[Galaxy Note5 General] Gr3atGeek:
●BRIEF INTRODUCTION :-

•Here Is All In One Guide For Various Flashing Processes For Samsung Galaxy Devices Using Windows PC

•Official Stock Firmware flashing Including Upgrading And Downgrading Firmwares Using Samsung Odin

Note :-

*Downgrading Of Stock Firmware Is Neither Officially Supported By Samsung Nor By Xda Community.

*Do It At Your Own Risk.

•Emergency Software Recovery Using Samsung SmartSwtich

•TWRP-Custom Recovery Flashing Using Samsung Odin

•CF-Autoroot-Root Tool Flashing Using Samsung Odin

●WHO SHOULD USE THE GUIDES :-

•Users Who Want To Manually Upgrade Their firmware to Higher Android Version OR Users Who want to Manually Downgrade Their firmware to Lower Android Version

•Users Who are facing Various DM-Verity/SW-Check Fail/Custom Binary Blocked by FRP/Bootloops Due to Flashing Wrong Custom Roms Or Mods Or Fixes etc. Hence Unfortunately Have to Flash Stock Official Firmware

•Users Who want to Install TWRP-Custom-Recovery

•Users Who want to Root their devices using CF-Autoroot-Root Tool

●REQUIREMENTS :-

•Samsung Device with OEM Unlocking And USB

Debugging Options Enabled from Developers Options

Note :-

To enable Developers Option Follow The Steps Below

*Go to Settings/About Device

*Press On Build Number For 6-7 Times until you see Developers Options Enabled Popup

*You will be able see Developers Options In Settings

*Go To Settings/ Find Developers Options Mostly At The End

•Device Should Be Charged upto 60-70% as Flashing Process May Sometimes Lengthens according to various Devices/Firmware Sizes As Well As Internet Connection Speed in case of SmartSwitch As It Uses Data For Downloading/Updating Firmwares Online

•Original Samsung OEM Usb Cable As Other Cables Would sometimes Give Device Not Recognized or Flashing Interrupted or Flashing Stuck At Certain Points like Errors

•Windows PC With Samsung Usb Drivers Installed According To your Device Model Number

LINK For Samsung Usb Drivers Download:-

https://androidmtk.com/download-samsung-usb-drivers

•Latest Samsung's Odin Tool For Windows PC

Note :-

*Extract Odin.rar Or Odin.zip to Specific Folder to get Odin.exe File

LINK For Samsung Odin Download:-

http://www.droidviews.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/

• Samsung's Official SmartSwitch Tool For Windows PC

LINK For Samsung SmartSwitch Download:-

http://samsungsmartswitch.org/

Note :-

*If You want to use Odin Then install Odin Only on PC Or If You want to use SmartSwitch then install SmartSwitch Only On PC

*Simultaneous Appearance of Both Tools On PC will Sometimes May probably give Error while Flashing Firmwares through Odin

•Samsung Stock Official Firmware for Your Device Model Number/Country/CSC

LINKS For Samsung Official Stock Firmware Download:-

1)https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

2)http://samsung-updates.com/device/

3)http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model

4)https://androidmtk.com/download-samsung-stock-rom

Note :-

*The Downloaded Firmware should be Latest According to availability for Your Country

Since Some Courtiers Got Official 7.0 Nougat While Some Are Still Stucked At 6.0.1 Marshmallow Yet

*As well As Firmware should be accurate for Your Device Model Number/Country/CSC to avoid Further Flashing Errors Through Odin

•Trick of booting your Samsung Device into Download Mode using Hardware Key Configuration

Note :-

Follow Below Steps To Boot Your Device Into Download Mode

*Power Off your device

*Press Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons Simultaneously Untill You See Download Mode Window

*Press Volume Up Key To Continue To Download Mode

●CAUTION :-

No One Here Within XDA Community Including Me Will Ever Be Responsible For Bricked Devices

So Kindly Try Any Of Following Guide At Your Own Risk