In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods through which you can download the stock firmware for your Samsung device. When it comes to software updates, the South Korean conglomerate has recently upped the ante by providing a whopping 7 years of OS upgrades! Apart from that, it is usually among the fastest players in the market to release these updates. These are rolled out Over The Air and could directly be installed from the Settings menu itself.
So when you could easily install these updates from the device, why is there a need to take the help of any third-party app or website? Well, this is quite a geat question and the reason lies in the slew of benefits attached to the manual download of firmware. So first and foremost, we’ll be shedding some light on the benefits of manual Samsung firmware download after which we will list out two methods through which you could get this job done. Follow along.
Why Should I Manually Download Samsung Firmware
There are quite a few reasons why you might want to get hold of the firmware file the manual way instead of taking the automatic approach. Some of the noteworthy reasons include:
- If you haven’t yet received the OTA on your device but the update has been released, then you may manually download the ZIP via the instructions given in this guide and then flash it via Odin.
- Likewise, if you wish to obtain root, then you may download the firmware, extract it, get the AP file, patch it via Magisk, and flash it via Odin to gain administrative rights over your device.
- Moreover, if your device is currently in a soft brick or bootloop state, then you easily unbrick it by force rebooting your device to Download Mode and then flashing the manually downloaded firmware via Odin.
- Not to mention the fact that you wouldn’t be even able to install OTAs if the bootloader is unlocked. In that case, using Odin is your only way out.
Well, these are just some of the important use-case scenarios of manually downloading the Samsung firmware. Let’s now make you aware of a couple of methods to carry out this task. Follow along.
How to Download Samsung Stock Firmware
You could either download the firmware via the Frija or the SamFW website. Both of them are free to use and don’t require any account login. With that said, go through both these methods once and then try out the one that is in sync with your requirements. Moreover, before starting, please take a complete device backup. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
Find CSC and Model Number
Irrespective of the method you opt for, your first course of action should be to find your device’s Country Specific Code. In this regard, there are two different methods that you could refer to, namely:
Find CSC Via Settings Menu
- Head over to Settings > About Phone > Software Information.
- After that, refer to the Service provider software version section.
- Now check the four values at the end. It will be something like:
Value 1/Value 2,Value 3/Value 4
- Value 1 will be your CSC Code, which in our case is INS [see above].
Find CSC Via Third-Party App
- Download and install the Phone Info Sam App from APKMirror.
- Then launch it, go to CSC Code, and refer to the Active CSC Code.
Find Model Number
- First off, head over to Settings > About Phone > Model Number.
- Refer to the value next to Model Number [skip the text after /].
- For instance, in our case, the Model Number will be SM-G781B.
Download Samsung Firmware via SamFW
- To begin with, go to the SamFw website and type in the device name/model number.
- You could also make use of the site’s auto-device detection mode. For that, connect your device to PC via USB.
- Then click on the USB icon left of the search bar, select your device from the list, and click Connect.
- It will bring up your device-related details.If it’s well and good, then click on <device-name> firmware.
- After that, choose your device’s CSC [as explained in the CSC section above].
- Now choose the desired firmware version from the list. Then select the server from which you want to download the file.
- The downloading will now start and could take a while.
- Once done, go to the Downloads folder and the firmware will be present there.
- You may extract it and get the AP, BL, CP, CSC, and HOME_CSC files.
Download Samsung Firmware via Frija
- First off, download and install Microsoft.NET Core on your PC.
- Then connect your device to your PC via a USB cable.
- Now download and extract the Frija Tool from its GitHub page.
- Then go to the extracted folder and launch the tool via its EXE file.
- Now, to download the firmware for your device, then change the mode to Auto.
It will ask you to install Samsung USB Drivers if this is the first time you have connected your Samsung device to your PC. So do so as instructed.
- Then click on Check Update and it will bring up the latest available firmware for your device.
- Now click on the Download button and the firmware will be downloaded on your PC.
- On the other hand, if you want to download the firmware for any other Samsung device, then change the mode back to Manual.
- Then type in the Model Number, CSC, and IMEI/SN [Serial Number] in the tool. You can get hold of this information from the Settings > About Phone section.
- Now click on Check Update and it will bring up the latest available firmware. Click Download and the firmware will be downloaded.
- Now go to the Downloads folder and the firmware will be present there.
- You may extract it and get the AP, BL, CP, CSC, and HOME_CSC files.
That’s it. These were the two different methods through which you could download the Samsung firmware via Frija Tool and the SamFW website. Apart from that, there also exist numerous other third-party tools for this task, however, the ones that we have listed above are the best in this domain, so they deserve your attention. With that said, if you have any queries or wish to share any other tool that is able to get this job done with ease, then do let us know in the comments.
