How to Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Devices

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How to Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Devices

If you upgrade your phone to any latest version to enjoy the new feautres, also sometimes we may have to face a bug or lack of a favorite  feature that we used to enjoy on an older firmware, so we think to change the update or Downgrade Firmware on our Samsung Galaxy Device. When you have to face a bug you think  to try another firmware in a hope that it might solve the problem.

Now you can solve all problems you may have to face with any new update by Downgrade Firmware on Samsung Galaxy Devices.

Many of US wish to downgrade the firmware of our Android phone. The present How to Downgrade Firmware on Samsung Galaxy Devices is for those who are looking a way to Downgrade Galaxy or go back to Gingerbread from Ice Cream Sandwich, or to Ice Cream Sandwich from Jelly Bean, or from Android 4.1.2 to Android 4.1.1. The tips described below will also be helpful to even those who want to downgrade their Samsung Galaxy device to Gingerbread from Ice Cream Sandwich.

why you Downgrade Firmware on Samsung Galaxy?

Here are the most common issues why we consider downgrading are:

• Slow Samsung Galaxy performance
• Fast Battery drain
• WiFi or data connection, something wrong with the WiFi connectivity
• Leake of an important features found in the previous firmware.

Here are a few workarounds that you can try to fix the above-mentioned issues.

• Try a data factory reset a couple of times after upgrading your phone’s software. Follow the Step# 10-14 from below.
• The Lithium-ion battery used on your device requires a proper synchronization with the new software, it ‘s normal that you face issues like fast battery drain and battery heat up after upgrading. You must have seen the same battery problems for a week when you bought the new device. Usually the sync requires 3-4 charge and discharge cycles to complete. I would recommend you to avoid plugging charger into your device frequently. Charge the device after turning it off, let it charge fully. Then use the device until the battery discharges completely out of use and then turn off phone and charge it. Repeating this for a week will certainly improve the battery performance.
• As for WiFi or internet connectivity issues trying a data/factory reset might help fixing this. You can also try rebooting your device a couple of times.
• As for the absence of a feature you liked in the previous firmware, you can find an alternative among the more than 7 million apps found at the Google Play Store
• In case, the above troubleshooting measures does not yield any positive results, your decision to downgrade was right.

First things to do before the Downgrade:

• Download the downgrade firmware for your Samsung Galaxy device and extract it on your computer. A good source to download Samsung firmwares is Samsung-Updates. Type your device name in the search box at the sidebar, you would find it hopefully. If you do not get it, let me know (your device and country). To find out the correct firmware you can Use CSC Codes.
• Download and install Samsung USB Drivers on your computer. Skip this step if you already have it. and you can download it as following:

1. Go to the Samsung Mobile  official site
2. Type the name and model of your device in the search box.
3. Select your device and click the Support tab/button.
4. You will get the download link for the specific USB Drivers for your device.
5. Download the drivers and install onto to your computer.

• Download Odin Firmware flasher and unzip it (if you get any error with Odin3 1.85, try the greater version): Odin3_v1.85.Zip   or   Odin3_v3.04.Zip
• The downgrading procedure will delete all data stored on the internal SD Card of your Galaxy device it will be better to backup your messages, contacts and installed apps.
• Charge your device’s battery to the full
• Make sure that you have turned on USB Debugging from Settings> Developer Options>.

Downgrade Samsung Galaxy Devices

Installing the Downgrade Firmware:

Installing a firmware version that is lower than the current one is just the same as installing a higher one, but you have to one more thing that you do not usually do. I assume that you have already done as described above, so let’s go ahead.

1. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy device whether it a phone or tablet and boot into Download/Odin Mode. If it is a phone, you can enter the Download Mode doing this: Press and hold the Volume Down+Home buttons together and then long press the Power Button till the screen turns up. Now press the Volume Up key to enter the Download Mode. In case you have a Galaxy Tab device, do this: Press and hold the Volume Up+Power buttons together, and then press the Volume Up key when prompted.
2. Now go to the Odin folder and run the .exe file there.
3. This is the time, you have to connect you device to the computer using a compatible USB cable.
4. When the connection between the device and computer is established, the ID:COM port at Odin will turn to Yellow or light Blue (depending on the Odin version you are using) and you’ll see “Added!!“ text in the message box below.
5. Make sure that only “F. Reset Time” option is checked on Odin. The “Auto Reboot” option is checked by default, so please uncheck it.
6. Okay, now click on the PDA button on Odin and select the firmware file in tar.md5 format.
7. Now click the “Start” button on Odin. This will initiate the firmware installation. Wait till it finishes. 
8. Finally when you get a “PASS!” message on Odin, remove the USB Cable from your device.
9. Now open the back panel of your device and pull out the battery. Wait for about 60 seconds and reinsert the battery back to its place.
10. Now reboot your phone into Android Recovery mode. If you have a smartphone, you can do it this way: press and hold the Volume Up+Home buttons together and then hold the Power button till the screen turns up and the Samsung logo blinks for two times. Release the Power button but keep the other two keys pressed till you see a black screen with green Android bot and Blue text. In case you got  a  Galaxy Tab or Note 10.1, press and hold the Volume Down+Power keys together for a few seconds till you see the yellow triangle with Android bot followed by a black screen with blue text.
11. In the Recovery mode you will have to use the Volume Up/Down keys to scroll up or down, and the Power button to select an option.
12. So, scroll down to “wipe data/factory reset” option and select “yes” to confirm your choice.
13. Now go to “wipe cache partition” and confirm the choice.
14. Finally, go to the “reboot system now” option and select it.

Your device will boot now and it might take a longer time than it does usually. When it completely boots up, it should be on the downgraded firmware you installed.

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