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Flash firmware on Coolpad A8-531

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How to flash Coolpad A8-531?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

Some applications stop opening.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone is slow.

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





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On sites where developers 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 an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.

Determine your smartphone model.

Fully charge your device's battery.

Download 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 consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the application Superuser rights. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.

In 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 the phone, the application will redirect the user to a web page to download the modified recovery environment image file. Download the proposed *.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. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

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..

Write the firmware 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, 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.

You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, select the location where the firmware file is located.

Select the location where the files were copied. Press the 'OK' button.



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





Summary: OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop; CPU frequency: 2000.0 MHz (8-core); Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615; GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 405; RAM Memory: 3 GB; Display: TFT Color (16M), 1080x1920 px (5.5") 401ppi; Touch screen: yes; Built-in memory: 16 GB; Memory card: MicroSD/TransFlash max. 64 GB; Camera: 13.0 MPx; Resolution: 4416x2944 px; Flash: yes; Autofocus: yes; Optical zoom: no; Digital zoom: yes; Second camera: 5.04 Mpx; Resolution: 2592x1944 px; Bluetooth: 4.0; EDGE: yes; GPRS: yes; GPS: yes; A-GPS: yes; LTE: yes; GSM: 850 900 1800 1900; HSDPA: 900 2100 HSPA; HSUPA speed: 5,76 Mb/s; HSDPA speed: 21 Mb/s; USB: 2.0; WAP: 2.0; Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n; Audio out: Jack 3,5 mm; Games: yes; MP3 player: ...

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