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How to Downgrade AT&T Galaxy S3 SGH-I747 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean [Back To Stock]

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STOCK FIRMWARE INFO
Firmware Version I747UCDLK3
Android Version Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1
Is this Official? Yes!
Release Date April 2013
Credits SamMobile

  WARNING!

Warranty may be void of your device if you follow the procedures given on this page.

You only are responsible for your device. We won’t be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components.

  AT&T GALAXY S3 SGH-I747 OFFICIAL JELLY BEAN 4.1.1 FIRMWARE

Before you begin with guide instructions below, make sure your android device is adequately charged — at least 50% battery of the device.

  STEP 0: CHECK DEVICE MODEL NO.

To make sure your device is eligible with this, you must first confirm its model no. in ‘About device’ option under Settings. Another way to confirm model no. is by looking for it on the packaging box of your device. It must be SGH-I747!

Do not use the procedures discussed here on any other Galaxy S3 (including the Galaxy S3 variant at T-Mobile, US-Cellular, Sprint, Verizon and other International variants) or any other device of Samsung or any other company. You have been warned!

  STEP 1: BACKUP YOUR DEVICE

Back up important data and stuff before you start playing around here as there are chances you might lose your apps and app-data (app settings, game progress, etc.), and in rare case, files on the internal memory, too.

For help on Backup and Restore, check out our exclusive page on that linked right below.

► ANDROID BACK UP AND RESTORE GUIDE: APPS AND TIPS

  STEP 2: INSTALL LATEST DRIVER

You must have proper and working driver installed on your windows computer to be able to successfully flash stock firmware on your AT&T Galaxy S3. In case you’re not sure, follow the link below for a definitive guide for installing driver for your Galaxy S3 on your computer.

► SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 DRIVERS INSTALLATION GUIDE

   STEP 3: INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

  DOWNLOADS

Download the Odin zip file and firmware file given below. Transfer both Odin and firmware file to a separate folder on your computer just to keep things tidy.

  ODIN ZIP FILE

DOWNLOAD LINK | File name: Latest Odin3 v3.09.zip (951 KB)

  FIRMWARE ZIP FILE

DOWNLOAD LINK | File name: I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.zip (737.9 MB)

  STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

  Example video: If you haven’t used Odin before to install a stock firmware or anything else, then we suggest you first watch a video of that to get familiar with the process. The video demonstrates flashing of CWM Recovery on Galaxy S3, but since the procedure is same for flashing stock firmware also, the video will help: Click here to watch the video

Important Note: Backup important files stored on internal SD card of your device, so that in case a situation arises requiring you to do a factory reset after flashing stock firmware, which might delete internal sd card too, your files will remain safe on PC.

  1. Extract/Unzip the Odin zip file, Latest Odin3 v3.09.zip on your computer (using 7-zip free software, preferably) to get this file: Odin3 v3.09.exe
  2. Extract/Unzip the Firmware zip file, I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.zip on your computer (using 7-zip free software, preferably) to get this file: I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5
  3. Move the firmware file, I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5, in the same folder in which you extracted Latest Odin3 v3.09.zip (Just for your convenience, that is). So, now you’ll have the following files in that folder:
    • Odin3 v3.09.exe
    • I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5
  4. Disconnect the AT&T Galaxy S3 from PC if it is connected.
  5. Double-click the Odin3 v3.09.exe file to open Odin.
  6. Boot your AT&T Galaxy S3 into Download Mode:
    • Power off your phone first and wait for 6-7 seconds after display is off
    • Press and hold these 3 buttons together until you see Warning! screen: Volume Down + Power + Home
    • Press Volume Up now to continue to Download Mode
      galaxy-s3-download-mode
  7. Connect your Galaxy S3 to PC. Odin window will show an Added!! message in bottom left box. Odin’s screen would look like this:
    Odin 3.09 - Samsung-Galaxy-Odin-Device-Added-Screenshot
    If you don’t get the Added! message, here are some troubleshooting tips:
    • Make sure you have installed driver for Galaxy S3 as said above in ‘Before you begin..’ section.
    • If you have already installed driver, then uninstall them and re-install back.
    • Connect using a different USB port on your PC.
    • Try a different USB cable. The original cable that came with your phone should work best, if not, try any other cable that’s new and of good quality.
    • Reboot phone and PC and then try again.
  8. Load the firmware file (extracted in Step 1) into Odin as instructed below:
    • Click on the AP button on Odin and select the I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 file (from step 1). Your Odin window should look like the screenshot below:
      AT&T Galaxy S3 stock fw odin
  9. Now in the Option section of Odin, make sure that Re-Partition box is unchecked. (Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time boxes remain checked, while all other boxes remain unchecked.)
  10. Double check the above two steps.
  11. Click the Start button to begin flashing stock firmware on your AT&T Galaxy S3 SGH-I747, and wait until you see a PASS! message in Odin’s top left box.
  12. When you get PASS! message, your phone will restart automatically. You can then disconnect your phone from PC.
    Odin 3.09 - Samsung-Galaxy-Odin-PASS-screenshot

