Flash firmware on Softbank Android One S3
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How to flash Softbank Android One S3?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.
Apps won't open.
Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone is slow.
You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the website of your phone manufacturer.
On certain sites where developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Back up your phone's user data.
Insert an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.
Find information about your smartphone model.
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. And 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 must consent to future manipulations, as well as consent to granting the application Superuser rights. Check the checkboxes and press the 'OK' button.
On 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 '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.
After downloading the image file, return 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.
Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete..
Transfer the necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
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 the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically..
Firmware via TWRP
Before flashing, you need to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections, press 'WIPE' on the main screen. You will delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid software errors and other problems.
Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.
On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.
Select the location where you copied the files. Press the OK button.
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 writing files to the phone's memory will begin, this is accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.
When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.
Summary: OS: Android 8.0 Oreo; CPU: Cortex-A53; CPU frequency: 1400.0 MHz (8-core); Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937); GPU: Adreno 505; RAM Memory: 3 GB; Display: LCD Color, 1920x1080 px (5.0") 441ppi; Touch screen: yes; Built-in memory: 32 GB; Memory card: microSDXC max. 256 GB; Camera: 13.0 MPx; Flash: LED; Autofocus: no; Optical zoom: no; Digital zoom: yes; Second camera: 5.0 Mpx; Bluetooth: 4.2; EDGE: yes; GPRS: yes; GPS: yes; A-GPS: no; LTE: LTE-FDD: 700, 800, 850, 900, 1500, 1700/2100, 1800, 1900, 2100, LTE-TDD: 1900, 2300, 2500, 2600, 3500; GSM: 850 900 1800 1900; HSDPA: 800 850 900 1700 1900 2100; USB: yes; WAP: yes; Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n; Audio out: Jack 3,5 mm; MP3 player: yes; MP3 ...
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