The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been more than two years old and was launched in May, 2012. It originally ran on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and can be updated to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Currently Samsung is still rolling out its Android 4.4.4 update to its various handsets, but the Korean tech giant had stopped its update on the S3 and users are stuck on the Jelly Bean.
Currently, LiquidSmooth ROM based on the Android Open Source Project, or AOSP is now available on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and users of the Samsung Galaxy S3 with the model number GT-I9300 can now install Android 4.4.4 Kitkat.
"The LiquidSmooth KitKat ROM includes many features, such as lock screen style, notification reminder, hardware key binding, custom carrier label, advanced reboot, list view animations and custom tiles," as per reports.
It is advisable that the battery level is at least 80 percent. Samsung Galaxy S3 users also need to make sure that the appropriate USB drivers are already installed on the computer so the Android device can easily connect to the PC.
Furthermore, creating a backup for all the files installed on the smartphone is necessary. ClockWorkMod is one of the most recommended recovery tools for making a backup.
Note: Install at your own risk.
Follow the complete steps provided by Team Android:
Step 1 - Download LiquidSmooth Android 4.4.4 ROM and Download Google Apps for Galaxy S III to your computer.
Step 2 - Connect and mount your Galaxy S3 USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.
Step 3 - Now copy/paste the downloaded Android 4.4.4 ROM zip and Google Apps zip files to your SD card. Make sure the files are in the SD card root (not in any folder).
Step 4 - Then turn OFF your phone and disconnect from the USB cable.
Step 5 - Now to get in the Recovery Mode. Switch ON the phone while pressing and holding Volume Up + Home + Power buttons together.
Step 6 - Once you are in ClockworkMod Recovery, select perform a full data wipe by selecting "wipe data/factory reset" as shown below. Use the Power button to select everything while in the Recovery Mode.
Step 7 - Then, perform a cache wipe by selecting "wipe cache partition" as you can see in the image below.
Step 8 - Now this is optional, but it is recommended to perform a wipe of your dalvik cache as well. You will not get into boot loops or any other errors. From CWM recovery, go to "advanced" and then select "wipe dalvik cache."
Step 9 - Then go back to the main recovery screen and select "install zip from SD card.".
Step 10 - Now select "choose zip from sdcard." Using your volume keys, navigate to the Android 4.4.4 ROM zip file that you copied to your SD card and select it using the Power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.
Step 11 - After the installation completes, go to "+++++Go Back+++++" and reboot the phone by selecting "reboot system now" from the recovery menu as show below.
After following these steps your handset will restart automatically and will be running in the installed custom ROM.
