Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.
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 manufacturer.
On certain sites where developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of user data, contacts and photos 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 device's battery.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. And place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download and install the Official TWRP App from the Play Market.
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.
In the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.
On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and select your phone model.
After selecting the phone, the application will redirect the user to a web page to download the modified recovery environment image file. Download the proposed *.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'.
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 card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a memory card into your 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
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.
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 location where you copied the files. Press the OK button.
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 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: OS: Android 13, XOS 13; Chipset: Unisoc T606 (12 nm); CPU: Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55); GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Type: IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (peak); Screen Size: 6.56 inches, 103.4 cm 2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density); Card slot: microSDXC; Internal: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; Single camera: 50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), AF 0.08 MP, (auxiliary lens); Features: Quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama; Video: 1080p@30fps; Single camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide); Features: Dual-LED flash; Video: 1080p@30fps; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; Sensors: Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass; Type: 5000 mAh, non-removable; Charging: 18W wired Reverse wired; Dimensions: 163.6 x 75.6 x 8.3 mm (6.44 x 2.98 x 0 ...
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