Errors in the Android OS start to appear regularly.
Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.
Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone began 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 the phone manufacturer.
On certain sites where developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Back up your phone's user data.
Insert your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.
Find information about your smartphone model.
Fully charge your phone battery.
Find and download the archive with Firmware. And place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.
When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install a new firmware and all the risks associated with this, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.
On the next screen, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.
On the main screen of the application, click 'Select Device', and find your phone model.
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, return 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.
When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears on the screen. Click the 'OK' button. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.
Transfer the necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a 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, it is recommended to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems. You must press 'WIPE' on the main screen.
Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, select the location where the firmware file is located.
Select the location where you copied the files. Press the OK button.
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, accompanied by logging and filling in the progress bar.
When the procedure for installing the firmware is completed, the message 'Successful' appears on the screen.
Summary: Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916; Process technology: 28 nm; CPU: ARM Cortex-A53; CPU bits: 64 bit; Instruction set: ARMv8; Level 0 cache memory (L0): 4 KB + 4 KB; Level 1 cache memory (L1): 16 KB + 16 KB; Level 2 cache memory (L2): 2048 KB; CPU cores: 4; CPU frequency: 1200 MHz; GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 306; GPU frequency: 400 MHz; RAM capacity: 1 GB; RAM type: LPDDR3; RAM channels: Single channel; RAM frequency: 533 MHz; Operating system (OS): Android 4.4 KitKat; SIM card type: Micro-SIM (3FF - third form factor, since 2003, 15.00 x 12.00 x 0.76 mm); Number of SIM cards: 2; Features: Dual SIM stand-by (Both cards are active. When one is busy, the other is not active); ...
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