Samsung Galaxy A series is Samsung’s middle-tier smartphone. The cost is almost half as compared to the Samsung Galaxy S series. However, the specs and build quality difference is not much in both series. Still, suppose the S series smartphones have premium glass or aluminium bodies. In that case, The A-series will come with a plastic body or less costly material if S series smartphones have 3 or 4 cameras. The A-series will have just one at the back and one at the front. However, Samsung smartphones rarely get into problems. Still, if your Phone has been acting up, its firmware is corrupted, or you rooted it, and now you want to unroot Galaxy A50. You can use this guide to install stock firmware on your Galaxy A50.
The Samsung Galaxy A50
Samsung Galaxy A50 is the latest smartphone of the Galaxy A series. It was released in March of 2019. It comes with Samsung’s modified version of Android 9 Pie. From the looks and feel. You can’t say it is a middle-tier smartphone, as it has three cameras on the back and one on the front. It takes incredible pictures from the combination of the three cameras on the back. Its display screen size is 6.4″ inches, which is quite impressive. It also has an on-screen fingerprint scanner, introduced recently on the Galaxy S10 series.
Galaxy A50 comes in four unique colours. You can buy it with or without a contract from the most famous service providers. Galaxy A50 supports external storage via microSD card. Moreover, you have a built-in storage of 128 or 64 GB. The processing power is handled by the heavy-duty Exynos 9610. It also has 4 or 6 GB of RAM for processing.
When it comes to battery timing, it gives you a day or even more than that, depending on the time you use it overall. It is featured with a 4000 mAh battery. That is good enough. It is considering all these features. It is safe to say it is one of the most good-looking and powerful phones with a small price tag. You can get it for 275€ on Amazon, and you can get it for around 350€ from Samsung’s official site.
Available methods to install stock firmware on Samsung smartphones:
There are two ways to install stock firmware on Galaxy A50. You can either install it via ODIN. This old method works for every Samsung smartphone, but it is a little technical. The other way is via Smart Switch. It is done via software that is easy to operate, but I am unsure if it works with the Galaxy Alpha series.
I have elaborated both methods in the guide below. You can try with either one of them. We start with ODIN to flash the stock firmware on Galaxy Alpha.
Install Stock firmware on Galaxy A50 via ODIN:
ODIN is Samsung’s official tool for manually flashing the firmware on Samsung devices. Some considerations must be addressed before performing the guide on the Phone. We will deal with the process in full detail. So, even the ones who have never used it get an idea and understanding of installing stock firmware on Galaxy A50 using ODIN.
Prerequisites:
Before we move forward, some prerequisites are to be installed or set up. I will discuss them below.
- First of all, you will need a computer with a Windows operating system. ODIN is unavailable on MAC, and OSX has no support.
- Next, you must install Samsung drivers for PC on your Computer. So your Phone is recognized when you connect it to your PC. You can download and install it from the official Samsung website.
- Moving on, Download and install ODIN on your Computer.
- Lastly, find the appropriate firmware for your Galaxy A50. Open this website and your phone model. It will display all the firmware of your phone model.
Suppose you don’t know the model of your Galaxy A50. You can find it in the box on your Phone. Or go to your phone settings -> About Phone -> About Device. There, you will see the model of your Phone.
Another thing you must consider while figuring out the correct firmware for your Galaxy A50 is if your Phone is unbranded. The firmware should also be unbranded. And if your Phone is branded. You should find the same branded firmware with the same country for your Phone. If your Phone is unbranded, then you can install unbranded firmware from any country on your Phone. Just make sure the model number is the same.
Suppose you don’t want to lose data while installing stock firmware on Galaxy A50. Find and flash the same firmware that is already installed on your A50. However, the country and the firmware version should be the same. You will not lose any of the data on your Phone.
Step to Step guide on how to install stock firmware on Samsung Devices via ODIN:
Hopefully, you have installed ODIN and Samsung drivers for mobile on your Computer.
- First of all, turn off your Galaxy A50.
- Once it is turned off, enter into download mode.
- Press and hold the volume up and power buttons while the Phone is off.
- The Phone will turn on the Recovery menu.
- Select “Reboot to bootloader” in the recovery menu using the power button.
- Now, on your PC. Open ODIN.
- Connect your Phone with your Computer using the data cable. In the logs of ODIN, you will see added.
- Initially, the connection is successful when you connect your A50 to your PC. The ID: COM section on ODIN will change to blue. Suppose the relationship is not successful. Ensure your Phone is correctly connected to your Computer and you have the proper driver for Samsung devices on your Computer.
- Now, on the ODIN. You will see several tabs, and you have to select files relative to each tab. Click on CP and locate and select the CP file from the extracted firmware. Click on AP and select the file with AP in the name. Similarly, add the BL file in the BL tab.
- Suppose you want to factory reset while you install stock firmware on Galaxy A50. Select CSC file in CSC file. Otherwise, load the HOME_CSC instead.
- Moreover, make sure F.Reset.Time and Auto-Reboot options are checked in the ODIN. Suppose there is any other option, check. Uncheck it.
- Finally, when everything is ready, press the “Start” button. The whole process will take around 5-9 Minutes. Once done, your Phone will reboot.
It is essential to know that this whole process is critical. Suppose you try to stop it or disconnect your Phone while it continues. It will be necessary for your Phone and might end up in hard brick. So, even if the process takes some time, let it be.
Install Stock firmware on Galaxy A50 via Samsung Smart switch:
The Smart Switch tool can be downloaded from Samsung’s official website. It has several valuable features. It allows Samsung users to troubleshoot several problems. It also allows the users to back up their phones on their computers fully. The plus point of Smart Switch is that it works on both Windows and OSX operating systems. It means that you can use it on your MAC computer as well. Meanwhile, ODIN cannot be used on MAC.
In this guide, we will talk about how to install stock firmware on Galaxy A50 using the smart switch:
- First, download Smart Switch from its official website and install it on your Computer.
- Now, connect your Galaxy A50 to your Computer using the data cable.
- Open the Smart switch; it will recognize your Galaxy Alpha and show you all the details on the screen.
- Now, before moving on to the guide. You can also make a backup of your data using a Smart switch. Installing stock firmware will delete all the data in your Phone’s internal storage. The data in the external storage will not be deleted.
- To install stock firmware, locate and select “Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization.”
- Here, you will see a Software Update and Initialization option.
- Now, you will see the list of all the available firmware for your Galaxy A50.
- Select the latest firmware from the list of firmware, and follow the on-screen instructions to install stock firmware on Galaxy A50.
- Once done, your Phone will restart. If it were rooted, it would be unrooted if you were not getting the OTA updates on your Phone.
Furthermore, you will have regular OTA updates on your Phone. All the software issues will be solved. Your Galaxy A50 will be as flawless as new.
That’s all on how to install stock firmware on Galaxy A50. Suppose you have any questions or confusion regarding any of the methods above. You can write to us in the comments or on our social media pages. I hope this guide helps you fix the problems with your Galaxy Alpha phone.
