Model: GT-I9300

Country: Germany (Vodafone)

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 1902166

Build date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:24:03 +0000

Product Code: VFG

PDA: I9300XXUGMJ9

CSC: I9300VFGGMJ5

MODEM: I9300BUUGMJ3

Download: I9300XXUGMJ9_I9300VFGGMJ5_I9300BUUGMJ3_VFG.zip NOTE

- This firmware will WIPE your device (Perform a backup before flashing)

- This test firmware will NOT increase your binary counter NOR void your warranty.

- This test firmware is a pre-release firmware and not official from Samsung.

- We have fully tested this firmware and this firmware works perfectly as any other official firmware. INSTRUCTIONS

- Extract (unzip) the firmware file

- Download Odin3 v3.09 (From here or here)

- Extract Odin .ZIP file

- Open Odin3 v3.09

- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)

- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

- Add AP_I9300XXUGMJ9_1902166_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 to AP

- Add BL_I9300XXUGMJ9_1902166_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 to BL

- Add MODEM_I9300BUUGMJ3_REV02_REV04_CL1413323.tar.md5 to CP

- Add CSC_VFG_I9300VFGGMJ5_1986192_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 to CSC

- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.

- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)

- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)

- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)

- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

After the leak of the Android 4.3 test firmware for the Galaxy S4, here is the first leaked Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) – I9300XXUGMJ9. As SamMobile reports, this build has a few bugs but all in all it is stable. The UI is changed to look more like the one found on the Galaxy S4, but unfortunately the launcher and the widgets are still the same. Samsung Knox is not included, but we expect it in the final build.There are no news if and when the new Android 4.4 KitKat will be available for the Galaxy S3 / Galaxy S4 Via SamMobile