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Flash firmware on Obi Hornbill S551

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How to flash Obi Hornbill S551?


Why reinstall the firmware?

The operating system keeps getting errors.

Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.

Many applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone started to work slowly.

You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On Internet resources where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and 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.

Fully charge your device.

Download archive with Firmware.





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 must agree to install the firmware, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click 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 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a phone, the application will direct 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, press 'OK'.

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 enter the menu accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. Select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically..





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.

You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the location where you copied the files.



TWRP

Find the file we need 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.

When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.





Summary: Dimensions (mm): 156.00 x 76.80 x 7.90; Weight (g): 145.00; Battery capacity (mAh): 2200; Removable battery: No; Colours: White; SAR value: NA; Screen size (inches): 5.50; Touchscreen: Yes; Resolution: 720x1280pixels; Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core; Processor make: MediaTek MT6582; RAM: 1GB; Internal storage: 8GB; Expandable storage: Yes; Expandable storage type: microSD; Expandable storage up to (GB): 32; Rear camera: 13-megapixel; Flash: Yes; Front camera: 5-megapixel; Operating System: Android 4.4.2; Wi-Fi: Yes; Wi-Fi standards supported: 802.11 b/ g/ n; GPS: Yes; Bluetooth: Yes, v 4.00; NFC: No; Infrared: No; Wi-Fi Direct: No; MHL Out: No; HDMI: No; Headphones: ...

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