Update Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 to JPLI2 Android 2.3.6 Official Firmware

The dual SIM enabled Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 received an official firmware update – S6802JPLI2. The update will upgrade your smartphone to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 is a power pack mid-range dual SIM powered smartphone powered by 832MHz of processor and 512MB of RAM. There are many custom ROM available that can upgrade this device to Android 4.0 ICS but if you are someone who don’t like to experiment much then go for this official update. This update improve performance as well as fix security issues.

Compatibility This ROM and the guide below are compatible only and only with Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 variant. It’s not compatible with other Galaxy Ace variants or with any other device. Check your device’s model number in: Settings » About phone.

The Android 2.3.6 build S6802JPLI2 which we are talking about was released by Samsung over KIES for Galaxy Ace Duos S6802. If you find difficulties to update it via Kies then this article will guide you to flash official firmware manually. To flash the official firmware to Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 we will use a tool called ODIN. However, in this process you may lose all your existing installed apps and personal settings. You should follow this guide carefully to properly backup your data that you can restore later.

Android 2.3.6 JPLI2 Firmware Details:

PDA: S6802JPLI2
CSC: S6802OJPLH1
Version: 2.3.6
Date: 2012-09-14
Regions: Arabic

Warning! We should not be held liable for any damage caused in the process of installing this official firmware update on Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 variant. Although, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.

Pre Requisites:

Backup your data first using below mentioned instructions, so that if you lost any data you can recover it easily.

Important!

1. Make sure your device have at least 80% battery power.
2. You already have USB Driver Installed for Galaxy Ace Duos in your PC. If not then you should download and install Kies.
3. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.

If you follow everything that we mentioned above, you are ready to move into next stage of this guide where we summed up detail instruction on how to flash GB S6802JPLI2 Android 2.3.6 official firmware update for Galaxy Ace Duos S6802.

File Required(Download by clicking on it)

1. Android 2.3.6 S6802JPLI2 For Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
2. Odin3 v1.85

How to update Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 to JPLI2 Android 2.3.6 Official Firmware

1. Extract Firmware zip file that you downloaded already from above link, you will get a .tar file and some other files.
2. Now extract Odin zip file and you will get Odin3 v1.85.exe and Odin3.ini under extracted folder.
3. Power off your smartphone. Wait 5-6 seconds for vibration to confirm complete switch off.
4. Now, put the Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 smartphone in Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Powerbutton together until phone reboot with a warning screen. It will then boot into download mode.
5. Now run Odin3 v1.85.exe (see Step 2) as an Administrator because Admin privileges is required to complete the process smoothly.
6. Now connect your Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 with your PC using USB cable. A massage will arrive under Odin’s message box in the bottom left saying “Added!!”. If you don’t get the same then you should try another USB port (try USB port located in back in your desktop PC). If that too don’t work then you should then reinstall the driver. If you successfully see the “Added!!” massage in Odin then you are ready to go in next step. You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device.
7. Select these files in Odin at respective tabs from extracted S6802JPLI2 firmware folder :
   1. Click the PDA Tab, and select the .tar file here with *code* appearing in its name
   2. Click the Phone Tab, and select file with *modem* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
   3. Click the CSC Tab, and select file with *csc* in its name (leave if there is no such file)
   4. Click the PIT Tab, and select the .pit file. Use only if you got it while extracting in step 1 above, otherwise ignore it.
8. In Odin window, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected. Also, make sure that Re-Partition checkbox is selected if you are using a .pit file (see Step 7.4).
9. Double check everything that we mentioned in Step 7 & Step 8 above. Now, once satisfied hit the START button to begin the flashing process.
10. Once flashing completed, you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. The smartphone will then automatically rebooted and soon you will see the Samsung logo. You can then unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.

Congrats! Your Galaxy Ace Duos, model number S6802 should now run on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread build JPLI2. Go to Settings >> About phoneto verify firmware version.

Let us know how the process go for you in comment below!