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How to flash Alcatel Idol 2 One Touch?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

Some installed applications stop opening.

Some applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

The phone began to work slowly.

You are not satisfied with the possibilities of the stock firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the phone manufacturer's website.

On certain 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.

Determine your smartphone model.

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

Find and download the archive with Firmware. And place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App from the Play Store on your phone. 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 select 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. Then we tell the program the path where the file loaded in the previous step is located.

Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.

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 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 'Reboot' and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.





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.

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 you copied the files. Press the OK button.



TWRP

Select the firmware file 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 writing files to the phone's memory will begin, accompanied by logging and filling in the progress bar.

After the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Sim Type: GSM+GSM; Dual Sim: Yes; Dimensions: 136 x 70 x 7.3 mm; Weight: 128 g; Type: Color IPS screen, 16M colors; Touchscreen: Yes, with Multitouch; Size: 5 inches, 540 x 960 pixels; PPI: ~ 220 PPI; RAM: 1 GB; Internal memory: 8 GB inbuilt; Card Slot: Yes, upto 32 GB; GPRS: Yes; EDGE: Yes; 3G: Yes; Wi-Fi: Yes, with wifi-hotspot; Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0; USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0; GPS: Yes, with A-GPS Support; Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass; 3.5mm Headphone Jack: Yes; Extra: NFC, DLNA; Camera: Yes, 8 MP with autofocus; Features: Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus; Video Recording: Yes; Flash: LED; Front Camera: Yes, 2 MP; Operating System: Android, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) ...

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