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Flash firmware on Alcatel OT-6016X Idol 2 mini

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How to flash Alcatel OT-6016X Idol 2 mini?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.

Some installed applications stop opening.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

The phone began to work slowly.

You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the phone manufacturer's website.

On sites where developers post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to your computer.

Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on.

Download archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.

When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install a new firmware and all the risks associated with this, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

Going to the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a device, the program redirects the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the suggested *.img file.

After downloading the image file, return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and press the 'Select a file to flash' button. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

Press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears on the screen. Click the 'OK' button. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Write the firmware to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.

Insert a SD memory card into the phone.

To reboot into recovery, you need to enter the menu accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. Select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically..





Firmware via TWRP

TWRP

Before flashing, it is recommended to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems. You must press 'WIPE' on the main screen.

Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

Select the location where the files were copied. Press the 'OK' button.



TWRP

Select the firmware file and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, you need to check the item 'Zip signature verification', which will avoid using corrupted files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

The procedure for writing files to the phone's memory will begin, accompanied by logging and filling in the progress bar.

When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.





Summary: Design: Classic; SIM cards standard: Mini Sim - Regular; GSM: 850 900 1800 1900; HSDPA: 850 900 2100; Dimensions (H/L/W): 129 x 63.5 x 7.9 mm, vol. 64.7 cm³; Display: LCD IPSColor (16M) 540x960px (4.5") 245ppi; Touch screen: yes; Weight: 110 g; Time GSM (talk/stand-by): 12 / 450 hrs. (18.8d); Time UMTS (talk/stand-by): 5 / 400 hrs. (16.7d); Battery: Li-Po 1700 mAh; Built-in memory: 4 GB; Memory card: MicroSD max. 32 GB; RAM memory: 1 GB; Operating system: Android 4.3; Chipset: Cortex; CPU 1 frequency: 1200.0 MHz(4-core); GPRS: yes; EDGE: yes; HSDPA: 42 Mb/s; HSUPA speed: 5,76 Mb/s; HSCSD: no; Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth: 4.0; USB: 2.0; IrDA: no; WAP: 2.0; ...

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