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Flash firmware on Alcatel OT-985

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How to flash Alcatel OT-985?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

Some installed applications do not open.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone started to work slowly.

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





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On specialized resources where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to your computer.

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

Determine your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone battery.

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.

When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install the firmware, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click 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 'Select Device', and select your phone model.

After selecting a device, the application will direct the user to a web page to download the appropriate modified recovery environment image file. Download the suggested *.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. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

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

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

Copy the required files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

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, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home 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..



TWRP

Find the file we need 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 flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

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





Summary: OS: Android (2.3); Dimensions: 3 megapixels; Flash: LED; Camcorder: 854 x 480 pixels 30 fps; Front-facing camera: 0.3 megapixels VGA; System chip: MediaTek MT6573; Processor: Single core, 650 MHz, ARM11; Graphics processor: PowerVR SGX 531; System memory: 256 MB RAM; Maximum User Storage: 0.150 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB; Talk time: 11.00 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 26.7 days (640 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 6.50 hoursthe average is 15 h (902 min); Stand-by time (3G): 17.5 days (420 hours)the average is 23 days (550 h); Music playback: 15.00 hours; Capacity: 1300 mAh; Type: Li - Ion; Music player: ; ...

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