Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 to XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4 Firmware [How To]

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Samsung galaxy S2 updated to XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4 firmware is leaked out. As many of you were expecting Gingerbread 2.3.5 release after the galaxy S update to 2.3.5 gingerbread update but before Samsung galaxy S2 got this update a leaked updates is here for you that is XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4 version. In due course of this article, we will see the procedure to update you galaxy S2 . Any user who have Samsung Galaxy S2 can proceed further to update their phone as this is a beta release and its advised not to perform this update on other mobiles as it may damage your mobile or unlock it.As it’s a beta release it will not root your mobile or neither you loose warranty.

Pre requisites

• All the data like sms, contacts,videos,images and audios which is stored in the phone memory gets erased during this update, so make it sure that you have made the back up of all your data.
• All the data stored in your external memory card will be safe so its advisable to move your data into the internal/external memory card so that it will not get corrupted.
• You can either store your contacts and messages locally in your computer or laptop. See here :how to back up your contacts and messages
• Also note down the settings of APN as well as MMS settings because it will also gets erased. To note down the settings Go to Applications >Settings> Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
• Ensure that your mobile have atleast 90% battery back up so that it will not interrupt the updating process.

Instructions for the ROM users:-

While using ROM many components gets installed in the phone, and you have to clear them all. For this you have to enter in recovery mode;press the Volume Up key + home button and along with both the keys press the power button ,now choose wipe data/factory reset and then choose wipe cache partition. Next you have to reboot your mobile by selecting reboot system now after selecting the former option. This will delete all the cache files and now you can safely proceed further.

Steps to update Samsung Galaxy S2 with XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4:

• First you have to download the Gingerbread XWKH4 Zip file  at the desktop of your laptop/computer.
• Extract the folder and you can see the two files i.e firmware tar file and odin flash tool.
• Now open odin flash tool in your computer and turn your phone off and enter into download mode. To enter into the download mode you need to press Volume down key + Ok button and along with both the keys press the power button. You’ll see a green screen that means you are successfully enter into the download mode.
• Now connect your mobile with your pc with the help of USB data cable . Connecting will start installing the files which odin requires to detect the phone, and then you can see the ID:COM block in the odin will turn into yellow which means all the drivers have been successfully installed.
• Click on Start in the odin flash tool and the update will Process and after the processing your mobile will restart that means you have upgraded successfully.
• Now again you have to enter into recovery mode; press the Volume Up key + home button and along with both the keys press the power button ,now choose wipe data/factory reset and then choose wipe cache partition and then you have to reboot your mobile by selecting reboot system now after selecting the former option.

You have Successfully updated Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 to XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4 version. Please let us know if there is any issue while processing this procedure by your valuable comments.

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