Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.
Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.
Many programs from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone started to work slowly.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the website of your phone manufacturer.
On specialized services on which developers lay out custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Back up your phone's user data.
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.
Fully charge your device.
Download the archive with Firmware and place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.
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.
On the main screen of the application, the 'Select Device' drop-down list is available, in which you need to find and select the device model for installing the recovery.
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 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.
Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.
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 in recovery, it is convenient 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 tap on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
Firmware via 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.
Everything is ready to 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 you copied the files. Press the 'OK' button.
Select the firmware file 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.
The completion of the installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: OS version: Android 4.2; CPU: MediaTek MT6572, 1200 MHz; Processor cores number: 2; RAM: 512 Mb; Built-in memory: 4 GB; Video processor: Mali-400 MP; Memory card slot: yes, volume of up to 32 GB; Multi SIM mode: alternate; SIM-card amount: 2; Case type: classic; Case material: plastic; Height: 125 mm; Width: 64 mm; Thickness: 10.5 mm; Weight: 132 grams; Diagonal: 4"; Screen type: colored IPS, sensor; Sensor screen type: multitouch, capacitive; Screen size: 800x480; Number of pixels per inch (PPI): 233; Aspect Ratio: 5:3; Automatic display rotation: yes; Rear camera: 5 MP; Flash: rear; Rear camera functions: autofocus; Front camera: 0.3 megapixels; Video Recording: yes; Standard: GSM 900/180 ...
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