If you see FAIL message instead of the PASS in Odin’s top left box, that’s a problem. Try this now: disconnect your Galaxy S3 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again.

Also, If device is Stuck at setup connection or on any other process, then too, try this: disconnect your S3 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again.

FEEDBACK US!

It was easy to downgrade your AT&T Galaxy S3 to stock Jelly Bean 4.1.1, right? Let us know in comments below.

Your suggestions and queries, if any, are most welcomed!

Posted by
NerdsChalk Staff

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32 Comments

  5. Everything worked fine, Got a Pass. Phone boots thru ATT logo, then shows the Samsung logo again with a pulsing blue shadow. Its been doing that for ten minues

    1. Wait for 20 mins more, and then, if it keeps doing like that, remove battery for 3-4 seconds, place it back, and reboot to recovery mode. Then, do the factory reset from recovery, and then reboot system. It should boot alright. But wait, if you has Android 4.3 or 4.4 installed previously, then it might not work because Samsung stopped supporting downgrade from later updates. You will have to install either of Android 4.3 firmware back, as 4.4 is not available for your device I guess.

    2. waited 30 min, still pulsing… Another site calls it a bricked phone. Tried to reflash, would not give “Added” message. Went into restore mode “VolUP + Home + Power” cleared user data, (factory reset) and cleared cache. reboot got Pulsating logo again. while writing this messsage phone then booted up (1min 30 seconds of pulsing). Phone is fully working thanks!

    3. SO PLEASE ADD TO THIS HOWTO — IF YOUR PHONE SOFT BRICKS AFTER “PASS” DELETE ALL USER DATA AND CACHE. using “VolUP + Home + Power”

  6. Example Image for this process shows a image of size 7.4MB, actual size of binary pointed to in link is 1138.7MB, yet the filenames are the same.

    1. might be our writer selected wrong image… but 7MB one is not correct.. what you getting is right.

  7. Everything worked fine, Got a Pass. Phone boots thru ATT logo, then shows the Samsung logo again with a pulsing blue shadow. Its been doing that for ten minues

    1. Wait for 20 mins more, and then, if it keeps doing like that, remove battery for 3-4 seconds, place it back, and reboot to recovery mode. Then, do the factory reset from recovery, and then reboot system. It should boot alright. But wait, if you has Android 4.3 or 4.4 installed previously, then it might not work because Samsung stopped supporting downgrade from later updates. You will have to install either of Android 4.3 firmware back, as 4.4 is not available for your device I guess.

    2. waited 30 min, still pulsing… Another site calls it a bricked phone. Tried to reflash, would not give “Added” message. Went into restore mode “VolUP + Home + Power” cleared user data, (factory reset) and cleared cache. reboot got Pulsating logo again. while writing this messsage phone then booted up (1min 30 seconds of pulsing). Phone is fully working thanks!

      1. SO PLEASE ADD TO THIS HOWTO — IF YOUR PHONE SOFT BRICKS AFTER “PASS” DELETE ALL USER DATA AND CACHE. using “VolUP + Home + Power”

  8. Everything worked fine, Got a Pass. Phone boots thru ATT logo, then shows the Samsung logo again with a pulsing blue shadow. Its been doing that for ten minues

    1. Wait for 20 mins more, and then, if it keeps doing like that, remove battery for 3-4 seconds, place it back, and reboot to recovery mode. Then, do the factory reset from recovery, and then reboot system. It should boot alright. But wait, if you has Android 4.3 or 4.4 installed previously, then it might not work because Samsung stopped supporting downgrade from later updates. You will have to install either of Android 4.3 firmware back, as 4.4 is not available for your device I guess.

