Root & unlock GT-I9082 on Android 4.1.2 & 4.2.

2 Install CWM Recovery & Root Samsung Galaxy Grand GT-I9082 on Android 4.1.2 & 4.2.2 [Guide]

Make sure that you have battery charged over 60 % and have backed up all your important Contacts, Call Logs & Messages. It is highly recommended in case of any mishap or data loss to backup all your important data. Things you need to download: 1. Download Odin PC and install it. - Get it Here http://techbeasts.com/2013/08/08/download-odin-pclatest-version-v-3-07/ 2. Download and install Samsung USB Drivers Get Here http://techbeasts.com/tag/samsung-usbdrivers/ 3. Download the CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.zip - Get it Here and unzip it once. http://www.mediafire.com/download/vz9lq8m9d2x32as/CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.zip 4. Download the SuperSu.zip file Get it Here. http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATESuperSU-v1.65.zip 5. Download the Fix-Recovery.zip Get it Here. http://www.mediafire.com/download/74mmd1x4af6hlo4/Fix-Recovery.zip How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy Grand. 1. Boot your phone in the Download mode. In order to do so turn it off by pressing and holding the power key or by pulling out the battery for 30 seconds. Turn it on by pressing and holding Volume Down + Home Button + Power Key simultaneously. You should see a warning now, press Volume Up to continue.

2. 3. Your phone is in download mode now.

4. Open ODIN, connect your phone to your PC using the original data cable which came inside the box. 5. The ID:COM box in the top left corner should turn blue or yellow depending upon your ODIN version now. 6. Select the PDA tab and select the downloaded & extracted CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.zip file here. Make sure that the selections in your ODIN are exactly as shown below. 7. In order to prevent any issues, uncheck the Auto-Reboot option in ODIN as it is already selected when you open it.

8. 9. Click start, it should take a few seconds while your phone restarts, as soon as it shows the PASS status remove your phone from the PC and pull out the battery for a few seconds. Put it back and now turn it in booting into the recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Home Button + Power Key. 10. And you have the CWM recovery installed on your Galaxy Grand Duos! Now heres how you can root your Galaxy Grand Duos 1. Place the downloaded SuperSu.zip and Fix-Recovery.Zip files on your phones external SDcard (make sure that its not on internal). 2. Now boot your phone into the recovery mode. In order to do so, press and hold the Volume Up + Home Button + Power Keysimultaneously. Your phone should now boot into recovery mode. 3. Tap install zip from SDcard > choose zip from sd card and choose the file Fix-Recoery.Zip and let it flash the Fix-Recovery. 4. Tap install zip from SDcard once again, and then choose zip from sd card, this time you need to select SuperSu.zip file and wait for it to flash the SuperSu. Solving the Issues Although Ive written above in the CWM recovery flashing methods 6th step to uncheck the Auto Reboot option before flashing the CWM recovery, if you still face any issues, or if your phone is gone into the bootloop you may try flashing a stock ROM and try the method once again. Heres our Full GUIDE on how you can get the latest stock firmware on your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082.

Install XXUBMK7 4.2.2 JB Official Firmware on Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 recently received a new official firmware update which is XXUBMK7 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware. Samsung recently started rolling out an OTA update about the firmware. The latest firmware build version is I9082XXUBMK7. The Galaxy Grand Duos is a low budgeted good featured Galaxy Smartphone by Samsung, released with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and started received Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware update from July. If you own the device and not yet updated this latest firmware, then update your device 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 Grand Duos I9082 still running on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, then update this latest firmware to enjoy new features and performance enhancement with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. So, want to update your Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 to the latest XXUBMK7 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware? To install in official way, either you can go for OTA update as mentioned above or download firmware through the Samsung Kies utility. However, most of us prefer manual way to update official firmware. So, in this article youll find step by step manual guide to update the latest Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 firmware on your Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 through Odin.

Important Note:
"The firmware is released only for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 model, so dont try this in any other android device. Check your device model number from Settings-About Phone. Also the tutorial is based on Grand Duosdows PC. Follow all the pre-requisites, procedures and steps carefully to avoid breaking your phone".

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean I9082XXUBMK7 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 Grand Duos GT-I9082 model. Malaysia: I9082XXUBMK7_I9082OLBBMK1_XME.zip

Previous Firmware Build

New Official XXUBMK3 4.2.2 JB Firmware Update for Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 [Installation Guide] http://nasirtech.blogspot.com/2013/11/xxubmk3-jb-422-official-rom-update-galaxy-grand-duosi9082.html

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 itll 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 I9082XXUBMK7 official firmware on Galaxy Grand Duos I9082.

