Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.
Some applications stop opening.
Many applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts or shuts down for no reason.
The phone is slow.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of the 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 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's battery.
Download archive with Firmware.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. Download, install and launch the application..
When you start the application for the first time, you must consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the application Superuser rights. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.
In the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.
On the main screen of the application, the 'Select Device' drop-down list is available, in which you need to find and select the device model for installing the recovery.
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 that you are ready to start the procedure - press 'OK' in the question window.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete..
Copy the necessary files to the SD memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a memory card into the device.
To reboot in recovery, it is convenient 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. We open the menu, select the 'Reboot' item, and then tap on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
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.
Everything is ready to start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen is displayed. 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.
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.
The completion of the installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: OS: Android; OS version: Android 9.0; CPU: Spreadtrum SC9863; Processor cores number: 8; RAM: 3 GB; Built-in memory: 32 GB; Memory card slot: yes, volume of up to 64 GB, separate; Multi SIM mode: alternate; SIM-card amount: 2; SIM-card type: nano SIM; Case type: classic; Height: 153.8 mm; Width: 73 mm; Thickness: 8.5 mm; Weight: 152 grams; Diagonal: 5.45"; Screen type: colored IPS, 16.78 mln colors, sensor; Sensor screen type: multitouch, capacitive; Screen size: 1440x720; Number of pixels per inch (PPI): 295; Aspect Ratio: 18:9; Automatic display rotation: yes; Sensors: fingerprint scanner; The number of main cameras: 2; Flash: rear, LED; Main (rear) camera functions: autofocus; Permission ...
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