Manually Update Galaxy Y GT-S5360 to Official DXMJ1 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread Firmware [Full Installation]

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Download and update the latest and official DXMJ1 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread firmware on Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Smartphone. Samsung recently rolled out the firmware for several countries. Till now, the Galaxy Y S5360 received many regular firmware update by Samsung and there is no news about any Jelly Bean update for the device. If you not yet updated your device to this latest official firmware, then you can now update the DXMJ1 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread using our simple tutorial below. You can check  latest available firmware for your device through OTA (over the air) from Settings-About Phone-Software Update.

If your Galaxy Y S5360 already running on Android 2.3.6 GB, you can only expect few bug fixes and performance enhancement with this latest firmware update. It is always recommended to update your device to the latest available firmware.

So, want to update your Galaxy Y S5360 to the latest DXMJ1 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread 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 2.3.6 DXMJ1 firmware on your Galaxy Y S5360 through Odin.

Important Note:

"The firmware is released only for the Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 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 2.3.6 Gingerbread S5360DXMJ1 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 Y GT-S5360 model.

Philippines (Sun Cellular): S5360DXMJ1_S5360OLBMJ1_XTE

[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 2.3.6 S5360DXMJ1 official firmware on Galaxy Y S5360.

How to Install Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread Official Firmware on Galaxy Y S5360 through Odin:

1. Download Android 2.3.6 DXMJ1 Firmware for Galaxy Y S5360 from the above list
2. Download Odin
3. Switch off your phone and boot Galaxy Y S5360 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 Y S5360 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/AP button and select the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension (The firmware file look something like: S5360XXDLJ5_S5360ODDDLI7_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

Congratulations, your Galaxy Y S5360 is now updated to the latest and official DXMJ1 Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread firmware. Hope you successfully completed the update process. If you followed everything as mentioned in the above above tutorial, then your your Galaxy Y should now running on the latest Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread build version DXMJ1. You can confirm the firmware update from Settings-About Phone. So, explore the latest update on your device and share your experience with us and also let us know how you find the above tutorial using the comment section below.

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