Errors begin to appear in the Android operating system.
Some installed applications do not open.
Many programs from the Play Market do not work.
The phone restarts or shuts down randomly.
The phone is slow.
You are not satisfied with the functionality of the stock firmware.
Where can I find the firmware?
On the official website of your phone manufacturer.
On sites where developers post custom or official OS.
What should be done before installing the firmware?
Create a backup copy of user data, contacts and photos 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. If the battery runs out during the firmware, the device will no longer turn on.
Download archive with Firmware. Place it on the SD card.
Installing TWRP Recovery
Install the Official TWRP App from the Play Store on your phone.
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.
After moving to the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root rights.
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 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, return 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.
After the burn process is complete, the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears. Click 'OK'. The TWRP installation procedure can be considered complete..
Write the firmware to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader.
Insert a memory card into your 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
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.
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. Press the 'OK' button.
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 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: Smart Phone OS: Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop); Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652; CPU: Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53; GPU: Adreno 510; Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 5.7 inches (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density); Multitouch: Yes; : - Funtouch OS 2.5.1; Main Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash; Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR; Video: 1080p@30fps; Front Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, LED flash; Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot); Internal: 64 GB, 4 GB RAM; Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ring ...
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