Firmware XPKH3 Complete Tour

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XPKH3 is the latest firmware released by samfirmware on 24 August 2011, and it’s the best bada 2.0 beta firmware provided upto now. In this post I’m going to give you a brief summary of XPKH3 on  s8500,

Before starting my review I want to remind you that s8500XPKH3 is still an August Beta release, Final version may not be the same

Keypad:

Keypad theme has been changed to dark, It looks awesome as Super Amoled main selling point pure black display and  consumes less charge to display black colour. See below for both XPKH1 and XPKH3 keypad screenshots

Twitter And Facebook:

Twitter startup screen icon has been changed, Ability to be online or offline in Facebook chat has been added. No other visual changes in this category but as common with every firmware update scrolling and touch have been improved

  

Samsung Apps:

Samsung Apps text bug has been fixed, No problem with Samsung Account as with XPKH2.

                

Dolphin 3.0:

No major changes for dolphin only few colour revamps. HTML5 scores same result and Acid 3 Test gives 100 everytime(Before it was giving different values at times).

  

Applications:

Majority of apps were working from XPKH1 itself, But few apps which didnot work on XPKH1 (like Gangstar,etc) are working fine in this firmware. Themes can also be installed. App like Avatar, Blades Of Fury, Dungeon Hunter still doesn’t work

Settings:

Software Update through air has been added to this firmware, you can also have push messages regarding updates. Few minor changes have been made in memory settings

  

Other Changes:

Auto Rotation has become very smooth, New sound for Screenshot capture.

Overall XPKH3 is more stable firmware and touch sensitivity has been improved a lot. Firmware is so fast and responsive too. Long awaited Live Wallpaper is not available in this version also, same with fake call facility too. They will be eventually added in the final release

Warning: While using KIES Backup/Restore for applications, select the applications that have been installed by you, in case if u select all apllications, your old firmwares apps( Like Twitter and Facebook) will also be restored. New apps with this firmware will be deleted

Note: Thumbnail on top right side corner of a image are screenshot of that app in previous firmware version

  • Try s8500XPKH3 here
  • Try s8530XPKH3 here

Posted on August 25, 2011, in Bada 2.01, Firmwares and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 72 Comments.

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  8. Anonymous | August 28, 2012 at 22:38

    my samsung wave 2 GT-S8530 im trying bada 2.0 and it doesnt work too and confuse on it still there on 1.2 bada it should be upgrade bada 2.0 why is fail

    Reply
  9. Anonymous | June 23, 2012 at 18:13

    hello

    I have s8500 from Dubai, is there any upgrade from bada 1.2 to 2.0. i tried once earlier. But no help.

    Ajay

    Reply
  10. ajay | April 20, 2012 at 00:13

    bada
    i having problem in updating my phone.
    it is not getting update and kies are not supporting in download.
    try, send me full step/process to update my phone.

    Reply
  11. Parth | March 26, 2012 at 20:28

    I’m Parth, from INDIA
    I have upgraded my WAVE 2 S-8530 to BADA 2.0
    It is succesfully installed in it.
    but now it is showing problem in samsung apps
    when I click to the download option, it tells to sign in to samsung account
    but it is unable to sign in.
    I can sign in through my computer to the same account but my phone isn’t……..

    BADA PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
    THANKS IN ADVANCE 🙂

    Reply
  12. Dennis Adomako | March 15, 2012 at 17:10

    i want to update my bada1.2.version to bada 2.0

    Reply
  13. Anonymous | March 15, 2012 at 17:07

    i want to update my bada 1.2version to 2.0

    Reply
  14. kanishka | March 7, 2012 at 15:44

    plz update my firmware

    Reply
  15. abhijeet salve | February 26, 2012 at 19:26

    m using wave 2 and i want to update it from 1.2 to 2.00 version…..what to do???????/ please give me some suggestion …..

    Reply
  16. Dharmraj | February 14, 2012 at 13:40

    my samsung Wave 1 mobile show blue screen error, what can i do, please suggest

    Reply
  17. Anonymous | January 30, 2012 at 22:53

    sir i am using wave 7230E please recommend me the method to upgrade to 2.0

    Reply
  18. Dr.X | January 24, 2012 at 13:36

    http://badadownload.com/2012/01/new-bada-2-0-s8500xxkl6s8500oxakl6-custom-rom-by-nexus.html
    Password: samfirmware.com

    this link will help you a lot.
    Please back up your contacts and other settings first
    for more information watch this link

    P:s. it is not official release so do it at your own risk but trust me you are not going to regret it works great for me

    Reply
  19. hardik | December 23, 2011 at 14:11

    my samsung kies dont show firmware upgrade notification when i connect my phone…….is bada 2.0 available in india currently………………..what’s the problem???

    Reply
  20. calbuator | December 17, 2011 at 08:56

    its already december and still no bada 2.0 here in the philippines! when can we expect this?

    Reply
  21. Anonymous | November 17, 2011 at 13:12

    Cannot use ChatON !!
    How can I use ???

