deep1234 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 HI guys, I currently have the samsung galaxy S3 running android 4.1. And since google have released the 4.2, can I download it, complie it and then flash it to the device that I have? (the steps are provided on the website of android). To be honest, I dont think it will work 100%. Thats why I am asking ..... Please advise me. thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1234 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 I mean from android.com . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 If you don't know about coding Android I would leave that side of it alone unless you want a brick Find already compiled ROMs and flash them instead imo Here is the S3 Android 4.2.1 ROMs etc http://forum.xda-dev...play.php?f=1566 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Pure AOSP builds probably won't have all of the device drivers your phone needs, nor will they have the Google experience apps (YouTube, Play Store, Maps ETC). Your best bet is to root the phone then go fishing on XDA-Developers to see if there are some custom roms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 HI guys, I currently have the samsung galaxy S3 running android 4.1. And since google have released the 4.2, can I download it, complie it and then flash it to the device that I have? (the steps are provided on the website of android). To be honest, I dont think it will work 100%. Thats why I am asking ..... Please advise me. thanks, The steps on Android.com are strictly for the devices that are supported in the open source version of Android, which is currently just the Nexus devices and the Motorola xoom. Now you could try to follow them for your GSIII but the end result would not work due to missing drivers among other things. Your best bet would be to visit XDA Developers' forum and find your phone and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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