Samsung
recently officially started rolling out the new Android 4.4.2 KitKat
update to the Galaxy Note 3 LTE (SM-N9005), but it looks like a little
more work is needed before the particular update hits the Galaxy S4. So,
we thought let’s bring you guys a new test build for your Galaxy S4
(GT-I9505) – I9505XXUFNA5, until Samsung makes your official update
ready. We are expecting Samsung to start officially rolling out the
Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Galaxy S4 in February/March. We have
tested the new test firmware for a few days and we can confidently say
that it’s much better than the previous test build. Along with many bug
fixes and speed improvements, the new firmware, finally, fixes the nasty
multi-tasking bug which was present in the previous leak. There are
minor UI changes in Android 4.4.2 KitKat, the most noticeable being the
status bar icons being changed from Gingerbread style green to all new
awesome KitKat style white. BTW, white icons look stunning on top of the
transparent status bar. We have seen a little bump is performance, and
benchmark scores have slightly increased as well. Samsung’s keyboard
layout has been improved in landscape orientation, which makes typing
much easier and gesture typing works really well too. Samsung has
implemented a camera shortcut direct on its lockscreen. Model: GT-I9505 Country: Open Europe Version: Android 4.4.2 Changelist: 373648 Build date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:35:41 +0000 Product Code: OXA PDA: I9505XXUFNA5 CSC: I9505OXAFNA5 MODEM: I9505XXUFNA5 Download:I9505XXUFNA5_I9505OXAFNA5_I9505XXUFNA5_OXA.zip
NOTE - This test firmware WILL wipe your data. So, back it up! - You are doing this at your OWN risk. We are not responsible if you brick your device or your cat eats your phone. - This test firmware will NOT increase your binary counter NOR void your warranty. - This test firmware is a pre-release build and not official from Samsung. 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_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 to AP - Add BL_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 to BL - Add CP_I9505XXUFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_C ERT.tar.md5 to CP - Add CSC_OXA_I9505OXAFNA5_373648_REV06_user_low_ship_MU LTI_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! Screenshots
