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How to flash Samsung Galaxy S7 active?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors in the operation of the Android OS begin to appear.

Some applications will not open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.

The phone started to work slowly.

You want to update your firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On specialized services on which developers lay out 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 SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Remember your smartphone model.

Charge your phone fully. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on. It will be difficult to restore it.

Download the archive with Firmware and place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Download and install the Official TWRP App from the Play Market.

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, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

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 file is loaded, 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 your choice, press 'OK'.

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

Write the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

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. We open the menu, select the 'Reboot' item, and then click 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 many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Now you can start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the location where you copied the files. Press the 'OK' button.



TWRP

Find the file we need 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, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

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





Summary: Type: Smartphone, Phablet; Smart Phone OS: Android; OS ver: v6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI; SIM: Nano SIM, Single SIM, Dual SIM, Dual Standby; CPU: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo; Processor Speed: 2.15 GHz 1.6 GHz; Storage: 32GB, 64GB; RAM: 4GB; External Storage: microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 200 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model; Battery: Non-removable battery; Screen Size: 5.5 inches; Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels; Main Camera: 12 MP; Front Camera: 5 MP; Features: WiFi, Hotspot/Tethering: , GPS, Bluetooth, Flash; ...

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