How to Update Galaxy TAB 8.9 with AOSP based Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware

               Never late than earlier as in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can easily port the latest version of Jellybean 4.1 Alpha 2 release in your Samsung Galaxy TAB 8.9. All thanks to the AOSP team who has made it possible. Since this is an alpha release, more than half of the functionalities are still under development, so the things which work and doesn’t work are summed below. Please be informed that this is not an official firmware version released by Samsung Electronics and is a firmware built by the third party developers.

                We will be very soon be coming up with the other custom ROM firmwares which will truly redefine your tablet experience. Also, very soon the official Jellybean 4.1 update will come to select Galaxy tab variant. As of now we are not having any exact dates. For your convenience, we have also shown the screen captures on how this firmware will look like in your device.

Things which are working:

- Extended Power Menu (More options in Power Menu)

- super fast reboot’s!

- super fast start up’s

- G apps Pre-Installed

- Fully Working Samsung Keyboard Dock!

- Wifi

- Bluetooth

- Hardware acceleration (You tube Etc…)

Things which are not working:

- Camera

- Google Now doesn’t work!

- Google Search

              In the process of the Jellybean installation, all the data in your device will get lost, so back up the same with the help of below steps. Don’t back up the data with the help of PC Suite as it doesn’t support the beta 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”

              Minimum battery left in your tab should be 60% so as to make sure that the tab doesn’t get turned off in the middle of firmware update. Disable all the security suites installed in your computer and in device if any as these tools may interrupt the process of firmware update. Enable USB Debugging in your device from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”.

Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with Jellybean 4.1.1 Update:

• First up you need to Root Galaxy Tab 8.9 by following the instructions mentioned here. Once it’s done, you now will have to check the same whether the device is rooted or not by downloading the app called “Root Checker” from the Google PLAY Store. Open the app where you will see the status of the rooting status.
• Download the Jellybean 4.1.1 Update Package (for 3G Version) from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer and place the same in your device and make sure that you are not placing the file deep into the device.
• The recovery mode in tab can be entered by holding the Volume down button + Press the power button for 15 seconds till you see the two icons in your tab. Release the buttons and with the help of Volume buttons, select “Recovery Mode” and wait till the recovery mode is shown up.
• With the help of Volume Key, you need to select “apply zip from SD Card” after which you need to select the Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware file which you have placed in the Galaxy Tab. You can also install from the other apps
• It will take around 5 – 10 minutes for finishing the rooting process. Once the rooting process is completed, either it will automatically get restarted or will land up in the recovery mode screen. In recovery mode, select “go back” and select “reboot system now” for rebooting the device in the normal mode.