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How to flash Softbank 201K?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some installed applications do not open.

Many programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone is slow.

The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On specialized services where users post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your contacts and user data and transfer it to your computer.

Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your phone battery.

Find and download the archive with Firmware.





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 consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the application Superuser rights. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.

After moving to the next screen, select the 'TWRP FLASH' item 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 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.

When the file is loaded, you need to 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'.

After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete..

Copy the required files to the memory card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.

Insert a SD 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. 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 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.

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


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. At the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

Select the storage to which the files were copied.



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 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.

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





Summary: Aliases: Softbank Honeybee 201K; Type: Mobile; Battery: Li-Ion 2000 mAh; CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960, Dual Core, 1.5GHz; Smart Phone OS: Android 4.1.2; Dimensions: 121 x 57 x 12.9 mm; Formfactor: Bar; Keyboard: Screen; Sidekeys: Volume, Power; Weight: 129 g; Color: Yes; Colors: 16.7M; Other: Capacitive Touchscreen; Pixel aspect ratio: 1.50; Resolution: 320x533; Display PPI: 252; Screen Size: 3.7; Type: WVGA TFT LCD; Audio: MP3, WAV; Camera: 8.1MP, 3264x2448; Other: CMOS Sensor, Face Recognition, Image Stabilization, AutoFocus; Secondcamera: 2MP, 1600x1200; Videocapture: YES; Videoplayback: MP4, 3GP; Connectors: 3.5mm Audio, MicroUSB; Network: WCDMA900, WCDMA1 ...

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