Fully working version of Android 4.0.4 for Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830i).
Firmware features:
Status bar:
- in Jelly Bean 4.1 style
- 14 push-button
- Swype to Remove effect in the status bar
- Extended date display
- Clock in the center
- Changed notification icons
- In "MarcaDParts Settings" there are settings for the status bar switches (it is advisable to turn off the flashlight)
- Emulates the effect of Old TV when unlocking
- Added 6 new lockscreens (respectively, select and configure in "MarcaDParts Settings")
- Deodex (XXLF3 Russia)
- Built-in Superuser (Root) and BusyBox (BusyBox)
- The loading animation has been replaced (now you can set your own bootanimation)
- ICS font
- Added and fixed transparency in applications and the system
- The Settings item has been changed (new items have been added, namely: MarcaD Parts and Processor Overclocking)
- Animation of windows, curtains, menus (now smoother)
- Changed submenu graphics, etc.
- Changed system sounds (ICS)
- Transparent background in the system
- Stock keyboard
- Tweaks build.prop (Improving the Internet, reducing battery drain...)
- Enlarged photo when calling (you will need to reassign the photo to contacts and remove contact synchronization with Google)
- The translation of the "Settings" items has been slightly changed
- Added some information to "MarcaDParts"
- Changing the low battery warning threshold at 10% charge
- Expanded Power menu when you click on “Turn off phone” (not all items perform their actions correctly)
- Disabling auto-conversion of SMS to MMS
- Increasing the number of contacts for simultaneous mailing from 10 to 200
- The maximum size of a sent message has been increased from 300 KB to 1 MB
- Camera shutdown threshold when battery charge is 5%
- Changing the low battery warning threshold to 10%
- Added transparency to the Gallery
- Modified TouchWiz
- 5x5 grid
- Transparent menu
- There are 5 icons in the dock bar
- The inscription "Delete" at the top when editing desktops
- Applications added, updated and unnecessary ones removed
- Added Startup Control, Task Killer, Link2SD, RootExplorer, Volume +.
- Removed standard Samsung and other rubbish
Added visualization wallpapers (ala equalizer on the desktop)
Installation:
Copy both files to the root of the memory card.
We make a backup just in case.
Launch CWM5 (advanced Recovery Mode)
Let's do
Wipe data/reset
Go to mount and storage and do this:
Format/system
In the same section we set it like this:
Unmount /data - unmount /sdcard - unmount /system - unmount /cache
After
Install zip from cd -> choose zip from sdcard -> Andromeda_by_MarcaD_v4.zip
The first download will be very long - 3-4 minutes. If the boot animation appears, then everything was installed normally.
How to flash Samsung Galaxy Ace?
Many smartphone owners are faced with the need to flash their phone. Firmware is performed in order to update (change) old software to newer one or if you have any serious problems with the operating system installed on your smartphone. In this article we will tell you how to flash a Samsung galaxy ace using detailed instructions.
Firmware instructions
Attention! Before installing new firmware, make sure your phone battery is at least half charged.
First of all, decide on the type of firmware you want to install. Users of Samsung galaxy ace smartphones have the opportunity to install official firmware from Samsung or unofficial firmware Cyanogenmod 11, OmniROM and AOKP on their phone. Below are instructions for installing the official firmware:
- Download and install the Samsung Kies program on your computer.
- Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
- Create a system backup.
- Launch the Kies program. The program itself will offer options for firmware suitable for your device. Select the firmware you need and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Reset your device before using the new software.
- Also, the official firmware can be installed using FOTA technology - “firmware over the air”, with a connection to a wi-fi network. To do this: connect to a wi-fi network; create a system backup; Go from your phone to Menu - Settings - About device - Software update - Update and follow the instructions on the screen; Reset your device before using the new software.
The principles of flashing firmware from other developers are the same, with the only difference being that you will have to separately download programs to create a backup copy of the system, a program for flashing smartphones (for example,
The Samsung Galaxy Ace (S5830) phone looks very much like an iPhone. The similarity is immediately apparent, although up close it turns out that the identity is not complete - the cheap plastic body spoils the whole impression once you pick up the phone. A high-quality 3.5-inch screen, a 5 megapixel camera and 512 MB of RAM coexist in this wonderful device with an outdated 832 MHz processor. Firmware updates from the manufacturer in the traditional way silently ended on Android 2.3, while the prolific Google company managed to throw 4.0.4, 4.1.2 and 4.2 into the wild. So the owners of a wonderful phone found themselves left out of updates, unable to enjoy the glitches of the new version of the system from a well-known corporation. We will make the impossible possible by describing the process of unofficially updating your phone's software to CyanogenMod 10, which, in turn, is based on Android 4.1. The benefits of installing an assembly are vast and numerous. In addition to the beautiful numbers in the phone settings and a new, slightly nicer interface, the firmware adds wonderful items in the settings, such as controlling the processor frequency, optimizing all the beauties of the interface, improving the response speed of the device and a nice robot when loading the device. Naturally, the programs installed on the phone run no worse than on the official firmware, and the stable behavior of the device is not marred by surprises. We will install the firmware from the development team Jellaxy, whose work is truly impressive. Especially if you remember that Samsung swears that the latest versions of the operating system from Google will not work on the S5830 smartphone. Well, enthusiasts have proven the opposite, and we will use the experience of wonderful people who have developed an alternative and set the same for ourselves.
