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How to flash Realme 8?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some installed applications stop opening.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.

The phone started to work slowly.

The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the phone manufacturer.

On specialized resources where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Create a backup copy of user data, contacts and photos and transfer it to your computer.

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

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on.

Find and download the archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App from the Play Store on your phone.

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, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a device, the program redirects the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the suggested *.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. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

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

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Copy the required files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

Insert a memory card into your 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. We open the menu, 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.

Now you can start flashing. Click 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 you copied the files..



TWRP

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 flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: Operating system: Android 11, Realme UI 2.0; Processor: Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Chipset: Mediatek Helio G95 (12 nm); GPU: Mali-G76 MC4; Internal memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM; External memory: microSDXC (dedicated slot); Type: Super AMOLED, 1000 nits (peak); Size: 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm 2; Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio; Body build: Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back; SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by); Dimensions: 160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm (6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 in); Weight: 177 g (6.24 oz); Colors: Cyber Silver, Cyber Black; 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100; 4G Net ...

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