How to Update Galaxy Gio S5660 with Cyanogen Mod 10 Jellybean 4.1 Firmware

When almost every Android smartphone is getting an update then why should be the users of Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 users should feel dejected? So, in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can install the latest Jellybean looking firmware in the form of Cyanogen mod 10 firmware. Unfortunately, Samsung won’t be coming up with any firmware updates in future and also just in case if you have rooted the device then you can make use of custom ROM firmwares so as to get the most out of your Android. It was the last time when we saw on how you can update with Cyanogen mod 9 firmware update.

Though this firmware is still in the beta stages, this works butter smooth. For your convenience, we have mentioned below a detailed list of things which work and the things which are yet to be ported. This is not an Official firmware package released by Cyanogen mod but very soon there will be an all-new update of CM 10 which will be rolled out very soon. In the due course of this article we will be checking out on what are the express pre requisites and then the detailed guide in the next page.

What’s Working:

• RIL (full – GSM/SMS/EDGE/3G/SIGNAL etc)
• Audio
• Microphone
• Small speaker
• Sensors (strange issue with proximity)
• Project Butter (100%)
• Full 2D/3D acceleration
• Touchscreen
• SD card
• Native Android app2sd (.android_secure)
• WiFi
• Bluetooth (really, really buggy)
• Browser
• Mass storage
• Live wallpapers
• GPS (people saying it working fast)
• Deep sleep
• YouTube
• FM radio (as in CM9)
• Headphones

What isn’t Working:

• Proximity
• Camera

Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.

All the data in your Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 should be backed up so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use KIES to back up the data as it will not detect the custom ROM firmwares.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,

Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,

Call Log - Call Log and Restore

Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,

APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, you need to enable the USB Debugging Mode. Also, you need to ensure that the minimum battery charge left in your phone is not less than 40% or else the phone may get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

So once you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now head to the next page where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply the Cyanogen mod 10 firmware update in your Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 device.

Procedure to Update Cyanogen mod 10 in Galaxy Gio S5660 Android Phone:

• Download the Cyanogen mod 10 Firmware Package in your computer. Connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the CM 10 package in your device. Ensure that you are not placing the file deep into the subfolders.

• After placing the file, disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode.

• The recovery mode in the Galaxy GIO S5660 can be entered by Holding Menu Button and then Power ON the device. If the device turns ON in the normal mode then you need to try again to enter into the recovery mode.

• In the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the Cyanogen Mod 10 Zip file which is placed in the phone.

• Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 5 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.

Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.

So there you go, you have now successfully applied the latest update of Cyanogen mod 10 in Galaxy Gio smartphone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.