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How to flash TCL P502U?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors constantly appear in the Android OS.

Apps won't open.

Some applications from the Play Market do not start.

The phone turns off for no apparent reason.

The phone is slow.

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





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your 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 an SD card into your phone to write the firmware to it.

Determine 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. 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 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, click 'Select Device', and select your phone model.

After selecting the phone, the program will redirect the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. 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'.

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 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 'Reboot' and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button.





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.

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 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 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.

After the firmware installation procedure is completed, the 'Successful' message appears on the screen.





Summary: Design: Classic; DualSIM mode: yes; SIM cards standard: Micro Sim; GSM: 900 1800 1900; HSDPA: 900 2100 HSPA; LTE: 1800 2100; Other: WCDMA; Dimensions (H/L/W): 143.3 x 72.3 x 9.8 mm, vol. 101 cm³; Display: LCD IPSColor (16M) 480x854px (5.0") 196ppi; Touch screen: yes; Weight: 148 g; Time GSM (talk/stand-by): 6.5 / 120 hrs. (5.0d); Battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh; Built-in memory: 4 GB; Memory card: MicroSD max. 32 GB; RAM memory: 512 MB; Operating system: Android 4.4; Chipset: MediaTek MT6735M; CPU 1 frequency: 1000.0 MHz(4-core); GPU Type: Mali T720; GPRS: Class 12; EDGE: Class 12; HSDPA: 21 Mb/s; HSUPA speed: 5,76 Mb/s; HSCSD: no; Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth: 4 ...

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