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How to flash HTC One M8i?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors in the operation of the Android OS begin to appear.

Some applications will not open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.

The phone began to work slowly.

You want to update your firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers post custom operating systems.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to another medium.

Insert SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Remember your smartphone model.

Charge your phone fully. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on. It will be difficult to restore it.

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





Installing TWRP Recovery

Download the Official TWRP App to your phone from the Play Market. And install this app.

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.

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

TWRP

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

After selecting the phone, the program will redirect the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the proposed *.img file.

When the download is finished, you need to return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and click on the 'Select a file to flash' button. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

After adding the image file to the program, click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK'.

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

Transfer the necessary files to the SD memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

Insert a memory card into the phone.

To reboot into recovery, you need to use a special item in the Official TWRP App menu, accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. We open the menu, 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, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

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


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the storage to which the files were copied.



TWRP

Find the file we need and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, as well as the item 'Zip signature verification'. This item should be checked by placing a cross in the check-box, which will avoid using damaged files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

The procedure for flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop); Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615; CPU: Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53); GPU: Adreno 405; Type: Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 5.0 inches; Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4; : - HTC Sense UI 7.0; Main Camera: Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR; Video: 1080p; Front Camera: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps; Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot); Internal: 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringt ...

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