Install stock firmware on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

Samsung just released its new foldable phone in the series of Samsung Galaxy Z. Folding of a touch screen is a new feature, and it’s getting better and better with time. If folding phones is what we are looking at in the future, then the tech has to get better and better to the point where folding a phone is just another feature. It has to be a regular phone with all the other smartphone features with a foldable screen. The Galaxy Z Flip 3 gives you all you would expect in an Android smartphone. In this guide, we will talk about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 software. If you rooted your phone or it’s not working correctly, you want to install stock firmware on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. You have come to the right place.

This year’s Z flip model features make the phone much more useable. First, the new design, improved built quality, and the more prominent and useable outside screen make it feel more refined. It comes in sweet green, matte black, and creme colour. It makes a square when it’s folded, which is pretty cool. The new phone is also waterproof, yet you should keep it away from sand and dust. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 has a big display, almost the size of the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It has a 6.7-inch display screen. 22:9 1080 pixels and its 120 Hertz refresh rate, finally. Another cool feature is using the camera via the secondary screen and taking pictures while the phone is folded.

What is Stock Firmware, and why you might have to flash it on your Samsung Galaxy Flip Z 3?

A stock firmware is an operating system (software) from the smartphone manufacturer. In this case, Samsung deploys a tweaked version of the Android operating system for its smartphones. Unfortunately, these operating systems sometimes get corrupt, or the phones are not performing as they should be, eating loads of battery, shutting down in the middle of working, and being stuck at the startup on the Samsung logo. All these signs suggest that there is something wrong with the operating system. At the same time, the first and foremost task to fix these problems is via factory reset. But, if even that does not help, the final solution to fix software issues is flashing the stock firmware.

Another reason to install stock firmware on Samsung Z Flip 3 might be if you have rooted your phone or installed custom firmware, and now you want to go back to the factory setting and stock firmware. So you can get the software updates from Samsung.

Installing stock firmware on the Samsung Z Flip 3 doesn’t trigger the Knox.

How to install stock firmware on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 via intelligent switch?

Smartswitch is an official tool for troubleshooting problems with Samsung smartphones. It allows you to install the firmware, factory reset, and make a backup of your phone on your PC, and you can also migrate from one phone to another using Smartswitch. Today, we will use smartswitch to flash stock firmware on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.

Smartswitch is very user-friendly. Even people with no technical expertise can use it. All you need to do is install the smartswitch on your Windows PC or Macbook and follow the on-screen information, as the other method isn’t for computers running on macOS. So, this solution is your only rescue option if you have a MacBook.

In the guide below, we will be using a smartswitch for flashing stock firmware on Galaxy Z Flip:

• First, you must download and install Smartswitch on your Macbook or Windows PC.
• Once installed, connect the Samsung Z Flip to your PC via a data cable.
• Open smartswitch. Once your phone is detected, the tool will display all the information about your phone on the screen.
• In the top right corner, on the taskbar, you will see “More.” Click on it and select “Emergency Software Recovery.”
• Allow the smartswitch to find suitable firmware for your phone. Then, among the options in the list, select any appropriate firmware. Usually, the latest firmware is the best choice.
• Select the firmware; now, the smartswitch will download the firmware.
• You must follow the on-screen information to install it on Galaxy Z Flip 3.

You should always connect your phone to your PC while the process is running.

Note: Smartswitch might ask for a recovery phone. Suppose your phone is stuck at bootloop or unresponsive. You might not be able to get the recovery code in such circumstances. Instead, you can use the “Device Initialization Mode.” For that, you will need your phone model and serial number. You can find this information on the box of your phone.

Install Stock firmware on Samsung Z Flip 3 via ODIN:

If your phone is totally unresponsive, or you want more control while flashing firmware. ODIN is a better choice. ODIN allows a Samsung user to perform multiple operations on a Samsung phone. Using ODIN, you can do a repartition of your phone, install a custom recovery, or a custom ROM. You can also fix your phone if it’s soft-bricked or hard-bricked. The only downside is that ODIN is a bit technical. However, once you are familiar with the tool, it is handy.

Prerequisites:

• Make sure your phone is charged before starting the process.
• Download and install Samsung Drivers for Windows on your PC.
• Download ODIN 3.14.4
• You will have to download the appropriate firmware for Galaxy Z Flip 3. You can download it from Sammobile or any other website with Samsung smartphone firmware. Once the firmware is downloaded, extract it on your PC, where the files are easily accessible.
• Make sure you download the appropriate firmware for your phone. However, you can install firmware from any country on your phone as long as the firmware and the phone are not branded. If your phone is of some brand and it’s locked to the brand. Then, find and install the firmware of that brand, e.g., T-Mobile, Vodaphone, etc.

Once all prerequisites are complete, move on to the guide:

1. First of all, you need to turn off your Galaxy Z Flip 3 and put it in download mode.
2. Once the phone is off, press and hold the Volume down and power button for a few seconds.
3. Now press Volume Up and Volume Down simultaneously. While holding the buttons, connect the phone to the PC via a USB type C data cable.
4. Once you see the information about the download mode on the screen, press the Volume up button to go to download mode.
5. Now that you are in Download mode. Open ODIN on your PC. As your phone is detected. You will see “Added” in the logs of ODIN. The ID: COM on ODIN will change to blue. (If the colour doesn’t vary, the PC has failed to recognize your phone. Furthermore, ensure you have installed the correct drivers and that the drivers were installed successfully. Sometimes, the fault lies in the USB cable.)
6. In ODIN, you will see several tabs, and you will have to select files respective to each tab. For example, click on CP and locate and select the CP file from the extracted firmware. Similarly, click on AP and select the file with AP in the name. Again, add the BL file in the BL tab.
7. Suppose you want to factory reset (delete all the data in internal storage) while installing stock firmware on Samsung Z Flip 3. First, select the CSC file in the CSC file. Otherwise, load the HOME_CSC instead.
8. Moreover, make sure F.Reset.Time and Auto-Reboot options are checked in the ODIN options.
9. Finally, press the Start button on the ODIN interface. Ensure your phone is connected to the PC while the process is running. It might take 2-7 minutes to install stock firmware on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.

Once the firmware is downloaded and installed successfully on your phone, your phone will reboot.

That’s all from our side; I hope we made both methods pretty straightforward for our non-technical audience. Suppose you have any questions or queries regarding any of the methods above. Feel free to reach out to us or drop a comment below.