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A new official firmware is now available for Samsung Galaxy S4 Active GT-I9295 which is XXUAMH2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware. Samsung has released this device recently and is a dust and water resistant (IP67) version of GALAXY S4, comes with the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. This device already received a number of firmware updates and here is latest one released yet, you can update your phone with latest firmware available XXUAMH2 Android 4.2.2 which is currently rolled out by Samsung in Several countries. List of countries with download link is available later part on this tutorial. This update only has some bug fixes and performance enhancements than the previous version. To update your device with this latest firmware, you can either use the OTA update feature or use the KIES utility. But, if you are looking for a manual update guide, then you can go through our simple step by step tutorial to manually update your Galaxy S4 Active I9295 with the latest XXUAMH2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean official firmware. Please note, this tutorial don’t require a custom recovery such as CWM recovery or a rooted Galaxy S4 Active I9295 because to install this firmware we will use ODIN utility. After installing official firmware XXUAMH2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean you can always root your Galaxy S4 Active I9295 with the help of proper rooting method.

Complete Installation Tutorial of XXUAMH2 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware

Step 1:

Download Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean I9195XXUAMH2 Official Firmware for Galaxy S4 Active I9295 from the above list and Odin 3.07 in your computer.

Step 2:

Extract Firmware zip file at a convenient location in your desktop; you should get a .tar.md5 file and some other files (optional).

Step 3:

Now extract Odin zip file and you will get Odin3 v3.07.exe as well as few other files.

Step 4:

Now turn off your phone and wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off. Then put your Galaxy S4 Active I9295 in Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down + Home + Power button together until you see a construction Android robot in phone screen. Press Volume Up button again to enter into Download Mode.

Step 5:

Now run Odin3 v3.07.exe that you get in Step 3 as an Administrator because Admin privileges is required to complete this installation process smoothly.

Step 6:

Now it’s time to connect your Galaxy S4 Active I9295 with your PC using USB cable. Do it and you will see a message under Odin’s message box in the bottom left saying “Added!!” If you don’t get it then you should try another USB port (try USB port located in back of your desktop PC cabinet). However, if this still can’t solve your issue then you should reinstall USB driver for your device. Nevertheless, if you successfully see the “Added!!” message in Odin then you are ready to go in next step. You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device.

Step 7:

Select these files from I9195XXUAMH2 folder that you get in Step 2 in Odin at respective buttons:

Click the PDA Button, and select the .tar.md5 file here with *code* appearing in its name (required)
Click the Phone Button, and select file with *modem* in its name (add it if you only have it in your extracted firmware folder)
Click the CSC Button, and select file with *csc* in its name (add it if you only have it in your extracted firmware folder)
Click the PIT Button, and select the .pit file. (Add it if you only have it in your extracted firmware folder)

Step 8:

In Odin window, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are only two that are selected. Also, make sure that Re-Partition checkbox is selected, only when you added a .pit file (see Step 7.4) in ODIN.

Step 9:

To make flashing safe for you double check everything that we mentioned in Step 7 and Step 8 above. Now, once you are ready, hit the START button to begin the flashing process.

Step 10:

Once installation is done, your phone will reboot automatically 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 then safely unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.