Flash firmware on Elephone A8
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How to flash Elephone A8?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.
Some applications will not open.
Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts by itself for no reason.
The phone is slow.
You have decided to try a different version of Android.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of the manufacturer.
On sites where users post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to your computer.
Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Find out the exact model of your smartphone.
Charge your phone fully. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on. It will be difficult to restore it.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. And place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.
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.
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. 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.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered 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. 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. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems.
Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.
The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.
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 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.
After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Performance: Quad core; Display: 5" (12.7 cm); Storage: 8 GB; Camera: 8 MP; Battery: 1800 mAh; Ram: 1 GB; Fingerprint sensor position: Rear; Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer; Fingerprint sensor: Yes; Operating system: Android v7.0 (Nougat); Sim slots: Dual SIM, GSM GSM; Sim size: SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid); Network: 4G: Not Available, 3G: Available, 2G: Available; Fingerprint sensor: Yes; Loudspeaker: Yes; Fm radio: Yes; Audio jack: 3.5 mm; Chipset: MediaTek MT6580; Graphics: Mali-400 MP2; Processor: Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7; Ram: 1 GB; Thickness: 9.6 mm; Width: 73 mm; Weight: 166 grams; Height: 142.8 mm; Colours: Black, Blue, Red ...
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