Mobiles     Laptops     Tablets     Computers     Hardware  Components       Electronics

Flash firmware on Xiaomi Hongmi 2A

  Mobiles >> Xiaomi >> Xiaomi Hongmi 2A

Specifications | Reviews | Secret codes
Unlock phone | Root phone
Backup | Flash Firmware | Screenshot
Bypass Xiaomi Account Verification

How to flash Xiaomi Hongmi 2A?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some applications will not open.

Some programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts by itself for no reason.

The phone is slow.

The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the official website of the manufacturer.

On sites where third-party developers and phone manufacturers 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 your SD card into your phone. It must have enough memory to fit the firmware.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Charge your phone fully. If the battery runs out during boot, the device will no longer turn on. It will be difficult to restore it.

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





Installing TWRP Recovery

Install the Official TWRP App from the Play Store on your phone. And run this application.

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.

In the next screen, select the item 'TWRP FLASH' and provide the application with root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find 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.

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..

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 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

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. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the location where the files were copied. Press the OK button.



TWRP

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: Aliases: Xiaomi Redmi 2A Dual SIM; Type: Mobile; Battery: Li-Ion 2200 mAh; CPU: Leadcore InnoPower LC1860C, Quad Core 1.5GHz, ARM Cortex A7, ARM Mali-T628; Smart Phone OS: Android 4.4.4; Dimensions: 67.21 x 134 x 9.4 mm; Formfactor: Bar; Keyboard: Screen; Sidekeys: Volume, Power; Softkeys: 3; Weight: 134 g; Color: Yes; Colors: 16.7M; Other: Capacitive Touchscreen, Multitouch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3; Pixel aspect ratio: 2.00; Resolution: 360x640; Display PPI: 312; Screen Size: 4.7; Type: IPS TFT; Audio: MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC; Camera: 8MP, 3264x2448; Other: Geo-Tagging, CMOS Sensor, AutoFocus, 1x Optical Zoom, Macro Mode, LED Flash, Camcorder, High Dynamic Range (HDR) ...

Comments, questions and answers on the flash firmware Xiaomi Hongmi 2A




Ask a question about Xiaomi Hongmi 2A
 
  
      5+2= *


Xiaomi Hongmi 2A