How to Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H to Android Lollipop 5.0.2

September 10, 2015 | By androidhowto@youtube | Filed in: Firmware.

Firmware update: Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. The firmware available for downloading http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G530H/. You can download your Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H firmware at the page, available for some countries. How to Root for Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H is the separated post, this post only for upgrading to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.

Firmware details below is one of the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop firmwares, you can download it according to your country at the link above.

Model SM-G530H
Model name GALAXY GRAND Prime
Country INS from India
Version Android 5.0.2
Changelist 1007274
Build date Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:19:18 +0000
Security Patch Level 2016-09-01
Product code INS
PDA G530HXXS2BQB1
CSC G530HODD2BPG1

How to install Android 5.0.2 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H:

  1. Extract (unzip) the firmware file. Download at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G530H/
  2. Download Odin http://odindownload.com/SamsungOdin/
  3. Extract Odin ZIP file
  4. Open Odin
  5. Reboot Phone in Download Mode ( Turn Power off the phone, Press and hold Volume Down key and Home key, While pressing these keys press and hold Power key, Release all key when Download Mode / Odin Mode appears then Press and release Volume Up key )
  6. Connect the phone to PC with USB Cable Data
  7. Wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
  8. Add the firmware files AP, BL, CP and CSC. If the firmware comes with single file, insert it on the AP only.
  9. In Option make sure to ticked F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot only
  10. Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes

If you got Boot Loop after update samsung firmware read this How to Fix Boot Loop After Update Samsung Android Firmwares

Warning!

  1. Make sure to backup your data, It will erase all the data.
  2. Make sure the firmware is match with your Samsung Galaxy model number
  3. Make sure to ticked F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot only
  4. if you get error message “SECURE CHECK FAIL: BOOTLOADER” when flashed the ROM, try to use the newest version of the firmware update.
  5. If your device rooted, flashing firmware will unroot it.
  6. Do this with your own risk

 


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19 comments on “How to Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H to Android Lollipop 5.0.2

  1. hey there im having some problems whenever I click start on the ODIN it says ‘secure check fail’ whats going on there?

    • It happened to me when i flashed Rusia firmware to my device Indonesia region. I got the error message like that. I have upgraded my device using India firmware and worked!

  2. Hi.am in Africa and I have Samsung grand prime G530FZ meant for European sim only.It is region locked.This device does not have firmware release nor update for Africa or my region Kenya.The only available firmwares for my region are for G530H and G530F.(1)Can I update it with any of this firmwares?(2)Will it remove the region lock?Thank yo

  3. Thanks pal for the info, I’ve got an aboot error too when using Russia Region Firmware, soon I’ll try the India Region :3

  4. Thank you so much!! Its now worked perfectly! I update it with India Firmware and just sit back waiting the process and it’s done just not more than 3 minutes! Awesome article pal! (Tested on Galaxy Grand Prime Duos SM-G530H Indonesia) 🙂

  5. hi my grand prime is stuck in the odin mode and it is not connecting to the odin mode in pc please help

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