How To Take A Backup Of Your Samsung Mobile Phone's Data Using Samsung Kies

It is very important to know how you can use Samsung Kies program to save a backup of all your Samsung mobile phone's data like contacts, Messages, Call log and much more.

Why and When you need to make this backup?

As you may know that Samsung mobile phones and tablets has a very fast updates, And in case you want to stay up to date, Then updating the firmware version of your device could be a very hard work when you have a lot of saved data. And here the Samsung Kies can give you the best solution, It can backup almost everything from your phone and save it for you to restore it after the update, So it will be a very easy mission to update your device whenever there is a new firmware version.

Backup Steps:

- First Download Samsung Kies software in case your don't have it yet.

- Install it and restart your computer.

- Connect your Samsung mobile phone to the computer using the USB cable.

- Wait until Windows detects it and installs the needed drivers for it.

- When Kies program detects your Samsung device you will see some Basic information about yours, Like Device name and memory ..etc.

- Now click on Back up / Restore tab.

- Select what data you want to back up ( Contacts, Call Log, Music, Photos...etc).

- Click on Back up button.

- Wait until Kies program finishes the back up, Then click Complete button.

- Done

Restore a Backup Steps:

- Connect your Samsung mobile phone to the computer using the USB cable.

- When Kies program detects your Samsung device you will see some Basic information about yours, Like Device name and memory ..etc.

- Now click on Back up / Restore tab.

- Click Restore on button.

- When you get the warning message click Continue.

- Select the backup file you want to restore, Then click Next.

- Select what data you want to restore from the saved backup ( Contacts, Call Log, Music, Photos...etc), Then click Next.

- When Samsung Kies finishes the restore process you can click on Complete button.

- Your device will be rebooted.

- After your device is on again you can check that all your data is restored.

How To Update Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 Firmware Using Odin Flasher

Updating the firmware version of you mobile phone is a very important operation to stay up to date with any new firmware error fixing and bug repairing, And the Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 firmware update process is a most wanted one too, So you can do the job by yourself without waiting or buying any expensive tool at all, In this guide we used a very simple steps to perform this update, So all you have to do is reading, Understanding and applying.

Things you should do before updating:

- Backup your mobile phone's data, Read our online guide to performe it (How To Backup Your Samsung Device).
- Make sure to charge your phone battery to be at least at 90% of charging level.
- Check your current firmware version and write it down, It will be very helpful info in case something goes wrong.

Downloads:

- Official Firmware Package for Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 (Download and extract)
- Odin flasher (Download and extract).
- USB Drivers for Samsung S7710 (Download and install, Then restart the Computer).

Tools:

- Suitable USB cable for Samsung S7710 model.
- A computer running Windows OS.

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 Firmware Update Stpes:

- Turn off the phone and take out any SIM card or memory card.

- Run Odin.exe program.

- Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time.

- Click PIT button and select: skomerxx_121217.pit

- If you have a complete firmware package of Samsung S7710 then you will see 2 files inside (PDA + CSC):

Click PDA button and select: CODE_S7710xxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5

Click CSC button and select: CSC_Oxx_S7710Oxxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5

- Put your Samsung S7710 into Download Mode:

Press and Hold Volume Down key + Home key + Power key

- Use the USB cable to connect the device to your Computer.

- Wait for a while until Windows detects the device and installs its drivers.

- Look at Odin's window and if you see the COM port number of the connected device (0:[COMxx]) then everything is ok.

- Click Start button, And Odin will install the new firmware files into your device.

- During the update process do not try to disconnect the USB cable or stop the operation for any reason.

- After the update is done your phone will reboot.

- If you see PASS! Word at Odin's window then the update was successfully done.

- Disconnect the USB cable.

- When the phone is fully on try to do a hard reset by this code *#87976633#

- The phone will reboots one more time, So wait for it.

- Now your Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 is up to date, Enjoy your well done job.

Notices:

- After the update you can restore your data backup again (Read How to do it here).
- In case you get one big file (PDA) inside the firmware package then no need to check or use any PIT file, And select that file as PDA.

