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How to Update Samsung Galaxy Grand Android Phone with Lollipop 5.1.1 OS – Guide

July 27th, 2015

Samsung Galaxy Grand Android smartphone may be the lesser heard smartphone, but when it comes to the Android 5.1.1 update, this device is equally capable of accommodating this update just like other premium / budget android devices. This new update is unfortunately not available from the official sources of SAMSUNG but is from Cyanogen Mod team who had recently announced the CM 12.1 update which comes with the base of Lollipop 5.1.1 update. So let’s check out quickly on how you can update your Samsung Galaxy Grand device with this firmware update.

Quick Pre Requsiites:
• Create a backup of all the Data in your Samsung Galaxy Grand Android Phone manually with the help of below mentioned manual steps. Apart from the below mentioned steps, make sure that you are also creating a backup of all the Chat Messengers data as it will also be wiped off after rooting the device.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
• In your Samsung Galaxy Grand, enable the USB Debugging Mode from “Menu > Settings > Applications > Development option”. Minimum battery left in your Samsung Galaxy Grand Android Phone should be > 50% or else the device might just get turn Off in the middle of firmware update process.
• Download “Root Checker” app from Google PLAY Store to check on whether your device is rooted or not.
Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible / liable in any manner for the damage happened to your Samsung Galaxy Grand Android Phone due to not following instructions.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy Grand with Lollipop 5.1.1 Android OS:
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Download CM 12.1 Lollipop 5.1.1 Android OS Package along with Google Apps package in your computer. Connect your device to the computer with original USB cable and place these 2 zip files in your device.
• Turn Off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode. Recovery mode in Samsung Galaxy Grand can be entered by turning off the device and press the Volume Up button while you turn ON the device till you see the device getting into recovery mode.
• In recovery mode, you need to select “wipe data/factory reset” option with the help of power button and then select “wipe cache portion” to clear the cache.
• Now, select “install zip sd card” to select firmware zip file and then the Google apps package and select the same with the help of power button. If the device gets into the recovery mode, select “go back” option and select “reboot system now” for rebooting the device.
• Firmware update process will take around 5- 10 minutes and once the device is updated successfully, device will reboot.
Note: If at all your Samsung Galaxy Grand gets in the boot loop sequence then you need to turn off the device and then reapply the update from the start. To turn off you can reinsert the battery or say you can long press the power button.
Do let us know once you in the comments section below on how you felt about this new update after applying in your device. We will be very soon coming up with the new firmwares for your Samsung Galaxy Grand device.

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How Fix Samsung Android App Installation Error (insufficient storage available)

December 21st, 2014

Alot of data from user will increase in number of Apps and data on your Samsung and the device sizes being fixed the error of “Insufficient Storage Error” is becoming common with many users while installing Apps. If you are getting this error do check your Device Storage Data available and if you are having sufficient Storage space but still getting this Error follow these simple steps and get rid of the message and you can install the apps easily without any hassle.

This message often pops up when you Download or Transfer large size media files and Install Apps of large size on your android device.

Note: Check the Storage in Settings on your Samsung device and make sure that sufficient data is available. If no data is available you need to delete some Music, Videos, Photos or Uninstall some Apps to release some space.

How to fix Samsung Android App Installation Error – Insufficient Storage Available:

Download and install the App Cache Cleaner – 1Tap Clean from Play Store
It is a 2MB App so i don’t think your device will show the error in installing this app as well
now all you have to do is launch the app
It will automatically calculate the Cache Size of all the applications on your device and show you the list on your device
After the Cache sizes are calculated you will get an option to either Clear cache of all the apps at once by clicking on the Clear button on the bottom of the screenhow to fix insufficient storage space available on android devices
Or clear each Apps Cache separately by clicking on the Dust Bin icon seen on the right side of Each App Name
You can see that considerable amount of space is being freed and now you can go through with your installations
To make sure that your Cache does not get piled up again you can even Schedule Reminders to clear your cache to remind you when the Cache reaches a certain amount of size or to remind you in certain time interval, which is very easy as seen in the image below.how to fix insufficient storage space available reminder in android
You can also schedule the App to “Auto Clear All Cache” at certain interval of time by clicking on the 3 dot icon on right side top of screen > Settings > Scroll down and click on “Auto Clear Interval” and set the desired time limit for Auto clearing cache in scheduled intervals.

Clearing Cache is the best way to clear memory as Cache is the temporary storage (caching) of web documents, such as HTML pages and images, to reduce bandwidth usage, server load, and perceived lag. A cached file stores copies of documents passing through it.

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Manual Update Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE with Kitkat 4.4.2 Android Firmware

August 11th, 2014

Here is tutorial of your Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE Android smartphone can now be updated with the Cyanogen Mod 11 firmware which ropes in the latest Kitkat 4.4.2 Android OS. The best part is that it comes with the added features which otherwise is only available with the Kitkat 4.4.2 Android OS which is available with the Nexus range of smartphones. Please note that this is not the official firmware reelased by Samsung and is the Cyanogen Mod 11 firmware which ropes in the goodness of Kitkat 4.4.2 Android firmware. While there are no updates on by when there will be official Kitkat 4.4.2 Android firmware for this smartphone, let’s check out on how you can apply this update manually.

Warning Note: Please note that since this is the custom ROM firmware, you need to have the root access.

Requirement:

· Data in your Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE Android smartphone needs to be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t backup the data with the help of KIES as it may not help you restore the data.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

· Enable the USB Debugging Mode in your computer from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Also, the minimum battery life should be a minimum of 50% or else there is a risk of device getting turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable in any manner for any damage caused due to not following the instructions mentioned in this article.

Once you are done with all the above mentioned steps, you need to head over to the next step where we have summed up the detailed instructions which will help you update the device.

Procedure to Update Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE Android smartphone with Cyanogen Mod 11 Firmware:

· Download the Kitkat 4.4.2 Android Firmware and Google Apps Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the same in your device.

· Disconnect the device from computer and turn Off the same so that the device can be entered in the recovery mode.

· Recovery mode in Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, you need to switch ON your device.

· In recovery mode, select options to clear and wipe the data present in your phone by selecting the options like “Clear Data” and “Wipe Cache”.

· Once done, you now need to select the option of “install zip from sd card” and then select the firmware zip file which you have placed in the device and then followed by the Google Apps Package. It will take around 4 -5 minutes to apply both the zip files in your device.

Note: If at all your Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE gets in the boot loop sequence then you need to turn off the device and then reapply the update from the start. To turn off you can reinsert the battery or say you can long press the power button

So there you go, you have successfully updated your device with the latest version of Kitkat 4.4.2 Android OS. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update.