How to Install Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware on Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 through Odin:

1. Download Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 Firmware for Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 from the above list 2. Download Odin 3.07 https://copy.com/zowadQ32bn9T

3. Switch off your phone and boot Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 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 Grand Duos I9082 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, youll 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: I9082XXDLJ5_I9082ODDDLI7_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 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware on Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082. Hope you successfully done the update process. If you followed everything as mentioned in the above tutorial, then your Galaxy Grand Duos should now running on the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean build version XXUBMK7. You can confirm the firmware update details from Settings-About Phone. If you stuck in any point or find any issue with the download link, then feel free to contact with us using the comment form below.

How to Update Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 with Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 Jelly Bean Official Firmware
Samsung has just released a new software update for the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082). This latest update is still based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and now available in Southeast Asian countries as an Over-The-Air (OTA) update as well as through Samsung KIES. Firmware details PDA: I9082XXUBMK7 CSC: I9082OLBBMK1 MODEM: I9082DXUBMI1 Version: Android 4.2.2 Build date: Nov 26, 2013 Regions: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 users who missed the OTA update notification or unable to access the update over Samsung KIES, may follow our step-by-step guide to install the update manually. 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. The Galaxy Grand Duos should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier. 5. Ensure the battery of the phone is charged more than 80 percent.

6. The Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 Jelly Bean firmware is compatible only with the Samsung 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 XXUBMK7 Jelly Bean Firmware (Mirror Link 1, Link 2) for Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 2. Odin 3.07 Steps to Update Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 with Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 Jelly Bean Firmware Step 1: Extract Firmware zip file using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting tool, you will get a .tar.md5 file and some other files. 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 screen. 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. Note: If the Added message does not appear, then try re-install USB drivers or changing the port on the computer. Step 7: Select the following files in Odin from extracted I9082XXUBMK7 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 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.

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 is completed, 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 official Android 4.2.2 XXUBMK7 Jelly Bean. 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.

How to Root Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Firmware
Samsung has released the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Grand Duos with model number GT-I9082. The new official firmware is now available as an Over-The-Air (OTA) update as well as through Samsung KIES. Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 users who have already updated their devices with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, may root their devices using the tutorial below. Disclaimer: Rooting voids the warranty of your device. We and the developer of this rooting procedures shall not be held responsible if any undesirable outcomes may happen to your device. use of this root guide is solely at your own risk! Pre-Requisites 1. Install USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos on your 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. The Galaxy Grand Duos should be factory unlocked and not locked to any particular carrier. 5. Ensure the battery of the phone is charged more than 80 percent. 6. The CWM Recovery and SuperSU files works only on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082. Applying these on any incorrect variant might brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy Grand Duos by selecting Settings >> About Phone. File Required 1. Odin3_v3.07.rar 2. CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.zip (Mirror Link) 3. Fix-Recovery.zip (Mirror Link) 4. UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip or the latest version. Steps to Install CWM Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 Step 1: Extract Odin3_v3.07.rar and CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.zip files using winrar/7zip/winzip or any other extracting tool. Step 2: Copy Fix-Recovery.zip and UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip files to the external SD card of the phone. Step 3: Switch off the Galaxy Grand Duos. Then 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 screen. Now press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode. Step 4: Run Odin on the computer as an Administrator. Step 5: 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. Note: If the Added message does not appear, then try re-install USB drivers or changing the port on the computer. Step 6: In Odin, click the PDA and select the CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.md5 file. Also, ensure the Auto-Reboot and Re-Partition options in Odin is not selected. Step 7: Double-check and click Start in Odin. The installation process will now begin. Step 8: Once installation process is completed, unplug the USB cable to disconnect it from computer. Then switch off the phone manually (Take out the battery and put it back in). Steps to Root Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 by Installing SuperSU via CWM Recovery Step 9: Boot the device into CWM Recovery by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together.

Note: This should boot in CWM Recovery if you manually switch off the phone in Step-8. Step 10: Now select install zip from sdcard, select choose zip from sdcard and then navigate to the FixRecovery.zip file. Select and confirm installation by selecting Yes. Step 11: Return to main recovery menu and repeat Step 10 but this time choose UPDATE-SuperSUv1.51.zip file. Step 12: Once installation process is completed, return to main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot phone. The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082, running official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, is now rooted successfully. You can now install any app that requires root permission. Verify the root status of the device by downloading Root Checker app from Google Play Store. Thank's to all fellas at XDA who first tried out this rooting technique. This root method was originally posted via XDA-Developers original thread.

