Samsung Galaxy S Advance is one of the Galaxy
devices rumoured to receive Android 4.2.2 Jelly
Bean update according to an insider. The device
is currently upgradable to Android 4.1 with Google
Now and Project Butter. If you want the
Daydream, Lock Screen Widgets and Extended
Quick Settings, update your handset manually
with Android 4.2.2 AOKP firmware build.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance with Android 4.2.2
SamMobile including the Galaxy S Advance
among several devices which will be receiving
Android 4.2.2 update according to a Samsung
insider, but the maker hasn't announced specific
dates when will it happen. But an AOKP or
Android Open Kang Project version of Android
4.2.2 Jelly bean is available to manually update
the handset. It features the following changes:
- Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS
- Built-in SuperUser
- Permissions Management
- AOKP Ribbons
- Option to hide lock screen hints
- Carousel style lock screen
- Customisable lock screen buttons and
sliders
- Customisable software keys
- Transparent navigation and status bar
- Navigation bar widgets and arrow keys
- Notification power widget
- Notification brightness adjustment
- Customisable toggles panel
- Quick Toggles
- Status bar modifications: centre clock,
colour, icons
- Quiet Hours
Warning: This is not an official firmware from
Samsung. Flashing this AOKP build firmware may
damage your smartphone and we are not
responsible for any incident. Read and follow the
instructions carefully to prevent damaging your
device. Do this at your own risk.
Requirements:
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070
only and must be rooted .
- Create a backup of all your personal
settings and data files.
- The battery level must be at least 50 per
cent to avoid power interruption.
- USB debugging mode must be enabled.
Go to "Settings > Applications > Development >
USB debugging."
- Install the USB drivers necessary for your
device on your computer. You can download and
install the Samsung Kies PC suite as an
alternative.
- Install a custom recovery on the Galaxy S
Advance such as ClockworkMod recovery.
- Download the Unofficial AOKP Android
4.2.2 and the Google Apps package to your
computer.
Flashing Instructions
1. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S Advance
to the computer using a USB cable.
2. Copy and paste the Unofficial Android 4.2.2
AOKP build and the Google Apps package to the
SD card of your smartphone. Do not extract any
of them.
3. Disconnect the phone from the computer
and turn it off.
4. Reboot into recovery mode by pressing and
holding volume up, home and power keys
altogether.
5. Inside the recovery mode, create a Nandroid
backup of the current ROM. Select "backup and
restore > backup." The saved ROM is stored in the
SD card and can be restored anytime you desire.
6. Go back to the main menu in the recovery
mode then perform a full wipe. Select "wipe data/
factory reset" and "wipe cache partition."
7. Go to "advanced > wipe Dalvik cache."
8. After the full wipe, install the firmware by
selecting "install zip from SD card > choose zip
from SD card." Choose the Unofficial Android
4.2.2 AOKP then confirm installation. Apply the
same with the Google Apps package.
9. Once the installation has been completed,
go back to the main menu of the recovery mode
and select "reboot system now."
10. It may take up to 5 minutes to run the
firmware for the first time. Please be patient.
Congratulations! Your Samsung Galaxy S Advance
GT-I9070 is now running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
thanks to the AOKP build featuring several
customisation options and themes.
Here are some things not currently functioning on
the firmware which are being fixed by developers:
- Wi-Fi tethering
- Camcorder
- UI glitches
- Live wallpaper
- MIC
- File manager not included