Jan 18, 2012 Hey I have a samsung galaxy mini with android 2.3.6. Before updating it to 2.3.6 from 2.2.x, the phone used to alert me with a notification after the battery was completely charged asking me to unplug the charger. I want to know if this feature is turned off in 2.3.6. Galaxy Mini S5570 XWKTU Android 2.3.6 firmware update is now available for download. Galaxy Mini will not be upgraded to Android 4.0 ICS, so this is again just a new version of Android 2.3.6 with more bug fixes.
If you’re after something new for Galaxy Mini 2 GT-S6500D, you should try updating it to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. This is the best way towards a much-improved experience. The details on how to go about the upgrade are all presented below.
If your device doesn’t last as much as it used to or you wish to enhance its performance, the latest Gingerbread 2.3.6 will do the trick. But, to land it on your phone, make sure you install this new firmware first: BGMK1. Launched this month for Spain (Movistar), this official firmware is very easy to flash on the device you own. But only if it’s the Galaxy Mini 2 GT-S6500D. If it’s a different phone model, you will brick it if you wish to update it to the new OS via our guide.
The novelties
The goodies which are headed for your handset via this update are numerous. Your phone will enjoy better Vcast apps and Visual Voice Mail updates. The new OS will also be responsible for the presence of the following: better VZ Navigator thanks to the latest 3D map improvements around. Not only that, but your phone will have access to these: Commercial Mobile Alert Service and mobile hotspot bug fixes.
Among the many goodies you will also find stability for data connectivity in case you wish to disable a mode called Airplane Mode. No security problems will annoy you. Instead, your device will deliver an enhanced Favorite Contacts widget and stability if you wish to move between home screen panels. 4G data can be used without issues even if you use the smartphone in environments with low 4G signals.
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Due to an activated KIES logo, the BGMK1 allows you to update the device with Samsung’s KIES. Such a method, however, requires your handset to come with stock ROM in advance.
If you have a rooted Galaxy Mini 2 S6500D, the upgrade is going to provide some hassle. This means that the system partition of your phone will end up deleted and root access will be revoked. The update will, thankfully, leave the important data and the internal/external SD cards alone.
Prerequisites
Below is a batch of very important pre-requisites. Follow them accordingly:
- USB drivers for the Galaxy Mini 2 GT-S6500D must be downloaded from this place on your laptop;
- the security software present on the smartphone must be turned off;
- the same must be done regarding your laptop’s security programs;
- Windows is the operating system of choice for your laptop;
- create both a regular backup and a full NANDroid one;
- your handset’s USB Debugging must be turned on;
- charge the phone’s battery.
Step by step instructions
Let’s now discover the steps that’ll update your phone to the newest Gingerbread version.
- Download a bunch of files on your notebook first: the for Spain (Movistar) and Odin v3.09. After you’re done downloading these, unzip them after making sure they are saved on the laptop. The unzipping will need a tool such as 7Zip (or WinRar).
- Odin v3.09.exe will need to be launched on the notebook, so do that first, then this: restart your Galaxy Mini 3 GT-S6500D in Download Mode. To make this possible, use the following guidelines: press and hold, simultaneously, Home, Power and Volume Down, let go once a boot screen pops up and press Volume Up.
- Your laptop and your handset must now be connected to one another with the latter’s USB cord. After waiting for a short while, Odin will appear with a sign in blue: your devices are plugged to each other at last.
- Next up: add the firmware file to AP / PDA. When you notice a bunch of boxes appearing on the screen, check these two only: Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time. Re-partition, another box, may be checked by default; uncheck it.
- Now you should tap “Start” to have the new firmware flashed on your handset. You should then wait for no more than 13 minutes.
- When “Pass” comes up in a green background on the screen of your phone, the latter shall reboot. Unplug it from the laptop as soon as it’s done with this rebooting. The BGMK1 is currently running on your smartphone!
- [sc name=”banner-jos”]To check its whereabouts: tap Settings, then About Phone. The firmware will greet you and you will be able to take it for a test or two.
When you’re not very satisfied with it, there’s the NANDroid backup file to help you regain the former ROM. Just so you know: this restoration also means the end of an updated phone.
