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How to flash HTC Desire 550?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications will not open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.

The phone started to work slowly.

You have decided to try a different version of Android.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On specialized services on which developers lay out custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to another medium.

Insert your SD card into your phone. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

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 the archive with Firmware and 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.

In the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, click on the 'Select Device' drop-down list, and select 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.

When the file is loaded, 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.

After adding the image file to the program, click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK'.

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

Write the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

Insert a 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. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, 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 errors in the software, as well as other problems. Press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.


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. Press the 'OK' button.



TWRP

Find the file we need and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, as well as the item 'Zip signature verification'. This item should be checked by placing a cross in the check-box, which will avoid using damaged files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

The procedure for flashing the phone will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Operating system: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow; Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909; CPU: ARM Cortex-A7, 1.1 GHz, cores: 4; GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 304, 400 MHz; Sensors: Proximity,Light,Accelerometer; Messaging: SMS,MMS,Email,IM; Browser: HTML,HTML5,CSS 3; Radio: Yes; GPS: GPS, A-GPS; Java: -; Colors: Black; More feature: -; Display size: 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, (~294 ppi); Display type: Super LCD Capacitive touch screen; Multitouch: Yes; Memory card: MicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC; Memory internal: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM; GPRS: Yes; EDGE: Yes; Bluetooth: 4.1; USB: 2.0, Micro USB; WLAN: b, g, n, Wi-Fi Hotspot; Speed: -; NFC: No; Infra red: No; Rear camera: 3264 x 2448 ...

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