Mobile devices have a function that not everyone knows about. This is known as the download mode or the recovery mode , with it you can perform different functions such as rooting the mobile , flashing ROM and restoring the factory phone.
For those who know a little more about the subject, they will know that to access these modes it is necessary that the mobile is turned off and press, at the same time, the volume down and power buttons. However, how could we access this mode if the power button on our mobile does not work ?
How To Enter Download Mode On Samsung If You Have Bad Home Button
If any of those buttons, essential to enter download mode or recovery mode, does not work, do not worry. There is a very useful tool called Samsung 300K Tool with which we can access without any problem. Next we will show you how to use this tool to be able to access these phone modes despite the power button.
How to enter download mode on Samsung with damaged power button
As mentioned above, there are tools that allow us to enter easily and without using the power button.
The tool that we will need in this case is called Samsung 300K Tool and in order to run it we will need updated Samsung drivers.
Samsung 300K Tool
This is a tool developed by XcachorroX. Currently Samsung 300k Tool is in version 3.0.0 and the tool is very light, weighing only 661.41 KB.
Once we have everything downloaded to our PC, we will run the tool from our computer and on our device we will have to go to Settings and go down to the About our device option .
While there, you will have to press the build number option several times (approximately 10 times in a row) until a function called developer options appears .
We will have to enter there and we will have to enable USB debugging. The next thing will be to connect the device to the PC and we will have to wait until the program recognizes the device (An image will appear that will confirm that our mobile is connected).
Once the device is recognized, we will have to click on the image of the program and immediately after this, we will have to verify if indeed our mobile phone entered Dowlnoad mode. If for some reason the mobile device does not enter download mode, it is probably because the phone is not compatible with the tool holder.
In this way, you will be able to use Odin to be able to flash , to install a recovery or to root it.
What is the recovery mode and what is it for?
This mode that smartphones have is used to recover the system to a previous phase and that a problem of bricking the device or virus can be solved.
This mode is housed in a partition separate from the system, so that it can be accessed and modified in case the system fails.
Some of the most useful functions that you can perform with the recovery mode are:
- Create entire system backups and restore them later
- Flash ROM or ZIP files with updates
- Delete specific partitions
- Use a Touch Interface instead of physical buttons
What is download mode and what is it for?
The download mode is similar to recovery and, in fact, it is common to get confused between one and the other because the ways to access both are quite similar.
Unlike the recovery mode, the download is responsible for modifying the system to be able to flash it.
Basically this interface allows other tools to change the system of your phone. In itself, the Download mode cannot modify anything, but without it it is not possible to make the adjustments so that the relevant tools make these changes.
Some devices do not have this mode; however, those who do have it have different ways of accessing it. The most common are Volume Down + Bixby + Power in the case of Samsung, while in Huawei you need to press Volume Down + Volume Up + Power
