Detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to flash a Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 SM-A520F smartphone to a new official or custom firmware. Obtaining root rights on the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) SM-A520F, installing custom recovery TWRP Recovery.
Installing the official firmware on the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 smartphone using the Samsung Odin service program. In order to install a new firmware on a smartphone, you first need to download several files to your PC:
Download latest official firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) SM-A520F
Official service firmware Galaxy A5 (2017) - A520FXXU1APLS android 6.0.1
Before flashing your phone, you first need to decrypt it.
To remove the lock from the Samsung Galaxy A5 2017, you need to disable the reactivation lock. Go to "Settings" - "Lock screen and security" - "Find my phone" and turn off "Activation Lock"
When you perform this procedure, all your data and files will be permanently deleted.
Option 1: On the device, open "Settings" > "Backup and reset" > "Account" > "Data reset" > "RESET DEVICE" and click "Delete everything"
Option 2: Turn off the device, press and hold the buttons "Volume Up (Volume Up)", "Home (Central)" and "Power (Power)" and after a few seconds the "Recovery" menu will appear. In the "Recovery" menu, select "Wipe data / factory reset" -> "Yes - delete all user data", the deletion of all user data will begin. After the process is complete, select "Reboot system now" and the device will start to reboot.
You can skip this step, but remember! If you do not reset the data, after the update, “lags” and unstable operation of the device as a whole may appear due to the tails of the previous firmware, and more recently, before completely resetting the smartphone, you also need to delete your Google account, otherwise the smartphone may be blocked.
After you have downloaded everything, unpack the archive with the driver for Samsung A5 2017 and install it. Then unpack the archive with Odin and the firmware.
We launch the program for firmware Galaxy A5 2017 Odin on behalf of the administrator. To do this, hover over Odin and right-click and select Run as administrator, then click Yes.
After starting Odin, we arrange the firmware files in the following order:
The BL file……….tar.md5 is inserted into the “BL” field
The AP file……….tar.md5 is inserted into the “AP” field
Insert the CP file……….tar.md5 into the “CP” field
The CSC file……..tar.md5 is inserted into the “CSC” field
We check that the “checkmarks” are only in the fields “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time”
We transfer the Samsung a5 2017 phone to the firmware mode. To do this, turn off the phone and then press and hold the "Volume Down", "Home" and "Power" buttons and after the menu with a yellow triangle appears, press the "Volume Up" button
We connect the smartphone using the supplied USB cable to the PC and in the Odin program, the inscription “COM” should appear in the upper left corner, highlighted with a blue background, after which we press the “Start” button.
Note: If for some reason your PC does not recognize your device, try reinstalling the driver and / or try other USB ports.
The smartphone firmware process has been started. After successful firmware, the device will reboot automatically and “Finish” will appear in the Odin program.
Installing custom recovery TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 SM-520
And so let's start installing custom recovery on the Samsung A5
If you have not installed the Samsung drivers on your PC yet, then download and install. Then connect your smartphone to your computer using a standard USB cable. After the PC recognizes the phone, additional drivers and updates will be automatically installed before the phone is installed.
We need the Odin 3 program, download Odin
Then download the custom recovery for Samsung A5 2017 itself - TWRP recovery SM-A520f
Turn off your smartphone, and then (with it turned off) press and hold the “Sound down” + “Power” + home key until the phone boots into Odin mode (Download Mode). You will see a warning, confirm the desire to boot in this mode by pressing the "Volume up" key.
Transferred phone to Odin Mode, connect to PC using a standard USB cable.
Run the Odin 3 flash driver on the PC as an administrator
In the AP line, specify the path to the previously downloaded file with custom recovery A5 TWRP Recovery with the extension “.img.tar” and select it
Remove the checkmark from “auto reboot” and press start (the phone should flash, the flashing time is no more than 30 seconds, the result should be like this (succeed 1/ failed 0);
Until the firmware process is completed, do not touch the Smartphone, usually the firmware lasts no longer than 30 seconds.
Without including the gadget in working condition, directly from the Download mode we go to the newly installed TWRP Recovery by holding down three buttons (volume up + home + power button, release the buttons when Samsung appears).
All! We rejoice.
Installing custom firmware on a Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 SM-A520 smartphone
To install custom firmware on a Samsung Galaxy A5 phone, you must have TWRP Recovery custom recovery, if you do not have it, see the paragraph above.
Download to your PC any custom firmware that you like, for example:
Then copy the firmware file to the phone's memory and turn off the smartphone. After that, you need to load the smartphone into TWRP Recovery custom recovery (on the switched off phone, hold down the power buttons + volume up button + HOME)
And through TWRP Recovery install the modified firmware file for A520f
Go to Wipe and select Advanced Wipe
Check the boxes: “Davlik Cache”, “System, Data”, “Cache”, “Android Secure”.
