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How to flash Micromax A88?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.

The phone began to slow down a lot.

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

Determine your smartphone model.

Charge your phone fully.

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.

When you start the application for the first time, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting 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. 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'.

When 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 delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid errors in the software, as well as other 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 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 flashing the phone will begin, this is 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, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean); Chipset: Mediatek MT6577; CPU: Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: PowerVR SGX531u; Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 4.5 inches (~60.2% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 480 x 854 pixels (~218 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Main Camera: 5 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus; Video: 720p; Front Camera: Yes; Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot); Internal: 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; WLAN: Yes; Bluetooth: v4.0; GPS: Yes; Radio: FM radio; USB: microUSB v2.0; Se ...

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