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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.

Apps won't open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

The phone restarts for no reason.

The phone began to slow down a lot.

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





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers post custom operating systems.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your phone's user data.

Insert your SD card into your phone. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

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

Download 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 need to give consent to future manipulations, as well as to give consent to granting the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, the 'Select Device' drop-down list is available, in which you need to find and select the device model for installing the recovery.

After selecting the phone, the program will redirect the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the proposed *.img file.

When the download is finished, you need to return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and click on the 'Select a file to flash' button. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

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 can be considered complete.

Transfer the necessary files to the SD memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

Insert a memory card into the phone.

To reboot in recovery, it is convenient 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 tap 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 errors in the software, as well as other problems. Press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Everything is ready to start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.


TWRP

On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

Select the storage to which the files were copied.



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, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

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





Summary: Operating System: Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean); SIM Slot(s): Single SIM, GSM; SIM Size: SIM1: Micro; Network: 3G: Available, 2G: Available; Dimensions: 136.6 (H) x 69.8 (W) x 7.9 (T) mm; Weight: 130 grams; Colours: Black Blue White; Screen Size: 5.0 inches; Screen Resolution: Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels); Pixel Density: 441 ppi; Display Type: Super AMOLED; Touch Screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch; Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA; Processor: Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400; Graphics: Adreno 330; RAM: 2 GB; Internal Memory: 16 GB; Expandable Memory: Up to 64 GB; Resolution: 13 MP; Flash: LED Flash; Image Resolution: 4128 x 3096 Pixels ...

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