How to Flash Samsung Galaxy Ace?

Many smartphone owners are faced with the need to flash their phone. The firmware is performed in order to update (change) the old software to a newer one, or if you have any serious problems with the operating system installed on the smartphone. In this article, we will show 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 the instructions for installing the official firmware:

1. Download and install Samsung Kies on your computer.
2. Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
3. Create a system backup.
4. Start the Kies program. The program itself will offer options for firmware suitable for your device. Select the firmware you need and follow the instructions on the screen.
5. Please reset the device before using the new software.
6. 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 to Menu - Settings - About device - Software update - Update from your phone and follow the instructions on the screen; reset the device before using the new software.

The principles of performing firmware from other developers are the same, with the only difference that you will have to separately download programs to create a system backup, a program for flashing smartphones (for example,

The Samsung Galaxy Ace (S5830) phone looks a lot like an iPhone. The similarity catches the eye right away, although close up it turns out that the identity is not complete - the cheap plastic casing spoils the whole impression, it is worth picking up the phone. A high-quality 3.5-inch screen, 5 megapixel camera and 512 mb of RAM coexist in this wonderful device with an outdated 832 MHz processor. Firmware updates from the manufacturer have traditionally ended silently on Android 2.3, while prolific Google has thrown out 4.0.4, 4.1.2 and 4.2. So the owners of a beautiful phone were left out of updates, unable to enjoy the glitches of the new version of the system from a well-known corporation. We'll make the impossible possible by describing the process of unofficial phone software updates 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 a beautiful number in the phone's settings and a new, slightly nicer interface, the firmware adds wonderful items in the settings, such as controlling the processor frequency, optimizing all the interface beauties, improving the reaction speed of the device and a nice robot when the device boots. Naturally, the programs installed on the phone move in no way worse than on the official firmware, and the stable behavior of the device is not overshadowed 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 proved the opposite, and we will use the experience of wonderful people who have developed an alternative and set the same for ourselves.

Getting started, as is usually the case with any firmware, starts with installing the well-proven alternative CWM bootloader. This program creates a boot menu for those who like poking around in the device's firmware, helps to make the process easier and more effective. 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 cropped 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 to the "native" recovery. Clamp the shutdown button on the switched off device, simultaneously clamping 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 item apply update from sd card. Select it with the sound keys and confirm the selection with the button with the house. In the program window, look for your archive (the name contains the word recovery), confirm your deliberate decision to add our assistant to the phone for flashing. The recovery will be updated to CWM.

Turn off your phone again. Start recovery in the same way as before. In the updated menu, I am very interested in the promising backup item. There, which is logical, choose backup again. So we create a copy of your installed system, this is useful for the inner peace of a beginner and experienced flasher - whatever happens next, you can return everything back from the same point by choosing restore. Once you've created a much-needed copy, take a deep breath and get down to the essentials. The new firmware version will be installed normally only if all unnecessary items are removed from the phone. In other words, almost completely clear the device of old data. How do I clean up? In recovery, select the following menu items in order: wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik (in advanced). Go back with the "back" button on the phone, there is only one cleaning point - in mount and storage, select unmount system, then format system. We left the phone, figuratively speaking, naked and barefoot. We hastily change it into a new firmware. Look for the following among the text labels: choose zip from sdcard. First, select the CM10 archive, wait until the phone informs about the successful completion of the action. In addition to the Android 4.1 system, we are strongly advised to install Google services as well. You can do without them and thereby save 60-70 MB of RAM, but the services are still useful - installing software from the market, synchronizing, mail without them is unexpectedly difficult. Therefore, we decisively put our third archive, with the words gapps in the title. We patiently wait for the end, choose restart and ... see the logo for 5-10 minutes. The first launch is somewhat stretched in time, because the new version of the system takes time for a cozy location.

If you haven't missed anything from the above, a fast, beautiful firmware based on Android 4.1 will sparkle in front of you. Congratulations, all conditions are met, you are in the new system.

Fully working Android 4.0.4 variant for Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830i).

