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How to flash Karbonn A8?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Some applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.

The phone started to work slowly.

You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock (official) 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 all personal information: contacts, photos and transfer it to another 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 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 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.

Now press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now 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 delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Now you can start flashing. Press 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 location where you copied the files. Press the OK button.



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 damaged files during recording.

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





Summary: OS: Android (4.2); Dimensions: 5 megapixels; Flash: LED; Features: Autofocus; Camcorder: Yes; Processor: Dual core, 1000 MHz; Graphics processor: Yes; System memory: 512 MB RAM; Built-in storage: 4 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB; Talk time: 4.00 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 8.3 days (200 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Capacity: 1500 mAh; Music player: ; Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists; Features: Album art cover, Background playback; Supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV, AMR, MIDI; Video playback: ; Features: Zoom; Supported formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, AVI, 3GP; Radio: FM; Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker; YouTub ...

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