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Samsung is now well known for making premium and luxury devices like its Galaxy Note series. After the second version of Galaxy flagship smartphone, Samsung changed the whole appearance of it. When Samsung lunched Galaxy S5, as we all presumed is a premium smart phone with finger print sensor so it will burn your monthly budget and yes Samsung Galaxy S5 worth Rs 45K at the time of launch and all the tech guys like me left dreaming about a this phone.
And after some time Samsung gets kind to us all and launched the mini version of Galaxy S5 and it worth only half of Galaxy S5. We became happy bought it and you know we can’t even get a good sleep until we mess up any Android smart phone we have. So today I have some custom ROMs from all over the internet so you can also mess your Galaxy S5 Mini’s. Each of the custom ROMs from this list here have some new features which you won’t get on your S5 Mini device — even after the latest update.
So what are you waiting for come on and get a deep dive into the world of Android customization but before that take a good look at all the precautions and preparations given below so you don’t really mess up your phone.
- Make sure you have rooted your Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini and installed a custom recovery on it like TWRP recovery.
- You also need to charge your phone to at least 70% battery before installation because it will brick your phone if your phone goes of during he installation process.
- Backup every file you have on your phone or you will lose it during custom ROM installation process.
- These custom ROMs are only for Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, do noy try to install these custom ROM on any other Android variant.
CyanogenMod 13:
If you want your Galaxy S5 mini to be updated to Android 6.0 marshmallow and all the features of it then you should go for this custom ROM made. As this custom ROM is now a nightly build so it could have some bug in it so install this custom ROM at your own risk.
Features: Brightness slider, additional settings (buttons menu in settings), HW accelerated UI, flash light app pre installed, MTP storage, better camera app (stock Android 6.0 marshmallow themed).
BlissPop 5.1.1:
BlissPop 5.1.1 custom ROMs are based on CyanogenMod builds and believe these custom ROMs are smoother, faster and better than the CyanogenMod builds. BlissPop custom ROMs have their own custom kernels for better performance.
Features: clock and date customization options, brightness control, breathing notifications, notification count, power button call end, double tap to sleep, left handed mode, memory bar, omni switch, tile options, flash light option, quick and smart pull down notification bar, slim actions tile.
CyanogenMod 12.1:
CyanogenMod 12.1 custom ROM is based on Android 5..1.1 Lollipop with all the features of it. This build of CM 12 custom ROM is unofficial build so it could have some bugs in it but still this custom ROM is good for daily driver and will get better with further updates.
Features: Status bar customization, status bar icons, quick and smart pull down, lots of customization options, clock alignment options, notification drawer options, notification count, theme engine with lots of themes available on Google play store.
Tweaked Deodexed Stock ROM:
Stock ROM is the same ROM that came pre installed with your phone when you bought it or shipped with. This ROM have all the previous features that you use to have in your phone before installing any custom ROM to it. This stock ROM is also special because this ROM can easily be flashed using the custom recovery without odin software. This stock TOM is also tweaked for performance.
Features: Deodexed for better performance and smoothness, zip aligned for better stability and battery backup, pre rooted with SuperSU so you don’t need to root it again, this stock ROM is tweaked for more performance from the same old features and interface.
Stock-Based S6 Lollipop ROM;
This custom ROM is entirely based on stock Galaxy S5 mini firmware but tweaked for lots of performance, stability and smoothness. This custom ROM also has a little bit of the Galaxy S6 and Note 4 feel (see features) in it. More features of this custom ROM is listed below.
Features: pre-rooted with SuperSU, deodexed, de-bloated (lots of unusual apps removed), smooth as butter, extremely tweaked, S6 theme, build.prop tweaks, faster camera, S6 camera, S6 gallery, S6 browser, Note 4 launcher with themes installed, Galaxy Lollipop themed status bar.
Galaxy S5 Mini Stock firmware:
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini stock firmware is the one which came pre-installed with your phone. This stock ROM is used to have your phone’s warranty back (if there left any). After installing this stock ROM on your phone your phone’s root access and installed custom recovery will set back to default and you have to root your phone again.
For installing this stock ROM you need to download Odin software. To download latest Odin software go to this page.
These custom ROMs need Google apps package to be installed so you can download Google apps package from here.
If you know any custom ROM which is not listed here then you can tell us about it using the comment section below.