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According to tipster Ice Universe, Samsung has disabled Odin, a proprietary firmware flashing tool typically used to install stock firmware, install custom ROMs, and restore devices. It also appears that Samsung has removed “Download Mode,” which acts as a gateway for Odin. This change appears to have been made in the latest One UI 8.5 firmware and currently affects the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and recently launched Galaxy S26 series.

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[–] benny@reddthat.com 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

How do you get the new one in the US?

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Sand3rs@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Also doesn't seem to have the necessary bands to work well on Verizon. I believe it works on T-Mobile and unsure of ATNT. Just something to be aware of.