How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian)
Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device.
A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery image that a developer has altered that can not only help the device if it becomes responsive, but also has the added benefits of allowing us to make major changes to the operating system and have even further customizations on your device.
In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian).
After flashing a custom recovery on Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian), you’ll be able to:
- Perform full backups of your device (literally save EVERYTHING from it).
- Increase your device’s performance (after flashing something called a kernel
- Increase your device’s battery life.
- Flash custom ROMs (these make it possible to flash a newer version of Android, totally new user interfaces, add tons of new features, and much more).
Interested? Here’s how to flash a custom recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian):
I. Before You Begin
1. You must be rooted before you can do this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian) procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.
2. This should only work on Windows based PCs.
3. You should have required drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, you can download the latest drivers from here.
4. This only works for the SGH-I337M variant of the device.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your Desktop.
2. Download CWM Recovery and save it to your Desktop.
III. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian)
1. Extract files from Odin by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it’ll launch.
3. Click on PDA and choose the CWM Recovery file available on your Desktop.
4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.
5. Checkmark the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume Down, Home, and Power buttons together.
8. Press Volume Up and you should be in Download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing the recovery on your device.
11. Once the recovery’s been flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re all set!
All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom ROM procedure for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Canadian) to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!
By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.
it says it failed when i tried to flash the recovery image.why is this happening?