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Samsung has released a controversial update that disables a tool widely relied upon by power users and service centers.

ODIN is a third-party, Windows-based program created specifically to flash files such as ROMs on Samsung smartphones. ODIN is used in several different circumstances, such as flashing firmware or ...

Canadian variants of the Galaxy S4 began receiving the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update on Thursday. Here is how to install it manually using Odin. XDA Developers The Canadian variant of the Samsung ...