There are reportsthat Samsung Galaxy S3 might not receieve the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop update. However, there are a ton of custom ROMs being made available to fill that gap. Here is how to flash feature-packed and very stableResurrection Remix Android 5.1 Lollipop custom firmware on Samsung Galaxy S3.

Resurrection Remix Android 5.1 features:

Navigation BarNavbar Button CustomizationNavbar Dimensions(Potrait & Landscape)-StatusbarBrightness SliderEnable/Disable Show Notification CountSuperUser Indicator SwitchCarrier Label,Switch,ColourQuick PullDown SwitchSmart Pulldown SwitchClock CustomizationsTime & dateClock ColourDay & date ToogleCenter Clock/Right Clock ChoiceBattery Bar customizationBattery Icon Customization(circle/landscape/Potrait and more)Battery % TextNetwork Traffic IndicatorTheme ChooserRR exclusive PITCH BLACK THEMEAnimationsGesturesOptimizations to Improve BatteryALL cm12 Featuresand much more

Prerequisites to flashResurrection Remix Android 5.1 on Galaxy S3:

Create abackupof all important data in your Galaxy device.

Download and install USB drivers forSamsung Galaxy S3in your computer.Enable USB debugging option by pressingMenu>Settings>Applications. Navigate and tap onDeveloper Optionsto ensure thatUSB Debuggingis enabled.Make sure that recovery tool likeClockworkMod recoveryis installed.Ensure that your Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 carries more than 80% of charge.

Flash Resurrection Remix Android 5.1 custom ROM on Galaxy S3:

Files required:download theResurrection Remix Android 5.1custom firmware fromhere; also download theGoogle Apps. Save both files on PC.

Here are the steps to update Galaxy S3 i9300 to Resurrection Remix Android 5.1 Lollipop:

Connect your SamsungGalaxy S3 I9300to your computer using USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the SD card of your Galaxy device.Disconnect the connection with PC and turn your GalaxyS3 off.Boot in to custom recovery mode: press and holdVolume Up, Downand thePowerbuttons simultaneously untilSamsunglogo shows up. Leave the keys for half a second and hold again. UseVolumekeys to scroll andPowerbutton to select -alternatively you can useQuick Boot appto reboot your Android device in recovery mode.Data wiping tasks: selectwipe data/factory reset>Yes. It will take a few minutes; once done, selectwipe cache partition.Next tap onAdvance>wipe Dalvik Cacheto wipe Dalvik cache data too.Selectinstall zip from sdcardfollowed bychoosezip from sdcard. Locate the Android 5.1 based Resurrection Remixcustom ROMfile copied earlier and select it. Tap onyesto confirm installation and wait for the ROM installation to be completed.Once installation process is finished successfully, repeat the above step but chooseGAppsfile instead to install the Google apps package on your SGS3 I9300.Return to main recovery menu now and selectreboot system nowto boot up into the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop custom firmwareforSamsung GalaxyS3. It will take a bit of time during the first boot, so kindly be patient.Ta da! Enjoy Lollipop on Galaxy S3.

How to restore:If you want to return to previous OS on your SGS3, boot intorecovery, selectbackup and restorethen restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.