Flash firmware on Hiking A18
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How to flash Hiking A18?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors in the operation of the Android OS begin to appear.
Some applications will not open.
Many programs from the Play Market do not work.
The phone turns off for no apparent reason.
The phone slows down a lot during operation.
You want to update your 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 your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Remember your smartphone model.
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.
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.
At the first start, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the Superuser rights to the application. 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, select 'Select Device', and find 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, 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.
Now press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.
The recording process is very fast, and upon completion, 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 memory card into the device.
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
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. Press the 'Install' button.
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. Press the 'OK' button.
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: OS: Android 8.1 Go Edition; CPU: Cortex-A53; CPU frequency: 1280.0 MHz (4-core); Chipset: MediaTek MT6739; GPU: PowerVR GE8100; GPU frequency: 570.0 MHz; RAM Memory: 2 GB; Display: LCD IPS Color (16M), 480x996 px (6.11") 181ppi; Touch screen: yes; Built-in memory: 16 GB; Memory card: MicroSDHC max. 64 GB; Camera: 7.99 MPx; Resolution: 3264 x 2448 px; Flash: LED; Autofocus: yes; Optical zoom: no; Digital zoom: yes; Second camera: 1.92 Mpx; Resolution: 1600 x 1200 px; Bluetooth: 4.0; EDGE: yes; GPRS: yes; GPS: yes; A-GPS: yes; LTE: LTE-FDD: 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600; GSM: 850 900 1800 1900; HSDPA: 850 1900 2100; HSUPA speed: 5,76 Mb/s; HSDPA speed: 42 Mb/s; USB: 2.0; WAP: yes; Wi-Fi: 802.11 ...
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