How To Hard Reset Samsung P5100 Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Using Its Hardware Keys

When you need to do a Hard Reset?

You can apply this operation in many cases, We will mention some of them here:

- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.

- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.

- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.

- Forgotten user code.

- Forgotten phone code.

- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.

What to do before performing the Hard Reset?

- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.

- But in case that is not possible then you can check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung P5100 Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Hard Reset Steps:

- Make sure that your Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is Off.

- Press and hold Volume Up key then press Power key.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then when you see Samsung Logo release all keys.

- You will be into Factory reset menu.

- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Power key to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Power key to confirm the operation.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Power key.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The hard reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.

How To Hard Reset Samsung SGH-T679 Exhibit II 4G T-Mobile Using its Hardware Keys

When you need to perform a Hard Reset?

You can apply this operation in many cases, We will mention some of them here:

- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.

- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.

- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.

- Forgotten user code.

- Forgotten phone code.

- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.

- You want to delete all your personal information from your device in case you want to sell it.

What to do before performing the Hard Reset?

- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.

- But in case that is not possible then you can check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung SGH-T679 Exhibit II 4G T-Mobile Hard Reset Steps:

- Make sure that your Samsung SGH-T679 Exhibit II 4G T-Mobile is Off.

- Take out its battery for 10 seconds, Then put it in again.

- Press and hold Volume Up key then press Power key.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then when you see Samsung Logo release Power key only.

- Keep Pressing Volume Up key until you see the Android opened box on screen, Then release the Volume Up key.

- Press Menu button for two seconds, And you will be into Factory reset menu.

- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Home button to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Home button to confirm the operation.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Home button.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The hard reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.

How To Update Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus Firmware Version - Manual Update Guide

This Guide will teach you: How to update your Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus firmware version to any new released version, You will learn how you can use Odin flasher and Stock firmware package to perform the update by yourself, The needed tools are available too, As you need a suitable USB cable and a computer running Windows OS.

Preparing:

- Make a backup of your Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus data, Read our online guide to learn how to do it.
- Charge your phone's battery to be at least at 90%.
- Write Down your device current firmware version, It could be very helpful when something goes wrong.

Downloads:

- Stock Firmware Package for Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus (Download and Extract).
- Odin Flasher.
- USB Drivers for Samsung S5303 (Download and install, Then restart the computer).

Tools:

- Suitable USB cable for Samsung S5303.
- A computer with Windows OS installed.

Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus Firmware Update Steps:

- Turn off the phone.

- Take out the SIM card and memory too.

- Run Odin.exe program.

- Check these options: Re-Partition (If you have PIT file only), Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time.

- Click PIT button to select: coriplusds_signed.pit

- From the extracted firmware package you have to select the files in the following order:

Click Bootloader button to select: BOOT_S5303xxxxxx_REV00.tar.md5

Click PDA button to select: CODE_S5303xxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5

Click Phone button to select: MODEM_S5303xxxxxx_REV00.tar.md5

Click CSC button to select: CSC_Oxx_S5303Oxxxxxx_....._user_low_ship.tar.md5

- Put your Samsung S5303 into Download Mode:

Press and Hold Volume Down key + Home + Power key

- Use the USB cable to connect your mobile to Computer.

- Wait until Windows detects the phone and installs the needed drivers for it.

- If Odin detects the connected device correctly you will see its COM port number (0:[COMxx]).

- Click on Start button.

- Odin will start to update your phone using the selected firmware files.

- The phone will be rebooted after the update.

- If the update was successful you will see PASS! Word at Odin's window.

- Disconnect the USB cable from phone.

- When the phone is fully on check the new firmware version by this Code *#1234#.

- Now your device is up to date with the latest firmware version, So enjoy your work.

Notice:
- In case you have one big file inside the firmware package then no need to use any PIT file or to check Re-Partition option, And the one big file should be selected as PDA file.

- In case the device hangs at Samsung logo after rebooting, You can Hard Reset it (How To Hard Reset Samsung S5303 Galaxy Y Plus).

