Odin is a free utility of XDA developers for Samsung handsets. It mainly supports for customizations of the device through varies improvements which users cannot receive while being a typical Android user. Odin will absolutely remake the device system into a brand new placing the firmware package you ordered or rooting the Android package. Anyhow, its developer has finally arranged a perfect download which capable function recent Samsung releases too, through the Odin 3.12.3 download
By the way, this guide is for any Samsung Tab or Smartphone to flash it with a preferable firmware package safely. Since Odin is a global utilize, your device will have to confirm its model number when you are selecting the firmware. And conduct the procedure at your own risk.
So let's see how to install a custom ROM on any Samsung using Odin 3.12.3, in this guide.
Prepare for the Odin
- Get ready your Windows computer
- The device battery has to be strengthen up to 100%
- Open the debugging mode from developer options. Devices above Android 4.4.2 will not there as you
- have to enable it first tap on the build number. And then you can follow Settings > Developer options
- If you known to install Samsung Kies for the detection, it has to remove completely from the computer
- as Odin download cannot recognize it. So just install Samsung USB drivers. It must be latest updated
- Backup the device store and Android as Nandroid backup
- Now you have to download Odin v3.12.3
- As it is a zip document, unzip and get the listed files in it. There must be a file coded exe which you have to open for the process
- Download the firmware and it too has to create as tar. or tar.md5 file to closer Odin process. Verify that downloaded file is compatible with your device type
- Gets the download mode using all three keys of the device later than turn off it (Volume + Power + Home)
- Just after you entered the Odin mode, link the computer to the Samsung
- When the connection fixed properly, ID:COM will become a colored box and the section below that will prompt a code. The Added note will display in messaged box
- Hit once in the AP key to bring out your firmware here. So add the firmware file
- For those who selected firmware with some other components such as CSE and BL have to mark them as well
- Go to the Options part and mark F.Reset and also Auto Reboot
- For PIT file users, the option tagged Re-Partition will have to mark
- Command to Start the process
- Let the process complete itself from here within couple of minutes
- After the operation, device will reboot adjusting all
- The alert “PASS” will appear in the UI at the same time
Fix errors of the procedure
- If you will unable to see the Pass and there will be an error alert, separate devices from the USB cable and restart both. It is better to remove the battery and fix it back
- And also, try again after reset the USB debugging mode of the device
- Or just reinstall newer USB drivers to the PC after uninstall the once you used formerly
