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How to flash Sony Xperia Z1 Compact?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications stop opening.

Many programs from the Play Market do not work.

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 third-party developers post custom operating systems.


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.

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, 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.

When the download is finished, you need to return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and click on 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.

Transfer the necessary files to the SD memory 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

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 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 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 (4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3); Dimensions: 2048 MB RAM (Dual-channel, 800 MHz) / LPDDR3; Built-in storage: 16 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB; Talk time: 10.00 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 27.9 days (670 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 18.00 hoursthe average is 15 h (902 min); Stand-by time (3G): 25.0 days (600 hours)the average is 23 days (554 h); Stand-by time (4G): 22.9 days (550 hours)the average is 23 days (551 h); Music playback: 94.00 hours; Video playback: 12.00 hours; Capacity: 2300 mAh; Music player: ; Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists; Features: Album art cover, Background playback, Musi ...

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