Instructions for installing the official single-file firmware on Samsung Galaxy J5 (SM-J500x).
Drivers and programs
Attention!
To install the official stock firmware on the Galaxy J5 and return the phone status ("Settings"> "About device"> "Properties"> "Device status") to "Official" after switching from custom firmware and thereby return the ability to receive updates over the air, it is enough follow the instructions provided.
Installation instructions
Unpack the downloaded archive into the Odin PC folder for convenience. The file in the ".tar" or ".tar.md5" format must be kept and "SS_DL.dll" can be deleted.
Reset device data.
To do this, go to the settings in the section " Back up and factory reset", Select the item" Data reset» > « Reset device", Enter the PIN-code (if one is set) and press the button" Delete everything". The phone will restart.
Run Odin PC as administrator.
Put the device into download mode ( Download Mode).
To do this, you must simultaneously hold down the Volume Down key, the Home button and the Power button. Then wait until the phone restarts and accept the warning by pressing the Volume Up key.
In this state, connect the smartphone to the computer. Odin should light up the inscription “ COM».
Press the button " AP»And select the TAR-archive of the firmware.
Items " Auto reboot" and " F.Reset Time" must be activated, a " Re-Partition", If active - must be disabled.
Press the button " Start". The process of installing the firmware will begin.
At the end of the operation, if everything went well, the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0) ". The phone must be rebooted manually by holding down the power button until the screen turns off. The device may take up to 5 minutes to boot up for the first time.
ATTENTION!
If the device does not boot for a long time or the data has not been reset, it must be performed from the recovery.
To do this, simultaneously hold down the Volume Up key, the Home button and the Power button. After downloading, select the item " Wipe data / Factory reset", and then - " Reboot system now". If after these steps the device also freezes at startup, you need to reflash it again.
For the current generation of people, the smartphone has become an indispensable assistant and an extremely useful device that combines hundreds of different functions. Taking a photo, counting the amount of ingredients, setting reminders, checking the weather, reading the news, chatting with friends - this is not a complete list of all that modern smartphones are capable of. Sometimes we just forget that they are not eternal and are subject to gradual wear and tear.
Smartphones running the Android operating system have flooded the whole world with their diversity for a long time. Their program code is open and ready for editing or improvement. In the process of using such devices, there are times when the software component fails and the smartphone stops working properly. To fix the problem, a simple factory reset may not be enough - you need to flash your Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) SM-J510H / FN / DS.
Fortunately, manufacturers of mobile equipment and just enthusiasts have found dozens of ways to change the firmware for all Android devices without exception. The process will take a few minutes and the smartphone will come to life, starting its daily work with renewed vigor. AndroGoo has prepared detailed instructions on how to flash Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) SM-J510H / FN / DS.
What do we need?
- A device charged at least 50% (if possible).
- Original USB cable.
- latest version.
- Latest firmware. (Samsung official portal, it's worth registering for easy download):
Single file: Download Android 6.0.1
Multi-file: WITH sway Android 6.0.1
If a new version of the OS was released for the smartphone or the one you need is not in the instructions, let us know in the comments under the post.
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) SM-J510H / FN / DS flashing process
- If Kies was installed on the computer, remove it.
- Download and install for Samsung smartphones and tablets.
- Download and install the latest version.
- We reboot the computer.
- Unpack Odin to your desktop. We extract the firmware files from the previously downloaded archive into the same folder.
- On the smartphone, go to " Settings«, « Developer options"(If there is no such item, go to" About the phone"And click many times on" Build number"), Include" USB debugging" and "Unlocking, foreseen. production ".
- We transfer the smartphone to Download Mode... To do this, turn it off completely, simultaneously hold down the buttons Home + Power on + Volume down.
- After the appearance of the screen with the inscription Warning, confirm the selection by pressing the button Volume up.
- The phone went into download mode.
- Launch Odin as administrator.
- In this state, we connect the device to the computer using a USB cable (exclusively USB 2.0) in order to flash Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) SM-J510H / FN / DS... If in the ODIN window the field ID: COM turned blue, as in the screenshot below, everything is fine - you can continue. If not, reinstall the drivers and restart the computer.
Files that can be found in the archive with the firmware
The picture shows the names of files that can be in the archive with the firmware and it is indicated where to insert them in the Odin window.
If there is only one file and takes up a lot of space - insert it into the field PDA / AP... This is the firmware. Other files according to the field names.
In the appropriate fields on the right, select the firmware files, based on the example above. IMPORTANT! Only checkboxes should be checked Auto reboot and F. Reset Time.
- This is how the program window looks like, ready for firmware:
- Click on START and we are waiting for the end of the firmware process. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden to disconnect the smartphone from the computer and touch the USB cable. The whole procedure will take a few minutes - the exact time depends on the power of the PC.
