Update Galaxy S4 I9500 with ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 KitKat China Stock Firmware

ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 for the Galaxy S4 I9500 has just been released. China has been followed up with another update over the previous KitKat firmware which contained some bugs, as reported by users. This firmware update will be gradually showing up in all parts of China through Samsung KIES or OTA (over-the-air) update. If you haven’t seen this firmware pop up, you can follow our detailed guide to manually update your device. It already has been stated that this is a region specific firmware which means it should be flashed on devices which have been bought from China. This update strictly applies on the Galaxy S4 I9500 only. You can easily update Galaxy S4 I9500 to ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 KitKat official firmware — and for those who have already installed, you can root this firmware.

As you continue reading below, we will guide you how to install ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 KitKat on Galaxy S4 I9500 using ODIN. Please note, ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 firmware is an official firmware by Samsung, not a custom or modified firmware hence we won’t require you to install custom recovery. We have also given some tips on how to backup your phone data and have given some other important tips. Don’t forget to backup all your apps and personal data as a precaution. Before you go ahead and follow our simple guide, we would like you to check your recent backup and compare it with the data on your phone, if anything is missing in the backup, please back it up. Let’s continue with the tutorial now.

Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners/developers. We (TeamAndroid.com) or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don’t have you on gun point to try out this tutorial

Model: GT-I9500
Model name: GALAXY S4
Country: China
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 913788
Build date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:19:49 +0000
Product Code: CHN
PDA: I9500ZCUGNC6
CSC: I9500CHNGNC6
MODEM: I9500ZCUGNC6

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If you plan on rooting this phone or are still confused for why to root Galaxy S4 I9500, read: Benefits of Rooting Your Android Device.

Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Drivers

You will need to connect your Android phone with the computer. For that, please make sure you have installed the USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S4 properly. If not, you can download the latest official drivers from our Android USB Drivers section here:

Download Samsung Galaxy S4 USB drivers!

Backup and Other Important Tips

Done with the USB drivers? Perfect. The tutorial is on the next page, but first, please take a look at the following tips and important points you need to take care of. These are important, as we don’t want anyone losing their personal data or apps:

Always backup your important data that you might need after you install a new custom ROM, an official software update or anything else. Make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below for some tips on how to backup data:

Samsung users can also back up data using Samsung KIES. If you backup data manually, you get more options what to choose from and it is very easy to move data across Android devices from different manufacturers, i.e moving Samsung Galaxy Note backup data to HTC One X.

If you already have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, TWRP etc.) installed on your phone, we strongly recommend a backup using that as it creates a complete image of your existing phone set up.

A few more optional tips that you should remember:

1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging — for Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and KitKat.

2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. This might help you: How to Check Battery Percentage. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?

4. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on Team Android are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.

If you find the above tips useful and they were helpful to you, please consider giving us a +1 or LIKE to thank us!

All set and ready? Good. You can now head over to the next page and update Galaxy S4 I9500 to Android 4.4.2 ZCUGNC6 official firmware update.

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Root ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 on Galaxy S4 I9500 Official Firmware

Recently updated to ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 firmware? Here is the complete root guide for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 with this new software update. Through research and experience we have concluded that the following method is the most easiest and simplest of all — by using CF-Auto-Root. System commands, Mods and custom ROMs are one of the many benefits of Rooting. Still not sure? You can read more here: Benefits of rooting an Android device. You can root Galaxy S4 I9500 on ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 KitKat official firmware using the tutorial below. you do not need to have ClockworkMod Recovery or TWRP Recovery installed for this tutorial to work.

As you continue reading further, we will guide you through the entire process of how to root ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 using ODIN. Make sure you backup all your data before trying out the root method tutorial below because we don’t want you to lose anything. Rooting will allow you to install root apps on your phone, i.e Titanium Backup. Read our list of the essential root apps you should install! Let’s continue with the tutorial now.

Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners/developers. We (TeamAndroid.com) or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don’t have you on gun point to try out this tutorial

Root ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 on Galaxy S4 I9500 – CF-Root Method Details:

A few important things to note here. This CF-Auto-Root method tutorial is only for the Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 (Exynos 5 Octa-Core CPU) and will NOT work with the LTE GT-I9505 variant.

For those who are not sure about CF-Root, please read the following two paragraphs for a quick intro to the root package:

CF-Root is the root for “rooting beginners” and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root is meant to be used in combination with stock Samsung firmwares, and be the quickest and easiest way for your first root. A modified recovery and cache partition will be flashed, which will install (only) SuperSU, then clean-up the cache partition and re-flash the stock recovery.

NOTE: Using this root increases your flash counter. You should run Triangle Away after rooting to reset the counter. Note that if you want to run custom kernels or custom recoveries, your flash counter will be set to 1 at every boot. Either configure Triangle Away to reset the counter at every boot (Play version only) or only reset the counter when you need to go into warranty.

OFFICIAL FIRMWARE: You need to make sure your Galaxy S4 I9500 is on the following firmware update before proceeding – Android 4.4.2 ZCUGNC6 KitKat:

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Samsung Galaxy S4 USB Drivers

You will need to connect your Android phone with the computer. For that, please make sure you have installed the USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S4 properly. If not, you can download the latest official drivers from our Android USB Drivers section here:

Download Samsung Galaxy S4 USB drivers!

Backup and Other Important Tips

Done with the USB drivers? Perfect. The tutorial is on the next page, but first, please take a look at the following tips and important points you need to take care of. These are important, as we don’t want anyone losing their personal data or apps:

Always backup your important data that you might need after you install a new custom ROM, an official software update or anything else. Make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below for some tips on how to backup data:

Samsung users can also back up data using Samsung KIES. If you backup data manually, you get more options what to choose from and it is very easy to move data across Android devices from different manufacturers, i.e moving Samsung Galaxy Note backup data to HTC One X.

If you already have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, TWRP etc.) installed on your phone, we strongly recommend a backup using that as it creates a complete image of your existing phone set up.

A few more optional tips that you should remember:

1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging — for Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and KitKat.

2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. This might help you: How to Check Battery Percentage. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?

4. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on Team Android are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.

If you find the above tips useful and they were helpful to you, please consider giving us a +1 or LIKE to thank us!

All set and ready? Good. Now, let’s proceed with the tutorial on the next page and root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 on ZCUGNC6 Android 4.4.2 official firmware.

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