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How to flash HTC Desire U?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.

The phone started to work slowly.

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





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On specialized resources where users 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 SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your device.

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 agree to install the firmware, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a phone, the application will direct 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. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

Now press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Copy the required files to the SD 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 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 delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

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 you copied the files..



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 flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: Dimensions (mm): 118.50 x 62.30 x 9.30; Weight (g): 114.00; Battery capacity (mAh): 1650; Removable battery: Yes; Colours: Polar White; SAR value: NA; Screen size (inches): 4.00; Touchscreen: Yes; Resolution: 480x800pixels; Pixels per inch (PPI): 233; Processor: 1GHz; RAM: 512MB; Internal storage: 4GB; Expandable storage: Yes; Expandable storage type: microSD; Expandable storage up to (GB): 32; Rear camera: 5-megapixel; Flash: Yes; Front camera: No; Operating System: Android 4.0; Skin: Sense UI; Wi-Fi: Yes; Wi-Fi standards supported: 802.11 b/ g/ n; GPS: No; Bluetooth: Yes, v 3.00; NFC: Yes; Infrared: No; Wi-Fi Direct: No; MHL Out: No; HDMI: No; Headphones: 3.5m ...

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