You are not satisfied with the possibilities of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.
On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers 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 your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Determine your smartphone model.
Charge your phone fully.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.
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.
After moving to the next screen, select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and provide the application with root rights.
On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', 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, go 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.
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.
Copy the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.
Insert a SD memory card into the phone.
To reboot into recovery, you need to enter the menu accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. Select 'Reboot' and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.
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.
You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.
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.
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 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 the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Announced: Aug, 2013; Released: Aug, 2013; Note: GSM and Verizon; Box Content: Charger, Headset, USB Cable; Languages: English; Operating system: Android OS, v4.2.2 Jelly Bean; Shades: Black, White, 18 Color Options (back panel); Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon; GPU: Adreno 320; CPU: Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait; Auto Focus: yes; Camera Flash: LED; Rear Camera: 10.0 MP; Digital Zoom: yes; Face Detection: yes; GeoTagging: yes; Camera Resolution: 4032x2480 pixels; Front Camera: 2.0 MP; Resolution (Front): 1600x1200 pixels; Video Resolution (Front): 1080p; Touch Focus: yes; Video Resolution: 1080p @ 30fps; Camera Features: Panorama, HDR; Primary Camera: 10 MP, 4032x248 ...
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