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Official Android 4.4.4 KitKat Ported to the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300

Kumar Sagar | 27 Sep 2014 | ROMs/ Samsung

Well, hello folks! We knew you were waiting for this with bated breath, and the moment has finally arrived! The Samsung Galaxy S3 was the Korean manufacturer’s 2012 flagship and it got its fair share of updates till Android 4.3 JellyBean. But we, being the humans we are (for whom the device was designed from the word Go), always expect more from a flagship device; don’t we? When Google announced the Android KitKat 4.4 update and all the perks it was supposed to bring along, most of us were left drooling and hoping. But Sammy disappointed us when update after update for other devices made it clear that the S3 was being left in the lurch. But that wasn’t the end of the story guys!

The lords finally did smile on us when Sammy released the update for the LTE version of Korean SHV-E210S, SHV-E210K and the SHV-E210L, and we knew that it was a matter of time before the GT-I9300 shall get the update-love with a port. Because well, the developer community has always been quite generous towards our Samsung devices, to say the least. And then came the time to throw our frantic impatience out of the window when XDA Senior member arter97ย finally uploaded the port of the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat for our beloved I9300 devices!

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Okay okay! Enough of the ramblings! Let’s start off with the main course now, shall we? But first take a look at the bugs.

Bugs

  • Wonky cell signal-reception
  • Inability in text message transmission
  • Korean language at some parts in the UI (e.g. the dialer)

Requirements

  • Your device must be rooted.
  • A working Recovery (ClockWorkMod or Philz Recovery or similar).
  • ROM zip file downloaded.
  • Download the latestย SuperSU files from here
  • Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 orย SHW-M440S

Installation

  • Install Recovery (if you haven’t already).
  • Copy the ROM to your SD card
  • Boot up your device to Recovery
  • Now perform a full data wipe of the device
  • Go to ‘Install zip’, and select the ROM’s zip file on the SD card.
  • After ROM installation is complete, install Super SU zip from the SD card.
  • Boot-up and cheer-up!

So that’s it! You now have your device on the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware. Nah, you are welcome, don’t mention it!

More Screenshots:

We would keep adding more developments and screenshots of the official Android 4.4.4ย ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S3!

Tags: Android 4.4 KitKat Update Android 4.4.4 KitKat Firmware Update GT-I9300 Samsung Galaxy S3

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Discussion

  1. May 31, 2015 at 4:59 PM
    ุฌู†ูŠุฏ ุงุจู† ู…ุญูŠู‰ ุงู„ุฏูŠู† says:
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    Phone log is also not working? How to fix this?

  2. Nov 13, 2014 at 3:46 PM
    jayaraj vs says:
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    I have installed the above mentioned rom on my gt i9300 but nothing seems to work properly the gallery gets stuck and camera is not opening at all it gives an error cannot open the camera app

  3. Oct 8, 2014 at 4:29 PM
    Waleed AnTonio says:
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    camera is crashing

    • Oct 8, 2014 at 4:43 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      That’s a known bug. Try the latest version: https://mega.co.nz/#!GxJWgShL!Hcdbw4DjukfAu4fz9wMUTRAe77qbsQb3iM03dIoiPlQ

      It’s more stable. Also see this: https://www.droidviews.com/enjoy-galaxy-s5-features-galaxy-s3-glamours5-rom/

      • Oct 10, 2014 at 7:31 AM
        Waleed AnTonio says:
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        thnku i will try this one ๐Ÿ™‚

      • Oct 14, 2014 at 7:50 PM
        Pinchu Prakash says:
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        Error in the download link for the latest version official android.
        I tried the S5 rom too. But some bugs portable wifi hot spot, audio not clear for 3g calls that as viber, skype like that. Too much grains and the other people on the other side too cant hear anything.

        • Oct 14, 2014 at 7:58 PM
          Rakesh says:
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          They are all experimental builds and need some time before they can be used as daily drivers.

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