Update Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat – Official

Update Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat – Official

Here we have the official firmware update for Exynos 5 Octa-powered Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat. This official firmware started rolling out of Russia and soon it will come to your region as well. But you can follow manually guide on how to Update Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat.


You can download it through OTA if available. If you don’t know how to check the firmware update then follow this short tutorial “Go to Settings > More > About Device > Software update”. Let’s move toward the main tutorial

Disclaimer:This guide will be using ‘Odin’ as a took to flash the official firmware on your Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500). During the process, you might lose all your existing installed apps and personal settings. It is therefore necessary for you to follow the guide carefully. Also, please, do mind that this tutorial is only for Update Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat – Official. Don’t try this guide in any other Android device.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat I9500XXUFNB3 Firmware Details:

PDA: I9500XXUFNB3
CSC: I9500XXUFNB3
Version: 4.2.2
Date: Feb, 2014
Regions: Russia

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1.  Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) I9500XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat
2. Odin 3.07

Update Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) to XXUFNB3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat – Official.

1. Download and Extract XXUFNB3_I9500XXUFNB3.zip to get a file with .tar extension in the unzipped folder.
2. You will then extract Odin zip file to get Odin3 v3.07.exe.
3. Switch your phone off. And make sure that you wait 5-6 seconds to confirm complete the power down cycle.
4. You will then put your Galaxy S4 I9500 phone in Download Mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Down button, alongside Home and the Power button, until the screen flashes the Samsung Logo. After a few seconds of that, the phone will enter download mode.
5. Run Odin3 v3.07.exe with Administrator rights.
6. Connect your Galaxy S4 I9500 with your PC. You will then see a notification appear in Odin in the bottom left saying “Added!!”. If for some reason, you do not see the said notification, try another USB port. If that too doesn’t work, then reinstall the USB driver. Once you successfully see the “Added!!” notification in Odin, you are good to go. Also, check for COM port being depicted by a number in ‘yellow’ to make sure that you have successfully added your device.
7. Select the following files in Odin at their respective tabs from extracted I9500XXUFNB3  firmware folder :
   • Click the ‘PDA’ Button, and select the .tar file extracted in Step 1.
   • Click the ‘Phone’ Button, and select file with *modem* in its name (Ignore, if this file does not file exist).
   • Click the ‘CSC’ Button, and select file with *csc* in its name (Ignore, if this file does not file exist).
   • Click the ‘PIT’ Button, and select the .pit file. Use only if you got it while extracting in step 1 above, otherwise ignore it.
   • In Odin window, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected. Please make sure that Re-Partition checkbox is selected, only if you are using a .pit file.
8. Hit the ‘START’ button to begin the flashing process.
   Once the flashing process is completed, the phone will automatically reboot and you will see a ‘Green’ PASS notification in the top-left-most box. You can unplug the device from the computer now.

If you have followed every point described in the guide, your Galaxy S4 I9500 should now be running Android 4.4.2 Kitkat build I9500XXUFNB3. If there are any issues, feel free to post in the comments section for our staff to take a look at it.