Doing "Swipe to Wipe"
Go to Install -> Select the memory where the custom firmware is located, and select Swipe to Confim Flash, the installation will begin
After installation in the recovery, select the Reboot -system item and the device will reboot.
Ready! You have successfully flashed custom firmware! reboot your smartphone and use it with pleasure (without paying attention to custom firmware bugs)
Root superuser rights on Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Usually, all custom firmware already contains root rights, so to get root, you will only need to install a modified firmware. But if suddenly you do not want to install custom firmware or custom does not contain root, then follow the instructions below.
To successfully root your Samsung a5 2017, you must have a custom TWRP recovery (you can install it according to the instructions above)
Obtaining Root rights.
1. Copy the file “UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip” to the root of the SD card.
2. On the smartphone, in the “Developer options” section, activate “USB debugging” and “Unlock, provided. prod. OEM”
3. We go into TWRP (with the phone turned off, hold down “Home + Vol_Up + Power”).
4. Next, go to “Installation” and find “UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip” on the SD card, install.
5. Click "Reboot to OS". The download will be quite long, the phone may reboot several times, this is normal.
6. Check for Root rights.
7. We don’t touch the “Developer options” - the activated items do not interfere with you.
After installing TWRP, you can format the “Data” partition to return to factory settings. TWRP and SuperSU are not going anywhere.
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To successfully obtain root rights, you must:
Follow instructions exactly;
Charge the battery of the device by 50% or more;
Make sure the model and firmware version match.
If all the points are completed, you can start getting root rights.
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In this article, we will learn how to root samsung galaxy a5 smartphone.
Method for Android 4.4.4
To root Samsung Galaxy A5 we need:
- charged phone
- A computer
- Program
- Archive with root:
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Step 1- Download TWRP Recovery to your computer and unzip the archive;
Step 2- Download and save the archive to your phone;
Step 3- Download ;
Step 4– Turn off your phone. Now press and hold the Volume Down (Sound Down), Home (Central button) and Power button at the same time until you see a warning screen.
Press the volume up key (Sound Up) to confirm the transition to the download mode;
Step 5– Make sure that the USB driver for Samsung Galaxy A5 is installed on your computer;
Step 6– Run ODIN on your computer (check that there are no folders with Cyrillic characters in the path to the program). Connect your phone to your computer while your phone is in download mode.
Step 7– 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;
Step 8- Now you need to select the file you want to install on your phone, i.e. the one you received in Step 1.
Click on "AP" and select the file (check that there are no folders with Cyrillic characters in the file path);
Step 9- In the Odin window, be sure to uncheck the "Auto Reboot" item. Only item “F. reset time";
Step 10- Press the "START" button in the ODIN window. The installation process will begin and will take a few minutes;
Step 11- Once completed, press and hold Volume Down + Home + Power at the same time. As soon as the screen goes out, without releasing anything, sharply move your finger on the volume rocker to + (volume increase) and hold until the recovery opens;
Step 12- From the recovery, flash SuperSU (CWM / TWRP).zip, which you have already copied to your phone.
Why do you need a data reset?
Resetting device data (settings reset, hard reset, factory reset) is the deletion of all data from a smartphone or tablet: contacts, messages, downloaded applications, photos, music, mail settings, alarm clocks. After the reset, the smartphone or tablet returns to the factory state.
Usually data reset is done in the following cases:
- Before selling or transferring the device to another person;
- If there is a problem on the device that cannot be fixed in other ways;
- After updating the device software (firmware).
What to do before data reset
1. Copy important information from the device.
During the reset, the device memory will be cleared and all data will be deleted. If there is any important data, make a copy of it.
2. Remove your Google account from your device.
If this is not done, then when the device is turned on after the reset, the account that was on the device before the reset will be requested. Without entering this account, you will not be able to turn on the device.
The first way to do a data reset is through the menu
The second way to do a data reset is using the buttons
This method is used when the smartphone or tablet does not turn on, or the screen is locked.
If the device does not turn on after the reset, a Google account is required
If the device does not turn on after the reset (freezes)
Contact the Samsung service center, you need to reinstall the firmware by an engineering method.
Samsung Galaxy A5 has a very easy method needed to access the recovery partition (Recovery Mode) similar to other Samsung devices. If you haven't installed a custom recovery this process will lead you to the in-built recovery. The stock recovery comes in handy when you need to wipe your device, wipe the cache, wipe Dalvik cache or flash a OTA package from Samsung. On the other hand, if you have a custom recovery installed then you can utilize all the extra features such as formatting key partitions, flashing custom ROMs and much more. You can get into the recovery mode on Galaxy A5 using the simple steps we have given below.
