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Update Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos to Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos is received Android 4.4 KitKat custom ROM named as Probam. The Probam ROM has comes with latest Android 4.4 features. This is not officiall from Samsung. You can upgrade your phone to Android 4.4 KitKat Operating System by installing this custom ROM on your I9082 device. It works fine while tested this on our device. Be aware before processing this tutorial that it is not an official update from Samsung. All credits goes to the original ROM developer. First your device must be rooted. Google apps are not included in this rom file, so you have download it and flash it too. Here is a guide to update your Samsung Galaxy Grand duos I9082 to Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM.
Warning before installing Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM on Samsung Galaxy Grand duos:
- We are not responsible for any damages that may happened due to using this ROM. If any problem happens that related to installing, we will help you to solve it.
- Use this guide at your own risk. We shall not have any liability or responsibility for whatever happens to you and your device by using the instructions in this guide.
- The instructions provided in this tutorial for educational purpose only. There is no guarantee that these steps will work for your device.
- The steps given in this tutorial is only to use with Samsung Galaxy Grand duos and model number is I9082. Applying this guide to any other device or any other model may produce many problems.
- Read and Understand the whole tutorial first, before going to perform the steps.
Pre Requirements to Install Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM on Samsung Galaxy Grand duos I9082:
- A Samsung Galaxy Grand duos mobile with I9082 model number Android smartphone.
- A PC or Laptop with Working Internet connection.
- We recommend you to take a backup of your data in the mobile using PC suite or any other method. After the process, the data won’t be deleted. In case if you miss some data you can restore it from the backup file.
- SMS – How to Backup Messages
- Contacts – Sync with Gmail App
- Videos, Images, Songs and Other Files – Copy to internal / External SD card or System
- APN Settings – Take Manual Note from “Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names
- Then maintain minimum 60% charge in your mobile’s battery. This will help your device to don’t get switched off.
- And Enable USB Debugging – “Settings > Developer Settings> USB Debugging”. Check this – How to Enable USB Debugging in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Then Disable any antiviruses and firewalls in your PC or Laptop. Because these tools may interrupts the process during the rooting.
Downloadable files to install Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM on Samsung Galaxy Grand duos I9082:
The following files are need to perform the process in the guide. So, download the following files one by one. And make sure that you have downloaded all the files. If the following download links were broken. Inform us to re post the download files.
- Probam ROM – probam-20140111-UNOFFICIAL-i9082-k2wl-build2 – (413.93 MB) – Here
- Gapps – gapps-kk-20131208.zip – (98.71 MB) – Here
How to install Android 4.4 KitKat Probam ROM on Samsung Galaxy Grand duos I9082:
- Root your mobile. Check this – How to root samsung galaxy grand duos I9082
- Install ClockWorkMod recovery. Check this – How to Install ClockWorkMod on Grand Duos
- Connect your phone to PC or laptop with original USB Data cable. That you got when you bought the phone. Because using other cables may produce not detecting problems.
- Transfer the downloaded files to your mobile’s SD card.
- Switch off the mobile.
- After that, Reboot into recovery mode. For that, switch on the phone, press and hold Home + Volume Up + Power buttons together.
- Do the following: “Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Yes”
- Do the following: “Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Yes”
- Do the following: “Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache > Yes”
- Do the following: “Mounts and Storage > Format /system > Yes”
- After the above process, select the “Install Zip from SD card” and then “Choose zip from SD card”
- Now choose the downloaded file ROM file “probam-20140111-UNOFFICIAL-i9082-k2wl-build2” that downloaded earlier.
- Then confirm it and wait for the process complete. It takes some long time to complete.
- Then again do the same process, select the “Install Zip from SD card” and then “Choose zip from SD card”
- Choose the Gapps file “gapps-kk-20131208.zip”.
- And confirm it on next page and wait for the process complete. It takes some long time to complete.
- Then select “Go Back > Reboot System now” to reboot the phone.
- Normally first boot take some long time to complete. It will install the updates on the first boot. So, wait untill it finishes the booting process.
- If your phone has stuck on the welcome screen or boot screen, just remove the battery and re insert it and do the above steps again.
Check this also – How to Disable Haptic Feedback in Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
How to Install XXUBMGA Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082
You can get all our guides and tutorials about Galaxy Grand duos – Here
You made it easily! Probam Kitkat ROM has been successfully installed on your mobile. If you face any kind of problem, trouble or have any issue that may be difficult to understand how to do it with this guide, then don’t stop to inform us. Do share in comment section in case if you face any problems or met any errors in firmware update process. Your problems, suggestions or any other issues will be clarified and the correct answer or solution for your problem will be given to your comment as soon as possible.
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vinay
May 26, 2014 at 5:21 pm
proBAM ROM is working on galaxy grand or not
Panneer Selvan
May 26, 2014 at 7:56 pm
Yes.. It is working!
Amin Munawir
October 14, 2014 at 2:07 pm
does dual sim card is on.?
lalboi
August 11, 2014 at 2:23 pm
can i upgrade my samsung galaxy grand neo. please
Panneer Selvan
August 13, 2014 at 7:01 pm
This is for Grand model only. Neo model not supported. If you install this, your phone might get bricked.!
sarbojit
August 26, 2014 at 10:01 pm
can i grand neo kitkat upgrade software
Marlon Cardozo
September 19, 2014 at 4:43 am
plz try to get it to Grand Duos Neo (i9063T)
Shubham
October 3, 2014 at 6:10 pm
stuck on the welcome screen … need help here plzz !
Zuzer
October 8, 2014 at 6:49 pm
Does Dual sim and camera work fine on updating grand to kitkat
umang
March 9, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Probam is not downloading
Plzzzzzz fix it
Grand neo kitkat support