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How to flash Gionee Steel 5?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.

The phone is slow.

The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers 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 your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your device's battery.

Find and download the 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, select 'Select Device', and find 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, 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'.

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. 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

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.

Now 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

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 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 firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: Operating System: Android 9.0 (Pie); CPU: 8 x 2GHz; RAM: 4 GB; Screen Size: 6.21 inches (15.77 cm); Resolution: 720 x 1520 pixels; Type: IPS LCD; Pixel Density: 271ppi; Internal Storage: 64 GB; Card Slot: Yes, Up to 256 GB; Number of Cameras: Dual; Resolution: 12 MP (Digital Zoom) camera 2 MP , depth camera; Flash: Dual LED Flash; Features: Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus; Number of Cameras: Single; Resolution: 13 MP camera; 3.5 mm Jack: Yes; Loudspeaker: Yes; SIM 1 Bands: 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available; SIM 2 Bands: 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 900 MHz GPRS: Avail ...

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