[GUIDE] How to flash STOCK ROM on ANY J3 2016 - Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Guides, News, & Discussio

This is not anything new for experienced users, but it will help the newbies.
NOTE: This is, still, the standard process to flash stock ROMs on ANY Samsung running Android, you can use the same drivers, software and key combo for Download mode on other variant or model, what you need to change is the firmware file of course. So feel free to use this guide as reference.
The Stock ROM or Stock Firmware is the software that comes preinstalled in your phone when is brand new, in this case is Samsung's own modification of Android called TouchWiz. If you ran into problems like system apps FCs all the time, bootloops, softbricks,etc... Or if you adventure on the "custom world" (Root, Xposed, aftermarket roms, etc) and things go south, it happens... The stock rom can be flashed to fix those problems and/or get your phone back to a working state again, hence the importance of this procedure.
The tool to flash firmwares on Samsung phones running Android is called Odin, and in order for Odin to recognize your phone in Download Mode (more on that later) it also needs some drivers. You can download both things from the following links:
Odin 3.10 from MEGA*
<Mod Edit> 4shared link removed
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1. Both files are in .RAR5, so you need to use WinRAR 5 or above to be able open them.
2. They also are password protected (sorry about that, but i offer them on several sites already). Password is: Tecnoriales
Now you need the firmware for your SPECIFIC MODEL, country and carrier are not important, but model IS, deadly. So, don't even try to flash another variant stock rom in you phone, you can and will end up with a hard brick, and good luck fixing that.
Sammobile is the biggest repository for Samsung firmwares, so use that.
J320F and DS - J320F and J320F/DS (Dual SIM) are the same.
J320FN
J320H
J320M
J320FXXU0AQL1 Mirror on MEGA (Netherlands) - I downloaded it from Sammobile and re-uploaded to MEGA. Same .RAR5 stuff and Tecnoriales password.
For any other variant or any Samsung phone for that matter, use the search tool with your model: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
How to flash the Stock ROM using Odin​Before you star please charge your battery to 100%.
1. Install the Samsung Drivers
2. Turn off your phone and enter Download Mode pressing Vol+- Home and Power. Youll see a warning in the screen, accept it pressing Vol+.
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3. Plug your phone to the PC using your usb cable and give it some time for the driver to kick in if it is the very first time.
4. Run Odin as Admin. Check the COM Port is illuminated and you see Added in the log below.
5. Click the AP button and load the *.tar file you downloaded from sammobile. i. e.: J320FXXU0AQL1_J320FDBT0AQK1_J320FXXU0AQI1_HOME.tar.md5 - At this point Odin will hang (stop responding) for some time while it loads the firmware file, that will depend on your PC, from some seconds to a couple of minutes. Be patient.
6. Once Odin un-freezes, go to Options Tab and make sure Re-Partition is unchecked.
7. Press Start to initiate the flashing process, it will take a while. The phone will reboot and when you see a green Pass in Odin it will be safe to unplug your phone..
First boot might take some time depending on the condition of your phone. That's it, your phone should be working again as intended (by Samsung).
Extra: Recovery Mode key combo with phone turned off is Vol+, Home and Power, from here you can perform a Factory Reset.
All the above information is in this video i made. Video is in Spanish tough.
Sorry for my english, good luck and happy flashing.

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Does this apply to the SM-J327P? It would greatly help newer users
Sent from my Samsung SM-J327P using XDA Labs

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Sands207 said:
Does this apply to the SM-J327P? It would greatly help newer users
Sent from my Samsung SM-J327P using XDA Labs
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For any Samsung running Android, since idk, the original Galaxy S? The process has not changed. Of course youll need to download the SPECIFIC Rom for your J327P.

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mauriciognr said:
For any Samsung running Android, since idk, the original Galaxy S? The process has not changed. Of course youll need to download the SPECIFIC Rom for your J327P.
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Thank you i appreciate it ?

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Does this also restore stock recovery too?
I'm trying to avoid flashing twrp so that I can backup stock recovery but I can't get fastboot to work so my only option would be to flash the custom recovery onto the phone.
I don't want to be stuck without a way to restore stock recovery in case something goes wrong.

