Flash firmware on Boway U8
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How to flash Boway U8?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors begin to appear in the Android OS.
Some installed applications do not open.
Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.
The phone is slow.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.
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, contacts and photos and transfer it to your computer.
Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Remember your smartphone model.
Fully charge your phone battery.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. And place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download and install the Official TWRP App from the Play Market.
When you start the application for the first time, you must consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the application Superuser rights. 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.
On the main screen of the application, the 'Select Device' drop-down list is available, in which you need to find and select the device model for installing the recovery.
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, 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.
Press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete..
Transfer the necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a memory card into your phone.
To reboot in recovery, it is convenient 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 tap on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
Firmware via 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.
Everything is ready to start flashing. Press 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 you copied the files. Press the OK button.
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 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.
The completion of the installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: Type: Mobile; Battery: Li-Ion 2200 mAh; CPU: Dual Core 1GHz, MediaTek MT6517; Smart Phone OS: Android 4.2.2; Dimensions: 142 x 80 x 10 mm; Formfactor: Bar; Keyboard: Screen; Sidekeys: Volume, Power; Softkeys: 3; Weight: 193 g; Color: Yes; Colors: 16M; Other: Capacitive Touchscreen, Multitouch; Pixel aspect ratio: 1.0; Resolution: 480x800; Display PPI: 233; Screen Size: 4; Type: TFT; Audio: WAV, AMR, MP3, MID, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, OGG; Camera: 5MP, 2592x1944; Other: CMOS Sensor, LED Flash, AutoFocus; Secondcamera: 0.3MP, 640x480; Videocapture: YES; Videoplayback: 3GP, MPEG4, MP4, 3G2, WMA; Connectors: 3.5mm Audio, MicroUSB 2.0; Network: GSM900, GSM1800, Bluetooth ...
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