How to install firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note II with Odin software? Yes, don’t limit yourself with OTA software update and Samsung Kies firmware upgrade. Try out other region official, custom or even leaked firmware (in tar or .tar.md5 format). Waiting is no longer the only option. How to install firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Odin? Please refer to below step by step firmware installation video guide to find out…
Prerequisites
- Odin3
- Firmware
Note – You should not face any issue when upgrading to newer official firmware. And your applications and data will be intact (leaked firmware might delete them all). However, you will need to factory reset when you downgrade firmware to older version (if face boot loop issue). Therefore, make sure do a backup before install new firmware.
Step by Step Guide
- Power off Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
- Press and hold down Volume Down + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
- Press Volume Up button when warning prompt.
- Odin download mode will be loaded.
- Connect USB cable to your Galaxy Note 2.
- At PC, extract firmware .tar (or .tar.md5) file that you downloaded to Firmware folder.
- Then bring up Odin3.
- Click on PDA.
- Select the .tar (or .tar.md5) at Firmware folder.
- Click Start then.
- Remove USB cable from SGN2 when you see green PASS! at Odin3.
- That’s all.
Download Odin3 v3.04 here.
Download official Samsung Galaxy Note 2 firmware here.
Hello Mr. Jayce Ooi , I followed the same steps as you did on the video but Odin sends me a ” Fail ” message and now my galaxy note 2 can’t get even open ( just on the download mode it does). Any solutions? please help
I did again the same process and it worked now i can use my phone even better then i used to ! Thanks a lot you made my day ! wih you the best !
Hello.. if I use odin3 for my note 2 to change the firmware. So my phone status will show modified or normal? And I could update my note 2 via kies and OTA??? Sorry for my English.. thanks 4 ur help..
Normal for official firmware. Modified for custom one. Only official one can get updated with Samsung Kies and OTA.
hi.. i downgrade my firmware from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 sinced i observed that my note is difficult for me, but after i downgrade my firmware, my note just keep coming out the screen logo, and never laucned the home screen.. any help?
Hi hannah, try factory reset with recovery.
Hi! I formatted my phone by my own stupid mistake…
Like totally formatted and yes even firmware too…
It was a rooted before that… Now all m left with is nothing in my phone..
All get is team win settings page when I press power home and volume up key.
Can’t restore from recovery as thr is nothing to recover from!!
Kindly help if u can!!
Thanx
Cheers
Hi Jashar, load into Odin download mode. Then install firmware.
Ok…. Will try!! Can u please tell me which version to install… As I can’t get into my phone…
So duno what version i use to have earlier…
Thanx
Just use the latest version for your country.
Hi Jayce,
Im trying to degrade my version 4.1.2 to 4.1.1 to unlock w/ Odin. Where do I find the firmware I need to download???
Hi Jason, firmware download link is in the post.
i tried this, but it still shows emergency calls only and not registered on network even though i have a full signal. :'(
Hi donnallyn, what had you done until face this issue?
I can’t download the firmware. My computer keeps saying it’s invalid. What do I do?
Which website did you try to download?
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