How to flash Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition 16Gb GT-I9500?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.
Some applications stop opening.
Many programs from the Play Market do not work.
The phone restarts or shuts down for no reason.
The phone slows down a lot during operation.
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 developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to another medium.
Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Determine your smartphone model.
Fully charge your device's battery.
Download archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. Download, install and launch the application..
At the first start, you need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the Superuser rights to the application. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.
In 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 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, 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 that you are ready to start the procedure - press 'OK' in the question window.
The recording process is very fast, and upon completion, 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 memory card into the device.
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. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems.
You can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.
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.
Find the file we need 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 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 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 4.2; 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; SAR value: 0.421 W/kg; 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; Number of screen colors: 16 777 216; S ...
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