Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ParanoidAndroid ROM For Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M Metro PCS

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean based ParanoidAndroid 3.99 RC2 build is now available for Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M. ParanoidAndroid 3.99 comes with hybrid engine which famously known for per app layout, per app size and per app colour option. The per app layout is one of the coolest future of this ROM which let you run an app both in mobile as well as tablet mode. Beside very own features ParanoidAndroid comes with all features that present in latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.  Sound good! Then continue reading this guide to learn how to install Android 4.3 Jelly Bean based ParanoidAndroid 3.99 custom ROM on Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M.

Some of the cool Android 4.3 Jelly Bean features that you will enjoy is permission manager, virtual surround sound, an improve dial pad, better Linux kernel, can establish Bluetooth pairing with low power devices, control user account with restricted profiles, trim feature that not let your phone slow with time and more.

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Please note Paranoid Android team started to roll out Android 4.3.1 Jelly Bean based build. That’s why always try to download latest build from download page by clicking on link at File required section.

ParanoidAndroid 3.99 Features:

• Hybrid engine
• Per app Layout, this will let you choose the UI of any app, that means you can switch apps into their tablet layouts
• Per app Size, scale apps individually, this is especially important if you use tablet apps, go as small or big as you like
• Per app Color, this lets you select statusbar and navbar colors for apps individually, colors will shift when you jump from one app to another.
• Hybrid engine makes it possible to use any tablet ready app available on your phone, start with your regular Google apps and see what treasures lie hidden in them and just how well they work on your device. You can use hybrid engine to use all available general interface UI's as well: Phone, Phablet, Tablet.

Warning!

This tutorial is only for Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.  

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data. You can follow our ultimate backup guide.

2.  Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Notifier BT Free on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M in your PC. [Download USB Drivers]

4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M. [Guide].

5. Your device have ClockworkMod Recovery Installed. [Guide]

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 4.3 Jelly Bean based ParanoidAndroid 3.99 ROM on Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M.

File Required(Download by clicking on it)

1. ParanoidAndroid 3.99 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ROM For Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M [Filename: pa_d2mtr-BETA-3.99.1-RC1-20130916.zip]
2. Google Apps [Filename: pa_gapps-full-4.3-20131024-signed.zip]

How to Install Android 4.3 Jelly Bean based ParanoidAndroid 3.99 ROM on Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M.
3. Now, Boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power button together until Samsung logo flash twice and then leave the button. You should see recovery menu soon. In recovery use Volume Keys to navigate between option and Power or Home Key to select an option. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
4. Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.
5. Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping.
6. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the pa_d2mtr-BETA-3.99.1-RC1-20130916.zip file that you copied earlier in Step 2 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.
7. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 7 but choose the pa_gapps-full-4.3-20131024-signed.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.
8. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M and boot up into customized Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ROM ParanoidAndroid 3.99. The first boot will take time, so be patient!
9. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

Congrats! Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware based custom ROM ParanoidAndroid 3.99 is now installed and running on your Metro PCS Galaxy S3 SCH-R530M.