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How to flash Honor 5?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.

Some installed applications do not open.

Some applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone slows down a lot during operation.

You have decided to try a different version of Android.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On certain 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.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Fully charge your phone battery.

Find and 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.

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.

After moving to the next screen, select the 'TWRP FLASH' item 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 a device, the application will direct the user to a web page to download the appropriate modified recovery environment image file. Download the suggested *.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. Then we tell the program the path where the file loaded in the previous step is located.

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.

Transfer the necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.

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. 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 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.

Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

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, 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 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.

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





Summary: Performance: Quad core; Display: 5.0" (12.7 cm); Storage: 16 GB; Camera: 8 MP; Battery: 2200 mAh; RAM: 2 GB; Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass; Quick charging: No; Operating system: Android v5.1 (Lollipop); Sim slots: Dual SIM, GSM GSM; Custom ui: Emotion UI 3.1 Lite; Network: 4G: Available 3G: Available, 2G: Available; Loudspeaker: Yes; Fm radio: Yes; Audio jack: 3.5 mm; Chipset: MediaTek MT6735P; Graphics: Mali-T720 MP2; Processor: Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53; Architecture: 64 bit; RAM: 2 GB; Thickness: 8.9 mm; Width: 72 mm; Weight: 138 grams; Height: 143.8 mm; Colours: Black, Gold, White; Display type: IPS LCD; Screen to body r ...

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