Flash firmware on Sony Xperia U
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How to flash Sony Xperia U?
Why reinstall the firmware?
Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.
Some installed applications do not open.
Many programs from the Play Market do not work.
The phone restarts or shuts down by itself.
The phone started to work slowly.
You want to update the firmware, as it does not suit you in terms of functionality.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of your phone manufacturer.
On sites where developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of all personal information: contacts, photos and transfer it to another computer.
Insert SD card. An SD card is needed to write 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.
Download 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 '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.
After downloading the image file, 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.
Now 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.
Write the firmware to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a SD 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 delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.
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 the files were copied. Press the 'OK' button.
Select the firmware file 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 damaged files during recording.
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.
When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.
Summary: OS: Android (4.0, 2.3.7); Dimensions: 5 megapixels; Flash: LED; Features: Autofocus, Face detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Panorama; Camcorder: 1280x720 (720p HD); Features: Video light, Video calling; Front-facing camera: 0.3 megapixels VGA; System chip: ST Erricson NovaThor U8500; Processor: Dual core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9; Graphics processor: ARM Mali-400 MP; System memory: 512 MB RAM / LPDDR2; Built-in storage: 8 GB; Maximum User Storage: 4 GB; Talk time: 6.60 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 10.8 days (260 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 5.60 hoursthe average is 15 h (902 min); Stand-by time (3G): 19.7 days (472 hours)the a ...
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