Instructions for installing the official single-file firmware on the Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500x).
Drivers and programs
Attention!
To install the official stock firmware on the Galaxy A5 and return the phone status (Settings > About device > Properties > Device status) to “Official” after switching from custom firmware and thereby returning the ability to receive updates over the air, just follow the instructions provided.
Installation instructions
Download and install for your phone.
ATTENTION!
If Samsung Kies is already installed, there is no need to install drivers. You just need to completely unload Kies from memory through the task manager, and then continue.
Disable the option " Activation Lock» in the device security settings.
If the smartphone data was encrypted, it needs to be decrypted.
Download and unpack the archive with the program into a random folder.
It is important that the path to the folder does not contain Cyrillic. For example, "C:\A5FW\".
Unpack the downloaded archive into a folder with Odin PC for convenience. The file in the ".tar" or ".tar.md5" format must be left, but the "SS_DL.dll" can be deleted.
Reset your device.
To do this, go to the settings tab " Accounts" to the section " Archive and reset", select the item " Reset device" and press the button " Delete everything" The phone will reboot.
Run Odin PC as administrator.
Put your device into download mode ( Download Mode).
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Down, Home and Power keys. Then wait until the phone reboots and agree to the warning by pressing the Volume Up key.
In this state, connect the smartphone to the computer. In Odin the message “ COM».
Click on the button " AP» and select the TAR firmware archive.
Items " Auto Reboot" And " F.Reset Time" must be activated, A " Re-Partition"if active - must be disabled.
Click on the button " Start" The firmware installation process will begin.
At the end of the operation, if everything was successful, the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)". The phone must be restarted manually by holding down the power button until the screen turns off. It may take up to 5 minutes for your device to boot up initially.
ATTENTION!
If the device does not boot for a long time or the data has not been reset, it must be performed from recovery.
To do this, you need to simultaneously hold down the Volume Up key, the Home button and the Power button. After downloading, select " Wipe data/Factory reset", then - " Reboot system now" If after these steps the device also freezes when loading, you need to reflash it again.
On firmware 4.4.4 or 5.0.2
Before you start flashing your smartphone, you definitely need to prepare it in order to protect yourself from unusual situations.
- You need to charge your smartphone to more than 60% (ideally 100%).
- Your computer is working normally (no blue screens of death, does not reboot or turn off spontaneously), the USB cable is not broken.
- Kies3 and its services are closed.
- Made a backup of all important files on the phone.
1. Download everything you need to your computer and install it
If necessary, unpack and put the firmware in any folder (check that there are no folders with Cyrillic characters in the path to the firmware).
The program through which we will actually flash -
2. Resetting the device to factory settings
Turn off your phone, go into Recovery mode. Press and hold the Volume Up (Volume Up) key, the Home (Center button) and the Power button at the same time until the phone turns on. The following should appear on the smartphone screen:
Using the volume down/up key, go to the wipe data/factory reset menu item. Press the Power button to confirm your selection. Select Yes - delete all user data and press the power button to confirm. Go to the wipe cache partition menu item. Press the Power button to confirm your selection.
3. Next we need to put the smartphone into Download Mode.
Press and hold the Volume Down (Volume Down), Home (Center button) and Power button at the same time until the warning screen appears. Then press the Volume Up key (Volume Up) to confirm entering Download Mode. A green robot should appear with the inscription “DownLoading... Do not turn off target!!”
4. The process of flashing the Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 smartphone
Run the Odin program as administrator
Click on the "AP" button and select the unpacked firmware file
Connect the phone in Download Mode with the original cable to the computer with Odin running and the selected firmware file. The ID:COM field will turn blue and the COM port number will appear in it.
Make sure that in Odin settings (Options) Only 2 items “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time"
If everything went well, press the “Start” button, during the firmware the smartphone will reboot, don’t panic, it should be like this.
After the phone boots up, you will see a welcome screen, and PASS! will appear in Odin! on a green background. The log will display the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)"
We disconnect the phone from the computer and reset the device to factory settings. We repeat point 2.
Well, that's it, the Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 phone is flashed with the new version of Android OS.
Getting Root (superuser rights) on Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 Android 4.4.4
The process of obtaining Root is similar to the process of installing the original firmware using ODIN.
This guide describes the root method for Galaxy A5 only. Please make sure that you have downloaded the root package specifically for your model. This root method works with Android 4.4.4 software and all subsequent versions of Android.
Your Galaxy A5 must have official Samsung software installed, not a custom firmware or mod.
1
– download the CF-Auto-Root package depending on your phone model to your computer and unzip the zip file.
2.
- Download the program through which we will flash -
3.
– Turn off your phone. Now press and hold the Volume Down (Volume Down) key, Home (Center button) and Power button at the same time until you see the warning screen.
Press the Volume Up key (Volume Up) to confirm entering download mode.
4.
– Make sure that the USB driver for A5 is installed on your computer (if not, download above and install it).
5.
– Run the Odin 3.09 program as administrator. Connect your phone to your computer while your phone is in download mode.
6.
