDEO

    SCREENSHOTS (From I9505's Android 4.3 test build)

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