How To Root Galaxy Grand

Download Root.rar, which is having all necessary softwares/files for rooting except USB driver/Kies STEP 1:Download firmware from www.sammobile.com Install the firmware thru ODIN.. Install Kies (Search in net and download it. This will installed USB driver. If already installed skip this) Press Volume down+Menu+Power...Now the phone should be in download mode. Press Volume UP once Open ODIN and make sure COM port is detected your phone. You can check that under ID:COM Click on F.Reset Time & Auto Reboot PDA>Open Firmware file (You may have to extract the zip file of firmware, which you have downloaded from sammobile) Press Start Press Exit New firmware installed and it should boot the device. -----------------------------------------------------------STEP 2:Install CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.md5 Press Volume down+Menu+Power...Now the phone should be in download mode. Press Volume UP once Open ODIN and make sure COM port is detected your phone. You can check that under ID:COM Click on F.Rest Time PDA>Open file CWM-touch_i9082_chotu.tar.md5 Press Start Press Exit Press Power Button till the time phone is not switching off or Take out the battery CWM Installed now. -----------------------------------------------------------STEP 3:Fixing CWM and Rooting Press Power+Volume Up+Menu, Boot in to CWM Recovery (This should boot in CWM if you manually switch off the phone in previous step, else will boot in stock recovery. Then you have to follow STEP 2 again) Flash Fix-Recovery.zip (This is optional if your device installing stock recovery on reboot) Flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip Reboot Check SuperSU installed or not once booted. I do not have any credit on these files making..All credit to the original creator.

Please do this steps on your own risk, I am not responsbile if you brick your device.

After rooting your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082, you want to revert the changes made? Then you are at the right place.

Rooting is a cool thing that Android users can do with their devices. They can root and become the master of their device. In one of our previous tutorials we wrote a simple method to Root Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 with CWM Recovery.The thing is that many people come to know that rooting wasnt meant for them after they have rooted their phone. They dont use any app that needs root level access, still they are prone to the dangers associated with rooting an Android Phone. Their can be so many reasons for unrooting a rooted phone, but the question is that how to do that. Well, in most cases, unrooting is as simple as rooting such as in this case. So, by following this tutorial youll be able to switch back to the stock ROM and unroot. After unrooting your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 youll get the warranty of your phone back. So, without wasting any more time lets get started with the main thing.

Unrooting the Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082

Please follow each and every step carefully. Androids Creed recommends you to read all the steps before executing them. Just in case you end up bricking your smartphone or making any other fault in your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-i9082 then we wont be held liable for that.

Before you Unroot

Before starting the unrooting process you need to read these Prerequisite: 1. The mobile phone should have at least 70 80% of battery power. 2. You have to make USB debugging enabled for this tutorial to work. To do so, go to Settings > Manage > Applications > Development > USB Debugging check the box. 3. It is obvious that youll loose your data such as Phone contacts and SMSes if you do not save them externally. So, back up your data.

4. Your phone has to be rooted and have CWM installed. (Obviously, how can you unroot without rooting?) 5. Download the USB drivers for your PC from here.

Steps to unroot Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082

Step 1: Download the > Root Uninstaller < . Place the downloaded file on the root directory of your phones SD card. Step 2: Switch your phone off and then boot into Recoverymode by pressing the following key combination : Volume Up + Home + Power Key. Step 3: While you are in recovery mode, choose the option install zip from SD card and then scroll to select the file named root uninstaller.zip (You downloaded in step 1). Step 4: Once you have selected the file, the process will start and can take about 2 3 minutes to complete. Step 5: After the process finishes, do a factory wipe and wipe cache partition before rebooting.

The unroot is done. Your Galaxy Grand Duos GT-I9082 is once again in warranty.

How to Install Clockworkmod Recovery (CWM) on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

Guide to Install Clockworkmod (CWM) custom recovery on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. Now further ado, here are the steps !!

Steps to Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Grand duos

Step 1: First download the ADB Drivers from here. Step 2: Download the ClockWork Mod recovery from this link. Step 3: Switch off your device. Step 4: Now press and hold Volume up + Home button + Power button - When you see the logo on the screen RELEASE all the buttons. Step 5: Press Volume Up button to confirm the permission asked. Step 6: Connect your phone with PC via USB cable and then execute the ODIN program on your PC. Step 7: When Phone is connected successfully, youll see that COM:XX (XX is your port number, it can be anything) gets click able. Select it. Step 8: Now, minimize ODIN (if you want). Create a new folder somewhere (on the desktop?). In this new folder extract all the files inside the CWM Recovery .zip file.

Step 9: Now in the ODIN window select PDA and then browse to the folder in which you extracted the Zip file in Step 8, select it. Step 10: Now everything is set. Click on Start button in the ODIN window and the installation will start. After some time installation of ClockWork Mod recovery will finish on your Galaxy Grand Duos.