– If your phone was connected successfully, one of the ID:COM cells will turn blue and the COM port number will appear in it. This step may take some time.
7.
- Now you need to select the file that you want to install on your phone, that is, the one you received in Step 1.
Click on "AP" and select the extracted file.
8.
- In the Odin window, check the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time" if they are not checked.
9.
- Press the “START” button in the ODIN window. The installation process will begin and will take several minutes. Once the installation is complete, your phone will reboot, automatically enter Recovery mode and the root package/files will be installed. The ID:COM cell will turn green.
11.
- As soon as the home screen appears on your Samsung A5 smartphone, disconnect the phone from the computer. Attention: Sometimes the device does not enter Recovery mode automatically (as stated in Step 10) and does not root your device. If this happens, do the entire procedure again.
Optional:
- Still no root? Do everything described in the instructions again, making sure that “Auto Reboot” is NOT checked in the ODIN window. After installation (Step 10), do the following:
Forcefully turn off your phone.
- – Turn on your phone by pressing Volume Up + Home + Power key to enter Recovery mode. The installation process of rooting your phone will begin.
Step-by-step instructions for flashing a Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy phone with the Odin program to a new version of Android, as well as step-by-step instructions for obtaining root superuser rights (rooting) of a Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 smartphone on Android firmware 4.4.4 or 5.0.2
Before you start flashing your smartphone, you definitely need to prepare it in order to protect yourself from unusual situations.
- You need to charge your smartphone to more than 60% (ideally 100%).
- Your computer is working normally (no blue screens of death, does not reboot or turn off spontaneously), the USB cable is not broken.
- Kies3 and its services are closed.
- Made a backup of all important files on the phone.
1. Download everything you need to your computer and install it
If necessary, unpack and put the firmware in any folder (check that there are no folders with Cyrillic characters in the path to the firmware).
Drivers for connecting Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 with your PC – Samsung USB Driver
The program through which we will actually flash it is
2. Resetting the device to factory settings
Turn off your phone, go into Recovery mode. Press and hold the Volume Up (Volume Up) key, the Home (Center button) and the Power button at the same time until the phone turns on. The following should appear on the smartphone screen:
Using the volume down/up key, go to the wipe data/factory reset menu item. Press the Power button to confirm your selection. Select Yes - delete all user data and press the power button to confirm. Go to the wipe cache partition menu item. Press the Power button to confirm your selection.
3. Next we need to put the smartphone into Download Mode.
Press and hold the Volume Down (Volume Down), Home (Center button) and Power button at the same time until the warning screen appears. Then press the Volume Up key (Volume Up) to confirm entering Download Mode. A green robot should appear with the inscription “DownLoading... Do not turn off target!!”
4. The process of flashing the Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 smartphone
Run the Odin program as administrator
Click on the "AP" button and select the unpacked firmware file
Connect the phone in Download Mode with the original cable to the computer with Odin running and the selected firmware file. The ID:COM field will turn blue and the COM port number will appear in it.
Make sure that in Odin settings (Options) Only 2 items “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time"
If everything went well, press the “Start” button, during the firmware the smartphone will reboot, don’t panic, it should be like this.
After the phone boots up, you will see a welcome screen, and PASS! will appear in Odin! on a green background. The log will display the message “All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)”
We disconnect the phone from the computer and reset the device to factory settings. We repeat point 2.
Well, that's it, the Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 phone is flashed with the new version of Android OS.
Getting Root (superuser rights) on Samsung SM-A500 Galaxy A5 Android 4.4.4
The process of obtaining Root is similar to the process of installing the original firmware using ODIN.
This guide describes the root method for Galaxy A5 only. Please make sure that you have downloaded the root package specifically for your model. This root method works with Android 4.4.4 software and all subsequent versions of Android.
Your Galaxy A5 must have official Samsung software installed, not a custom firmware or mod.
1
– download the CF-Auto-Root package depending on your phone model to your computer and unzip the zip file.
2.
– Download the program through which we will flash –
3.
– Turn off your phone. Now press and hold the Volume Down (Volume Down) key, Home (Center button) and Power button at the same time until you see the warning screen.
Press the Volume Up key (Volume Up) to confirm entering download mode.
4.
– Make sure that the USB driver for Samsung Galaxy A5 is installed on your computer (if not, download above and install it).
5.
– Run the Odin 3.09 program as administrator. Connect your phone to your computer while your phone is in download mode.
6.
– If your phone was connected successfully, one of the ID:COM cells will turn blue and the COM port number will appear in it. This step may take some time.
7.
– Now you need to select the file that you want to install on your phone, that is, the one that you received in Step 1.
Click on "AP" and select the extracted file.
8.
– In the Odin window, check the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time" if they are not checked.
9.
– Press the “START” button in the ODIN window. The installation process will begin and will take several minutes. Once the installation is complete, your phone will reboot, automatically enter Recovery mode and the root package/files will be installed. The ID:COM cell will turn green.
11.
– As soon as the home screen appears on your Samsung A5 smartphone, disconnect the phone from the computer. Attention: Sometimes the device does not enter Recovery mode automatically (as stated in Step 10) and does not root your device. If this happens, do the entire procedure again.
