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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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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

What would you get for a new phone nowadays?

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 1 points 29 minutes ago

Sorry, did I misread or did you edit your comment? I might have been half asleep :)

Like were you asking for phone recommendations? If so, what do you mainly use it for, will you use stock ROMs or do you like to mess around with things?

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

For me: Just for the modem and battery life :)

But now that my new phone works well, no reason at all. I don't game on my phone, so any more performance is utterly wasted and the cameras barely seem to be getting upgrades either.