- After the end, the device will reboot itself. We disconnect it from the PC and start using the fresh firmware.
Detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to flash a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510 smartphone to a new official or custom firmware. Getting Root superuser rights on Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510, installing custom TWRP Recovery.
Installing the official firmware on a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 smartphone using the Samsung Odin service program. In order to install a new firmware on a smartphone, you first need to download several files to your PC:
Download the latest Official Firmware for Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510FN
Official service firmware for Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) SM-J510FN android 6.0.1
Before flashing your phone, you first need to decrypt it.
To unlock your Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510, you need to disable Reactivation Lock. Go to "Settings" - "Lock screen and protection" - "Find phone" and disable "Activation lock" Before and after the firmware update procedure, you must do a general reset of the device to the factory settings in order to avoid all kinds of errors and slowdowns of the interface.
When performing this procedure, all your data and files will be permanently deleted.
Option 1: On the device, open "Settings"> "Back up and reset"> "Accounts"> "Reset data"> "RESET DEVICE" and click "Delete everything"
Option 2: Turn off the device, press and hold the "Volume Up", "Home (Center)" and "Power" buttons and after a few seconds the "Recovery" menu will appear. In the "Recovery" menu, select "Wipe data / factory reset" -> "Yes - delete all user data", all user data will be deleted. After completing the process, select "Reboot system now" and the device will start to reboot.
You can skip this step, but remember! If you do not reset the data, after the update, “lags” and unstable operation of the device as a whole may appear due to the tails of the previous firmware, and more recently, before completely resetting the smartphone, you also need to delete the Google account, otherwise the smartphone may be blocked.
After you have downloaded everything, unpack the archive with the driver for the Samsung A5 2017 and install it. Then unpack the Odin archive and firmware.
Run the program for Samsung J5 2016 Odin firmware as administrator. To do this, hover over Odin and right-click and select "Run as administrator", then click "Yes".
After starting Odin, we arrange the firmware files in the following order:
Insert the BL ……… .tar.md5 file into the "BL" field
The AP file ……… .tar.md5 is inserted into the "AP" field
The CP file ……… .tar.md5 is inserted into the "CP" field
Insert the CSC file …… ..tar.md5 into the "CSC" field
We check that the “ticks” were only in the fields “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time "
We transfer the Samsung J5 2016 phone to the firmware mode. To do this, turn off the phone and then press and hold the "Volume Down", "Home" and "Power" buttons and after the menu with a yellow triangle appears, press the "Volume Up"
We connect the smartphone using the supplied USB cable to the PC and in the Odin program, in the upper left corner the inscription “COM” should appear highlighted with a blue background, and then press the “Start” button.
Note: If for some reason your PC does not recognize your device, try reinstalling the driver and / or try other USB ports.
The process of flashing the smartphone has started. After successful flashing, the device will reboot automatically and “Finish” will appear in the Odin program.
Installing custom TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510
And so let's start installing custom recovery on samsung j5
If you have not yet installed the Samsung drivers on your PC, then download and install. Then connect, using a standard USB cable, your smartphone to the computer. After the PC recognizes the phone automatically, additional drivers and updates are installed.
We need the Odin 3 program, download Odin
Then download the very custom TWRP recovery for Samsung j5 2016 - TWRP recovery SM-J510 (J510f, J510H, J510FN
Turn off your smartphone, and then (on off) press and hold the Down Sound + Power + Home key until the phone boots into Odin mode (Download Mode). You will see a warning, confirm your desire to boot in this mode by pressing the "Volume up" key.
Put the phone into Odin Mode, connect it to the PC using a standard USB cable.
Run the Odin 3 flasher on the PC as administrator
In the AR line, specify the path to the previously downloaded file with custom j5 TWRP Recovery with the extension “.img.tar” and select it
Uncheck the “auto reboot” box and press start (the phone must flash, the firmware time is no more than 30 seconds, the result should be like this (succeed 1 / failed 0);
Until the flashing process is complete, do not touch the Smartphone, usually the flashing lasts no longer than 30 seconds.
Without turning on the gadget in a working state, right from the Download mode, go to the newly installed TWRP Recovery by holding down three buttons (volume up + home + power button, when the Samsung label appears, release the buttons).
Everything! We rejoice.
Installing custom firmware on a smartphone Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 SM-J510
To install custom firmware on a Samsung Galaxy j5 phone, you need a custom TWRP Recovery, if you don't have one, see the paragraph above.
