Flash firmware on Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
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How to flash Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors begin to appear in the Android OS.
Some applications stop opening.
Some programs from the Play Market do not start.
The phone turns off for no apparent reason.
The phone started to work slowly.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of the manufacturer.
On specialized resources 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 SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.
Remember 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 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.
On the main screen of the application, the 'Select Device' drop-down list is available, in which you need to find and select the device model for installing the recovery.
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. 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.
Copy the required files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.
Insert a SD memory card into the phone.
To reboot in recovery, it is convenient 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 tap on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
Firmware via TWRP
Before flashing, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.
Everything is ready to start flashing. Press 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 you copied the files..
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 installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: OS: Android (2.3.3, 2.3); Dimensions: 5 megapixels; Flash: LED; Features: Autofocus, Digital image stabilization, Geo tagging; Camcorder: 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps), 800 x 480 pixels 30 fps; Features: Video light, Video calling; Front-facing camera: Yes; System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255; Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, Scorpion; Graphics processor: Adreno 205; System memory: 512 MB RAM (Dual-channel, 333 MHz) / LPDDR2 / 512 MB ROM; Built-in storage: 0.4 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB; Talk time: 8.41 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 17.7 days (425 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 6.41 hoursthe average ...
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