The beginning, as is usually the case with any firmware, begins with installing a well-proven alternative bootloader CWM. This program creates a boot menu for those who like to tinker with the firmware of the device, helps make the process easier and more efficient. We take ClockWorkMod recovery, prepared for our phone, here: ( http://yadi.sk/d/SjQwpDrC1XX4y), firmware ( http://yadi.sk/d/dk8rVjrD1XY5i) and lightweight Google services (specially trimmed to reduce queries): http://yadi.sk/d/XIcEannt1XYB2. Transfer these archives to a memory card, preferably a clean one. No need to unpack! In order for the installation to begin, you need to reboot the device into “native” recovery. Press the power button on the device when it is turned off, while simultaneously pressing the touch button with the house. After a couple of seconds, you will see a text menu on the screen, where you look for the apply update from sd card item. Select it using the sound keys and confirm your choice with the house button. In the program window, look for your archive (the name contains the word recovery), confirm your deliberate decision to add our flashing assistant to your phone. Recovery will be updated on CWM.
Turn off your phone again. Launch into recovery in the same way as before. In the updated menu, I am not very interested in the promising backup item. There, which is logical, choose backup again. This is how we create a copy of your installed system, this is useful for the inner peace of mind of a novice and an experienced flasher - no matter what happens next, you can return everything back from the same point by selecting restore. Once you've created the much-needed copy, take a deep breath and get down to what really matters. The new firmware version will install normally only if everything unnecessary is removed from the phone. In other words, clear the device of old data almost completely. How to clean? In recovery, select the following menu items in order: wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik (in advanced). Go back using the “back” button on the phone, there is only one cleaning point left - in mount and storage, select unmount system, then format system. We left the phone, figuratively speaking, naked and barefoot. We hastily change it into the new firmware. Look for the following among the text inscriptions: choose zip from sdcard. First, select the CM10 archive, wait until the phone reports the successful completion of the operation. In addition to the Android 4.1 system, we are strongly recommended to install Google services. You can do without them and thereby save 60-70 MB of RAM, but the services are still useful - installing software from the market, synchronization, mail is unexpectedly difficult without them. Therefore, we are decisively setting up our third archive, with the words gapps in the title. We patiently wait for the end, select reboot and... observe the logo for 5-10 minutes. The first launch will be somewhat extended in time, because the new version of the system takes time to get comfortable.
If you didn’t miss anything from what was described, fast, beautiful firmware based on Android 4.1 will sparkle in front of you. Congratulations, all conditions have been met, you are in the new system.
Sooner or later, every smartphone owner begins to think about buying a new gadget or increasing the power of the device that is already available. Increasing the functionality of a mobile device is sometimes necessary, because almost every day new unique and useful programs are released that may be necessary for every person.
In such cases, you can try to flash the phone yourself. Today we will take a detailed look at the method of flashing firmware for a smartphone model such as the Samsung GALAXY ACE. Let us immediately note that first of all it is necessary to make a backup copy of all data, since during the firmware installation all files saved on the device will be lost.
If you are in doubt about flashing Cyanogenmod 11 Android 4.4, then watch this video.
Preparing to flash the GALAXY ACE phone firmware
To improve the quality characteristics of a smartphone, it is necessary to carry out several simple manipulations using a personal computer. It should be noted that for the firmware you will need not only a PC, but also access to the Internet in order to download all the software necessary for this process.
To flash the GALAXY ACE s5830 firmware, you need to perform several preparatory steps:
- Fully charge your phone battery;
- Download to your PC the necessary firmware and drivers that you will need;
- Download the firmware for the phone to the hard drive of your personal computer.
IMPORTANT! The category (path) where the firmware will be downloaded should not contain Cyrillic characters. For this reason, it is better to download files to your hard drive along the path D:\ or C:\. Please note that single-file firmware has the extension .tar(*.md5), while multi-file firmware has the extension *.md5 and *.tar.
After carrying out these simple manipulations, you can proceed directly to the process of flashing the Samsung GALAXY ACE phone.
Increasing the functionality of your smartphone
In order to flash your phone, you must strictly follow the instructions and then in the very near future you will be able to significantly improve the performance of your smartphone. Basic operating procedure:
- Download and upload the program Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.38;
- Move it to the folder with the firmware files;
- We put the special program Cooper_v1.0 into the folder with the firmware;
- Launch Flashmod mode on the phone. To do this, you need to turn off your phone. Next, simultaneously press and hold the volume, power and center buttons. The fact that you have enabled Flashmod mode will become clear as soon as the Downloading message appears;
- We connect the phone to the computer using a USB connector;
- We launch the Odin Multi Loader application, with the help of which the process of flashing the phone will take place. Click on the OPS button and in the window that appears, select the file Cooper_v1.0.ops;
- In a new window, select from the list those firmware elements that we need to update;
- Click on the start button.
