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How to flash Lenovo K8 Plus?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.

Apps won't open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.

The phone slows down a lot during operation.

You have decided to try a different version of Android.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On sites where developers post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to another medium.

Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Fully charge your device. If the battery runs out during the firmware, the device will no longer turn on.

Download archive with Firmware. 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.

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.

On the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application 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 program will redirect the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. 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. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

After adding the image file to the program, click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK'.

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.

Write the firmware to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.

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. 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 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.

Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.


TWRP

On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

Select the location where the files were copied. Press the 'OK' button.



TWRP

Find the file we need 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.

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





Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat); Chipset: Mediatek MT6757 Helio P25; CPU: Octa-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A53; GPU: Mali-T880 MP2; Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 5.2 inches (~68.4% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3; Main Camera: Dual 13 MP + 5MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama; Video: 1080p@30fps; Front Camera: 8 MP; Card slot: microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot); Internal: 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones; Loudspeaker ...

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