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Flash firmware on Sony Xperia C

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How to flash Sony Xperia C?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Some applications 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 Internet resource of the phone manufacturer.

On sites 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.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Charge your phone fully.

Find and download the archive with Firmware. And 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, select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and provide the application with root rights.

TWRP

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. Then we tell the program the path where the file loaded in the previous step is located.

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 firmware and other necessary files to the SD card.

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

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.


TWRP

The file selection screen appears. 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.



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 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 (4.2.2); Dimensions: 8 megapixels; Flash: LED; Features: Autofocus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Self-timer; Camcorder: 1920x1080 (1080p HD); Recording format: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 3GPP; Features: Video light; Front-facing camera: 0.3 megapixels VGA; System chip: Mediatek MT6589; Processor: 1024 MB RAM; Built-in storage: 4 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB; Talk time: 10.00 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 24.5 days (588 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 10.00 hoursthe average is 15 h (902 min); Stand-by time (3G): 25.2 d ...

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