{"id":13149,"date":"2010-08-07T20:35:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T20:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=13149"},"modified":"2010-10-16T02:31:36","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T21:01:36","slug":"how-to-upgrade-firmware-samsung-galaxy-s-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/how-to-upgrade-firmware-samsung-galaxy-s-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Upgrade Firmware Samsung Galaxy S Android Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to upgrade the Firmware of your Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Android powered mobile phone you will have to make use of the Samsung Kies application which is going to automatically detect the current firmware and check with the Samsung server if there is any new version available. First connect the device to the computer using the USB Cable and then run the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/samsung-kies-software-suite-to-install-samsung-apps\/\">Kies software<\/a> on your computer to make sure that the device is detected. Click on the Upgrade Icon available on the bottom right section and then proceed with the options displayed on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-Kies-Firmware-Upgrade.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13156\" title=\"Samsung Kies Firmware Upgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-Kies-Firmware-Upgrade.png?resize=286%2C180\" alt=\"Samsung Kies Firmware Upgrade\" width=\"286\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-Kies-Firmware-Upgrade.png?w=286&amp;ssl=1 286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-Kies-Firmware-Upgrade.png?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you click on this Icon you will be displayed with a quick message on the current firmware updates available as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13150\" title=\"Samsung GT i9000 Firmware Upgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade.png?resize=521%2C438\" alt=\"Samsung GT i9000 Firmware Upgrade\" width=\"521\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade.png?w=521&amp;ssl=1 521w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next the first step would be reading the Caution Message which gives you the following information.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure that only the device you are upgrading is connected. Disconnect all other devices :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Removing the cable from the mobile phone while upgrading may cause an error. Please make sure the connection is maintained until the upgrade is complete.<\/li>\n<li> Executing PC software while upgrading can overload the computer.<\/li>\n<li> Do no run the menu by pressing any buttons while upgrading.<\/li>\n<li> Do no connect other mobile devices (MP3 players, cameras, external hard drives) to the PC while upgrading.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The device information is shown as shown below :<\/strong><br \/>\nService Name : GT-i9000 Firmware Upgrade<br \/>\nService Version : (PDA:JG4 \/ Phone:JG4)<\/p>\n<p>Click on the Next button to continue, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/samsung-kies-software-suite-to-install-samsung-apps\/\">Kies Software<\/a> would start downloading binary files from the server, and at this moment you should not remove the mobile device from your Computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Downloading-Binary-Files.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13151\" title=\"Samsung GT i9000 Downloading Binary Files\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Downloading-Binary-Files.png?resize=519%2C438\" alt=\"Samsung GT i9000 Downloading Binary Files\" width=\"519\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Downloading-Binary-Files.png?w=519&amp;ssl=1 519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Downloading-Binary-Files.png?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Downloading-Binary-Files.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the files are downloaded to your computer from the Online server the software will start upgrading your device. The Update is around ~600Mb+ in size which is quite large, hence you need to take patience while updating your Galaxy S device. Once this is done there would be the update process started on the device screen displayed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Upgrade-Progress.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13157\" title=\"Samsung GT i9000 Upgrade Progress\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Upgrade-Progress-300x253.png?resize=300%2C253\" alt=\"Samsung GT i9000 Upgrade Progress\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Upgrade-Progress.png?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Upgrade-Progress.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Upgrade-Progress.png?w=519&amp;ssl=1 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following screenshot would show you how the update would be displayed on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13158\" title=\"Downloading Update Samsung Galaxy S\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Downloading Update Samsung Galaxy S\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Downloading-Update-Samsung-Galaxy-S.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the process is completed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/samsung-kies-software-suite-to-install-samsung-apps\/\">Kies application<\/a> would be displayed on the computer as shown below. You can check out the current firmware version details on your smartphone easily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade-Complete.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13160\" title=\"Samsung GT i9000 Firmware Upgrade Complete\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade-Complete-300x251.png?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"Samsung GT i9000 Firmware Upgrade Complete\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade-Complete.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade-Complete.png?resize=150%2C125&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-GT-i9000-Firmware-Upgrade-Complete.png?w=521&amp;ssl=1 521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Demo Video of Firmware Upgrade :<\/strong><br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9EhQTamHzh4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Note : <a href=\"http:\/\/androidadvices.com\/upgrade-galaxys-froyo-update\/\">Upgrade Galaxy S Froyo Update in any Country \u2013 GT-i9000 Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to upgrade the Firmware of your Samsung i9000 Galaxy S Android powered mobile phone you will have to make use of the Samsung Kies application which is going to automatically detect the current firmware and check with the Samsung server if there is any new version available. First connect the device to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1303],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-samsung","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Samsung-Kies-Firmware-Upgrade.png?fit=286%2C180&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15651,"url":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/upgrade-samsung-galaxy-android-22-froyo-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":13149,"position":0},"title":"How to Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S to Android 2.2 Froyo Update","author":"Amit Bhawani","date":"October 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"We had earlier written a detailed tutorial on How to Upgrade Firmware Samsung Galaxy S Android Phone which could help you in upgrading your device to the latest version. 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