How to flash the samsung phone

When you wanted to roll out your firmware on the Samsung phone, or found a new update of the Android operating system for your device and decided to put it, then you have two ways: do it through the phone settings or ODIN program. The first option is only suitable for which new operational support officially happened. Try to perform consistently algorithms of the first and second step, and decide for yourself which option will be used in the future.

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How to flash samsung phone without third-party programs

If Android officially released an update for your Samsung phone, a bright notification appears on the screen that it's time to change the firmware. But it happens that the user inadvertently disables these notifications and for a long time remains in the ignorance of its version of the Android system.

To check the availability of updates and flash the phone, follow these steps:

Go to the configuration of your Samsung phone by clicking on the gear icon in the tray device.

Scroll down the list of settings down until you see the "About Device" field. As a rule, it is the most latter of the settings.

Click on the "Update" line.

Pay attention to all three lines. The lowest of them "Only Wi Fi" gives the update to load automatically only when the wireless connection is connected, to save money on the sim card in the device. The second line "Auto-update" is needed just to ensure that the software itself loads into your phone when it is output. If this tick is not worth it, then you risk skipping notifications about the new firmware.
Go to the very first string "update". The automatic search for new firmware will begin.

If they are, the download starts immediately. But in the case when you saw such a message on the screen, new firmware, directly from the developer, not yet. However, this does not mean that the new version of Andriod, which will calmly get on your device from Samsung does not exist at all. Look at the Internet sites, and you will definitely find the latest software for your phone, but it will have to install it manually

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How to independently flash the phone samsung

Note, if you decide to flash the device in any way, except for the first, then you may be denied the service for warranty. If you are carefully applied to the device, or the warranty period has long passed, then boldly proceed to the firmware.

Take the USB cord for the Samsung phone and connect it to a computer or laptop. Now you need to download the ODIN program to your personal computer. Choose the latest version, otherwise you may encounter some flaws of the utility.

So you need:

software downloaded to a computer
sAMSUNG connected phone via USB port,
the ODIN program of the latest versions.

Open ODIN program.

Once the utility determines that the phone is connected, you will see a yellow frame.
If this does not happen, then not all device drivers are installed on the PC. Download Samsung Kies on the official developer website and install the program. This addition will also accelerate the speed of connection and data exchange.

Now click on the "PDA" or "AP" button and select Firmware File. The program will change it for your device. It will take from the pair of seconds to a few minutes.

After that, click on the "Start" button. Expect so much time as firmware lasts. It usually takes more than ten minutes, in the process of firmware, the device will reboot several times. Do not leave the computer for a long time to react on all the failures or disagreeing the cord.
When on the screen you will see a big blue window with the inscription "PASS" - the firmware is over.
A few words about what to do if the firmware does not work and you do not see the changes. Either, if she even start the installation. In this case, before the firmware, make a reset settings. To do this, go back to the phone menu by clicking on the gear icon. Find the Backup and Reset field.