Information from the Samsung Galaxy S3 shows that users have started to receive new updates via OTA. After upgrade to Android 4.3 Jellybean, the system is also added many new features.
If you do not receive the email updates, you can check by going to check in about phone update. However, depending on the region and the network to which the update will be sooner or later, if not then just rest assured that a few more days to wait or manually update by flashing firmware from other region from instruction below.
Files To Download:
Samsung USB Driver: http://goo.gl/H0Nxuf
Firmware: I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU
Odin 3.7: http://goo.gl/tMTdAc
Firmware Info:
Model: GT-I9300
Country: United Kingdom
Version: Android 4.3
Changelist: 2168382
Build date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:07:41 +0000
Product Code: BTU
PDA: I9300XXUGMK6
CSC: I9300OXAGMK6
MODEM: I9300XXUGMK
- Install Samsung USB Driver
- Turn Off your phone
- Put Your Phone Into Download Mode (Press Home + Power + Volume Down)
- Connect Galaxy S3 to Computer and wait the pc install phone driver completed.
- Extract Odin & Firmware from zip and place the firmware files into odin folder.
- Open Odin
+ Make sure ID:COM connected and Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time is checked.
+ Click On PDA and browse for the file: I9300XXUGMJ9_I9300VFGGMJ5_I9300BUUGMJ3_HOME.tar.md5
+ Choose it and wait odin to load file properly
+ Click Start and wait a few minutes.
+ When you got the message RESET!! and receive no fail your phone will restart and take a little while to upgrade applications and system. Then you're ready to use android 4.3 on your Galaxy S3.
Details and Screenshots: http://goo.gl/7S58QI
Files To Download:
Samsung USB Driver: http://goo.gl/H0Nxuf
Firmware: I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU
Odin 3.7: http://goo.gl/tMTdAc
Firmware Info:
Model: GT-I9300
Country: United Kingdom
Version: Android 4.3
Changelist: 2168382
Build date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:07:41 +0000
Product Code: BTU
PDA: I9300XXUGMK6
CSC: I9300OXAGMK6
MODEM: I9300XXUGMK
(Do it with your own responsible!)
Instructions:- Install Samsung USB Driver
- Turn Off your phone
- Put Your Phone Into Download Mode (Press Home + Power + Volume Down)
- Connect Galaxy S3 to Computer and wait the pc install phone driver completed.
- Extract Odin & Firmware from zip and place the firmware files into odin folder.
- Open Odin
+ Make sure ID:COM connected and Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time is checked.
+ Click On PDA and browse for the file: I9300XXUGMJ9_I9300VFGGMJ5_I9300BUUGMJ3_HOME.tar.md5
+ Choose it and wait odin to load file properly
+ Click Start and wait a few minutes.
Details and Screenshots: http://goo.gl/7S58QI
