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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S8 Mini?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.

The phone slows down a lot during operation.

You have decided to try a different version of Android.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Create a backup copy of all personal information: contacts, photos and transfer it to another computer.

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

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Charge your phone fully.

Find and download the 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.

At the first start, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the Superuser rights to the application. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.

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

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click on the 'Select Device' drop-down list, and select your phone model.

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

After downloading the image file, go to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and press the 'Select a file to flash' button. Then we tell the program the path where the file loaded in the previous step is located.

Now press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.

The recording process is very fast, and upon completion, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete.

Copy the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.

Insert a SD 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. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.





Firmware via TWRP

TWRP

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

Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, select the location where the firmware file is located.

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 damaged files during recording.

The procedure for writing files to the device's memory will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the completion of the progress bar.

After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Sim Type: GSM+GSM; Dual Sim: Yes; Sim Size: Nano + Nano SIM; Type: Color Super AMOLED screen; Touchscreen: Yes, with Multitouch; Size: 5.3 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels; PPI: ~ 416 PPI; Features: Corning Gorilla Glass Screen Protection; RAM: 4 GB; Internal memory: 32 GB inbuilt; Card Slot: Yes, upto 128 GB; GPRS: Yes; EDGE: Yes; 3G: Yes; 4G: Yes; VoLTE: Yes (Supports Reliance Jio); Wi-Fi: Yes, with wifi-hotspot; Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0; GPS: Yes, with A-GPS Support; Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass; 3.5mm Headphone Jack: Yes; Camera: Yes, 12 MP with autofocus; Dual Camera: No; Features: Image stabilizer, Face detection, Touch to focus; Video Recording: Yes, 2160p ...

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