Features of the firmware:

Status bar:

• in the style of Jelly Bean 4.1
• 14 push-button
• Swype to Remove effect in the status bar
• Extended date display
• Center clock
• Changed notification icons
• In the "Settings MarcaDParts" there are settings for the status bar switches (it is advisable to turn off the flashlight)

• Emulation of Old TV effect when unlocking
• Added 6 new lockscreens (respectively, the choice and setting in the "Settings MarcaDParts")
• Deodex (XXLF3 Russia)
• Sewn Superuser (Root) and BusyBox (BusyBox)
• Replaced loading animation (now you can put your own bootanimation)
• ICS font
• Added and fixed transparency in applications and system
• Changed the Settings item (added new items, namely: MarcaD Parts and Overclocking)
• Animation of windows, curtains, menus (now smoother)
• Changed graphics of submenus, etc.
• System sounds (ICS) changed
• Transparent background in the system
• Stock keyboard
• Tweaks build.prop (Improving the Internet, reducing discharge ...)
• Enlarged the photo when you call (you will need to reassign the photo to contacts, and remove the synchronization of contacts with Google)
• The translation of the "Settings" items has been slightly changed
• Added some information to "MarcaDParts"
• Changing the threshold for warning about low battery at 10% charge
• Extended Power menu when you click on "Turn off the phone" (not all items perform their actions correctly)
• Disable 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 the battery is charged 5%
• Changing the low battery warning threshold 10%
• Added transparency to Gallery

• Modified TouchWiz
• Mesh 5x5
• Transparent menu
• There are 5 icons in the dock bar
• The inscription "Delete" at the top when editing work tables
• Added, updated applications and removed unnecessary
• Added Startup Management, Task Killer, Link2SD, RootExplorer, Volume +.
• Removed standard Samsung and other stuff
  Added visualization backgrounds ("ala" equalizer to the desktop)

Installation:

We copy both files to the root of the memory card.
We make a backup just in case.
Launch CWM5 (Extended Recovery Mode)
We do

Wipe data / reset
We go to mount and storage and do this:

Format / system
In the same section, install it like this:

Unmount / data - unmount / sdcard - unmount / system - unmount / cache
Later

Install zip from cd -> choose zip from sdcard -> Andromeda_by_MarcaD_v4.zip
The first download will be very long - 3-4 minutes. If a boot animation appears, then everything is installed normally.

Sooner or later, every smartphone owner begins to think about buying a new gadget or increasing the power of the device that is already in stock. Increasing the functionality of a mobile device is sometimes necessary, because almost every day new unique and useful programs are published that may be necessary for every person.

In such cases, you can try to flash the phone yourself. Today we will take a closer look at the method of flashing such a smartphone model as Samsung GALAXY ACE. Immediately, we note that first of all, you need to make a backup copy of all data, since all files saved on the device will be lost during the firmware.

If you are in doubt about whether to flash for Cyanogenmod 11 Android 4.4, then watch this video.

Preparing for flashing the phone GALAXY ACE

To improve the quality characteristics of a smartphone, it is necessary to carry out some 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 GALAXY ACE s5830, you need to perform several preparatory steps:

1. Fully charge your phone battery;
2. Download on your PC the necessary firmware and drivers that you need;
3. Download the firmware for the phone to the hard disk of the 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 .tar extension (*. Md5), while multi-file firmware has * .md5 and * .tar extensions.

After carrying out these simple manipulations, you can proceed directly to the very process of flashing the Samsung GALAXY ACE phone.

Improving the functionality of the smartphone

In order to flash the phone, you must clearly follow the instructions and then in the very near future you will be able to significantly improve the performance of your smartphone. Basic order of work:

1. Download and load the Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.38 program;
2. Move it to the folder with the firmware files;
3. We drop the special program Cooper_v1.0 into the folder with the firmware;
4. We launch Flashmod mode on the phone. To do this, you need to turn off your phone. Then simultaneously press and hold the volume button, power button and the center button. The fact that you have enabled Flashmod will become clear as soon as the Downloading message appears;
5. We connect the phone to the computer using the USB connector;
6. We launch the Odin Multi Loader application, with which the phone will be flashed. Click on the OPS button and select the Cooper_v1.0.ops file in the window that appears;
7. In a new window, select from the list those firmware elements that we need to update;
8. Click on the start button.