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Update Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 to Kitkat 4.4

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The Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 is a lower end Android Smartphone from Samsung and was launched on January 2011. The Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 was released with Android version 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box and similar to other budget oriented Android Smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 too did not receive any future Android software updates.

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But you can run the latest Android version, i.e., Update Galaxy Mini to Android 4.4 Kitkat o by rooting and installing the Cyanogenmod 11 custom ROM.
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Update Samsung Galaxy Ace To Kitkat 4.4 S5380

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The Samsung Galaxy ace is a very popular budget friendly Android Smartphone which was announced back in February of 2011. Even though there has been different sequels to the Samsung Galaxy Ace, Samsung failed to push the latest Android updates to the Samsung Galaxy Ace.

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However, if you wish to update your Samsung Galaxy Ace to Android 4.4 Kitkat, you can do so by rooting your Samsung Galaxy Ace and then installing the Cyanogenmod 11 custom ROM.
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Update Sony Xperia Tipo To Kitkat 4.4 Via CM11 | Easy Guide

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Do you want to Update your Sony Xperia Tipo To Kitkat 4.4 Via CM11 ? If yes then this is the best place you can Update Sony Xperia Tipo To Kitkat 4.4 Via CM11. Just Read on the post nad you can easily Update Sony Xperia Tipo To Kitkat 4.4 Via CM11
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Sony is very well known for releasing Android Smartphones with various price tags under their “Xperia” branding. Similar to its competitors like Samsung and LG, Sony too has started focusing on the budget Android Smartphones market. Sony has released many Android Smartphone favoring the budget Smartphones market over these years and the Sony Xperia Tipo is one among them.
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Install CM 11 & Update Xperia Z1 to KitKat 4.4

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Sony has announced the update Schedule for Kitkat update for Xperia Z1, but hey who will wait that long? If you’re dying to update your Xperia Z1 to KitKat, do not worry, you at the right place. Update Xperia Z1 and install CM 11. Follow the steps below.

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Before you update Xperia Z1 to KitKat:

There are a few things that you need to know before you update your Xperia Z1 to Kitkat 4.4. We will update by flashing CM 11 on Xperia Z1, and in the process we will need a custom Recovery installed on it. Also note that you will need a custom recovery installed o Xperia Z1, and also the bootloader must be unlocked for this process. So do not proceed before unlocking the bootloader of Xperia Z1. And then flashing the CM 11 will get you on Android 4.4 i.e. update to KitKat. Also note that if you are on any other ROM, the CM 11 ROM will not boot up, and to make that boot, we will first flash the “boot.img” file of CM 10 using the flashtool, and then flash the CM 11 sing recovery. You can get the boot.img file by unzipping the CM 10 file that you will download from the link below. Also you will need rot access, i.e., you need to Xperia Z1 before you start.
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Install CM 11 & Update Xperia Z1 to KitKat 4.4

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Sony has announced the update Schedule for Kitkat update for Xperia Z1, but hey who will wait that long? If you’re dying to update your Xperia Z1 to KitKat, do not worry, you at the right place. Update Xperia Z1 and install CM 11. Follow the steps below.

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Before you update Xperia Z1 to KitKat:

There are a few things that you need to know before you update your Xperia Z1 to Kitkat 4.4. We will update by flashing CM 11 on Xperia Z1, and in the process we will need a custom Recovery installed on it. Also note that you will need a custom recovery installed o Xperia Z1, and also the bootloader must be unlocked for this process. So do not proceed before unlocking the bootloader of Xperia Z1. And then flashing the CM 11 will get you on Android 4.4 i.e. update to KitKat. Also note that if you are on any other ROM, the CM 11 ROM will not boot up, and to make that boot, we will first flash the “boot.img” file of CM 10 using the flashtool, and then flash the CM 11 sing recovery. You can get the boot.img file by unzipping the CM 10 file that you will download from the link below. Also you will need rot access, i.e., you need to Xperia Z1 before you start.

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Pre-Requisites:

Here are a few things that you will need before updating Xperia Z1 to KitKat and installing CM 11.

  • A Computer or a Laptop with proper drivers installed for the device.
  • Also CWM must be installed, and bootloader must be unlocked of Xperia Z1. Only then this tutorial will work.
  • Now also make sure the device is rooted.
  • Flashing CM 11 on Xperia Z1 may delete all your data, so avoid data loss, make sure you make a proper backup first before starting the process. Read Backup Apps, Contacts, and Data using Titanium Backup
  • Also you will need flashtool, and also know how to use it.
  • Also download the firmware files from the Download links below. Also download the Gapps package, as the ROM does not have Gapps pre-installed on it.
  • Also make sure the phone has atleast 70-80 percent battery, as you might not want your battery juice to finish between the process and interrupt you.
Also Read: Best Custom ROMs for Xperia Z1

Download CM 11 Xperia Z1:

Download the CM 11, all other files required for the process to update to Android 4.4 KitKat.

Read: Unroot Xperia Z1 and Flash Stock ROM

Update Xperia Z1 to KitKat 4.4 Installing CM 11:

Follow the steps below to update Xperia Z1 to Kitkat 4.4 and install CM 11 onto it.

