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Flash firmware on Samsung Galaxy S4 16Gb GT-I9500

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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S4 16Gb GT-I9500?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

Some applications stop opening.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts for no reason.

The phone started to work slowly.

You are not satisfied with the possibilities of the stock firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your phone's user data.

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

Determine your smartphone model.

Fully charge your device's battery.

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





Installing TWRP Recovery

Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.

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.

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 'Select Device', and select your phone model.

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, go 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.

Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.

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

Copy the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.

Insert a 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

TWRP

Before flashing, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

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 the files were copied. Press the OK button.



TWRP

Select the firmware file 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 flashing the phone will begin, 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: Type: smartphone; Band: 3G (UMTS), GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900; Platform: Android; Operating system: Android 4.3; Processor: Samsung Exynos 5410; Number of processor cores: 8; CPU frequency: 1 600 MHz; Graphics processor: PowerVR SGX544MP3; RAM: 2 048 MB; Extendable Memory: 16 GB; Memory card slot: yes; Type of memory card: microSD (TransFlash); Storage expansion: 64 GB; Dimensions (H/L/W): 136.6x69.8x7.9 mm; Weight: 130 g; Housing material: plastic; The number of SIM-cards: 1; Type of SIM card: Micro-SIM; Navigation key: no; Fingerprint ID: no; Water protection: no; Color screen: yes; Screen Type: AMOLED; Screen Size: 5; Screen Resolution: 1080x1920 px; Pixel Densit ...

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