Download any custom firmware you like to your PC, for example:
LightTM ROM_1.1.5_J510 android 6.1.1
Then copy the firmware file to the phone memory and turn off the smartphone. After that, you need to load the smartphone into custom TWRP Recovery (on the switched off phone, hold down the power buttons + volume up button + HOME)
And through TWRP Recovery, install the modified firmware file for j510
Go to the Wipe item and select Advanced Wipe
Check the boxes: "Davlik Cache", "System, Data", "Cache", "Android Secure".
Making “Swipe to Wipe”
Go to Install -> Select the memory where the custom firmware is located, and select Swipe to Confim Flash, the installation will begin
After installation in the recovery, select the Reboot -system item and the device will reboot.
Ready! You have successfully flashed your custom firmware! reboot your smartphone and use it with pleasure (without paying attention to custom firmware bugs)
How to Flash Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 H / F, TWRP Recovery, Root
Annotation on the firmware of the Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 smartphone for the latest official or custom firmware. Getting Root superuser rights for Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500, installing custom TWRP Recovery.
How flash samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500? In order to install the latest firmware on your phone, you first need to download several files to your PC:
Download Official Firmware for Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 - J500HXXU1APA5 (Android 5.1.1)
Before flashing your phone, you need to decrypt it.
To remove the lock from Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500, you need to disable reactivation lock. Go to "Settings" - "Lock screen and protection" - "Find phone" and disable "Activation lock" Before and after the firmware update procedure, you need to do a general reset of the device to the factory settings in order to avoid various errors and slowdowns of the interface.
When performing this procedure, all your data and files will be permanently deleted.
Option 1: On the device, open "Settings" "Back up and reset" "Accounts" "Reset data" "RESET DEVICE" and click "Delete everything"
Option 2: Turn off the device, press and hold the "Volume Up", "Home (Central)" and "Power" buttons and after a few seconds the "Recovery" menu will appear. In the "Recovery" menu, select "Wipe data / factory reset" - "Yes - delete all user data", all user data will be deleted. After the end of the process, select "Reboot system now" and the device will start to reboot.
You can skip this step, but remember! If you do not reset the data, after the update, "lags" and unstable operation of the device as a whole may appear due to the tails of the previous firmware.
After you have downloaded everything, unpack the archive with the driver for Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 and install it. Then unpack the Odin archive and firmware.
Run the program for the Galaxy J5 Odin firmware on behalf of the admin. To do this, hover over Odin and right-click and select "Run as administrator", then click "Yes".
After starting Odin, we arrange the firmware files in the following order:
Insert the BL ……… .tar.md5 file into the "BL" field
The AP file ……… .tar.md5 is inserted into the "AP" field
The CP file ……… .tar.md5 is inserted into the "CP" field
Insert the CSC file ....... tar.md5 into the "CSC" field
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Firmware SAMSUNG GALAXY j5 / j500h / j500f on android 5.0.2 - 6.0.1 about the device information about the software and press 7 times on the line "build number").
Then go to the developer's settings and activate two options - "debugging usb" and "unlocking provided ... OEM" - if you do not do this item - the phone may not start - you will have to restore the stock firmware.
Download the very custom recovery twrp_j5.tar
Run the Odin flashing program on behalf of the administrator (if there is no download above) and to flash archive. In the AP field, after unchecking the "Auto-reboot" checkbox! Without turning on the device in a working state, right from the Download mode, go to Recovery by holding three buttons (volume up home power button. When the Samsung inscription appears, release the buttons).
Installing custom firmware on Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500
To install custom firmware on your phone Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 requires custom TWRP Recovery, if you don't have one, see the paragraph above.
Download any custom firmware you like to your PC, for example - Nova_Stock_Rom_J5, or Slim-Stok_ROM Galaxy J5. Then copy the firmware file to the phone memory. Then he turns off the smartphone and boots into the custom TWRP Recovery (on the switched off phone, press the power buttons, the volume up button. HOME)
And through TWRP Recovery, install the firmware file:
Making "Swipe to Wipe"
Getting root rights (root) on Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500
Download the UPDATE-SuperSU-J5.zip archive to a PC, then copy this file to the phone's memory. Then he turns off the smartphone and boots into the custom TWRP Recovery (on the switched off phone, press the power buttons, the volume up button. HOME)
And through TWRP Recovery, install the UPDATE-SuperSU-J5.zip file:
Go to the Wipe item and select Advanced Wipe
Check the boxes: "Davlik Cache", "System, Data", "Cache", "Android Secure".
Making "Swipe to Wipe"
Go to Install - Select the memory where the custom firmware is located, and select Swipe to Confim Flash, the installation will begin
After installation in the recovery, select the Reboot -system item and the device will reboot. Ready! You have successfully flashed your custom firmware! restart your smartphone.
So that is all!
