Android 4.3 is not enough for you anyway and Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 gets a taste of Android 4.4.2 KitKat without having to wait for the official update? Know that this is quite possible thanks to CyanogenMod 11. Be careful though! If you decide to install this ROM, you will no longer have Touchwiz, but in return you will have a version close to a “pure” Android experience, and the ROM in particular. latest news from google.
Summary
Install Android 4.4.2 on your Galaxy S3 via CyanogenMod 11
Prerequisites
- Own a Galaxy S3 at least 85% charged
- be sure drivers for your smartphone correctly installed on your PC
- Download the latest version of CyanogenMod 11 for Galaxy S3 from this page
- Download Google Apps
- Download and install Odin v 3.09 from here or here
- Download Koush’s ClockworkMod Recovery Latest Version
- perform full backup of your data using our tutorial
Installing Koush’s ClockworkMod Recovery
- Launch Odin
- Restart your Galaxy S3 in download mode by pressing the keys at the same time Volume Down + Home + Power
- Connect your smartphone to your PC, a blue signal says Odin has recognized it correctly.
- Add the downloaded file to the PDA Area
- click start
Installing CyanogenMod 11 Rom (Android 4.4.2 KitKat) on your Galaxy S3
- Root CyanogenMod 11 ROM and Google Apps on your Galaxy S3 without squeezing them
- Turn off your smartphone and then restart it in Recovery mode by pressing the keys at the same time. Home + Power + Volume Up that you will continue until the third vibration.
- choose option Wipe data / factory reset Then delete cache
- Then select the option Install zip from sd card, Then choose zip from sdcard
- Select the CyanogenMod11 ROM file and then click YES to confirm
- do it Same process as Google Apps
- Return to the main menu and then select the option reboot system now
Need help? Feel free to ask your questions on the Galaxy S3 tutorials forum.