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Samsung's latest update is a serious gut punch to Galaxy power users (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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According to tipster Ice Universe, Samsung has disabled Odin, a proprietary firmware flashing tool typically used to install stock firmware, install custom ROMs, and restore devices. It also appears that Samsung has removed “Download Mode,” which acts as a gateway for Odin. This change appears to have been made in the latest One UI 8.5 firmware and currently affects the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and recently launched Galaxy S26 series.

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[–] 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah, they have been on my shit list for a good while. The only thing I'd still buy from them would be memory, either ram or flash, but now the AI induced prices have put even those purchases on hold.

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