Since the appearance of 4.4 Android KitKat And while news about the official updates of the main models of each brand to the latest version of the mobile operating system of Google, There are also more and more devices that are at the edge of the knife among those that will or will not receive the update from their manufacturer. To rescue those perfectly valid and functional smartphones from oblivion, but which are no longer the 'apple of the eye' of the brand in question, the Android Community works tirelessly to provide 'Custom ROM' that allow us to have the latest in the sector on our smartphone.
The latest proof of this commendable work will allow us to count on the Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.4 Android KitKat before even knowing if the aforementioned model will officially receive the chocolate robot. In fact, the GT-I9300 we are talking about just received the official update a 4.3 Android Jelly Bean and just a couple of days ago we informed you of the existence of some problems relating to the performance of the terminal and the life of its battery after receiving the new firmware.
OmniROM brings the best of KitKat to your Samsung Galaxy S3
Until the South Korean company finishes solving the aforementioned problems of the update to Android 4.3 and definitively clear if the Galaxy S3 will receive or not KitKat, three renowned developers from xda-developers have got down to work to launch a version of OmniROM that the latest version of Android which was the flagship of the firm based in Seoul until the appearance of the Galaxy S4.
Although those in charge speak at all times that this OmniROM with 4.4 Android KitKat for Samsung Galaxy S3 It is a trial version, the reality is that it is perfectly functional almost in its entirety. The only errors detected so far are in the video playback and in the camera. Although both work, it is true that they still suffer from a certain lack of optimization that will surely be solved by the developers of the ROM as soon as possible.
ROM installation
In order to install it, in addition to having an SSamsung Galaxy S3 I9300, the only essential requirement that you must meet will be to have the Custom Recovery CMWTouch 6.0.3.2+ or the latest version of the TWRP. If you have the recovery You will be able to install the ROM without problems but, if not, you will find metadata errors during the flashing of the new software.
To install the ROM - and assuming that you have the necessary knowledge and that you do it at your own risk - you just have to download the Google Apps. When you have them you will have to restart from the recoveryWhere you will flash OmniROM from the MicroSD card in which you will have saved it after having previously downloaded it.
Once the installation is complete and without restarting or exiting the recovery, the time will come flash also the Google Apps and do the wipes - the developers recommend doing only the one on the date, but it never hurts to make a full wipe which will most likely save you trouble later -. With the duties already done, we will only have to restart the device and we will have 4.4 Android KitKat in our Samsung Galaxy S3.
Download OmniROM Android 4.4 KitKat for Galaxy S3 I9300 from xda-developers
Source: xda-developers
