Flashing Guide: How To Flash ROM on Samsung Devices Using Odin

Odin is a tool or utility software that is used to flash Custom ROM, Stock ROM, Flash Kanel or Root packages on Samsung smartphones and tablets. Odin is a PC Windows software, meaning you need a PC for it to work. Flashing Samsung devices using odin is simple, just follow the steps below and you should have a successful flashing in few minutes.

NOTE!  It us adviced to take a complete backup of your phone if possible, before flashing because during the flashing process your personal data will be removed or may lost. If you are doing an upgrade, do a complete OS or nandriod backup just in case something goes wrong after flashing, you can always revert back by flashing your backed up OS.

Requirements

• The file you want to flash ( Custom ROM, Stock ROM, Flash Kanel or Root packages).

• USB cable for your device

• Windows PC

• Your Android Device

How to Flash Using Odin

First make sure you have enabled USB Debugging in Developers option under settings.(  if you haven't enabled developers option, go to settings> About Phone> Build Number, and tap it 7times or more until developers option is enabled. Also download and install your device driver on your PC, skip this if you've already installed it ( if your PC can see your device when connected to it).

Step 1: Download and extract the ROM you which to flash, Samsung ROMs are available for download here

Step 2: Download and extract Odin v3.10.7 or newer version ( see below for all versions)

Step 3: Install Odin on your PC

Step 4: Shut down your Smartphone and restart it into Download Mode (Odin Mode) by pressing

Home + Power + Volume Down buttons together.

When you enter into the Download mode you will see a Yellow Warning Triangle Sign. All you have to do is press the Volume up key to continue.

Step 5: Connect your Samsung device to the computer and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin.

Step 6: Now, Click on AP / PDA button, locate and select the extracted Samsung ROM

Step 7: Now, Make sure re-partition box is NOT ticked before starting the flashing process.

Step 8: Finally, Click on the start button, and sit back while the flashing process is completed.

Step 9: A Green Pass Message will appear on the PC, remove the USB cable from the device. Your device will automatically restart during this process.

Step 10: Your Samsung Device will now restart but get stuck at boot (this is called boot loop). All you have to do is to reboot into recovery mode by pressing and holding

Volume up key + home key + Power Key   together ,

When the phone vibrates, leave the power key but Keep holding the

Volume UP Key and Home key.

This way, your device will boot into Recovery Mode.

Step 11: In Recovery Mode, Select Wipe Data/factory reset ( using Volume Up and Down Keys for Navigation and Home key to Select)

Step 12: Do the same for Cache (clear it). Once Cache Data is cleared,  navigate to reboot system and Select it.

Step 13: Now, your Samsung Device will restart without any issue, running on the Stock Rom you have and flashed.

Different Versions of Odin Available for Download

Download Odin3 v1.70.0

Download Odin3 v1.82.0

Download Odin3 v1.83.0

Download Odin3 v1.84.0

Download Odin3 v3.04.0

Download Odin3 v3.06.0

Download Odin3 v3.07.0

Download Odin3 v3.09.0

Download Odin3 v3.10.5

Download Odin3 v3.10.6

Download Odin3 v3.10.7

Download Odin3 v3.11.1

Download Odin3 v3.11.2.   Latest

Credits: goes to Samsung Inc, for providing the tool shared here.

Download recovery image for your Tecno, Innjoo, Infinix, Gionee, Samsung and Others Devices

Most of the recovery image provided are CWM ( ClockWorkMod  or ClockWork Recovery Mod) and TWRP ( TeamWin Recovery Project) which are the most commonly used.
 Read the post below to know more about Recovery images and how to flash them

            Recovery image for Android Devices : All You Need to Know

Recovery Image Of Gionee Android Device

Model: Gionee P4

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Model: Gionee P2 

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Model: Gionee P2 

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Model: Gionee M2

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Model: Gionee M3 

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Model: Gionee E5

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ModelGionee E3

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Recovery Image Of Tecno Android Device 

Model: Tecno S3

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Model: Tecno R7

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Model: Tecno D5

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Model: Tecno M3

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Model: Tecno D3

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Model: Tecno N9

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Model: Tecno Phantom F7/A+

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Model: Tecno L3  

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Model: Tecno M5 

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Model: Tecno M9 

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Model: Tecno Q1

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Model: Tecno S7

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Model: Tecno P9

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Model: Tecno H5

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Model: Tecno F5

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Recovery Image Of Infinix Android Device

Model: Infinix Hot Note Pro

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Model: Infinix Hot Not

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Model: Infinix Hot

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Recovery Image Of Samsung S5 

Model: Samsung S5

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Recovery Image Of Innjo Fire 

Model: Innjoo Fire

                                                Download Recovery Image Of Injo Fire Here



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Recovery image for Android Devices : All You Need to Know

What are recovery Images
Recovery images are basically boot mode images independent of the device's android operating system. It can be used to backup and also restore your smartphone settings and data. The default recovery image of your phone (comes pre-installed from your device manufacturer) only allows  OTA (Over The Air) updates only for supported devices and they are mostly invisible to the phone's end user. But with custom recoveries, you can do a lot more like flashing custom roms, unbricking of bricked or dead smartphones, nandroid backup and so much more.


