4 Ways to Flash Dead Android Phone Safely

Part 1: How to flash Samsung Galaxy in one click

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We are going to explain, how to flash dead Android phone using PC using dr.fone - Repair (Android)

Note: Before you understand how to flash Dead Android phone, take a backup your data and then proceed to avoid any data loss.

Phase 1: Prepare your Android device

Step 1: Once you have downloaded and installed dr.fone, launch it. From the main menu, tap on the ‘Repair’ and get your Android device connected to it.

Step 2: Click ‘Android Repair’ from the available options, and then press the ‘Start’ button to fix Dead Android phone by flashing it.

Step 3: On the device information screen, pick the appropriate device brand, name, model and other details followed by tapping the ‘Next’ button.

Step 4: Key in ‘000000’ for confirming your actions.

Phase 2: Put Android device in Download mode to start repair.

Step 1: It is essential to boot your Android device in Download mode prior to repairing.

• If the device has a ‘Home’ button: Turn it off and then hold down the ‘Volume Down’, ‘Home’, and ‘Power’ buttons altogether for 5-10 seconds. Un-hold all of them and hit the ‘Volume Up’ button for entering ‘Download’ mode.



• In the absence of a ‘Home’ button: Switch off the Android device and hold the ‘Volume Down’, ‘Bixby’, and ‘Power’ buttons for 5 to 10 seconds, then release them. Hit ‘Volume Up’ button for entering ‘Download’ mode.

Step 2: Press the ‘Next’ button for initiating firmware download.

Step 3: Once the firmware gets downloaded and verified dr.fone –Repair (Android) starts to flash your Dead Android phone. All the Android system issues will be fixed soon after.

Part 2: How to flash Samsung Galaxy dead phone with Odin?

In this segment, we will learn how to fix the dead Android phone, i.e., Samsung Galaxy phones using Odin software. Odin is basically a software used internally by Samsung to generally unblock devices and perform a more utility based job, namely, flashing a new firmware in place of the old one. There are different variants available, so choose the one which is supported by your Galaxy phone. Here is a step by step explanation on how to flash dead Android phone (Samsung Galaxy) using Odin software.

Step 1: Install a driver software on the computer. You can find the best driver software for your device and PC on the official Samsung website. You may also download Samsung Kies on your PC. Once you have downloaded and installed the driver software, restart the PC.

Step 2: Now download a suitable firmware for your device in the form of a zip folder which you can open and store on your desktop.

Make sure the file is .bin, .tar or .tar.md5 only as these are the only file types recognized by Odin.

Step 3: In this step, download the latest version of Odin on your PC and move it to the desktop and then right click on the downloaded Odin file to select “Run as Administrator”.

Step 4: Now boot your dead device to Download Mode by pressing the power, volume down and home button together. When the phone vibrates, release the power button only.

Step 5: Gently press the volume up button and you will see the Download Mode Screen.

Step 6: Now you may use a USB to connect your device to the PC. Odin will recognize your device and in the Odin window you will see a message saying “Added”.

Step 7: In this step, find the tar.md5 file you downloaded by clicking on “PDA” or “AP” on the Odin window and then click “Start”.

Finally, once the flashing process is complete, your Samsung Galaxy phone will reboot and start normally and you may see a “Pass” or “Reset” message on the Odin window on the PC.

Part 3: How to flash MTK Android dead phone with SP Flash tool?

SP Flash tool, also know as SmartPhone Flash tool is a popular freeware tool used to flash custom ROM or firmware in MTK Android phones. It is a very successful tool and is extremely easy to use.

Let us look at the steps given below to learn how to flash dead Android phone using PC with the help of SP Flash tool.

Step 1: To start with, download and install the MTK driver on your on your PC and then download the ROM/firmware you wish to use for flashing purpose.

Step 2: Once done, you should download the SP Flash tool and extract it on your PC and move on to launch the Flash_tool.exe file to open the SP Flash tool window.

Step 3: Now, on the SP Flash tool window, click on “Download” and select “Scatter loading”.

Step 4: The last step would be to locate the file downloaded by you and click “Open” and then finally, select “Download” on the SP Flash tool window.

After completing the above steps, connect your dead device to the PC with a USB cable and wait for it to get recognized. The flashing process will take a few minutes to finish and then you will you will see a green circle indicating “OK Download”.

That's it! Now simply disconnect your phone and wait for it to reboot.

Part 4: How to flash Nokia dead phone with Phoenix tool?

Phoenix tool, better known as PhoenixSuit, is a tool similar to SP False tool and Odin. It works very well with Nokia phones and is the best answer to “How to fix dead Android phone?”, “How to flash dead Android phone using PC?”, etc.

Let's look at the steps of flashing Nokia dead phone with Phoenix tool.

First, download and install Nokia PC Suite driver on your PC. Then you will need to download PhoenixSuit tool and then launch it.

Now, on the toolbar, click “Tools” and select “Data Package Download” from the drop-down list.

Then move to download the firmware for your dead Nokia phone and save it in a new Folder. Once done, go back to the Phoenix tool window and click on “File” and select “Open Product”.

Simply, feed in the details and then click “OK”.

After this, click on “Flashing” and select “Firmware update” and then browse to select the appropriate product code and then click “OK” again.

Then move on to select “Dead Phone USB Flashing” from the Firmware Update Box.

Lastly, just click on “Refurbish” and connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable.

That was it, the flashing process may take up to a few minutes after which your dead Nokia phone will restart automatically.