Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ SM-J70MN is one among those high-end Smartphones for which Samsung often bags rave reviews. The Smartphone is high-end in specs that include a 5.5 inches Super AMOLED touchscreen display with 16M colors, Android v5.1 Lollipop OS, 13MP rear camera with Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama and a 5MP Secondary camera, is powered by a Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of ROM, up to 256GB expandable memory, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot and many other features that obviously differentiates your Galaxy handset from that of others.
Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥SM-J70MN is one of the popular devices in the Galaxy segment. As per latest reports, the Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ has just now started receiving the next official firmware version update Over The Air and the firmware is dubbed as Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow J710MNUBU1API5 firmware. The update is presently being rolled in South America. However, users around the globe will also get the update soon on their Smartphones. If you are user from the said regions, then you can wait still the update hits the notification panel of your Android device. Then you can easily flash it on your Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ by downloading the firmware. But if you are impatient to wait still the update hits your device, then you can follow the manual update method.
Before that you need to meet certain requirements that are essential for safe update of your device. For safe update, at first you have to fill the below mentioned prerequisites. Take a quick look on these.
Caution
Make sure to double check the Name and model number of your Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ Smartphone before starting the installation since it’s only meant for the said Smartphone. Using the process on other devices might brick your Smartphone or might create bugs in it. Make sure that BlogZamana will not be responsible for any sort of issues if created on your handset during the update. What you do is on your own risk.
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Pre-Requisites
- One Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ SM-J70MN Smartphone.
- Original Data Cable
- One PC preloaded with Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ drivers. Else at first download and install the drivers on your PC from Samsung’s official website.
- Enable the USB Debugging Mode. You will find the option in the Developer Section of your device.
- Back Up all important data in Android your device since the update process will erase all data.
- Keep at least 60% to 70% battery back up in your Open Line Samsung Galaxy J7⑥ Smartphone to avoid accidental shut down during installation.
Downloads
- Marshmallow J710MNUBU1API5 Firmware
- Odin Flash Tool
Steps to Update
- First of all download the above mentioned two files & extract the Marshmallow J710MNUBU1API5.zip file to the desktop of your PC.
- Now switch off your Smartphone and boot it into download mode by long press and hold of the Volume Down Key+Home Buttom+Power Button. Press the Volume Up button to continue as soon as you see a warning triangle sign on your display.
- Now launch Odin on your PC and connect it to your handset via USB.
- You will see the ID: COM box of ODIN screen turning blue with the COM PORT Number and Added Massage in the below left corner of the screen, if your device gets connected properly.
- Now select the “AP/PDA” button from the ODIN screen and select the file with .tar.md5 extension. Ensure that the Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are ticked in ODIN $ the Re-Partition button is unchecked.
- Double check the settings and hit the START button to initiate the update process.
- Wait for sometime & you will see a PASS massage on the ODIN screen with green backdrop once the flashing is complete. Disconnect your Smartphone from your PC when your device restarts.
The flashing process will take almost 4-5 minutes and once your Smartphone gets rebooted automatically after the update, know that you are done with the. Wait still the process finishes. Congrats!! You have successfully updated the new firmware on your Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi SM-T550. Enjoy!! In case of any issues, don’t forget to get back to me via the comment section. I am always there to find out a solution for you.
Great post, I’ll update my cellphone ASAP!