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What is ODIN?
Odin is a leaked official tool to flash firmware onto Samsung Phone and Tablets.
Why is this tool useful?
This tool and help us to restore or update the firmware of the device in case it gets corrupted.
With this software we can sometimes repair devices that are bootlooping, of stuck on Samsung logo.
Software needed:
ODIN: https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-odin-3-13-1.3762572/
SamKey(will explain later on the guide why this is needed): https://www.samkey.org/
Download the softwares above.
After this is done we need to figure out the Version and CSC your device has.
Place your phone in download mode if you dont know how simply google: "how to enter download mode on [INSERT YOUR MODEL HERE]"
If your device refuses to enter download mode ODIN will not help you or issue is probably related to the CPU or EMMC.
With your device in download mode connect it to the PC and open SamKEY and click on "Read Info D/L"
You should get an output like this:
The fields we care about are:
Device Model
Ver
Carrier(CSC)
Now go to https://samfw.com/ and type the device model into the search bar then select your CSC then select the same version that is installed on your device, then simply choose a server and download the file.
After this is done extract the files to a folder.
Now lets open ODIN depeding of the version you download you may get a pop-up window like this just click ok.
After this your device should be ready like this:
