BROTHER I WAS STUCKING IN DOWNLOAD MODE FOR THREE MONTHS.A CELL PHONE COMPANY ASK ME 111.78 US DOLLARS TO RECOVER MY GALAXY J1 ACE FIRMWARE AND ODIN 3 DIDNT HELP ME SO BEAUTIFUL LIKE SMART SWITCH PC !! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!! I ALMOST THROW THE PHONE AWAY! YOUR TUTORIAL WORKS 1000% AND MORE!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU .YOU JUST MET A NEW BROTHER FROM SOUTH AFRICA! I USED A 1MEG INTERNET SPEED AND IT TOOK ME 4 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD. THANKS AGAIN,CHEERS.
Ok listen up, this guy here is the man. Saved my tab 2 thats 3 years old and was bricked for 2 years straight with his kies method. And fixed my s6 which was also left witout an os after i was doing some dumb shit. Thanks dude. subbed and liked the video.
rajan raju yes, if you have any device before the galaxy s6. no other wise. when you mess with the os. it tells you in download mode how many times you messed with it. and messing with the os is against the warranty (thanks to knox). the way to tell if you tripped knox is to go in download mode and look for the 0x00# if it's 0, you're safe. any other number signifies u tripped knox so no warranty .
you absolute hero!!!!!! took my phone a few minutes longer to get back to life after the all the downloads from smart switch but a little patience and boom! back to life! thank you!!!
Thank you so much!!!! This fixed my phone after Dr. Fone messed it up, SO glad I didn't have to do all that manually, you are awesome!!! Fixed the error message I kept getting and returned status to Official instead of Custom. Again, thank you!!! Worked on my Galaxy S5 btw.
Sir you have saved me a lot of money. I bricked my S6 today and I have been looking for a solution the whole day. I finally stumbled on your video and thirty minutes later I have a perfectly working Galaxy S6. Again a big thank you.
you beautiful, beautiful man!! you are such a lifesaver!! i recently learnt what rooting is and was convinced (well honestly it wasn't hard to convince me) through a few youtube vids and i successfully rooted my samsung s4 and installed the lineage OS 14.1 rom and it worked successfully however i found it so ugly and i was so frustrated that there were no simpler ways that i could understand and especially for my variant however, you saved me with this video. thank you so much you beautiful man!!
I came here after having found your tutorial on Kies/Kies3. Though Kies hasn't worked on my device, the method was basically easier than others found in the internet, so I decided to give Smart Switch a try... my Note4 (SM-N910F) is now fully functional again. Thank you a lot!!
This function was removed by Samsung 4 years ago. They wont let you get your official firmware for your smartphone unless you go to the official service.
Dude, I tried doing the Smart Switch thing with my phone and with my first attempt, it didn't complete the installation to my phone and ended up locking up on me. I was so thrilled to find your post on UA-cam, where you showed the phone in the locked up condition and how to get the phone to install the update. This helped assure me that all was not lost and that I could still get my phone working without having to send it in to Samsung. Thank you so much for posting this video. :)
Hey I ran into the same problem others are having with the Device Initialization option missing. I sort of found a fix for it. I ended up updating to the android 8.0 (oreo) and that fixed a bunch of the security restrictions I was having on my phone due to it being rooted by a previous owner. Upgrading beyond android 7.0 wasn't available on my phone, but going straight through the smart switch pc app, I was able to update it from the main window (where it says backup, restore, [something else]). The option to update was directly under my device name in the center of that page as soon as I connected my phone and it synced the phone smart switch with the pc smart switch. Additional info: My cable was aftermarket and very touchy. I had to get it positioned just right to remain detected by the pc. Also, I had to clear enough space for the update to take place. It said it required almost 12gb of free space on my C: drive. ALSO, I had to do the power button and DOWN volume button reset at one point before the update too, although I don't know if that actually did anything in the end. It was just recommended. Also, Oreo has lots of cool features that 7.0 didn't have. I like it more, and it even feels more snappy and smooth. I think developer mode gained many features as well. Broken features due to compromised Knox security detection: Samsung health, fingerprint scanner, samsung smart pay (fingerprint), and other fingerprint related features were corrected by this update. I'm guessing the infamous "securitylogagent" notification spam was also corrected, but I'm leaving that package blocked by "Package Disabler Pro" (bought it for like 3 bucks because I hate securitylogagent spamming me) I hope this helps some of you out there. I'm using a Galaxy S7, SM-G930V. Any questions, please feel free to ask and I will try to answer. I know how frustrating these things can be. I spent a month dealing with it all.
@ 4:26 I've gotten Smart Switch downloaded and installed. As soon as I launch and click on "more", the option only reads "emergency software recovery". When I go into that there just a blank prompt that reads "If the software update fails to complete, the device will appear in the list below", but it's completely blank sans one option that reads "Enter recovery using the recovery code" which I am completely unfamiliar with. I'm not sure why this is any different than what you got :( .. I have no issues with my phone only that I had a boot loop issue, flashed Android Oreo by downloading the firmware on sammobile. Since then, I get an error in some games and apps that says my game is not compatible with my OS. That's why I'm hoping to get it all back to stock. If anyone can help I would be very, very grateful.
I want to install another country CSC which is not in my multi available CSC list is repartition is enough or OEM unlock of needed because in installing 6.0 on my 7.0 (downgrade) on odin
Why is everyone instructing still on smart switch initialisation when the newest smart switch software no longer supports that or allows you to recover by that method ? someone needs to find another solution because you can only recover with a code
you uploaded this video on 8 july and my s6 edge is facing problems from 10 july so this video is helpful i hope i can restore firmware with this app thanks
My pc which is running windows 7 nor pc running win 10 will recognize the S6 to do this. Since S6 has a non removable battery i have to wait till the battery dies to remove it from recovery. Do you know why it is not being recognized or have a fix for it.
When I tried inputting the serial number for my SM-G550T, it states "unable to find the serial number on the server". I double checked and I inputted the correct #. do you know why it might say that?
Please help, my model number which is SM-G920F does not support initializing. That's the notification that pops up after I input the model number, serial number and clicking the search button. What do I do? Thanks! My phone is Samsung Galaxy S6.
How did you get the phone to display the snow and ice on screen. Once I got as far as that blue screen with warning I also pressed home button but it goes directly into download mode just as if I hit the volume up rocker. I'm goingmad here. Is the idea and serial number underneath the back door if I remove it.
Smart Switch keeps crashing after I click ok after entering serial number and model name, Ive already reinstalled it and tried more than one computer. wtf
I'm having this exact same problem. After I enter the serial number, smart switch just closes out as if I hit the "X". I've tried to reinstall it multiple times on multiple different PCs. I've tried windows 10 and 7 with the same problem. Unfortunately, it's a friend's gs6 edge (he purchased used) that I'm trying to recover from a boot loop. All attempts to use odin have also failed. One thing I can say is that I'm glad I haven't owned another samsung device since my note 3.
deos serial number will change if you flash another stock rom? i flash stock rom for my s7 edge but i guess i got the wrong one and i want to bring back the original.
what version smart switch are you using. because smart switch version 4.1 no longer has the initialization option. any idea how to reflash a galaxy s7 with the updated smart switch version?
I have the Samsung Galaxy S7 that I just received about a week ago from AT&T. I am (was) running Android 6.0.1. I have the SM-G930A variant and was running rooted touchwiz. I tried to revert back to stock firmware, but was careless and used the wrong Odin files, causing my phone to brick. I was using stock recovery. When I try to use the Smart Switch program, I get to entering my serial number and when I click ok, the program crashes. Can you point me to the right Odin files or how to keep Smart Switch from crashing? If there's no solution, just let me know so I can tell my parents and get grounded until I can move out.
my phone keeps failing in odin .. i got the firmware from sam mobile and even on smart switch it fails during the installation .. i had frp lock on so i flashed the firmware via odin and it failed ...from that time it keeps failing .. idk what to do plsss help
i had a problem and my phone went to custom but it was not rooted and it was 0x0 now i'm doing the process you say in the vid and i want to know if i can put all my stuff back once i'm done or you think something that i previously had is the cause of it and if so i should not put everything back edit: i love you man it worked fine for my s7 edge :)
Can this return my gs7 back to 6.0 from 7.0? It updates automatically for some reason,( I can't turn it off because I don't know where it is in 7.0 settings and none of my Apple products do this) and it got a lot slower with 7.0. Also, will this void the warranty?
For all the people asking about device initialization. uninstall previous smart switcher and install this one www.filehorse.com/download-samsung-smart-switch/30860/
When I hit he home button as 1:45 it doesn't display the IMEI and Serial number; it just takes me straight to the download screen. I'm in a boot loop; any other ideas to find this info?
why when i click the emergencu software recovery (there's no word "and initialization"), and it say " if the software is fail to complete, it is in list below" and there is only ok and cancel choice
well i tried with older version like yours, 4.1.16 i think, and when i input the model number and SN, the smart switch aplication just closed, i tried it again with 4.1.17 it went the same, also when i tried with different pc, any sugestion?
hi buddy i have samsung s7edge smg935fd dual sim model, its running android 8.0, Samsung experience version 9.0 with build no r16nw.g35fxxs3erhd. some has fixed it for me but everytime i try to connect it to smartswitch it doesnt recognise at all and newer version of smart switch doesn't have the option shown in video. i was tryting to upgrade to android 8.0 then it stuck to the downloading screen an dthen i have to give it to repair so they fixed it however when you go to secret mode it says it is rooted but it is not. and knox is also tripped on device. looking forward to hear from you. hope got all information u needed . thank you in advance.
My phone is in a bootloop, I can't even enter recovery mode and I tried everything possible to get it to work again. Even after this method it won't work. When it comes to the flashing process round about 10:10 in your video it says "no command". Samsung support won't pay for it since I don't have got the original bill. Do you think to replace the motherboard myself would help, or should I try to flash TWRP before, to try if that helps since I don't have warranty anyway?
are these instructions still good for Aug. 2018? I am thinking about flashing my Verizon S7 Edge G935V to G935U (AT&T) using ODIN. It would be nice to know I have a way to restore it should something go wrong. I was wondering could you use this program to install a different version of the software for example the G935U if you entered a model number for the S7 Edge of a G935U (AT&T) version but include the correct serial # ? Just a thought? If you have any experience on using ODIN I would like to chat about it. Thanks, Ken
hi, i have note 4 sm-n910c i m not getting any ota update. i tried to install manually update through kies3 & smart switch its says "sm-n910c" does not support initializing kies(after entering serial number). pls help....
will it remove all the rooting ugly files and all custom recovery files and make it brand new and security safe like it was opened from the samsung box.?? when i rooted i messed up many permisions and system files please reply sir.
Hey can i ask If will this fix the wrong battery percentages on custom roms? Because i flashed my Galaxy A8 to 6.0.1 because it took to long to be distributed in my country but after some time the device would randomly shutdown on 15-50% will this fix it?
Smart Switch is the software used for all Galaxy phones with Android v4 or newer per Samsung. Using for my Note 5. For some reason, though, the software crashes when I select the Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization option. Is it because my phone is connected to my PC? Otherwise great and informative video on using Smart Switch to reset your phone. I was directedhere by T-Mobile support as my Note 5 keeps losing sound since the V7.0 upgrade.
@RootJucky.com Genuine Question, why did you have to press home, vol and power ? I mean, in smart switch you could have just gone to Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization and still be able to download the firmware to device.
My s7 edge doesnt display the serial number in the download mode menu. Only ESN, EMEI, and Product date? In a boot loop so cant find it out any other way. isnt on box either.
Will this method download the latest firmware or the original one when I bought my phone, because I want to downgrade my android and this might be the easiest way to do so..?
Hi, I have a s8 I bought from eBay s health, Samsung pay ect comes up with the error message about working on a rooted device. I've run rooted checker which says phone is not rooted will this process clear unit back so everything works again? Thanks Simon
my says that it's not recognizable or not compatible with my phone. I have the s7 and I have the latest smart switch. what should I do (also I have the warning screen bc of a error root)
I used Odin to reset my Note 4 back to stock but there's so regents of either a data fix or kernel from routing that's messing my phone up. Will Smart Switch completely wipe and get rid of every little thing from routing and flashing since Odin did not?
Apparently you cannot do that with an S7 Edge, model SM-G935F. Smart switches says it does not support initialization. Any ideas on how can work around this?
Hey Rootjunky, a lot of us are having an issue where we input the serial number and the app just crashes. every time. I did a full uninstall and reboot and the problem persists. any suggestions?
hi, i need your help, i download smart switch , however it does not give me the option to do am emergency recovery, its asking me for an recovery code instead, which i dont have.
Thank you so much! You really saved my phone. You're great, it's hard to find a thorough, clear, and articulate tutorial how to unbrick the phone, I don't usually post comments but I just had to say this a 100% legit working method.
PLEASE HELP! my phone is in the downald mode but when i tap my s/n (found under the battery) smart switch wont confirm it, says i should verify my model number or soerial number even tho im pretty sure they are both correct
I gotta say I'm impressed by smartswitch. Samsung has made it damn hard for you to brick your phone. I remember back in the old days when flashing firmware and ROMs could leave you phoneless with one wrong step.
pls reply back if possible. i did everything u did... i went through the doenloads and when it finished it rebooted my phone but it did not remove frp lock... do you know why?
I get the error that my device isn't supported when I go into download mode, but it does recognize it when I'm in the system itself. With samsung kies I can't even connect my tablet. Will I be screwed if I just do the firmware upgrade while the device is on?
Can you help me? I can't get smart switch,samsung kies 3 and the normal samsug kies to work on my samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4 everything seems fine I have the latest samsung usb drivers and all my usb ports are fine what seems to be the problem?
How can I revert back to Marshmallow. I have nougat right now on my S7 and it is KILLING my battery. Attempted multiple factory restores but same issue with the battery
Trying to do this with a Samsung SM-J327P. I cannot find the serial number! Neither code behind the battery works, and pressing 'home' on the download screen does nothing. Any advice? Much appreciated.
FYI if the model/serial number input doesn't work, check the model number on the back of the phone as some root flashes show a different version than the actual so what shows on screen can be incorrect re the model
I have used this program 3-4 days ago to backup my phone while it was having issues with rebooting but was still working. Now I tried to run it and when I connect my phone is says - device unsupported. I'm using NOTE-4 any ideas ?
Samsung SM-J320A Phone in boot loop. Tried Kies, Kies has issues wouldn't work. Tried Smart Switch. Every time I type in my S/N number Smart Switch crashes and disappears. It doesn't do anything but shut down. Can you please help? I see many here have had the same problem. Had no trouble installing Smart Switch on Windows 10, it just crashes after typing S/N number.
Hi bro ,I have Samsung galaxy tab E, SM-T560 9,6 and I try to download last firmware but after many min. to wait because they saw for new Firmware says my device run the latest . What can I do now ? I have Android 4.4.4 if I try to download from other Samsung galaxy maby brick my tab ? And something else I don't doing Root because I have it one month and I lose my customer protect, sorry for my English 😊
has smart switch changed since this video? there's no device initialisation tab any more. the only option now seems to be 'using recovery code'. which recovery code?
Finally a smart man did a smart tutorial to help people like me :D THANKS!!
Thanks
Rootjunky.com how downgred my s7 edge
absolutely!!! thanks that guy, hes rock!
Sander Peguero Stop Laying You Work For Him
BROTHER I WAS STUCKING IN DOWNLOAD MODE FOR THREE MONTHS.A CELL PHONE COMPANY ASK ME 111.78 US DOLLARS TO RECOVER MY GALAXY J1 ACE FIRMWARE AND ODIN 3 DIDNT HELP ME SO BEAUTIFUL LIKE SMART SWITCH PC !! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!! I ALMOST THROW THE PHONE AWAY! YOUR TUTORIAL WORKS 1000% AND MORE!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU .YOU JUST MET A NEW BROTHER FROM SOUTH AFRICA! I USED A 1MEG INTERNET SPEED AND IT TOOK ME 4 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD. THANKS AGAIN,CHEERS.
after 9 month in frustated to fix my phone, now my phone fixed!!!! and its so easy. THANKSSSSSSS!!!!!
awesome glad i could help
liqo 412 is their were any passcode you set after this process
Manister Hacker what do you mean? i dont understand. you telling a question or what?
liqo 412 is it remove the password at lock screen?
Manister Hacker no, and you still need add your last gmail to log in
Ok listen up, this guy here is the man. Saved my tab 2 thats 3 years old and was bricked for 2 years straight with his kies method. And fixed my s6 which was also left witout an os after i was doing some dumb shit. Thanks dude. subbed and liked the video.
+Xannax glad I could help and glad you where able to fix your devices.
does this method bring back my warranty. Please help
rajan raju yes, if you have any device before the galaxy s6. no other wise. when you mess with the os. it tells you in download mode how many times you messed with it. and messing with the os is against the warranty (thanks to knox). the way to tell if you tripped knox is to go in download mode and look for the 0x00# if it's 0, you're safe. any other number signifies u tripped knox so no warranty .
Xannax thanks man I'm still waiting it say software downloading it has been on 0 percent for like one hour
rajan raju the safety of your phone will be worth the wait. took me an hour to download it too.
I don t have the divece initialization option what should I do?
you absolute hero!!!!!!
took my phone a few minutes longer to get back to life after the all the downloads from smart switch but a little patience and boom! back to life!
thank you!!!
+Lou Dale glad I could help b
Thank you so much!!!! This fixed my phone after Dr. Fone messed it up, SO glad I didn't have to do all that manually, you are awesome!!! Fixed the error message I kept getting and returned status to Official instead of Custom. Again, thank you!!! Worked on my Galaxy S5 btw.
glad i could help
Sir you have saved me a lot of money. I bricked my S6 today and I have been looking for a solution the whole day. I finally stumbled on your video and thirty minutes later I have a perfectly working Galaxy S6. Again a big thank you.
+Abdulai Bah awesome glad I could help out.
you beautiful, beautiful man!! you are such a lifesaver!! i recently learnt what rooting is and was convinced (well honestly it wasn't hard to convince me) through a few youtube vids and i successfully rooted my samsung s4 and installed the lineage OS 14.1 rom and it worked successfully however i found it so ugly and i was so frustrated that there were no simpler ways that i could understand and especially for my variant however, you saved me with this video. thank you so much you beautiful man!!
glad i could help out.
I came here after having found your tutorial on Kies/Kies3. Though Kies hasn't worked on my device, the method was basically easier than others found in the internet, so I decided to give Smart Switch a try... my Note4 (SM-N910F) is now fully functional again. Thank you a lot!!
Smart switch doesn't have the options you are showing. It's saying does not support my device. What can i do?
This function was removed by Samsung 4 years ago. They wont let you get your official firmware for your smartphone unless you go to the official service.
what is the difference between when you reset the pohne from inside and when you use smart switch? or when u factory reset it
I don't have the "Device initialization" tab, I have only "Emergency Software Recovery"
same bruh
same here bro
Same
@rootjunky kindly advise. Thank you 😊
did you get the fix for this?
Dude, I tried doing the Smart Switch thing with my phone and with my first attempt, it didn't complete the installation to my phone and ended up locking up on me. I was so thrilled to find your post on UA-cam, where you showed the phone in the locked up condition and how to get the phone to install the update. This helped assure me that all was not lost and that I could still get my phone working without having to send it in to Samsung. Thank you so much for posting this video. :)
Hey I ran into the same problem others are having with the Device Initialization option missing. I sort of found a fix for it. I ended up updating to the android 8.0 (oreo) and that fixed a bunch of the security restrictions I was having on my phone due to it being rooted by a previous owner. Upgrading beyond android 7.0 wasn't available on my phone, but going straight through the smart switch pc app, I was able to update it from the main window (where it says backup, restore, [something else]). The option to update was directly under my device name in the center of that page as soon as I connected my phone and it synced the phone smart switch with the pc smart switch.
Additional info: My cable was aftermarket and very touchy. I had to get it positioned just right to remain detected by the pc. Also, I had to clear enough space for the update to take place. It said it required almost 12gb of free space on my C: drive. ALSO, I had to do the power button and DOWN volume button reset at one point before the update too, although I don't know if that actually did anything in the end. It was just recommended. Also, Oreo has lots of cool features that 7.0 didn't have. I like it more, and it even feels more snappy and smooth. I think developer mode gained many features as well.
Broken features due to compromised Knox security detection: Samsung health, fingerprint scanner, samsung smart pay (fingerprint), and other fingerprint related features were corrected by this update. I'm guessing the infamous "securitylogagent" notification spam was also corrected, but I'm leaving that package blocked by "Package Disabler Pro" (bought it for like 3 bucks because I hate securitylogagent spamming me)
I hope this helps some of you out there. I'm using a Galaxy S7, SM-G930V. Any questions, please feel free to ask and I will try to answer. I know how frustrating these things can be. I spent a month dealing with it all.
@ 4:26 I've gotten Smart Switch downloaded and installed. As soon as I launch and click on "more", the option only reads "emergency software recovery". When I go into that there just a blank prompt that reads "If the software update fails to complete, the device will appear in the list below", but it's completely blank sans one option that reads "Enter recovery using the recovery code" which I am completely unfamiliar with. I'm not sure why this is any different than what you got :( .. I have no issues with my phone only that I had a boot loop issue, flashed Android Oreo by downloading the firmware on sammobile. Since then, I get an error in some games and apps that says my game is not compatible with my OS. That's why I'm hoping to get it all back to stock. If anyone can help I would be very, very grateful.
i'm gonna repeat : Finally a SMART man did a smart tutorial to help people like me :D THANKS!!
Man this video was on time. Thaaaank you!!!! this saved my tablet.
glad i could help
man you are smart phone savour!!!!!.. i keep looking the best way to fix my 6 egde
here u are i found you... great video bro!! keep it up..
+rowenamiko paradero Thanks.
dude any problem on my phone i will info you..
more blessing
Smart switch isn't showing device initialization on the emergency software screen. Any help?
Download an older version: downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201706/20170601113339558/Smart_Switch_PC_Setup.exe
i cant open it, im in Philippines
i mean i cant open the link pls help
That is happening to me too.
YES AS IT WORKS
I want to install another country CSC which is not in my multi available CSC list is repartition is enough or OEM unlock of needed because in installing 6.0 on my 7.0 (downgrade) on odin
Why is everyone instructing still on smart switch initialisation when the newest smart switch software no longer supports that or allows you to recover by that method ? someone needs to find another solution because you can only recover with a code
So how do you get recover code?
you uploaded this video on 8 july and my s6 edge is facing problems from 10 july so this video is helpful i hope i can restore firmware with this app thanks
hi, love ur video. how do I make it works on a smg920f? ty :)
Does this remove FRP also, without google account on phone? That means fresh ROM , all from beginning?
With this i enter my Model number and S/N then press ok, and it says device not supported for initialisation!
Any solution for this?
I have the exact same problem
tell me the model number and s/n
i guss it works only for samsung devices
Same problem with no answers
Try using Kies instead.
@Tacticalnuclearmuffin i still get the error
My pc which is running windows 7 nor pc running win 10 will recognize the S6 to do this. Since S6 has a non removable battery i have to wait till the battery dies to remove it from recovery. Do you know why it is not being recognized or have a fix for it.
Will this method flash the latest firmware or will set it back to the day you bought it?
my device doesnt even show up when i click on emergency software recovery!!
When I tried inputting the serial number for my SM-G550T, it states "unable to find the serial number on the server". I double checked and I inputted the correct #. do you know why it might say that?
I downloaded Smart Switch and I dont have the "Device Initialization" option, anyone else with this?
you resoved this?
Quos™ yes, I dowloaded an older version and worked perfectly.
you can send me the link?
Quos™ sorry for the late.
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201706/20170601113339558/Smart_Switch_PC_Setup.exe
SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones) download this)
Please help, my model number which is SM-G920F does not support initializing. That's the notification that pops up after I input the model number, serial number and clicking the search button. What do I do? Thanks! My phone is Samsung Galaxy S6.
The serial number didn't even come up for mine?
me to
How did you get the phone to display the snow and ice on screen. Once I got as far as that blue screen with warning I also pressed home button but it goes directly into download mode just as if I hit the volume up rocker. I'm goingmad here. Is the idea and serial number underneath the back door if I remove it.
Smart Switch keeps crashing after I click ok after entering serial number and model name, Ive already reinstalled it and tried more than one computer. wtf
I'm having this exact same problem. After I enter the serial number, smart switch just closes out as if I hit the "X". I've tried to reinstall it multiple times on multiple different PCs. I've tried windows 10 and 7 with the same problem. Unfortunately, it's a friend's gs6 edge (he purchased used) that I'm trying to recover from a boot loop. All attempts to use odin have also failed.
One thing I can say is that I'm glad I haven't owned another samsung device since my note 3.
any luck? having same issue
says smart switch cannot connect to server...
Mr Ferris no luck yet for me. I've tried 2 more computers since.
i think its a smart switch issue...i cant even install it on windows 10....tried multiple comps
deos serial number will change if you flash another stock rom? i flash stock rom for my s7 edge but i guess i got the wrong one and i want to bring back the original.
thanks man. you save my skin
whenever i type in my S/n number smart swtich crashes out no error no nothing the app just closes out and disaperes anyone help ?
It happens to me too. :(
same...
Did anyone ever solve the issue of smart switch crashing. because its doing the same to me
*Bump.
Hailey Herron still happening. on the phone with s-support for 4 hours and no resolution. any answer would be greatly appreciated
Wait if i have a Samsung galaxy j3 emerge, which is newer than both the s6 and s7, which option do I choose?
Why does my smart switch not include device intialisation?
downgrade
what version smart switch are you using. because smart switch version 4.1 no longer has the initialization option. any idea how to reflash a galaxy s7 with the updated smart switch version?
i press home button it directly goes to download mode
and i have sm-g9280
me too any idea how can i get the s/n ?
Under your battery
I have same problem with sm-G930F
the box where your phone came in
this tool will bypass the google account thing aswell?
thanks mate
Thanks. I've been trying other tutorials with no luck. Your video helped me and its very step by step easy.
thanks sir i got it
I have the Samsung Galaxy S7 that I just received about a week ago from AT&T. I am (was) running Android 6.0.1. I have the SM-G930A variant and was running rooted touchwiz. I tried to revert back to stock firmware, but was careless and used the wrong Odin files, causing my phone to brick. I was using stock recovery. When I try to use the Smart Switch program, I get to entering my serial number and when I click ok, the program crashes. Can you point me to the right Odin files or how to keep Smart Switch from crashing? If there's no solution, just let me know so I can tell my parents and get grounded until I can move out.
Help! Same problem Odin keeps giving me an error too!
my phone keeps failing in odin .. i got the firmware from sam mobile and even on smart switch it fails during the installation .. i had frp lock on so i flashed the firmware via odin and it failed ...from that time it keeps failing .. idk what to do plsss help
thank you sooo much you will get a sub i promise just not right now i gave you a like tho
thank you
i had a problem and my phone went to custom but it was not rooted and it was 0x0 now i'm doing the process you say in the vid and i want to know if i can put all my stuff back once i'm done or you think something that i previously had is the cause of it and if so i should not put everything back
edit: i love you man it worked fine for my s7 edge :)
mine after i put sn in it says unknown error
Mine too plz someone help
Can this return my gs7 back to 6.0 from 7.0? It updates automatically for some reason,( I can't turn it off because I don't know where it is in 7.0 settings and none of my Apple products do this) and it got a lot slower with 7.0. Also, will this void the warranty?
For all the people asking about device initialization. uninstall previous smart switcher and install this one
www.filehorse.com/download-samsung-smart-switch/30860/
When I hit he home button as 1:45 it doesn't display the IMEI and Serial number; it just takes me straight to the download screen. I'm in a boot loop; any other ideas to find this info?
Maybe under Your battery or somewhere on your phone. In my Galaxy A3 2016 imei and s/n is on the back
Thanks for the reply. I ended up finding the box it came in, and got it from that.
Good lesson here: write it down and store it somewhere safe!
its work good nd perfect to me
can i use this program to reset my s4 from a pc because it has broken screen?
I have the 7.0 on my phone, can i still use the methot you used on this video to get my phone to original factory settings?
Is there any way to get into downloading mode with a defective home button? Thanks!
please help im trying to put my model no and s/n but it keeps saying check the model no and s/n when i type in correctly..thankspls help
why when i click the emergencu software recovery (there's no word "and initialization"), and it say " if the software is fail to complete, it is in list below" and there is only ok and cancel choice
i mean, there is no device initialization tab, only the first tab
well i tried with older version like yours, 4.1.16 i think, and when i input the model number and SN, the smart switch aplication just closed, i tried it again with 4.1.17 it went the same, also when i tried with different pc, any sugestion?
hi buddy i have samsung s7edge smg935fd dual sim model, its running android 8.0, Samsung experience version 9.0 with build no r16nw.g35fxxs3erhd. some has fixed it for me but everytime i try to connect it to smartswitch it doesnt recognise at all and newer version of smart switch doesn't have the option shown in video. i was tryting to upgrade to android 8.0 then it stuck to the downloading screen an dthen i have to give it to repair so they fixed it however when you go to secret mode it says it is rooted but it is not. and knox is also tripped on device. looking forward to hear from you. hope got all information u needed . thank you in advance.
I have question i want to root my phone s8 but if something go wrong could i restored back using smart switch
Nope you will have to use Odin to restore it.
question after putting gthe model and s/n and when I press ok it shutdown the program on the smart switch anying answer for that
model sm-g550t
did you ever get yours to work im having the same issue with
SM-G930A and my s/n after i hit ok after the s/n the prgroam just shuts down
+Hailey Herron hi I'm just still waiting on the firmware I can't do noting much yet
does dis remove or bypass the google verification thingy?
If I flash other region firmware and then I use smart switch to recover would it go back to the original?
My phone is in a bootloop, I can't even enter recovery mode and I tried everything possible to get it to work again. Even after this method it won't work. When it comes to the flashing process round about 10:10 in your video it says "no command".
Samsung support won't pay for it since I don't have got the original bill. Do you think to replace the motherboard myself would help, or should I try to flash TWRP before, to try if that helps since I don't have warranty anyway?
are these instructions still good for Aug. 2018? I am thinking about flashing my Verizon S7 Edge G935V to G935U (AT&T) using ODIN. It would be nice to know I have a way
to restore it should something go wrong. I was wondering could you use this program to install a different version of the software for example the G935U if you entered a model number
for the S7 Edge of a G935U (AT&T) version but include the correct serial # ? Just a thought? If you have any experience on using ODIN I would like to chat about it. Thanks, Ken
hi, i have note 4 sm-n910c i m not getting any ota update. i tried to install manually update through kies3 & smart switch its says "sm-n910c" does not support initializing kies(after entering serial number). pls help....
Did you ever find a way or work around? no one in the comments responded
will it remove all the rooting ugly files and all custom recovery files and make it brand new and security safe like it was opened from the samsung box.?? when i rooted i messed up many permisions and system files please reply sir.
***** very late reply man thanx
whats the difference between odin factory reset and this
Hey can i ask If will this fix the wrong battery percentages on custom roms? Because i flashed my Galaxy A8 to 6.0.1 because it took to long to be distributed in my country but after some time the device would randomly shutdown on 15-50% will this fix it?
Pls someone reply my phone has been really unreliable after i flashed the rom
bro its telling please check the model name and s/n and enter them again and i am inserting right model no from below the battery help?
Smart Switch is the software used for all Galaxy phones with Android v4 or newer per Samsung. Using for my Note 5. For some reason, though, the software crashes when I select the Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization option. Is it because my phone is connected to my PC? Otherwise great and informative video on using Smart Switch to reset your phone. I was directedhere by T-Mobile support as my Note 5 keeps losing sound since the V7.0 upgrade.
would this work for Sprint s7 edge?
yes it should work just fine on that device
says my sn is wrong
@@tastyechos3273 same here
@RootJucky.com Genuine Question, why did you have to press home, vol and power ? I mean, in smart switch you could have just gone to Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization and still be able to download the firmware to device.
+tamyboy1 this method works better and some people are in a state that the device isn't booting and need to know how to do that.
I see, but I wonder if both methods are fresh ROM flash ?
My s7 edge doesnt display the serial number in the download mode menu. Only ESN, EMEI, and Product date? In a boot loop so cant find it out any other way. isnt on box either.
Will this method download the latest firmware or the original one when I bought my phone, because I want to downgrade my android and this might be the easiest way to do so..?
wich version is this smartswitch?
it does not appear that option anymore
I have the SM-G935F and it is stating that does not support initialising. Any work around for this?
Hi, I have a s8 I bought from eBay s health, Samsung pay ect comes up with the error message about working on a rooted device. I've run rooted checker which says phone is not rooted will this process clear unit back so everything works again? Thanks Simon
my says that it's not recognizable or not compatible with my phone. I have the s7 and I have the latest smart switch. what should I do (also I have the warning screen bc of a error root)
I used Odin to reset my Note 4 back to stock but there's so regents of either a data fix or kernel from routing that's messing my phone up. Will Smart Switch completely wipe and get rid of every little thing from routing and flashing since Odin did not?
+Lori W yes it should fully restore it
+Lori W yes it should fully restore it
Apparently you cannot do that with an S7 Edge, model SM-G935F. Smart switches says it does not support initialization. Any ideas on how can work around this?
Hey Rootjunky, a lot of us are having an issue where we input the serial number and the app just crashes. every time. I did a full uninstall and reboot and the problem persists. any suggestions?
hi, i need your help, i download smart switch , however it does not give me the option to do am emergency recovery, its asking me for an recovery code instead, which i dont have.
Thank you so much! You really saved my phone. You're great, it's hard to find a thorough, clear, and articulate tutorial how to unbrick the phone, I don't usually post comments but I just had to say this a 100% legit working method.
+Pinar T. Thanks glad I could help.
Does this work to erase bootkits or rootkits located in the samsung devices firmware ?
PLEASE HELP! my phone is in the downald mode but when i tap my s/n (found under the battery) smart switch wont confirm it, says i should verify my model number or soerial number even tho im pretty sure they are both correct
I gotta say I'm impressed by smartswitch. Samsung has made it damn hard for you to brick your phone. I remember back in the old days when flashing firmware and ROMs could leave you phoneless with one wrong step.
+JTCGiantz56 very true.
JTCGiantz56 true i have a7 2016 and i fixed it with this app
@RootJunky.com would it be working on samsung galaxy note gt-n8000?
pls reply back if possible. i did everything u did... i went through the doenloads and when it finished it rebooted my phone but it did not remove frp lock... do you know why?
I get the error that my device isn't supported when I go into download mode, but it does recognize it when I'm in the system itself. With samsung kies I can't even connect my tablet. Will I be screwed if I just do the firmware upgrade while the device is on?
Can you help me? I can't get smart switch,samsung kies 3 and the normal samsug kies to work on my samsung galaxy tab pro 8.4 everything seems fine I have the latest samsung usb drivers and all my usb ports are fine what seems to be the problem?
oh and my cable is fine as well
try a different usb port and cable also try to unplug the device and plug it back in a couple times while in download mode
How can I revert back to Marshmallow. I have nougat right now on my S7 and it is KILLING my battery. Attempted multiple factory restores but same issue with the battery
Sir by doing your process whether it will fix tripped knox.
Trying to do this with a Samsung SM-J327P. I cannot find the serial number! Neither code behind the battery works, and pressing 'home' on the download screen does nothing. Any advice? Much appreciated.
Will it help to change device status from custom to official
FYI if the model/serial number input doesn't work, check the model number on the back of the phone as some root flashes show a different version than the actual so what shows on screen can be incorrect re the model
I have used this program 3-4 days ago to backup my phone while it was having issues with rebooting but was still working. Now I tried to run it and when I connect my phone is says - device unsupported. I'm using NOTE-4 any ideas ?
Samsung SM-J320A Phone in boot loop. Tried Kies, Kies has issues wouldn't work. Tried Smart Switch. Every time I type in my S/N number Smart Switch crashes and disappears. It doesn't do anything but shut down. Can you please help? I see many here have had the same problem. Had no trouble installing Smart Switch on Windows 10, it just crashes after typing S/N number.
Hi bro ,I have Samsung galaxy tab E, SM-T560 9,6 and I try to download last firmware but after many min. to wait because they saw for new Firmware says my device run the latest . What can I do now ? I have Android 4.4.4 if I try to download from other Samsung galaxy maby brick my tab ? And something else I don't doing Root because I have it one month and I lose my customer protect, sorry for my English 😊
has smart switch changed since this video? there's no device initialisation tab any more. the only option now seems to be 'using recovery code'. which recovery code?