  • Make sure the USB debugging mode is enabled. You can enable it in the settings menu, and then developer options.
  • Now connect the device and place the CM 11 and Gapps package onto the SD card of the phone.
  • Now disconnect the device.
  • Now power off the phone, and then plug the USB into the phone, so that you enter the fastboot mode. The LED will turn blue on successful switching.
  • Now flash the “boot.img” file from the CM 10, using the Sony Flashtool.
  • Now reboot the fastboot mode, and then enter the recovery mode. As you switch, the LED will turn Violet, then press Volume+ .
  • Now click on the option “install zip” and then “choose zip from SD card” and then select the file that you placed onto the SD card.
  • Now the phone will itself install the CM 11 firmware onto itself.
  • Now again similarly flash the Gapps Package.
  • Now wipe cache and dalvik cache by going into the advanced menu.
  • Done, Congratulations you’ve successfuly updated Xperia Z1 to Kitkat installing CM 11.
  • And also note if yu were already on a earlier version of CM, just flash the CM 11 in the recovery mode, no need to flash Boot.img file of CM 10.

So this was a short post on how to update Xperia Z1 to KitKat 4.4 and install CM 11 on Xperia Z1. I hope this helped :)

 

Update Galaxy Grand to Kitkat Install CM 11

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Samsung has not been very regular with their updates, and they have a record for it. And meanwhile, Android 4.4 KitKat has already made it’s way to the market. It is not even known that will samsung be rolling out the KitKat update for grand or not? But anyways you caould update galaxy grand to KitKat via this easy tutorial.

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Before you Update Galaxy Grand to KitKat:

There are a few things that you need to know before you set out to install and update Galaxy Grand to KitKat by CM 11 for grand. Note that we will update the Galaxy grand by installing a custom ROM named as Cyanogenmod on it, you must be knowing of it though.And flashing this ROM, and the process can delete your data. So before starting out make sure you have a backup of all your important data. Also to remind you that you need a root access to your device before updating to kitkat, so make sure you have rooted the device. Also we will need a custom recovery for installing the custom ROM, so make sure CWM is installed on Galaxy Grand. You can read the post below to root and install CWM On galaxy Grand. Also make sure that the device is Samsung Galaxy Grand i19082 only, as if you try to install this firmware on any other device, then you might end up bricking your device, and I will not be responsible for the harm done to your device anyway.
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Update Droid Razr XT912/XT910 to Android 4.4 Kitkat via CM11

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Motorola already announced that it will be getting the Android 4.4 KitKat OTA updates for the Droid Razr CDMA and GSM XT912/XT910 versions in February. But who will wait for that long, if you’re too crazy about the KitKat OS, and want it on your Droid Razr, then you are the right place. In this post you will learn to update Droid razr to Kitkat 4.4 via installing CM 11 for Droid Razr.

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Before you Update Droid Razr to KitKat :

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Update HTC Explorer KitKat 4.4.2 via CM 11

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Install Android 4.4.2 on HTC Explorer with the help of this simple tutorial. As you know HTC Explorer is a pretty old device, and so HTC won’t roll out any more system updates for it, so why not install the latest KitKat on the phone yourself?

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Before Installing CM 11 KitKat 4.4.2 on HTC Explorer:

Before starting the process to install Android 4.4.2 firmware on HTC Explorer via flashing Cyanogenmod 11, you need to know some things. We will update the HTC Explorer by flashing CM 11 version via the Clockworksmod Recovery. The firmware is smooth and pretty fast, but it might have some bugs, but majority of the things are working fine. And also still as it is in the beta phase, the ROM is not that stable, but again it is not a bad one either. There is no problem while doing daily tasks. And also flashing the CM 11 upgrades you to the Android 4.4 KitKat version, and you get to use all the KitKat gestures on your HTC Explorer. Look at some of the features of this build below:
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Update Droid Razr to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Official XT912

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 With the help of this post you will be able to Update Droid Razr to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Official.

Motorola Rolled out the Jelly Bean Update for the Droid Razr XT912 a bit of time ago, but the OTA update was not seeded to all the users. If you did not get the OTA update from the company, do not worry, you can follow this post to officially update Droid Razr to Jelly Bean Version 4.1.2. Also by applying the update the Root users will lost the root access to their phone, but do not worry, if you want to keep the root access and also update Droid Razr to Jelly bean, I have mentioned a workaround below. This tutorial will help Rooted as well as unrooted users to Update Droid Razr to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Continue Reading

Update Galaxy Pocket s5300 to Jelly bean 4.2.2

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With the help of this post, you can Update Samsung Galaxy Pocket s5300 to jelly Bean

So you guys might be knowing that there is no official update for jelly bean for Samsung Galaxy pocket as it is a low budget phone so there ain’t any chance that Samsung would be rolling in updates for jelly bean for galaxy Pocket. So in this post you learn how to update your galaxy Pocket to Jelly Bean version 4.2.2. Follow the steps below to update Galaxy Pocket to Jelly Bean 4.2.2 Easy and fast with no bugs at all.
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