    2. waited 30 min, still pulsing… Another site calls it a bricked phone. Tried to reflash, would not give “Added” message. Went into restore mode “VolUP + Home + Power” cleared user data, (factory reset) and cleared cache. reboot got Pulsating logo again. while writing this messsage phone then booted up (1min 30 seconds of pulsing). Phone is fully working thanks!

      1. SO PLEASE ADD TO THIS HOWTO — IF YOUR PHONE SOFT BRICKS AFTER “PASS” DELETE ALL USER DATA AND CACHE. using “VolUP + Home + Power”

  9. Example Image for this process shows a image of size 7.4MB, actual size of binary pointed to in link is 1138.7MB, yet the filenames are the same.

  10. Example Image for this process shows a image of size 7.4MB, actual size of binary pointed to in link is 1138.7MB, yet the filenames are the same.

  11. Hi,

    I followed the steps above but i still get an error in Odin.

    The message is:
    Added!!
    Enter CS for MD5..
    Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
    Please wait..
    I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
    Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
    Leave CS..
    Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
    File analysis..
    SetupConnection..
    Initialzation..
    Get PIT for mapping..
    Firmware update start..
    SingleDownload.
    aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.
    All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

    I have a Samsung S3 SGH-I747
    Adroid version 4.4.2

    And i want to install the AT&T firmware 4.1.1 found on http://www.summobile.com

    Thanks

  12. Hi,

    I followed the steps above but i still get an error in Odin.

    The message is:
    Added!!
    Enter CS for MD5..
    Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
    Please wait..
    I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
    Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
    Leave CS..
    Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
    File analysis..
    SetupConnection..
    Initialzation..
    Get PIT for mapping..
    Firmware update start..
    SingleDownload.
    aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.
    All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

    I have a Samsung S3 SGH-I747
    Adroid version 4.4.2

    And i want to install the AT&T firmware 4.1.1 found on http://www.summobile.com

    Thanks

  13. Hi,

    I followed the steps above but i still get an error in Odin.

    The message is:
    Added!!
    Enter CS for MD5..
    Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
    Please wait..
    I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
    Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
    Leave CS..
    Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..
    File analysis..
    SetupConnection..
    Initialzation..
    Get PIT for mapping..
    Firmware update start..
    SingleDownload.
    aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.
    All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

    I have a Samsung S3 SGH-I747
    Adroid version 4.4.2

    And i want to install the AT&T firmware 4.1.1 found on http://www.summobile.com

    Thanks

  14. Why am I getting this: aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.

    1. I’m getting this exact error too.

      And my phone has successfully done this about 9 months ago (from the mess up JavaBean it had on it when I got the phone)

      It in those 9 months auto upgraded to 4.4.2 and I’m digging up my old howto (this site) that I had saved as a PDF

      Now this second time it fails with that “FAIL! (Auth)” error

  15. Why am I getting this: aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.

    1. I’m getting this exact error too.

      And my phone has successfully done this about 9 months ago (from the mess up JavaBean it had on it when I got the phone)

      It in those 9 months auto upgraded to 4.4.2 and I’m digging up my old howto (this site) that I had saved as a PDF

      Now this second time it fails with that “FAIL! (Auth)” error

  16. Why am I getting this: aboot.mbn
    NAND Write Start!!
    FAIL! (Auth)

    Complete(Write) operation failed.

    1. I’m getting this exact error too.

      And my phone has successfully done this about 9 months ago (from the mess up JavaBean it had on it when I got the phone)

      It in those 9 months auto upgraded to 4.4.2 and I’m digging up my old howto (this site) that I had saved as a PDF

      Now this second time it fails with that “FAIL! (Auth)” error

  17. Your firmware download link doesn’t work. It redirects to some scam site called ultramegabit.net. Could you post a link that works?

  18. Your firmware download link doesn’t work. It redirects to some scam site called ultramegabit.net. Could you post a link that works?

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