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SM-T310 WiFi

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

Samsung SM-T310 device shipped in June 2013 with 2 gig of memory, 1.6 of that is addressable for the OS. This dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 chip shipped with Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and a final release of Android 4.4 KitKat 😆

Recovery

Obtain your version of TWRP for sm-t310 from here. If the device doesn't have a custom recovery flashed you need the tar.md5 file for flashing with Odin.

Odin

We use Odin to flash TWRP custom recovery the first time and then TWRP going forward. Odin is only needed for Samsung based devices, you can obtain a recent release here.

Flashing Recovery

  • Tablet off
  • Restart in "Download Mode" by holding the "HOME" button, "Volume Down" and "Power" all at the same time for about 3-5 seconds
  • Toggle the "Volume Up" to enter download mode
  • Start Odin
  • Connect device, wait for drivers to install
  • In ODIN lookg at the ID:COM or in the Message window it will say "Added"
  • Select “PDA” by putting a check in the box and then navigate to the .tar recovery image
  • Start

LineageOS

Version 14.1 is the most recent release for this ancient tablet which only brings us up to Android 7.1.2.

This Galaxy TAB 3 8.0 WiFi LineageOS 14.1 build was done by CynogenMod developer gr8nole, check out the blog post about the device.

You can obtain the image for the sm-t310 WiFi tablet here. You can get Nougat's Gapps from here in all their builds. To enable root toggle your developer tools on and enable root 👍️