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How to flash Lenovo A660?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Many applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

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 Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On Internet resources where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to your computer.

Insert SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Determine your smartphone model.

Charge your phone fully.

Download archive with Firmware.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.

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.

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 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.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Copy the necessary files to the SD memory 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 appears. 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.



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





Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Chipset: Mediatek MT6577; CPU: Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: PowerVR SGX531u; Type: Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 4.0 inches (~56.1% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass; Main Camera: 5 MP, autofocus; Features: Geo-tagging; Video: Yes; Front Camera: VGA; Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included; Internal: 4 GB, 512 MB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot; Bluetooth: Yes; GPS: Yes, with A-GPS; US ...

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