                       Download Recovery image here


Different types of Custom Recovery

CWM or CWRM           : ClockWorkMod  or ClockWork Recovery Mod

• One of the most widely used custom recovery today
• Written by Koushik Dutta (Koush) with contribution from CyanogenMod's community
• Has standard( Device hardware keys are used for navigation), swipe (navigation is done by swuping up/dowm/left/right) and fully touch-driven menus.

TWRP          : TeamWin Recovery Project

• Also one of the most widely used
• Currently Maintained by Ethan Yonker (Dees Troy) with support from OmniROM's community
• It supportss fully touch-driven menus
• It has an amazing and one of the most complete features available
• Has a themable User Interface (UI).

PhilZ Touch  Recovery

• Written by Phyto Wardt (Phil3759)
• This is like an "Upgrade of CWM" because it uses CWM as its base code
•  Has more filesystem tools and custom user interface compared to CWM.

The most popular and widely used custom recovery today are CWM and TWRP

How to boot into recovery mode

There are different methods of booting into recovery mode

Method 1: Developer mode method
Go to your phone settings
Select Developer Option>Advance Reboot> On
Hold the power button to see the advance reboot option.

Or  you can use Terminal App
Download Terminal app from playstore and grant root access
Use this command below

su -c 'reboot recovery'

Method 2: Using the Manual Method
Different Android device has its  unique method of booting it  into recovery mode but most devices do so by  pressing and holding both the power and vol up botton simultaneously for about a few seconds. But then, you have to download the recovery image for your phone.




How To Flash Recovery Image on Android Phones
There are different method,

Recovery Tool Method

• Download the specific recovery image for your deviceCopy or move the downloaded recovery image to the root of your SD card

         Download Recovery images here

• NOTE: Don't put it in any folder; just leave it as it is in the root of your SD Card
• Download and install this Recovery tool, open and run it
• Click on Flash other recovery
• Locate the recovery image you downloaded and select it
• The flashing process will start and will be completed in a few minutes
•  After completing the installation, click on boot to recovery.

You can now backup/restore  your device ROM
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Stock ROMs Download links For Android Smartphone Devices

Is your Android device malfunctioning, slow or you just want to revert to the stock ROM of your device (flash your device)?  below are links to download Stock ROMs for your devices. Please make sure you follow all instructions so as  not to brick or damage or loose vital information on your android device. Seacrh no Further because you will get the best availaible stock ROMs here, just select your device and download.

More devices will be added so alway check this page frequently.



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ITEL 

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How to Root and Change IMEI of Stubborn MTK Android Phones; infinix Hot 2 special

A friend told me he has some difficulties rooting and changing the IMEI of  his new infinix Hot 2, so i decided to write this post for the purpose of other people having the same issue. The Infinix Hot2 come with  Android version 5.1 Lollipop and other awesome specification, with an  affordable price.The below tutorial will guide the Infinix Hot2 users to Root and change the Imei of their Smartphone easily in order to flex with Glo Bis of N1400, Etisalat Socialme  of N300,and also the latest Airtel N1000 for 3GIG.

why should I root my phone?

Rooting will make you enjoy your phone to the fullest

This imei change method  also works for other stubborn MTK devices that are difficult to change it's IMEI through MTK Engineering Mode and Mobile Uncle.

What do i need for Rooting my Phone?
1.KingRoot 4.2.8.apk
   

2.Data connection [3g mode is highly recommended]

Lets get started

Step1. Download the latest kingroot from google app store, Install and run Kingroot. Wait till it detect the phone

Step 2. It will verify your root status >> Click on TRY TO ROOT

Step3. The rooting process should begin and you’ll see a countdown in percentage (%) from 1%. During this process, your device may restart, don’t be afraid, your device is safe. As soon as your Infinix Hot2 reboots, the rooting process will continue automatically.

Step 4. You may get a prompt to install an app. Ignore the warning, mark the check-box and tap “Install anyway”

Step 5. After few minutes or so, the rooting process should be completed!It's  simple as that.
You may download root Checker from Play Store to verify your root privileges. After downloading, simply Install Root Checker, click "check now" and you should see a message "rooted" in status if the rooting is successful.

Step 6. To Change Your Infinix Hot2 IMEI In this method, we are going to use an application called Chamelephon. Download here

Step 7. Open the Chamelephon and grant it super user permission. The first box is for the IMEI of the sim 1, if you are using a dual sim phone. And the second box for Sim 2.

Step 8. Input the IMEI number you wish to change to in any of the boxes. You can simply leave any of the boxes you did not wish to change the IMEI empty.

Step 9. Click Apply New IMEIs. A popup box will ask “Do you confirm changing the IMEIs?” Click on change button.

Step 10. Close everything and restart your phone . Dial. *#06# to view your new IMEIs.

Disclaimer : Changing of IMEI is illegal in some countries and NAIRABIT will not be held responsible for any misfortune that may befall anyone who decides to change his/her IMEI.

Also, backup your original imei incase anything goes wrong, then revert using the above procedures for changing. Hope this info helps, Good Luck . If you encounter any problem, use the comment box below to let us assist you.