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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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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (5 children)

What would you get for a new phone nowadays?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Sorry, did I misread or did you edit your comment? I might have been half asleep :)

    Like were you asking for phone recommendations? If so, what do you mainly use it for, will you use stock ROMs or do you like to mess around with things?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Probably stock unless I find a reason to mess around.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I'm very satisfied with my S25 so far. But I wanted a smaller phone, not a big fan of the tablet sized monsters people use.

    Camera could be a bit better, but it's decent enough. I'm using the stock ROM, unfortunately if you tinker certain banking and government apps no longer work :-/

    The only other option would be an iPhone at that size, which I'm not a fan of.

    Though there's plenty of cheaper mid-range phones nowadays if you want to save some money. Like the OnePlus Nord.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    For me: Just for the modem and battery life :)

    But now that my new phone works well, no reason at all. I don't game on my phone, so any more performance is utterly wasted and the cameras barely seem to be getting upgrades either.

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