The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.
The phone began 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 contacts and 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.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App to your phone from the Play Market. And install this app.
When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install a new firmware and all the risks associated with this, 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.
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.
After adding the image file to the program, click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK'.
When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears on the screen. Click the 'OK' button. 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
Before flashing, it is recommended to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems. You must press 'WIPE' on the main screen.
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 phone's memory will begin, accompanied by logging and filling in the progress bar.
After the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Type: smartphone; Band: LTE, 3G (UMTS), GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900; Platform: Android; Operating system: Android 6.0; Processor: Marvell PXA1908; Number of processor cores: 4; CPU frequency: 1 200 MHz; Graphics processor: Vivante GC7000; RAM: 1 536 MB; Extendable Memory: 8 GB; Memory card slot: yes; Type of memory card: microSD (TransFlash), micro SDHC, micro SDXC; Dimensions (H/L/W): 132.9x70.1x10 mm; Weight: 154 g; The number of SIM-cards: 1; Type of SIM card: Micro-SIM; Fingerprint ID: no; Water protection: yes; Impact-resistant housing: yes; Color screen: yes; Screen Type: IPS; Number of screen colors: 16 777 216; Screen Size: 4.5; Screen Resolution: 480x800 px; ...
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