partial bootloader-unlock-custom-rom phone Samsung serrano3gxx GT-I9190, Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G), Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G) GT-I9190Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G)Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G)

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G)

Phone · Samsung

Partial Bootloader unlock + custom ROM

Difficulty

Moderate

Brick risk

Medium

Legal risk

Low

Not stock root. Needs an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM.

US carrier Samsung Snapdragon models (AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint/US Cellular) are typically bootloader-locked and cannot be unlocked.

How-to

How to

Unlock the bootloader and install custom firmware (LineageOS and TWRP).

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

TWRP builds for this device are based on LineageOS device trees.

LineageOS 13.0 and 14.1 are available. Install with Heimdall.

SourcesNot yet verified

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/serrano3gxx/ wiki.lineageos.org
https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys4mini3gxx.html twrp.me

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G)

How-to

How to

Notes

SourcesNot yet verified

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