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How to flash Sony Xperia advance?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.

Some installed applications do not open.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

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 specialized resources where users 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 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.

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





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App via the Play Market. And run this application.

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.

TWRP

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, 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.

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 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

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.


TWRP

On the file selection screen, at the very top there is a 'Storage' button for selecting an SD card.

Select the location where you copied the files..



TWRP

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 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.

When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.





Summary: OS: Android (2.3); Dimensions: 5 megapixels; Flash: LED; Features: Autofocus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Panorama, Self-timer; Camcorder: 1280x720 (720p HD); Features: Video light, Digital image stabilization; Processor: Dual core, 1000 MHz; Graphics processor: Yes; System memory: 512 MB RAM / 8192 MB ROM; Built-in storage: 4 GB; Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB; Talk time: 6.50 hoursthe average is 11 h (675 min); Stand-by time: 21.7 days (520 hours)the average is 20 days (477 h); Talk time (3G): 5.50 hoursthe average is 15 h (897 min); Stand-by time (3G): 19.2 days (460 hours)the average is 23 days (546 h); Mus ...

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