[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] blizzyblake386:
i was just able to get my at&t 4.3 jellybean firmware update..for a while i didnt want it..knowing the firmware would be pushed to hit the market asap...in doing this many things went wrong..im going to give a tiny heads up..i have the i337 with att...i finally did the update to 4.3 because i plan on getting a smart watch..probably when you can read email on it...inwhich this will happen..just not the batch out right now!! but who doesnt want the newest firmware right..so i turn wifi on and begin update about 2 weeks ago..so it makes it to 75% on the update and then it tells me try again in 24 hours...i was pissed...so this time i didnt again at 80%..well it now said 48 hours try again...i hit continue..the phone went back into its update @ 80% and continues to load..well bam 100 percent comes an hour or so later...the phone restarts and goes in boot mode at the top left, looking at the phone..then a box come sup says updating in blue letters with a bar going across..goes to 100%..phone reboots...i let it load everything and then turn the screen on and see all hte new goods!!! to do this update samsung told me today dec 3rd 2013 att and samsung are working on alll the glitches and no date is set for the small update to fix some of the issues people are dealing with...this is just 1 i found being a nerd! when i go to setting and about device you know how you can go to your version of android if you have the s4 the jelly bean animation will pop up after u tap fast on the androind firmware you have..well after the update it made the screens options big then tap the 4.3 on the bigger screen and it would go back to normal looking screen..if this is happening to you..i have the i337 att black..i found a way to see your jelly beans!!! ok on the 4.3 take 2 fingers and tap the 4.3 fw with your fingers like a piano and the screen may go big then small but get your timing going and if you tap it a good 5-8 times with the 2 fingers bam 4.3 jellybean will load up for you..i promise..i kept messing with it cause i wanted to see my dang jelly beans!..well this is 1 thing samsung doesnt even know and were thankful i told them how to fix iT so take your fingers on your 4.3 firmware and tippy tap with the 2 fingers and see..email me for any questions i may post a video for this!! i am going to list what you need to do for the update to 4.3 on the i337 mf3 build going from 4.2-4.3..if you are able to do the update here we go

1. TURN ON WIFI go to settings/more/about device/software update click update..it will tell you nothing wil be moved or deleted etc..then it will also give you an option to hit ok.go ahead with the update!

2. once the update begind please MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE IS @ 95% OR MORE...this is a 727.54 mb download..this will take some time. once download has gone through and made it to 100%

3 the phone will reboot and go into boot load mode at top left of screen in blue letters..then the screen will have a bar and say UPDATING!..let the phone run to 100% there also...once this completes phone will automaticly reboot

4..once reboot is done congrats you are now on 4.3 check this by going to setting/more/about device and scroll down to see 4.3 firmware!..lookout is now on your phone and i recomend running it to check your system!..also back up contacts and protect your phone...this app also has settings so tap the menu button and hit settings for how you would like this to run!!! now go have some fun with your new software...the only thing i could find as far as anything not working yet is above...no jellybean animation....i told you the trick!

if you have any opinions/ideas/fixes i might run into....be a droind friend are share please...this is my first post...MANY WILL ASK..WHY DIDNT YOU JUST ROOT AND GET 4.3 MONTHS AGO? simple...everyone knows the phones and the softwear/hardwear isnt up to what they really are going sell in a few months..such as the differnt models the s4 has att i337 i9505 etc...well they all have differnt points inwhich the softwear is at a point where they really really need to work out bugs..so that is why i waited..and it really wouldnt let me download until today which i call a blessing...i have not 1 issue with my s4..now to get kies 3.0 and see whats there for me!! hope this helped..kies older version would absolutely not let me do the update through them...i got rid of it..now ill get it back and set it up!! with the older kies remember you can still save your phones setting there..so if your rooting or w/e that will be a nice recovery!! have a wonderfun 1 and seasons greatings!