Like we mentioned earlier, we have the Galaxy A5 with us for a while and we will be doing several basic tutorials based on this Android device. Many of you might even have a custom recovery installed, like TWRP or ClockworkMod - the famous two. This can come really handy because a custom recovery can let you load a custom ROM, create a system wide backup or even format specific partitions - pretty advance stuff can be done to your phone. Let’s move down further and see how can you enter this Recovery Mode on the Samsung Galaxy A5.
Some Android phones, like the Sony Xperia series do not come with a stock Android recovery at all, and in that case, we would have to load a custom recovery first to that phone and then enter it. However, Samsung Android phones do come with a stock recovery and some Android specific functions i.e. installing a software update, doing a full hard reset etc. are only performed through a Recovery Mode. Whenever you do them, the phone first takes you to the stock Android recovery and then performs that specific function.
What is Recovery Mode?
Recovery Mode is a feature native to Android. You can find this mode on all Android devices – the way to access it on each phone, however, is different. There is no need of unlocking the bootloader in order to get to this mode. Hence, the functions provided by recovery are totally legal and would not void any sort of warranty.
Looking at what those functions are, firstly you get the option of applying an update. You can use this feature to install official OTA (Over-the-air) packages. This feature is very handy when you experience a delay in the update arriving to your device. Recovery is also used by Samsung itself. You’ll notice your phone rebooting into a dead android logo and showing a progress bar while applying an OTA update, this is the recovery.
Then there are options of wiping data or wiping the cache partition. If you choose the wipe data option, the recovery will reset your device and erase all data to factory settings. This comes in handy when you experience a bootloop or your phone starts slowing down. On the other hand, wiping the cache partition only deletes temporary data accumulated by apps not your personal data. Usually this is recommended when you are experiencing app crashes or severe battery drainage.
Misuse of the recovery is very dangerous, until unless you know what you are doing don't play around with this. However, security and verification procedures are in place to prevent this. If you do try flashing wrong files, the recovery will verify first and give you an error rather than going on with the process and potentially ruining your phone.
Custom recoveries are fundamentally the same, just that a few extra functions are added. Custom recoveries like ClockworkMod (CWM) and TweamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) allow you to create system backups, give you the ability to format every partition and allow custom ZIP files to be flashed. These features are not present in the stock recovery due to security restrictions. When you do install a custom recovery, the way to access it will remain the same.
You can enter Recovery Mode on the Samsung Galaxy S4 using the following three methods:
- by hardware buttons
- by ADB on Windows
- by ADB on Mac OS X
Let's have a look at each method below. You can use whichever way you find the easiest.
NOTE: The following steps can be used to enter Recovery Mode on the Samsung Galaxy A5 (all variants).
Method 1 – Enter Recovery Mode using Hardware Buttons on Samsung Galaxy A5
Step 1- Turn OFF your phone.
Step 2- Now press and hold the following buttons for a few seconds, all at the same time: Power + Volume Up + Home.
Step 3 - After a few seconds, you should see the Recovery Mode screen on your Samsung Galaxy A5.
You can now navigate around the recovery mode using your volume and power buttons!
Method 2 – Enter Recovery Mode using ADB on Windows
Method 3 – Enter Recovery Mode using ADB on Mac OS X
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Recovery mode (aka recovery) on Android is a special hidden menu and is available on any Samsung Galaxy smartphone. This is a great tool that can be used to wipe data, factory reset, format the system partition, install a custom kernel, new firmware and a lot of other things that should allow you to improve your smartphone and its system.
Recovery mode can be stock or custom. Stock Recovery Mode is the first and original version that is installed initially on a smartphone and you can work with it immediately after purchase. This mode works on a stock smartphone or already rooted, but not on a Galaxy smartphone that is flashed with custom firmware.
Custom Recovery Mode can only be installed after rooting your smartphone. There are two most popular custom recovery for ClockworkMod Galaxy smartphones - CWM and TWRP - Team Win Recovery Project. Both of them are very similar in their features and you can get the same features in either of them. Below you will learn how to boot Samsung Galaxy smartphone in recovery mode.
How to boot Samsung Galaxy smartphone into stock/CWM/TWRP recovery mode:
- Turn off the device completely.
- Press and hold the Volume Up buttons, the Home button, and the Power button at the same time.
- Release the buttons when the smartphone screen turns on and you see the stock / CWM / TWRP recovery logo.
To boot in normal mode, you need to return to the main screen of the recovery mode and select the "Reboot system" item.
