Its time to flash most stable and fast custom rom to your samsung galaxy Y GT-S5360 mobile device. Most of you had installed it previously and then remove it because of its laggy interface and slow performance. But this time I will show you how you can install CyanogenMod 11 KitKat 4.4.4 to your device. If you are going to do this then it is obviously that you already know about CyanogenMods and Custom Rom, and if not than please google it.
Once you have download the above files, copy it to your sd card in root directory and follow these steps. Remember please make sure you have atleast 70-80 percent battery backup.
1. Backup all your data, Contacts, SMS, Call log etc..
2. Switch off your device, go into recovery mode using Volume Up + Home + Power key.
3. Use volume buttons for navigation and power button for selection, Select "apply update from sd card" and select CWM Recovery 6.0.5.3 (6.0.5.3-totoro.zip) file and install it.
4. After it go to advance and select "Reboot recovery" or "reboot system now" if you dont find reboot recovery or advance tab.
5. Now you will reboot in cwm recovery 6.0.5.3. , now select "wipe data / factory reset" and then yes.
6. go to "mount and storage" format data, system, cache, and than mount data, system and cache.
7. Now go to install from sd card and select cyanogenMod 11 Room zip file (cm-11.0.0-RC13-GT-S5360-totoro.zip) from sd card and install it. After installtion completes select reboot device.
First boot may take 15-20 minutes please wait.
After first reboot again, switch off your phone and go to recovery mount data, system, and cache and install mini google apps zip file. after it select reboot system.
NOTE - Those who having SIM card error or No Service issue.. First please falsh your device with this http://www.4shared.com/zip/y0zOd_vOce/S5360_DDMD1_ODDMD1_DDMD1_Droid.html stock rom. after this root your device and then flash cyanogenmod.
You will neeed odin - Download it from here -http://myvdrive.com/files/cbaxNiyiRq/Odin307.zip
enter into download mode via switch off your phone, then Vol down + Power on. Connect your device to pc. open odin. Select PDA file in PDA option, MODEM file in PHONE option and CSC file in CSC option in odin. Do not change any other setting. Click start.
If you do not have samsung drivers - Download here - http://myvdrive.com/files/gsSNYQGBKH/samsung_usb_driver_for_mobile_phones.exe
It is very common to have very low internal memory for android users with older device. This tutorial will help you to increase your internal memory on your device.
Please read this if you are using cyanogenmod rom. If you are not using cyanogenmod than this is now for you. Click here if you are not using cyanogenmod rom.
Pre requisite -
1. Rooted device
2. Cyanogenmod Rom
3. Simple2ext. Download Here
Below are some screenshot of my Samsung Galaxy GT-S5360 with 200mb internal memory, I have installed applications that needed atleast 400mb internal memory to install.
Follow the below steps to install s2e.apk.
1. Backup all data on sd card as we will format it during the process.
2. after backup, switch of your device and enter to cwm recovery by pressing Volume up + Home + Power buttons.
3. go to advance and select partition sd card, than select swap size maximum and sd-ext partition size as your preference I selected 2 gb as I want 2 gb internal memory.
4. after partition done, you can copy back your files to sd card which you have taken back up. and also copy s2e.apk file also.
5. install s2e.apk and open it, it will ask for root access. Grant root access to it.
6. Check all tick available in application and reboot your device.
When your device reboot all application from internal transferred to sd-ext partition. Have fun.
Download above file and copy it to your sd card. Now enter into recovery mode.
1. Switch of your device.
2. Now press volume up + Home + Power, you will boot into reovery mode.
3. Select Uapply update from sd card using volume keys for navigation and power key for select.
4. Select update.zip and install it. You get succeed message "installation from sd card".
5. Now select "reboot system now". After boot you will see superSU app.
Now your device is rooted, you can now install apps which ask for root or can install custom rom on it.