Flash firmware on Silent Circle Blackphone 2
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How to flash Silent Circle Blackphone 2?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors periodically appear in the Android operating system.
Some installed applications do not open.
Some programs from the Play Market do not start.
The phone shuts down and restarts for no apparent reason.
The phone started to work slowly.
You have decided to try a different version of Android.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of your phone 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. 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.
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 the firmware, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.
After moving to the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root rights.
On the main screen of the application, click on the 'Select Device' drop-down list, and select your phone model.
After selecting a device, the application will direct the user to a web page to download the appropriate modified recovery environment image file. Download the suggested *.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. 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 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. Open the menu and select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.
Firmware via 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.
Press the 'Install' button to start the flashing.
On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
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 flashing the phone will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
After completing the installation procedure, a 'Successful' message appears on the screen.
Summary: Size: 76.4 mm x 152.4 mm x 7.9 mm; Aspect Ratio: 16: 9; Weight: 165 g; Usable surface: 71 %; Materials: Aluminium alloy, Glass; Colors: Black; Origami: Print 3D Model; Diagonal: 5.5"; Screen Type: LCD IPS; Screen Resolution: 1080 x 1920 px (FHD); Density: Very high density, 401 Pixels per inch differentiable less than 5 cm away; Others: Capacitive, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Multi-touch, OGS (One Glass Solution), Scratch resistant; Operating System: Android 5.0 Lollipop; Model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939; CPU: Cortex A53; Type: Octa-Core; Frequency: 1.7 GHz; 64 Bits: Yes; GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 405; RAM: 3 GB; Antutu score: 35.005 (Antutu v6) Overall performance better ...
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