Optional:
- Still no root? Do everything described in the instructions again, making sure that “Auto Reboot” is NOT checked in the ODIN window. After installation (Step 10), do the following:
– forcefully turn off the phone.
- – Turn on your phone by pressing Volume Up + Home + Power key to enter Recovery mode. The installation process of rooting your phone will begin.
Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F is a branded smartphone running on Android 4.4. Here you will find out the characteristics, how to get root or reset the settings, and you can also download firmware (for Odin, for example) and instructions for Samsung.
Root Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F
How to get root for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F see instructions below.
If the applications did not help, ask in the topic or use the full list of root utilities from the topic header.
Characteristics
- Type: smartphone
- Operating system: Android 4.4
- Case type: classic
- Case material: metal
- Control: mechanical/touch buttons
- SIM card type: nano SIM
- Number of SIM cards: 2
- Multi-SIM operating mode: alternating
- Weight: 123 g
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 69.7x139.3x6.7 mm
- Screen type: color HD Super AMOLED, touch
- Touch screen type: multi-touch, capacitive
- Diagonal: 5 inch.
- Image size: 720x1280
- Pixels per inch (PPI): 294
- Automatic screen rotation: yes
- Type of ringtones: polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
- Vibration alert: yes
- Camera: 13 million pixels, LED flash
- Camera functions: autofocus
- Video recording: yes
- Front camera: yes, 5 million pixels.
- Video playback: H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VP8, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8
- Audio: MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, FM radio
- Voice recorder: yes
- Headphone Jack: 3.5mm
- Video output: HDMI
- Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G, LTE
- LTE bands support: Cat4
- Internet access: WAP, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB, ANT+, NFC
- Satellite navigation: GPS/GLONASS
- A-GPS system: yes
- Protocol support: POP/SMTP, HTML
- Processor: 1200 MHz
- Number of processor cores: 4
- Video processor: Adreno 306
- Built-in memory: 16 GB
- RAM capacity: 2 GB
- Memory card support: microSD (TransFlash), up to 64 GB (combined with a slot for a second SIM card)
- Additional SMS features: text entry with dictionary
- MMS: yes
- Battery capacity: 2300 mAh
- Sensors: light, proximity, compass
- Search by book: yes
- Exchange between SIM card and internal memory: yes
- Organizer: alarm clock, calculator, task planner
- Features: The phone can be used either with one SIM card + memory card, or with two SIM cards but without memory cards
- Announcement date: 2014-10-24
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Firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F
Official Android 4.4 firmware [stock ROM file] -
Samsung custom firmware -
If custom or official firmware for Samsung has not yet been added here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, our specialists will quickly and free of charge help, including. with backup and manuals. Just don’t forget to write a review about your smartphone - this is extremely important. Firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F will also appear on this page. Please note that this Samsung model requires an individual ROM file, so you should not try firmware files from other devices.
What custom firmware are there?
- CM - CyanogenMod
- LineageOS
- Paranoid Android
- OmniROM
- Temasek's
- AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
- RR (Resurrection Remix)
- MK(MoKee)
- FlymeOS
- Bliss
- crDroid
- Illusion ROMS
- Pacman ROM
Problems and shortcomings of a Samsung smartphone and how to fix them?
- If the Galaxy A5 SM-A500F does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
- If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
- Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
- Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
- The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
- The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
Hard Reset for Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F
Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on the Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. . 
Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).
- *2767*3855#
- *#*#7780#*#*
- *#*#7378423#*#*
Hard Reset via Recovery
- Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
- "wipe data/factory reset"
- “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”
How to log into Recovery?
- hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
- A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!
Reset settings on Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F You can do it in a very simple way:
- Settings->Backup and reset
- Reset settings (at the very bottom)
How to reset a pattern key
How to reset your pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your Samsung smartphone. On the Galaxy A5 SM-A500F, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.
- Reset graph. blocking -
- Password reset -
This page contains information about the mobile device. Here you will find and be able to download the latest version of Android firmware on Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Dual SIM, and you can also find out how to get root rights.
You can learn more about root rights. Instructions for obtaining are below.
In what cases is it necessary to update the firmware?
- I would like to install new firmware to expand the capabilities of my mobile device;
- Recovery after unsuccessful firmware is required
- The device constantly reboots for no reason;
- The smartphone does not turn on.
What firmware do we have?
To download the firmware Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, Android 5.1 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Dual SIM read the entire article - this is important. When you install a new available version of Android, you will be surprised by the possibilities that appear. You can also find the official version of MIUI firmware of different versions and custom original firmware.
If you have any questions, you can contact us through the comment form.
Availability of firmware: In stock.
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Instructions for installing firmware are located at the links below. Firmware download for Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Dual SIM is available via torrent with instructions.
Firmware installation instructions
To download, select the firmware you need and click on the link.
To install do the following:
- Download the file with firmware and special program
- Run the program on your computer
- Select the desired firmware version
- Strictly follow all instructions from the archive
Video on Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Dual SIM firmware
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