Samsung Odin3 v3.14.4 (all version)

Samsung Odin3 v3.14.4 (all version)

Samsung Odin3 helps you to flash stock ROM on your Samsung Android devices. The tool also allows you to flash custom recovery files and remove factory reset protection on your Samsung mobile devices.

Download Odin and flash / Install Custom ROM to your Samsung android device. In Order to install Custom ROMs for Android phones, you need Root access. Custom ROM s are made through official OTA firmware and others files.  Odin is widely used for Firmware Updates, installing Custom ROM and Kernels for Android devices (Samsung Android devices).

You will find the direct link to get the Odin flash tool on the current page. We have shared it as a zip package, including Samsung USB Driver and Tutorial.

 

 

Use Cases of Samsung Odin

One of the good things about Samsung devices is the easy availability of stock firmware binaries and an even easier method for flashing them. Using Odin, you can perform a range of actions listed below.

• Install stock firmware binaries manually.
• Update Samsung Galaxy Tab or phone with new firmware.
• Downgrade the software or the build version.
• Change the Samsung CSC Code to enable features and get your preferred system language.
• Fix the boot loop issue by flashing the stock firmware.
• Install a custom recovery like TWRP to enjoy root privilege and custom ROMs.
• Flash modded or patched system images or custom kernels to enhance your device’s performance.
• If your device is not showing the full internal storage capacity (your phone has 512GB of internal storage but it’s showing just 256 GB, for example) or the IMEI is missing, you can download the Samsung PIT file and flash it using Odin to fix the issue.
• Perform a NAND erase on your Samsung Galaxy device.

Quick Steps to Use Samsung Odin

1. Install Samsung USB driver.
2. Download Samsung firmware and extract the zip file.
3. Enable USB debugging on your device.
4. Boot your phone or tablet into the Download mode.
5. Connect your phone to a Windows PC.
6. Click on BL, AP, CP, and CSC buttons in Odin, and add the corresponding firmware binaries.
7. Click on the Start button.

Follow the visual presentation of Samsung firmware installation steps shown in the screenshot below.

Should you face any problem installing the firmware, read my tutorial explaining how you can troubleshoot Odin firmware installation errors.

Samsung Odin Keyboard Shortcuts

Below are some useful keyboard shortcuts for Odin that you may find interesting.

• Alt + S ➡ Add the BL firmware binary
• Alt + P ➡ Add the AP firmware binary
• Alt + M ➡ Add the CP firmware binary
• Alt + C ➡ Add the CSC firmware binary
• Alt + S ➡ Start flashing
• Alt + R ➡ Reset Odin
• Alt + E ➡ Exit Odin

Odin Flash Tool Options Explained

When you launch Samsung Odin, you’ll be greeted by the Odin window and will see a variety of buttons with options like BL, AP, CP, CSC, UserData, and PIT. If you are not aware of these terms, I have them explained below for better understanding.

