Errors in the operation of the Android OS begin to appear.
Some installed applications stop opening.
Many applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone slows down a lot during operation.
You want to update your firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the phone manufacturer's website.
On specialized services on which various 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. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Remember your smartphone model.
Fully charge your phone. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on.
Download Firmware and Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.
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.
Going to the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.
On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.
After selecting a device, the program redirects the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the suggested *.img file.
When the file is loaded, you need to 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.
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 firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.
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. We open the menu, select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
Firmware via 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.
Now you can start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
Select the storage to which the files were copied. 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 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.
The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: GSM frequencies: 850 900 1800 1900; Standard UMTS: 1700 2100; Standard LTE: no; Type: Slide; Dimensions (W x H x D): 120.90 x 63.50 x 13.00 mm; Weight: 159.90 g; Main display: Color / TFT16M colors320 x 480 px (3.50") 165 ppi; Display protection: -; Talk time (max.): 2G: 200 min. (3.3 h); Stand-by (max.): 2G: 280 h (11.7 days); Standard battery: Li-Ion 1500 mAh; Internal memory: -; Memory cards: yes, microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB); Operating system: Android 2.3 Gingerbread; Processor: Qualcomm MSM8255; Processor clock: 1.00 GHz; Number of cores: 1; GPU: Adreno 205; Touchscreen: yes; DualSIM: no; Announced: 4Q 2011; Camera location: Back; Photo mat ...
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