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How to flash HTC One W8?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

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

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

The phone began to work slowly.

You are not satisfied with the possibilities of the stock firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the phone manufacturer.

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 SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Determine your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone battery.

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 must agree to install a new firmware and all the risks associated with this, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and select 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.

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 on the screen. Click the 'OK' button. The TWRP installation procedure is now 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 'Reboot' and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.





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.

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 storage to which the files were copied.



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 corrupted files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

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.

After the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Announced: July, 2014; Languages: English; Operating system: Window 8.1; Box Content: Charger, Headset, USB Cable, Handset, Battery, User Manual; Shades: Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold; Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801; GPU: Adreno 330; CPU: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400; Auto Focus: yes; Camera Flash: Dual-LED; Rear Camera: Dual 4 MP; Digital Zoom: yes; Face Detection: yes; Fixed Focus: yes; GeoTagging: yes; Camera Resolution: 2688x1520 pixels; Front Camera: 5 MP; Resolution (Front): 2560x1920 pixels; Video Resolution (Front): 1080p; Video Resolution: , , HDR, stereo sound; Camera Features: HTC UltraPixel™ camera, BSI sensor, pixel size 2.0 um, senso ...

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