You can nowupdate Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4KitKatusing the highly popular CM11 custom ROM. Based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, CM11 M8 custom firmware is based on open source project and brings increased performance and reliability toAndroidpowered smartphones and tablets. Here is how to update Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4CM11 M8 KitKat.

Prerequisites to update Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4CM11 M8:

Create abackupof all important data in your Galaxy device.

Download and install USB drivers forSamsung Galaxy S4 Miniin 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 S4 Mini LTE carries more than 80% of charge.

Note:This custom firmware flashing process is detailed specifically for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE model number i9195. Please do not try it on other Samsung or Android devices.

How to update Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4CM11 M8:

Files required:download theCM11 M8 Android 4.4.4 KitKatcustom firmware fromhere; also download theGoogle Apps. Save both files on PC.

Here are the steps to update Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4 KitKat based CyanogenMod 11M8:

Connect your SamsungGalaxy S4 Mini to 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 Galaxy Minioff.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.Now perform Nandroid backup of your current ROM: selectBackup and Restore>Backup. Go back to main recovery menu after backup process is done -very important step to restore back to current OS.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 4.4.4 KitKat based CM11 M8custom 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 Galaxy S4 Mini LTE.Return to main recovery menu now and selectreboot system nowto boot up into the latest CM11 M8 custom ROM forSamsung GalaxyS4 Mini. It will take a bit of time during the first boot, so kindly be patient.Ta da! This was how to update Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.4.4KitKat based CyanogenMod ROM!

How to restore:If you want to return to previous OS on your Galaxy S4 Mini, boot intorecovery, selectbackup and restorethen restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.