Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.
The phone started to work slowly.
The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the phone manufacturer's website.
On sites where users 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 SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.
Find information about 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
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.
Going to the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.
On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find 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, 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'.
When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now 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. 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
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. Click the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
Select the location where the files were copied.
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 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: Brand & Model: BQ Mobile BQ-4526 Fox; Product Release Date: 05 April, 2017; Fingerprint Sensor: No; Waterproof: No; Display Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen; Display Size: 4.5 inches; Resolution: 480 x 854 Pixels, 24 bit color depth; Multitouch Input: Yes; Display Colors: 16M Colors; Pixel Density (In PPI): ~ 217 PPI; Touch Screen: Multi Touch Support; Touchscreen Technology: Capacitive Touch; Display Protection: Not Available; Features: HD display~ 217 PPI Capacitive Multi-touch; Secondary Display: No; Screen to Body Ratio: 63%; Camera Type: Dual Camera Set UP (One Front One Back); Rear Camera: 5 Megapixels; Image Dimensions: 2592 x 1944 Pixels; Full HD Recording: No; ...
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