• The Boxes: On the top of the Odin interface, you’ll see 3 rows of 8 rectangular boxes. The big ones are called Status Box and they show the flashing progress of firmware images. Right below that sits the Progress Bar and it shows the installation progress of the current binary. The boxes on the 3rd row are USB Serial COM Ports that get highlighted with blue when Odin detects a Samsung device. By clicking on the Mass D/L button located right above the Exit button, you can enable 72 more COM Ports. The total number of boxes is 80 in number because Odin can handle 80 Samsung phones or tablets at the same time.
• Auto Reboot: This option is enabled by default and can be found under the Options tab in Odin. Keep it that way if you are going to flash the stock firmware. However, due to bootloader encryption on most Samsung devices, you’ll need to disable ‘Auto Reboot‘ before flashing TWRP or any custom recovery.
• Nand Erase: If you select this option in Odin, it will completely erase everything on your Samsung device including the Operating System and all data present on it. If you don’t know what you’re supposed to do after performing a ‘Nand Erase‘, you’ll end up turning your device into an expensive paperweight.
• Re-Partition: The option should be checked only if you are flashing a Samsung PIT file along with the firmware. Enabling ‘Re-Partition’ will re-partition your Samsung device to its default state. Don’t use this option unless you understand what partitioning is.
• F Reset Time: Check this option only if you want to reset the firmware flashing timer on your device.
• BP: This means Bootloader and as it’s evident from the very name, it’s used to flash the bootloader file with .tar or .tar.md5 extension.
• AP: On the older versions of Odin, this option was called PDA and was used to flash single-file firmware and recovery images. The full-fledged name of AP is ‘Android Processor’.
• CP: CP stands for ‘Core Processor’ and is used to flash the Modem file that comes with the Samsung firmware binaries package. In the older versions of Odin, this option was called Phone.
• CSC:  The full form of CSC is ‘Consumer Software Customization’ or ‘Country Specific Code’. The CSC component of Samsung firmware is specific to network providers and geographical regions. In other words, it contains customizations related to a geographical location, APN settings, carrier branding, and other things. Learn more about Samsung CSC and Home CSC.
• BL: You can use the BL field in Odin to flash the bootloader on your Samsung phone or tablet.
• PIT: Partition Information Table contains information such as device storage partition tables, partition names, block sizes, block counts, and other technical stuff. Every Galaxy phone or tablet has a different PIT file associated with it. PIT files are not meant to be flashed unless a device’s partition table layout has been corrupted for some reason. To add a PIT file in Odin, click on PIT located right above the Log box.
• UserData: If you have created a backup of your phone’s data, you can flash it using this option.
• Start: Once you have added the firmware binaries you want to flash, you can click on the Start button to initiate the installation.
• Log: The log field in Odin displays the installation progress of the firmware binaries and components.

Samsung Odin Configuration File ‘Odin3.ini’ Explained

When you extract the downloaded Odin Zip you’ll find 2-5 files inside.

1. Odin3.ini
2. Odin3 v3.x.x.exe
3. 1 or 2 DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files

The .ini file is a text file that contains the configuration settings for the Odin flash tool. If you remove this file, Odin will not run at all. It’s editable and you can customize Odin by changing the values and adding more lines to it. Depending on the Odin version you have, the configuration might differ.

The Odin3.ini has a bunch of labels (highlighted with blue). Under each label, you’ll find several flags (highlighted with yellow).

Below, I have explained each label and flag fount in the .ini file for the latest Odin. You can enable or disable any flag by setting its value to ‘0‘ or ‘1‘. (0= disable, 1= enable).

• Label [Options]
  • Title: You can customize this with any text. For example, if you replace ‘odin’ with ‘Technastic’, the text will display next to the Odin3 header.
  • FactoryResetTime: Changing its value does nothing.
  • OptionEnable: If you change its value to ‘1‘ the items under Odin’s Options tab will be disabled and greyed out.
  • Warning: When you launch Odin, it displays a warning pop-up. You can disable the warning by setting the value of this flag to ‘0‘.
• Label [APOption]
  • RePartition: This option is used to re-partition a Samsung phone using a PIT file. By settings it’s value to ‘1‘, you can turn on this option in Odin.
  • AutoReboot: Set its value to ‘0‘ if you don’t want your phone to reboot automatically after the firmware is flashed.
  • FResetTime: You can change its value to ‘0‘ or ‘1‘ to disable or enable the factory reset timer while flashing firmware.
  • FlashLock: When enabled, this flag tells the software to unlock firmware flashing so that the device can be programmed again.
  • TFlash: Unknown flag.
  • NandErase: Settings its value to ‘1‘ will tell Odin to wipe the NAND memory on your Samsung device.
• Label [CPOption]
  • PhoneEFSClear: This option is not found in Odin anymore but is still there in the configuration file.
  • PhoneBootUpdate: By settings its value to ‘1‘ you can enable bootloader update. By default, the value is as follows: PhoneBootUpdate=0k.
• Label [ButtonOption]: The value for each of the following button options is set to ‘1‘ by default. If you want to disable any button, change its value to ‘0‘.
  • Bootloader: Enable or disable the BL button.
  • PDA: Enable or disable the AP button.
  • Phone: Enable or disable the CP button
  • CSC: Enable or disable the CSC button.
  • UMS/PATCH: Enable or disable the UserData butto