In this tutorial we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Android 4.4 KitKat on Samsung Galaxy S4.
The official Android version of 4.4 KitKat from Google was not supported by Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 Smartphones. Many tech-lovers just can’t wait more to see Android 4.4 KitKat firmware on their Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 smart phones. Hence, those Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 users who are fancy to upgrade their Smartphone with 4.4 KitKat firmware can perform so, as shown here in the following instructions.
So in this tutorial we will be showing you an installation guide regarding installing Android 4.4 KitKat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505. Just follow the simple steps given below.
Disclaimer:
This tutorial will definitely work when using Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 only. While working of it on others is not yet confirmed. On applying this installation to another model or device may give an unwanted result.
Due to installation of this ROM, your Android device will lose its official Warranty and while flashing Android 4.4 KitKat firmware on your device, we will not be responsible if anything occurs to your Android device, so continue at your own risk.
- For successful completion of installing/flashing this ROM charge your Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 up to a minimum of 75% – 85% battery.
- You must take a back-up of all your personnel items and other important data, such as Call Logs, SMS, Contacts, Audios, Images, Videos, APN (Access Point Names) settings, Bookmarks, MMS settings, on your Android device.
- If you have not, then you must unlock your Android device’s Bootloader. View here to know more about Why to unlock Android Bootloader.
- You must have rooted down the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 before applying this tutorial. You can take help from here to know more about What does Android Rooting mean.
- Please ensure that all your security suites, like a firewall and antivirus, on your Android device as well as on the computer must be disabled.
- You must enable USB Debugging mode on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505. Just follow, Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging. There select the USB Debugging icon.
- You must download and install all the required USB drivers for your Android device.
- One must install a custom recovery image particularly for his Android device. To do this, you can download ClockworkMod Recovery or TWRP Recovery and then install it over your Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505. View here to know more about What is ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery.
- You must have installed the latest Java SDK and Android SDK on your computer. However, note here that Android SDK should be installed only when you have successfully installed the Java SDK on your computer.
- The Android 4.4 KitKat firmware will not support the Odin software. So just simply flash it on your own.
- When installing Android 4.4 KitKat on your device, it might be possible that it may not even call the unlocking of bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505.
Steps for installing Android 4.4 KitKat ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505:
Step 1
From your Android device disconnect & remove the memory card and insert it in your Computer using a card reader. You must not use the USB cable, since this Android 4.4 KitKat ROM may not work properly through USBs. But incase, if you haven’t Memory-card reader then you may try to connect your Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 with Computer through USB also. But we’ll always recommend you to use a card reader.
Step 2
Using the Internet, download Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 download.zip file in your Computer.
Step 4
Now, copy the above downloaded .zip file in a folder named as “root” under your SD Card. Don’t run or try to open this file, just copy it in the folder.
Step 5
Now, remove your memory card from the Computer. Then shut-down your Android Smartphone and then again insert back memory card in the phone.
Step 6
Now, enter into the Recovery Mode. For this just press the Up Volume & Home button simultaneously, and while pressing these buttons press down your Power button at the same time.
Step 7
Since you are now in the Recovery Mode, select the “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” option to wipe off all of the data and after doing it, select “Wipe Cache Partition” option for wiping off all the caches from your phone memory.
Step 8
Now, move into the “Advanced” settings and there select the “Wipe Dalvik Cache” option to wipe out “Dalvik Cache” too from your Android smartphone.
Step 9
Next, select the “Install zip from SD card” option, and then select the “Choose zip from SD card” option to browse into your SD Card. Now, navigate up to the downloaded “Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 download.zip” file for flashing it on your phone.
Step 10
Now get yourself back to the main menu by pressing back button and then reboot your Android phone.
Step 11
After this, you’ll have Android 4.4 KitKat ROM installed over your Android device. Thus now the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 users can enjoy Android 4.4 KitKat ROM in their phones.
Finished!
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Update: The link for downloading Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 has been removed from this tutorial as it had become a ‘dead link’ after sometime (as reported by many of our site readers!). Keep checking back our site as we will soon be updating the new working link for downloading the ROM.
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Vhen this tutorial was written android 4.4 was not even official. Android 4.3 did not even came to the i9505 when this tutorial was written. This is fake!!!
Prashant, how can you write that story about installing KitKat on the SGS4. That cannot be true, the article was written before KitKat came out, and 4.3 for SGS4 has only JUST been released… It seems really dishonest and unethical to waste people’s time by writing something you know is false.
Prashant, quite clearly, you wrote this article to get hits on your page. The leaked i9505 ROM for Android KitKat 4.4 is not even heard of yet; and a month ago when you wrote this article, even 4.3 was not released for Samsung S4 i9505.
I am not surprised that you failed at your first entrepreneurial venture because either ethics, truthfulness and honesty don’t feature in your conduct OR you are a completely ignorant and reckless individual, who doesn’t know what he is writing! And if you started your first business venture at 19, you did not spend any time polishing your marketing skills (against “most of your college time” as described in the section about you), because most people go to college in Delhi at the age of 17 or 18 and finish graduation at 20 or 21 years of age). While marketing techniques are based on clever ideas, this post is silly and any person, who has basic know how of installing Mod-ROMs, all easily see through your skin and decide that you are talking through your hat!
Although I won’t fall short of adding that you truly symbolise the desperate crooks of Delhi, so would do anything to earn money or some publicity. Shame on you!
Get your act together and delete this article and if you really want to succeed in business, first build and act on strong ethical principles.
you are a bellend