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Samsung has brought out its latest official Jelly Bean Over-The-Air(OTA) firmware, Android 4.2.2 XXUBMHF( September 2013 build ), for Galaxy Grand Duos (19082) in many countries. The latest in the OTA firmware would bring a string of new features to the handset. Some of them are lockscreen widgets, Daydream screensaver mode, dedicated toggles section in status bar and more.

As it is an unbranded firmware, this can be installed on any unlocked Galaxy Grand Duos, inspite of country or region. The ones who missed the latest OTA update notification and the ones who are impatient for its official release in their country can follow our step-by-step guide to manually install the same via ODIN.

How to Install Official Android 4.2.2 XXUBMHF OTA Update on Galaxy Grand Duos I9082

Step 1: Download Android 4.2.2 I9082XXUBMHF Jelly Bean for Galaxy Grand Duos and Odin v3.07 on your computer.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded firmware zip files to the desktop. The extracted folder should have a .tar.md5 file and a few other files (optional).

Step 3: Extract Odin zip file to obtain Odin3 v3.07.exe as well as some other files.

Step 4: Power off the phone and wait for vibration (about 5 to 6 seconds) to confirm complete device shutdown. Now boot the phone in Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down and Power button together until a construction Android robot icon with a triangle appears on screen. Now hit Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
Step 5: Launch Odin3 v3.07.exe that you obtained in Step 3 as an Administrator, as Admin privileges is required to complete the installation process smoothly.

Step 6: Connect the phone to computer with original USB cable. When the device connects successfully, the ID: COM box will turn Yellow with the corresponding COM port number.

Step 7: Select the following files from I9082XXUBMHF folder in Odin using respective checkboxes:

Select the PDA checkbox, and click the file named ‘.tar’ or ‘.md5′
Choose the Phone checkbox, and select the file named ‘modem’ (ignore if the file is not found in extracted firmware folder)
Click the CSC checkbox, and choose the file named ‘CSC’ (ignore if the file is missing in extracted folder)
Choose the PIT checkbox, and click the .pit file. (ignore if there is no such file)
Step 8: In Odin, enable Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options by selecting the checkboxes. But, the Re-Partition checkbox must be selected, only if a .pit file was chosen in the previous step in ODIN.

Step 9: Verify if Step 7 and Step 8 are done correctly. Then hit the START button to begin flashing the update.

Step 10: Once the firmware installation completes, the phone will reboot automatically and soon a PASS message with green background appears in the left-most box at the very top of Odin. Now remove the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.

Your Galaxy Grand Duos is now successfully running on Android 4.2.2 I9082XXUBMHF Jelly Bean official firmware. Go to Settings > About Phone to verify the firmware installed.