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CyberZot said:
Does this also restore stock recovery too?
I'm trying to avoid flashing twrp so that I can backup stock recovery but I can't get fastboot to work so my only option would be to flash the custom recovery onto the phone.
I don't want to be stuck without a way to restore stock recovery in case something goes wrong.
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Yes it restores stock recovery ,when flashing with Odin it will always flash stock recovery

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Scorpionea said:
Yes it restores stock recovery ,when flashing with Odin it will always flash stock recovery
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Thank you very much!

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Thank you. Your post hepled me.

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Hello,
i want to upgrade my phone, samsung J3 (2016) SM-J320F (dual sim).
I fallow your tutoo, i only find version 5.1.1 on Sammobile
Can we find version 6 or 7 anywhere ?
Thank you for your help.
Bests regards.
Christophe

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tof225391 said:
Hello,
i want to upgrade my phone, samsung J3 (2016) SM-J320F (dual sim).
I fallow your tutoo, i only find version 5.1.1 on Sammobile
Can we find version 6 or 7 anywhere ?
Thank you for your help.
Bests regards.
Christophe
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This is the wrong turtorial for you it is to get your phone back to your original software and thats 5.1.1

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J320 to Android 7.1
tof225391 said:
Hello,
i want to upgrade my phone, samsung J3 (2016) SM-J320F (dual sim).
I fallow your tutoo, i only find version 5.1.1 on Sammobile
Can we find version 6 or 7 anywhere ?
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Even though it was mentioned this is the wrong page I don't see why you can't be given some helpful info. The firmware you're looking for to get Android 7.1 is, J320W8VLU2BQK1 J320W8OYA2BQK1 (Its listed for Canada) search for it online.

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**Note
If you cant get through the welcome screen. Reset data on recovery

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I can't get Odin to work on my SM-J320A (ATT version)
its running this firmware i think: J320AUCS3BQL2
and nougat 7.1.1
holding volume down + home + power. Odin mode starts and asks for confirmation. (volume up to continue, volume down to restart) But nothing happens. LOL All i can do is pull the battery and if i try recovery mode it says "No command", hangs for awhile then goes into recovery mode.
Is USB debugging on, required?
Odin mode works fine on my other Galaxy phones. Anyone have this issue before? thanks

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CLovecraft said:
I can't get Odin to work on my SM-J320A (ATT version)
its running this firmware i think: J320AUCS3BQL2
and nougat 7.1.1
holding volume down + home + power. Odin mode starts and asks for confirmation. (volume up to continue, volume down to restart) But nothing happens. LOL All i can do is pull the battery and if i try recovery mode it says "No command", hangs for awhile then goes into recovery mode.
Is USB debugging on, required?
Odin mode works fine on my other Galaxy phones. Anyone have this issue before? thanks
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Try to turn on usb debbuging and oem unlock

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2gg1 said:
Try to turn on usb debbuging and oem unlock
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Thanks.
Update: my soft brick issue is fixed now. (it was stuck on a boot loop for awhle but seems to have fixed itself after 20 reboots)
So i can boot into operating system.
Next i turned on OEM unlock and USB debugging but Odin mode still doesn't work, though.
Now, another minor problem. The home button doesn't work, but seems physically okay (this phone has barely been used and looks pristine) Could be a firmware issue related to Dalvik Cache. but without being able to flash firmware i cannot confirm. Recovery mode still shows a "No command" screen, dead robot, and 50 seconds later goes into what looks like stock recovery.
Update 2. Tried factory reset which seems to have helped. it boots faster into the operating system now. :good:

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so i did this now i wanted to install touchwiz rome on 6,0,1 android but it bootloops i hear i need some baseband but what baseband i need someone can help pls

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Looking for J320A
CLovecraft said:
Thanks.
Update: my soft brick issue is fixed now. (it was stuck on a boot loop for awhle but seems to have fixed itself after 20 reboots)
So i can boot into operating system.
Next i turned on OEM unlock and USB debugging but Odin mode still doesn't work, though.
Now, another minor problem. The home button doesn't work, but seems physically okay (this phone has barely been used and looks pristine) Could be a firmware issue related to Dalvik Cache. but without being able to flash firmware i cannot confirm. Recovery mode still shows a "No command" screen, dead robot, and 50 seconds later goes into what looks like stock recovery.
Update 2. Tried factory reset which seems to have helped. it boots faster into the operating system now. :good:
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What did you end up doing to pull this off? I've got the exact same model phone, but cannot seem to find the firmware on Sammobile.