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How to flash Plum Gator 4?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications will not open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone is slow.

You have decided to try a different version of Android.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the 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 your computer.

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

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Charge your phone fully. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on. It will be difficult to restore it.

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 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.

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.

Press the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, press 'OK'.

After the burn process is complete, 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 SD 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

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





Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android 7.0 (Nougat); Chipset: Mediatek MT6580; CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz; GPU: Mali-400; Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~61.9% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels, 16: 9 ratio (~294 ppi density); Multitouch: No; Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version); Main Camera: 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection; Video: 720p@30fps; Front Camera: 5 MP; Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB; Internal: 8 GB, 1 GB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot; Bluet ...

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