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How to flash Sony Xperia Z4 SoftBank?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.

Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

The phone is slow.

You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers post custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Create a backup copy of user data and transfer it to your computer.

Insert an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.

Find out the exact model of your smartphone.

Fully charge your device.

Find and download the archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App from the Play Store on your phone. And run this application.

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.

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 a phone, the application will direct 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.

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..

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 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.

Everything is ready to start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the location where the files were copied. Press the OK button.



TWRP

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.

The completion of the installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop; Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8994 2,00 GHz; Number of cores: 8; GPU: Adreno 430 @650 MHz; RAM memory: 3 GB; Internal memory: 32 GB; Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, max 128 GB; Main display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.20") 424 ppi; Touchscreen: Yes; Digital camera: 20.7 Mpx, 5248x3936 px; Flash: Yes, LED; Secondary camera: 5.1 Mpx, 2592x1944 px; Video: 3840x2160 px, H.263, H.264, MPEG4; MP3: Yes; Speakerphone: Yes; Bluetooth: Yes, v4.1; NFC: Yes; GSM frequencies: 850/900/1800/1900; Standard UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100; GPS: Yes; GLONASS: Yes; WiFi: Yes, v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; EDGE: Yes; GPRS: Yes, class 12; USB Yes, v2.0; WAP: Yes, v2.0; IrDA: ...

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