Get Easily Update Your Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 with Android 4 2 2 XXUBNB1 Jelly Bean Official Firmware Guide Odin

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos with model number GT-I9082 has already received Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update with firmware build number I9082XXUBNB1. The new official firmware is now available as an Over-The-Air (OTA) update as well as through Samsung KIES.
Firmware details
PDA: I9082XXUBNB1
CSC: I9082OXXBNA2
MODEM: I9082XXUBNA3
Version: Android 4.2.2
Build date: Feb 05, 2014
Regions: South East Europe, Hungary
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 users who missed the OTA update notification or unable to access the update over Samsung KIES, can now download and install the same manually using our step-by-step guide.
Pre-requisites
1. Install USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode on the phone by navigating to Settings >> Developer Options.
3. Make a backup of all your important data before following the guide.
4. Ensure the battery of the phone is charged more than 80 percent.
5. The Android 4.2.2 XXUBNB1 Jelly Bean firmware is compatible only with the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082). Applying this to any incorrect variant might brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy Grand Duos by navigating to Settings >> About Phone.

Files Required
1. Android 4.2.2 XXUBNB1 Jelly Bean Firmware (Mirror Link) for Galaxy Grand Duos I9082
2. Odin 3.07

Steps to Update Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 with Android 4.2.2 XXUBNB1 Jelly Bean Firmware
Step 1: Extract Firmware zip file using WinRAR/7-Zip/WinZip or any other extracting tool, you will get a .tar.md5 file and some other files (optional).
Step 2: Extract Odin zip file and you will get Odin3 v3.07.exe along with few other files.
Step 3: Switch off the Galaxy Grand Duos.
Step 4: Boot the device into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together until a construction Android robot icon with a warning triangle appears on Lcd. Now press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
Step 5: Run Odin on the computer as an Administrator.
Step 6: Connect the Galaxy Grand Duos to the computer using USB cable while it is in the Download Mode. Wait until Odin detects the device. When the device is connected successfully, the ID: COM box will turn to light blue with the COM port number. Additionally, the successful connected will be indicated by a message saying Added.

Step 7: Select the following files in Odin from extracted I9082XXUBNB1 firmware folder:

• Click the PDA button and select the .tar.md5 file.
• Click the Phone button and select file with MODEM in its name. Ignore if there is no such file.
• Click the CSC button and select file with CSC in its name. Ignore if there is no such file.
• Click the PIT button and select the .pit file. Ignore if there is no such file.

Step 8: In Odin, enable Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes. Also, ensure the Re-Partition checkbox is chosen only if a .pit file was chosen in the previous step.
Step 9: Verify everything suggested in Step 7 and Step 8 is done correctly. Then hit the Start button to begin the installation process.
Step 10: Once the installation process completes, your phone will restart and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from the computer.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 should be now updated with Android 4.2.2 XXUBNB1 Jelly Bean official firmware. Head over to Settings >> About Phone to verify the software version running on the device.

Note: If Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 stuck at booting animation after Step 10 then go to recovery mode (press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together) and perform Wipe data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition task before selecting reboot system now function. In recovery mode use Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the option. Please note, performing wiping task will erase your device internal memory data and not external SD card data.

Read also: How to Root Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware

Most of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat nice features that you will enjoy is the Screen Recording, Click to Pay (Google Wallet to all people), NFC emulation for non-NFC devices, 14% use less memory, cloud printing from the gallery, is the Google Home new Launcher, core System process use, efficient and responsive applications on all devices, the memory usage of all the new tool procstats details, Immersive full-screen mode, the changes in the resolution for smooth media playback, phone dialer gets local businesses detection, Quickoffice redesigned and much more.

As said already, this is a test build and you should expect some bugs in it. All bugs and problems are expected to remain as the construction progress toward a better build.

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data

2. Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Notifier BT Free on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for LG G Pad 8.3 V500 in your PC. Download USB Drivers

4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and LG G Pad 8.3 V500.

5. Your device have latest ClockworkMod Recovery Installed.

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based CM11 ROM on LG G Pad 8.3 V500.

File Required(Download by clicking on it)

1. CM11 For LG G Pad 8.3 V500  [Filename: cm-11-20131221-NIGHTLY-v500.zip]
2. Google Apps [Filename: gapps-kk-20131119.zip]

Warning!

This tutorial is only for LG G Pad 8.3 V500. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.

How to Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based CM11 ROM on LG G Pad 8.3 V500 

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device.Important: Don’t extract any files. 
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your LG G Pad 8.3 V500. 
3. Boot into recovery mode. and then use following command in command prompt after connecting the device: adb reboot recovery. 
4. Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete. 
5. Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advanceoption to perform Dalvik cache wiping. 
6. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the CM11 Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin. 
7. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the gapps-kk-20131119.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package. 
8. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your LG G Pad 8.3 V500 and boot up into Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM CM11. 
9. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

Congrats! Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware based custom ROM CM11 is now installed and running on your LG G Pad 8.3 V500. [Note: Root is turned off by default in CM ROMs, you must enable developer settings first (tap the build number 8 times under about device), then enable root under Developer Settings