Downloading Correct Firmware for Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4 is a costly phone and being its owner, you will certainly not even dream of putting your device into danger. Remember, there is a fine line between a successful firmware update and a bricked device. If you are careful and follow the rules obediently, there are no chances that any damage will be done to your phone.
At the center of most unsuccessful tales of phone-bricking lies the simple but surprising fact that some people do not even match the phone model and the firmware they are going to install! Take care of the following things while choosing a firmware for your device.
- There are 2 types of firmwares- Branded and Unbranded. If you have bought your Galaxy S4 via a network carrier/operator and are unable to use any SIM other that that of your network provider, you have a branded Galaxy S4. A branded firmware can be recognized easily as you’ll see the name of the carrier written after its name. Always avoid installing a Branded firmware on an Unbranded phone.
- The most accurate way of choosing the right official firmware for your Galaxy S4 is by taking note of CSC code. The easiest way of finding out the CSC code of your phone is by connecting it to Kies.
- All firmwares have the device model name at the beginning. You should make sure that it matches with your phone’s model name. You can find it from Settings> More> About.
- Another way of finding out the appropriate firmware for your Galaxy S4 is matching the Country/Region code that is found in the CSC part of a firmware name after the device model name. Here is an example: I9500XXUAMDK_I9500ODDAMDK_INU.zip
Here is a list of country/region codes for Samsung Galaxy devices’ firmwares:
Code Country
- AW Hungary
- AZ France
- BD Cyprus, Greece
- BY Greece
- CB Poland
- CE Benelux
- CP Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
- DB Vietnam
- DC Thailand
- DD India, Bangladesh, Nepal
- DT Australia
- DX Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
- DZ Malaysia, Singapore
- JA South Africa
- JC Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
- JP Arabic
- JR Arabic
- JV Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
- JW West Africa
- JX Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
- KA Turkey
- ME France
- MK Serbia
- MS France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK
- MT Switserland
- MY Italy
- NH Latvia
- PO France
- PU Russia
- UB Brazil
- XA Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- XB Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- XC Portugal, Spain
- XD Croatia, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
- XE Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
- XF Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania
- XP UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portuguese, Turkey
- XX Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
- XW Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
- ZC China, Hong Kong
- ZH Hong Kong
- ZS China, Hong Kong
- ZT Taiwan
How to Find Latest Firmware?
You can easily find out which firmware is latest by taking note of the last two Alphabets/digits of a firmware name. These 2 alphabets denote that date and month of the firmware release. Look at the examples given below:
- I9500ZTOAMDK
- I9500OZSAMDF
In the above CSC part of a Samsung firmware name the first of the last 2 alphabets shows the month. “D” is the 4th letter in alphabet and it denotes the 4th month of the English calendar, that is April. In the same way, “K” shows the date (K is the 11th letter), that is 11. Thus the date of the first firmware is April 11. Thus, the second firmware’s release date is April 06.
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