Last Updated on August 1, 2023 by Mathew Diekhake
You can download the Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955U firmware by using the SamFirm_Reborn Tool, Bifrost – Samsung Firmware Downloader Tool, or Frija.
See also: How to Extract boot.img from Samsung Firmware
1. Frija
Frija is a free tool that allows you to download and check Samsung firmware. Frija is one of the successors of the original SamFirm tool. I say one of them because another tool on the list, SamFirm Reborn, is the one people most closely associate with SamFirm. But these are just names by separate developers. Frija’s name doesn’t have anything to do with SamFirm because it focuses on being related to Odin instead, and Frija is the wife of Odin in Norse Mythology. Since Odin is the assumed proprietary flashing software for Samsung, it makes sense to pair Frija and Odin together: Frija is the place where you download the firmware and Odin is where you flash it.
Note: To run Frija, you will need Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 redistributable package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributable package (x86) installed on your computer.
Download: Frija
2. SamFirm_Reborn
XDA Recognized Developer Ivan_Meler has created another tool based on the original SamFirm tool called SamFirm_Reborn. Ivan has decompiled the legacy app and patched the codebase to make SamFirm_Reborn compatible with Samsung’s actual server. If you want to make sure you are getting the most up-to-date firmware from Samsung’s firmware, this one gives you that extra bit of peace of mind because we have in writing that it’s compatible with Samsung’s server.
Download: SamFirm_Reborn
3. Bifrost – Samsung Firmware Downloader
The Samsung Firmware Downloader by Bifrost allows you to check for firmware updates for your device. All you need to do is enter the model number and region and then check for the firmware. One of the cool things about the Samsung Firmware Downloader is that you can use it on operating systems that aren’t just Windows. The Samsung Firmware Downloader can be used on Linux and Mac. The only requirement this tool has is that your computer runs Python 3.
Download: Samsung Firmware Downloader
In conclusion, that is how to install Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955U firmware the reliable way with tools that are made to download the files directly from Samsung without a third party that you need to trust.
July 3, 2022 @ 13:52
Does anyone know how I can recover data from a dead Samsung Galaxy S8? My phone has a broken screen and now won’t boot past the Android logo. It has data on it I would like to keep.
If it’s not possible to recover the data anyway, I might as well try to flash new firmware to see if it can get it to boot.
July 3, 2022 @ 13:57
Recovering data can be a complicated topic on a smartphone that will not boot. If the Galaxy S8 does not boot, it may need a new hardware chip in which case flashing new software won’t help. It’s potentially possible that someone can fix the hardware (if it is a hardware problem) and then your data will still be there because the hardware and software are two different things, and we do not yet know if the software is corrupted in any way.
July 2, 2022 @ 02:10
You can root the Samsung Galaxy S8+ on Android Oreo and Pie with Magisk. And you can use the same rooting method to apply the OEM fix. Download the OEM fix here: Pie_G955F_Root_for_OEM_issue_devices_V6.zip on AndroidFileHost.com. You need to install the official TWRP Recovery from the official TWRP website, and then flash it with Odin. And then install the Pie_G955F_Root_for_OEM_issue_devices_V6.zip from the SD card. The OEM unlock feature will be grayed out and disabled after you root with this method and apply the OEM fix because the fix is a hack that Android doesn’t verify. But you can then install Magisk from the Play Store.