How to fix the Odin SHA256 error when flashing a firmware

Android 8.0 Oreo took its sweet time arriving for the Samsung Galaxy devices, but now that the firmware is finally here, people are once again looking at Odin with a fond glare.

However, several reports laid out the fact that the Odin firmware flashing tool for Galaxy devices had started giving back a SHA256 error every time an update was attempted to be flashed.

Thanks to the immense support that Galaxy devices receive this issue has been fixed with the Odin version 3.13.1 update. We’ve tried and tested the new version of Samsung firmware flashing tool to work flawlessly with Android 8.0, and included several tips to help you get your way around it.

→ Download Odin 3.13.1 (latest); patched for SHA256 error