Android Marshmallow For Samsung Galaxy SIII SC-06D

Samsung has yet not released latest Android OS for Galaxy S3 SC-06D. But don’t worry, thanks to Lawn  for porting Cyanogenmod 13 (CM 13) i.e Android Marshmallow 6.0. As Galaxy S3 SC-06D won’t be getting an official Marshmallow

update firmware its an awesome way to taste Android M build in your Galaxy S3 SC-06D. This ROM is completely stable but you might find few bugs, which we believe will be rectified in the final version of this custom firmware. The entire process is pretty simple, you just have to flash the Cyanogenmod 13 6.0 ROM of Samsung Galaxy S3 SC-06D through TWRP Recovery. Make sure you follow every steps carefully or else you won’t be able to boot into CM 13 ROM.

Features of CyanogenMod 13 (CM 13) in Galaxy S3 SC-06D

• Multi Window Support
• New Sytem UI and more Customization
• Better Battery through Doze
• New “Do Not Disturb” settings, a good step up from Lollipop
• Better Theme App
• All the features of Android M

Prerequisites:

1. Root & Install Latest 3.0 TWRP Recovery in Samsung Galaxy S3 SC-06D
2. Check the battery percentage of the phone, it should be at least 40%.
3. This ROM is only for Galaxy S3 SC-06D. Please don’t try this on any other smartphones.
4. Backup all your data: Contacts, Photos, Apps & other files. (Although you will not lose other files except contacts & Apps, but its better to be on the safer side)

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Install CyanogenMod 13 6.0.1 ROM in Galaxy S3 

SC-06D:

1. Transfer the downloaded CM 13 & GApps zip, in your SD Card.
2. Turn off / Switch your Galaxy S3 SC-06D
3. Press and hold Press Volume UP + Home Button + Power Key at the same time to boot into Recovery mode.
4. Do not forget to perform a nandroid backup. Goto backup option in TWRP and select all the partitions including System, Data, Boot, Recovery, EFS and swipe right to backup.
5. After performing the ROM backup, go back to the TWRP main menu and tap the wipe button.
6. Then, select Advanced Wipe, as well as Dalvik Cache, System, Data, and Cache (Don’t select Internal storage)
7. Next, swipe to confirm. Wait for the wiping process to complete.
8. Next, Goto TWRP main menu & goto Install option.
9. Locate the CM 13 downloaded zip file & tap on it. Now swipe to Install the ROM.
10. Once the installation process is finished successfully, Again Goto TWRP Main menu, Tap on Install & locate the GApps zip file. Swipe to install GApps Package.
11. From recovery select “reboot” and enjoy.

Download CyanogenMod 13 & GApps for Galaxy S3 SC-06D 

1. CyangeonMod 13 ROM: Download.
2. GApps for CM 13 Galaxy S3: Gapps 6.0 (ARM/6.0/Mini)