How to Update Galaxy S Advance I9070 with Official XXLE2 Gingerbread 2.3.6 Firmware

Advance your Samsung Galaxy Advance I9070 as in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can upgrade your device’s firmware with the latest Gingerbread 2.3.6 firmware which is dubbed as XXLE2. This firmware comes at a time when there are still many bugs which needs to be fixed, it was the last time when we saw on how you can update your SAMSUNG Galaxy Advance I9070 with Gingerbread 2.3.6 Firmware which is dubbed as DDLD4. This all new firmware fixes all the bugs related to the camera and Bluetooth along with some issue with incompatibility of the apps too have been addressed.

Disclaimer: Neither Android Advices, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of following the instructions mentioned in this article. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Let’s proceed to the detailed list of pre requisites which you need to follow so as to facilitate smoother firmware update process. As of now this firmware has been only rolled out in the Nordic countries, but since this is a global release, anyone can apply this update irrespective of from which country you are from.

Express Pre Requisites:

• Back up all the data with the help of below mentioned steps, ensure that you aren’t backing up the data with the help of KIES as it may or may not detect the KIES PC Suite.

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”

• Enable the USB Debugging in your Galaxy Advance from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture. Also, ensure that the battery left in the device is minimum of 60% so as to ensure that it doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

• Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.

So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how to apply this update.

Procedure to Update Galaxy ADVANCE I9070 with XXLE2 Gingerbread 2.3.6Firmware:

• Download the XXLE2 Gingerbread 2.3.6 firmware Package and Odin from here to yourcomputer. Once downloaded, you need to extract the firmware package and open the Odin in your computer.

• Download mode in your Galaxy ADVANCE can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which a green robot will be shown indicating the Download Mode has been entered.

• Now, connect your phone to the computer and open the Odin in your and then ensure that the ID : COM section is turned yellow.

Note: If the ID : COM section doesn’t turn Yellow, you need to check with two things which are mentioned below,

• Install the USB Drivers in your computer & Go to the Path “Settings > Wireless & Network > USB Settings” and
• Ensure that “Samsung KIES” option is ticked before connecting the phone to the computer.

• In Odin click on “PDA” to select the PDA file which you got after extracting the file and then click on “Start” to start the process of firmware update. As soon as the update is applied successfully, the device will be rebooted on its own.

• To check on the firmware has successfully applied or not, you can check the same from the path “Applications > Settings > About Phone” where you will find the firmware versionas XXLE2 2.3.6 Firmware.
• If you face any issues like force close error, then you need to clear and wipe the data from the recovery mode.

• In recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition and then reboot your device by selecting reboot system now with the help of Volume rocker keys. Once it’s done, you then will have to select the option of “reboot system now” for restarting the device.

Tip: Due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.

Congratulations, you have now updated your Galaxy S Advance I9070 smartphone with the latest version of Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLE2 firmware. Let us know if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.