You are not satisfied with the possibilities of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the phone manufacturer's website.
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 and transfer it to your computer.
Insert an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.
Determine 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 via the Play Market. And run this application.
When you start the application for the first time, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.
Going to the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.
On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and select 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 can be considered complete.
Copy the required files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.
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. You will delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid software errors and other problems.
You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
Select the location where you copied the files..
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 phone's memory will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
After the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Operating system: Android 4.4.2 Kitkat; Chipset: -; CPU: 1.3 GHz Quad Core; GPU: Mali 400; Sensors: Accelerometer; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email; Browser: Yes; Radio: Yes; GPS: Yes, with A-GPS; Java: -; Colors: White; More Feature: - USB Mass Storage- USB Modem- Audio & call recorder- MP3, WAV, AAC, MIDI audio support- Mp4, 3gp, avi video support- Facebook, Play Store, Opera Mini, Skype, Office Suite- OTA Support; Display size: 4.5 inches, 854 X 480 pixels; Display type: FWVGA TN Display; Multitouch: - -; Protection: - -; Memory card: Up to 32 GB; Memory internal: 4 GB, 512 MB RAM; GPRS: Yes; EDGE: Yes; Bluetooth: Yes; USB: Yes, OTG support; WLAN: Yes; Speed: -; NFC: No; ...
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