    Reply
  22. Zouheir | November 15, 2011 at 01:25

    Bada os 2.0 can’t read Arabic language :/

    Reply
  23. Zouheir | November 15, 2011 at 01:24

    I love my samsung wave 1, im upgrade my BADA to 2.0 but this version is Beta so much problem as a bleu dead screen and the applications can’t closes automaticly, BADA os is beter then any OS but still need mush application and video games

    Reply
  24. yash shah | October 20, 2011 at 17:32

    i’m yash shah from INDIA(gujarat,surat) . i’ve wave 2 of bada version of 1. i wanna upgrade bada 1 to 2.0 but in my town’s samsung care there is no version of this bada 2.0 so tell me when will this upgrad is available in samsung care officially … please help me !

    Reply
  25. Narendra Sharma (@rocksolidnsg) | October 12, 2011 at 22:54

    my phone gets hagged temporry from 1 min when i recive phone call some times even mobile gets hot i have change debug mode to low, please suggest .

    Reply
  26. Chistopher | September 21, 2011 at 07:58

    i wonder if the software update feature of this beta will work to get the official bada 2.0 firmware update.. ’cause it’s a little bit tiring & risky flashing our phone units over and over..

    Reply
  27. Anonymous | September 20, 2011 at 14:20

    When is the Bada 2.0 beta available for Asia?

    Reply
  28. manoj | September 18, 2011 at 10:47

    can i upgrade this firmware to s8500 india please help

    Reply
  29. allen | September 17, 2011 at 21:36

    when the bada 2.0 available in the philippines…
    Thanks

    Reply
  30. allen | September 17, 2011 at 21:35

    when the bada 2.0 available in the philippines.
    Thanks

    Reply
  31. Zain | September 13, 2011 at 03:09

    when is th offical release of the bada 2.0 going to be

    Reply
  32. Zain | September 13, 2011 at 03:06

    When is the Offical 2.0 going to be released ? its said to be relased in sep’ but when?

    Reply
  33. Chistopher | September 9, 2011 at 09:42

    Got problem here.. I’ve just flashed my phone S8530 to XPKH3 three days ago, probably, the problem now I’m facing is that it turns on and off. Whenever I’ll be switching it on it will only for a few seconds that I can’t even tap a single icon. The last time I did before this happen was update my facebook contact on the SocialHub.

    Please I need help on this.. Thanks a lot.

    Reply
    • Chistopher | September 9, 2011 at 09:47

      I’ve tried already taking of the SIM card and as well the memory card and then switching it on but still the problem occurs.. Please help..

      Reply
      • BadaMobile | September 9, 2011 at 13:19

        Beta firmwares go wild if you use Kies Backup/Restore option……………………………….
        Try keeping the charger connected and turn on the phone and do a hard reset………
        If that does not help flash again to the firmware

        Reply
  34. zain | September 9, 2011 at 01:17

    when will there be a official release of Bada 2.0 as it has been released in the tec show

    Reply
  35. zain | September 9, 2011 at 01:14

    When will the proper 2.0 be released as it has been released in Germany tec show and it is september Thank you

    Reply
  36. sumit | September 8, 2011 at 16:46

    my mob is wave 2 how can i update it in bada 2.0 from 1.2
    i have not any softwere of samsung then what should i do ?

    Reply
  37. VENKATESH | September 7, 2011 at 15:46

    I DOWNLOADED THE INDIAN FIRMWARE S8530DDKF1_S8530ODDKF1(1.2) BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM IN FLASHING,IT HAS THE FILE EXTENSION .PFS INSTEAD OF.FFS(FACTORY FS) SO IN MULTILOADER I CANNOT SELECT THE FILE….WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW??????????????

    Reply
  38. Anonymous | August 31, 2011 at 07:39

    When Bada 2.0 will be released officially

    Reply
  39. Nitin Sharma (@nitinslive) | August 29, 2011 at 17:56

    Only change i noticed, Apps has stopped working with no apparent reason

    Reply
  40. Nitin Sharma (@nitinslive) | August 29, 2011 at 16:25

    seems… wrong file uploaded..after checking d os version its says s8500XPKH1 …. ?? kindly update with new File.

    Reply
  41. Anonymous | August 28, 2011 at 16:54

    has the frequent crashes been fixed in this update? Whenever I do multitasking with my wave it crashes with the firmware i’m in, I’m using s8500XPKH1.

    Reply
  42. annonymous | August 27, 2011 at 02:45

    has the battery life increased?

    Reply
  43. Anonymous | August 26, 2011 at 21:50

    i installed it on my s8500 but apps n internet textbox n other things r not working

    Reply
    • BadaMobile | August 26, 2011 at 21:53

      try a hard reset, If still problem persist try flashing agian…………………….Don’t forget to keep debug level to low

      Reply
      • Parth | March 26, 2012 at 20:42

        Sir,
        I have installed bada 2.0 on s8530
        i can open sapsung apps
        but unable to download anything
        it tells to sign in to samsung account
        but it is showing problem in signing in,
        I have already tried the hard reset and reflashing
        PLS HELP ME

        THANKS IN ADVANCE 😦

        Reply

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