Flash firmware on GFive Smart 2
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How to flash GFive Smart 2?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.
Some installed applications stop opening.
Many programs from the Play Market do not work.
The phone restarts by itself for no reason.
The phone began to slow down a lot.
You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the phone manufacturer's website.
On sites where third-party developers post custom operating systems.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to your computer.
Insert an SD card into your phone to write the 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.
Download archive with Firmware. 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 need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting 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, click '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.
When the download is finished, you need to return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and click on 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.
When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete.
Transfer the necessary files to the SD memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.
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 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 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.
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 storage to which 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 phone's memory will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.
Summary: 2G Network: GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 /1900; 3G Network: WCDMA 900 / 2100 MHz; SIM: Dual Sim / Dual Standby (Standard); Announced: November, 2014; Status: Available, November 2014; Dimensions: 145.5mm x 73.7mm x 9.4mm; Weight: N/A; Type: WVGA Capacitive Touch Screen; Size: (480 x 800) Pixels, 4.0" inches Screen; Alert types: Downloadable, MP3, Polyphonic; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; Card slot: MicroSD Support Up to 32 GB MMC; Internal: 2 GB Internal Storage RAM 256 MB RAM; GPRS: Yes; EDGE: Yes; Speed: Yes; WLAN: Yes; Bluetooth: Yes; USB: Yes; Primary: 2.0 MP Rear Camera LED Flash light; Video: Yes - Video Recording; Secondary: 0.3 MP Front Camera; Operating system ...
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