S7270XXUANA2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware for Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7270- How to Install

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S7270XXUANA2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware Last Updated on 5-Mar-2014. Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7270 can now be updated with the latest XXUANA2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware, which is being rolled out by Samsung. Galaxy Ace 3  was released in the middle of the year 2013. The device was released with the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and yet to received any further android version. Till now, the Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 received few regular firmware update by Samsung, but If you yet to update this latest firmware, then you can now update the same using our simple tutorial below. The below guide will help you to download and install S7270XXUANA2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware manually through Odin. You can check  latest available firmware for your device through OTA (over the air) from Settings-About Phone-Software Update.

As the Galaxy Ace 3 was released with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and not yet received Android 4.3 Jelly Bean or later Android version, you can only expect few bug fixes and performance enhancement with this latest firmware update.

So, want to update your Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 to the latest XXUANA2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware? For official process, either you can go for OTA update by following the above mentioned path or download and update firmware through the Samsung Kies utility. However, most of us prefer manual way to update official firmware. So, in this article you’ll find step by step manual guide to update the latest Android 4.2.2 XXUANA2 firmware on your Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 through Odin.

Important Note:

"The firmware is released only for the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7270 model, so don’t try this in any other android device. Check your device model number from Settings-About Phone. Also the tutorial is based on Windows PC. Follow all the pre-requisites, procedures and steps carefully to avoid breaking your phone".

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean S7270XXUANA2 Official Firmware Download List

Samsung rolled out the firmware for the following countries. The firmware which are unbranded or not locked to any carrier, no matter of which country or region, can be flashed on any Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7270 model.

South Africa: S7270XXUANA2_S7270OJVANA1_XFA.zip

[Firmware for rest of the countries and carrier will be added here when available]

Pre-Requisites:

• Check battery percentage, your device should have at least 60% battery power
• Turn on USB Debugging mode, go to Settings-Developer Options-USB Debugging
• Backup important data and settings to external storage- follow this guide
• Install USB driver for your device on your computer- Download Samsung USB Driver

Points to be noted:

• If you are using any Custom ROM such as- CyanogenMod, Paranoid Android, AOKP, SLIM ROMs etc, then it’ll replaced by this official Stock ROM
• Custom Recovery (CWM or TWRP Recovery) will be replaced by Stock Recovery
• After flashing official firmware, your device will no longer belongs to rooted device. However you can root your device any time after flashing the firmware.

All the above pre-requisites are very important and must follow before proceed to installation guide. Hope you get all the above points. Now, go through the below tutorial to install Android 4.2.2 S7270XXUANA2 official firmware on Galaxy Ace 3 S7270.

How to Install Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware on Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 through Odin:

1. Download Android 4.2.2 XXUANA2 Firmware for Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 from the above list
2. Download Odin
3. Switch off your phone and boot Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 into Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down+Home+Power buttons (long press until the boot screen appear), now press Volume Up key to proceed to Download Mode.
4. Extract the downloaded Odin3.07 zip file and run the Odin3 v3.07.exe file as an administrator (Right click on the .exe file and click on Run as administrator)
5. Now connect your Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 to your computer via USB cable
6. In Odin3 screen, you should see a COM Port number like “0:[COM7]” at ID:COM section and “Added!” text at the message box. This means your device has been detected by Odin3.
7. Make sure that, only the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options are checked.
8. Now, extract the downloaded firmware zip file, you’ll find a firmware file with extension .tar.md5
9. In Odin screen, click on PDA button and select the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension (The firmware file look something like: S7270XXDLJ5_S7270ODDDLI7_INU.tar.md5)
10. Now, click on the Start button to begin the installation process, wait few moments.
11. Once completed, you would see “PASS!” message in ID:COM port having green background
12. Your phone should automatically reboot after completion
13. You can now disconnect your phone from computer
14. Finish

Congrats!  you have completed the tutorial to update latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware on Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7270. Hope you successfully done the update process. If you followed everything as mentioned in the above tutorial, then your Galaxy Ace 3 should now running on the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean build version XXUANA2. You can confirm the firmware update from Settings-About Phone. You can contact with us using the comment form below, if you find any problem with the above tutorial and download link and also share your experience with us.

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