Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5200 is one of those feature-enriched devices from Samsung that was announced in June 2013 and went on floors on July 2013. I call it feature enriched because it equips a 10.1″ wide enlarged TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16mm colors & 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, supported by an Intel Atom Z2560 chipset and powered by a Dual Core PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU clocked at 1.6 GHz, supports 16/32 GB in-built memory with 1GB RAM and runs on the default 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS. Besides is has many other noteworthy features that you can know about the device from Samsung’s official website.
If you are a user of this wonderful tablet, then I have a very good piece of news for you and the news is that now you can upgrade your device to the latest release Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean XXUAND1 firmware. The firmware is dubbed as P5200XXUAND1 and is easy to flash on your device. Do you think how?Don’t worry. I am here to guide you through the process. Just follow the below given steps in the and easily updpate your device manually with the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean XXUAND1 firmware. But before that you need to take a keen look on some of the pre-requisites which are essential for a safe manual update of your device.
Caution
Make sure to double check the Name and model number of your device before starting the installation since it’s only meant for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5200. Using the process with other device might hard brick your device or create bugs in it. Be sure that BlogZamana will not remain responsible for any sort of issues like Bugs, Brick of device or Dead SD Card, if your device experiences any during the installation process. What you do is on your own risk.
Pre-Requisites
- One Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5200.
- Original Data Cable
- One PC preloaded with Samsung Galaxy Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5200 drivers. Else at first download and install the drivers on your PC from Samsung’s official website.
- Enable the USB Debugging Mode. You will find the option in the Developer Section of your device.
- Back Up all important data in Android your device since the update process will erase all data.
- Keep at least 60% to 70% battery back up in your Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5200 to avoid accidental shut down during installation.
Downloads
- Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean XXUAND1
- Odin Flash Tool
Steps to Update
- First of all download the above mentioned two files and extract the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean XXUAND1.zip file to the desktop of your PC.
- Now switch off your Smartphone and boot it into download mode by long press and hold of the Volume Down Key+Home Buttom+Power Button. Press the Power button to continue as soon as you see a warning triangle sign on your display.
- Now launch Odin and connect your device to your PC via USB.
- You will see the ID: COM box of ODIN screen turning blue along with the COM PORT Number and Added Massage in the below left corner of the screen, if your device gets connected properly.
- Now select the PDA button from the ODIN screen and select the file with .tar.md5 extension. Ensure that the Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time check boxes are ticked in ODIN and the Re-Partition button is unchecked.
- Double check the settings and hit the START button to initiate the update process.
- Wait for sometime and you will see the PASS massage on the ODIN screen with green backdrop once the flashing is complete. Disconnect your Smartphone from your PC when your device restarts.
The flashing will take almost 4-5 minutes and after your device will reboot automatically. Wait still the process finishes. Your device rebooted? Congrats!! You have successfully updated the new firmware in your Galaxy Tab. Enjoy!! In case of any issues, don’t forget to get back to me via the comment section. I am always there to assist you.