Errors in the operation of the Android OS begin to appear.
Some installed applications stop opening.
Some applications from the Play Market do not start.
The phone restarts for no reason.
The phone is slow.
You want to update your firmware.
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.
Remember your smartphone model.
Fully charge your phone. If the battery runs out during boot, 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 from the Play Market. And install it.
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, select 'TWRP FLASH' and give the application root rights.
On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.
After selecting a device, the program redirects the user to a web page to download the corresponding image file of the modified recovery environment. Download the suggested *.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.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered 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 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 click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.
Firmware via TWRP
Before flashing, you need to clear the 'Cache' and 'Data' sections, press 'WIPE' on the main screen. This will delete all user data from the device, but avoid a wide range of software errors and other problems.
Now you can start flashing. Press the 'Install' button.
The file selection screen appears. 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 device's memory will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the completion of the progress bar.
The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.
Summary: GSM frequencies: 900 1800; Standard UMTS: 2100; Standard LTE: no; Type: Touch; Dimensions (W x H x D): 146.30 x 73.40 x 9.25 mm; Main display: Color / TFT16M colors480 x 854 px (5.00") 196 ppi; Display protection: no; Talk time (max.): 2G: 300 min. (5.0 h); Stand-by (max.): 2G: 96 h (4.0 days); Standard battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh; Quick battery charging: no; Internal memory: 8 GB; RAM memory: 1 GB; Memory cards: yes, microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB); Operating system: Android 5.1 Lollipop; Processor: Spreadtrum SC7731; Processor clock: 1.30 GHz; Number of cores: 4; GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP2 @400; Touchscreen: yes; SAR (10g): 0,6860 W/kg; DualSIM: yes; SIM ...
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