Install Android 2.3.4 on Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 / Samsung Galaxy Pop

This is not the official update from Samsung but will give you all the benefits of Android 2.3 on your device. This method holds true for Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 and Samsung Galaxy Pop which are basically the same phones, sold under different names across regions.

Requirements : Download Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread XXKPI, OPS: TASS_v1.0.ops and ODIN.

Instructions :

1. Turn off the phone and boot into “Download” mode. To boot into ‘Download’ mode, press and hold VOLUME DOWN, POWER, and HOME button together till you get yellow triangle with Droid character constructing some thing.

2. Now run the ODIN Multi Downloader v4.38.exe file.

3. Connect the phone to computer using USB cable. You will notice yellow box lightening up in the ODIN interface.

If you aren’t getting the light, check the process again and also ensure that the drivers are installed properly.

4. Click ‘OPS’, and select the downloaded ‘TASS_v1.0.ops’ file.

5. Click ‘BOOT’ and select the Bootloader file ‘APBOOT_S5570XXKPI_CL260130_REV02_user_low_true.tar.md5’.

6. Click ‘Phone’ and select the modem file ‘MODEM_S5570XXKPI_CL260130_REV02.tar.md5’ file.

7. Click ‘PDA’ button and select the file named ‘CODE_S5570XXKPI_CL260130_REV02_user_low_true.tar.md5’

8. Click ‘CSC’ button and select ‘CSC_S5570SERKPI_CL260130_REV02_user_low_true.tar.md5’ file.

9. Now the stuff should look like the above screen-shot.

10. Click start and wait for the update to complete.

Below is how to change Phone language from Russian to English. (Thanks to Mujahidmaster for his comments below)

1) Go to Settings(every one knows the symbol “blue colored gear type symbol”)
2) Tap the Locale and text ( Fifth from the bottom )
3) Scroll down!!  BINGOOOO!!!  ENGLISH !!!