Flash firmware on Alcatel Idol 5
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How to flash Alcatel Idol 5?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.
Apps won't open.
Some programs from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone began to slow down a lot.
You have decided to try a different version of Android.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the website of your phone manufacturer.
On specialized resources where users post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Back up your phone's user data.
Insert an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.
Find out the exact model of your smartphone.
Fully charge your device. If the battery runs out during the firmware, the device will no longer turn on.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.
When you start the application for the first time, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.
On the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root-rights.
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 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.
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.
Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.
When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete.
Copy the required files to the SD 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. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.
Firmware via TWRP
Before flashing, you need to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections, press 'WIPE' on the main screen. You will delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid software errors and other problems.
Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.
On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
Select the location where you copied the files..
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, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat); Chipset: Mediatek MT6753; CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53; GPU: Mali-T720MP3; Type: LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 5.2 inches (~69.3% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Protection: Asahi Dragontrail Glass, oleophobic coating; Main Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash; Features: 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 ...
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