Looking for Android 4.1 Jelly
Bean for Galaxy Y? Yes, of course you can. Find out details after the jump!
Thanks to S5360 custom ROM for
Android 4.1 Jelly bean, now you can update your Galaxy Y to Android 4.1. In
this post you will learn how to update your Samsung Galaxy Y to Android 4.1
Jelly Bean using S5360 custom ROM.
Before you proceed, you will need to
have fulfilled following requirements:
- You have installed your Galaxy Y USB drivers on your
PC.
- You need to enable USB debugging mode which is deactivated by default.
- You smartphone should have 70-80% charge remaining.
- Your Galaxy Y should be rooted.
- This guide is only meant for Galaxy Y GT-S5360,
dont try it on other variants of Galaxy Y. You can check your Galaxy Y
version in Settings –> About phone.
- Last but not least, backup your important data like
Call logs, SMS and other data in stored in phone memory so in case if
anything goes wrong, your data is not hurt.
How
to Install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean For Galaxy Y
Step 2) Connect your Galaxy Y USB to your computer using the USB
cable.
Step 3) Copy the downloaded file to your SD card.
Step 4) Turn off your phone and then turn it in again in the
recovery mode by pressing and holding the Volume UP + Home + Power
buttons. Alternatively you can check this:Â Enter Any Android Device
into Recovery Mode
Step 5) Now you will see exclamation mark on your phone screen.
Again hold your volume up and power buttons. Now your Galaxy Y is in recovery
mode.
Step 6) Once your smartphone is in ClockworkMod recovery, you are
ready to perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM. For that you will need
to select Backup and Restore option followed by selecting Backup
again in next windows. Once the backup is completed, you are ready to go
back to main recovery menu.
 Step 7) Now you will need to wipe the previous ROM first. For that
select Wipe data/factory reset option and select Yes
to confirm the action.
Step 7) Now select Install zip from sdcard and then
select choose zip from sdcard.
Step 8) Navigate to Custom ROM file we have just uploaded to SD card
in step 3 and select it using power button. Confirm the installation on the
next screen and the installation procedure should start now.
Step 9) Once installation is completed, go back to main recovery
menu and select Reboot System Now.
Recommended: Before rebooting your phone from CWM Recovery, go to CWM
Recovery main menu and select Wipe Dalvik Cache under Advance
option to perform the Dalvik cache wiping.
So now you have successfully
installed the Jelly Bean for Galaxy Y custom ROM on your phone. Your phone will
now boot for the first time in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, so it might take some
time on first boot. Congrats your Galaxy Y is now updated to Android 4.1 Jelly
Bean. You can verify it by going to Settings –> About Phone.
Don’t
Like Jelly Bean For Galaxy Y?
Going Back to Previous State: If you encounter any serious problem during installation of
this custom ROM, then no worries, you can restore your phone to previous state
provided you followed Step 6. To restore your phone to previous ROM, boot your
phone to recovery mode and select Backup and restore and then
select the backup file from the list.
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