How To Update Samsung N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi Firmware Using Odin Flasher and Stock Firmware Package

This Guide will teach you: How you can update the firmware version of your N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi to any wanted version, We used simple and clear steps that you can follow one by one to perform the update by yourself, No need to buy any special tool or program to update the device, You will get all you need for Free at this guide.

Preparing:

- Make a backup of your Samsung N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi data, Read our online guide to learn how to do it.
- Charge your phone's battery to be at least at 90%.
- Write Down your device current firmware version, It could be very helpful when something goes wrong.

Downloads:

- Stock Firmware Package for Samsung N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi (Download and Extract).
- Odin Flasher.
- USB Drivers for Samsung N5110 (Download and install, Then restart the computer).

Tools:

- Suitable USB cable for Samsung N5110.
- A computer with Windows OS installed.

Samsung N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi Firmware Update Steps:

- Turn off the phone.

- Run Odin.exe program.

- Check these options: Re-Partition (If you have PIT file only), Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time.

- Click PIT button to select: kona_wifi.pit

- From the extracted firmware package you have to select the files in the following order:

Click Bootloader button to select: BOOTLOADER_N5110xxxxxx_REV00_...noship.tar.md5
Click PDA button to select: CODE_N5110xxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_noship.tar.md5
Click CSC button to select: CSC_Oxx_N5110Oxxxxxx_....._user_low_noship.tar.md5

- Put your Samsung N5110 into Download Mode:

Press and Hold Volume Down key + Power key for 5 seconds, And after you see the warning message release both keys and press Volume Up key to be into Download Mode.

- Use the USB cable to connect your mobile to Computer.

- Wait until Windows detects the phone and installs the needed drivers for it.

- If Odin detects the connected device correctly you will see its COM port number (0:[COMxx]).

- Click on Start button.

- Odin will start to update your phone using the selected firmware files.

- The phone will be rebooted after the update.

- If the update was successful you will see PASS! Word at Odin's window.

- Disconnect the USB cable from phone.

- When the phone is fully on check the new firmware version by this Code *#1234#.

- It is better to perform a full reset by this code *2767*3855#

- Wait for your device to reboot one more time.

- When the phone is one again it will be up to date with the latest firmware version, So enjoy your work.

Notice:

- In case you have one big file inside the firmware package then no need to use any PIT file or to check Re-Partition option, And the one big file should be selected as PDA file.

How To Hard Reset Samsung S7500 Galaxy Ace Plus Using its Hardware Keys

When you need to perform a Hard Reset?

You can apply this operation in many cases, We will mention some of them here:

- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.
- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.
- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.
- Forgotten user code.
- Forgotten phone code.
- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.
- You want to delete all your personal information from your device in case you want to sell it.

What to do before performing the Hard Reset?

- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.
- Check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung S7500 Galaxy Ace Plus Hard Reset Steps:

- Make sure that your Samsung S7500 Galaxy Ace Plus is Off, And has no SIM or Memory card inside.

- Take out its battery for 10 seconds, Then put it in again.

- Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Keys, Then press Power.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then release all keys.

- Wait until you are into Factory reset / System Recovery menu.

- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Power button to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Power button to confirm the operation one more time.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Power button.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.

How To Hard Reset Samsung S6102 Galaxy Y Duos Using its Hardware Keys

When you need to perform a Hard Reset?

You can apply this operation in many cases, We will mention some of them here:

- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.
- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.
- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.
- Forgotten user code.
- Forgotten phone code.
- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.
- You want to delete all your personal information from your device in case you want to sell it.

What to do before performing the Hard Reset?

- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.
- Check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung S6102 Galaxy Y Duos Hard Reset Steps:

- Make sure that your Samsung S6102 Galaxy Y Duos is Off, And has no SIM or Memory cards are inside.

- Take out its battery for 10 seconds, Then put it in again.

- Press and hold Volume Up + Home Keys, Then press Power.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then release all keys.

- Wait until you are into Factory reset / System Recovery menu.

- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Power button or Home key to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Power button or Home key to confirm the operation one more time.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Power button or Home key.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.

How To Hard Reset Samsung S7562 Galaxy S Duos Using its Hardware Keys

When you need to perform a Hard Reset?

You can apply this operation in many cases, We will mention some of them here:

- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.
- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.
- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.
- Forgotten user code.
- Forgotten phone code.
- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.
- You want to delete all your personal information from your device in case you want to sell it.

What to do before performing the Hard Reset?

- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.
- Check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung S7562 Galaxy S Duos Hard Reset Steps:

- Make sure that your Samsung S7562 Galaxy S Duos is Off, And has no SIM or Memory cards are inside.

- Take out its battery for 10 seconds, Then put it in again.

- Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Keys, Then press Power.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then release all keys.

- Wait until you are into Factory reset / System Recovery menu.

- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Power button to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Power button to confirm the operation one more time.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Power button.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.

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How to Update Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 with Android 4.2.2 XWUANC1 Jelly Bean Official Firmware

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 with 3G connectivity (SM-T311) has received a new Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update with firmware build number T311XWUANC1. The new official firmware is now available as an Over-The-Air (OTA) update as well as through Samsung KIES.

Firmware details
PDA: T311XWUANC1
CSC: T311OLBANC1
MODEM: T311DXUAMK1
Version: Android 4.2.2
Build date: Mar 07, 2014
Regions: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 users who missed the OTA update notification or unable to access the update over Samsung KIES, may follow our step-by-step guide to install the update manually.

Pre-requisites
1. Install USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 on the computer.
2. Enable USB Debugging Mode on the device by navigating to Settings >> Developer Options.
3. Make a backup of all your important data before following the guide.
4. Ensure the battery of the device is charged more than 80 percent.
5. The Android 4.2.2 XWUANC1 Jelly Bean firmware is compatible only with the 3G version of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 (SM-T311). Applying this to any incorrect variant might brick the device. Verify the model number of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 by navigating to Settings >> About Phone.

Files Required
1. Android 4.2.2 XWUANC1 Jelly Bean Firmware (Mirror Link)
2. Odin 3.07

Steps to Update Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 with Android 4.2.2 XWUANC1 Jelly Bean Firmware 
Step 1: Extract Firmware zip file using WinRAR/7-Zip/WinZip or any other extracting tool, you will get a .tar.md5 file and some other files (optional).
Step 2: Extract Odin zip file and you will get Odin3 v3.07.exe along with few other files.
Step 3: Switch off the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0.
Step 4: Boot the device into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Homeand Power buttons together until a construction Android robot icon with a warning triangle appears on screen. Now press the Volume Up button to enter Download Mode.
Step 5: Run Odin on the computer as an Administrator.
Step 6: Connect the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 to the computer using USB cable while it is in the Download Mode. Wait until Odin detects the device. When the device is connected successfully, the ID: COM box will turn to light blue with the COM port number. Additionally, the successful connected will be indicated by a message saying Added.

Step 7: Select the following files in Odin from extracted T311XWUANC1 firmware folder:

• Click the PDA button and select the .tar.md5 file.
• Click the Phone button and select file with MODEM in its name. Ignore if there is no such file.
• Click the CSC button and select file with CSC in its name. Ignore if there is no such file.
• Click the PIT button and select the .pit file. Ignore if there is no such file.

Step 8: In Odin, enable Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes. Also, ensure the Re-Partition checkbox is chosen only if a .pit file was chosen in the previous step.
Step 9: Verify everything suggested in Step 7 and Step 8 is done correctly. Then hit the Startbutton to begin the installation process.
Step 10: Once the installation process is completed, your device will restart and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from the computer.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 should be now updated with Android 4.2.2 XWUANC1 Jelly Bean official firmware. Head over to Settings >> About Phone to verify the software version running on the device.

Note: If Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 stuck at booting animation after Step 10 then go to recovery mode (press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together) and perform Wipe data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition task before selecting reboot system now function. In recovery mode use Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the option. Please note, performing wiping task will erase your device internal memory data and not external SD card data.