Flash firmware on Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
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How to flash Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors constantly appear in the Android operating system.
Some installed applications stop opening.
Many applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.
The phone began to slow down a lot.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock (official) firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the phone manufacturer's website.
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, contacts and photos and transfer it to your computer.
Insert your SD card into your phone. An SD card is needed to write 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.
Download archive with Firmware.
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 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 on the 'Select Device' drop-down list, 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, 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.
When 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 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. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.
Firmware via TWRP
Before flashing, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid errors in the software, as well as other problems. Press 'WIPE' on the home screen.
Now you can start flashing. Press 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 flashing the phone will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop); Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801; CPU: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400; GPU: Adreno 330; Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 4.7 inches (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4; Main Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR; Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps; Front Camera: 2.1 MP; Card slot: No; Internal: 32 GB, 2 GB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ...
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