How to flash a phone: a simple instruction for different models.
Often users of mobile gadgetsface the situation when the phone you just bought is not as perfect as it appeared on the display. Typical displays of malfunctions essentially slow down work of the device, and at times do it at all impossible. However, no matter how the gadget behaves itself, almost always these flaws can be removed by refreshing it with new software.
How to flush the phone: reasons for updating the software
Phone firmware is required in cases where the following symptoms occur:
freezes for no reason;
spontaneous device shutdown;
slow response to commands;
impossibility to install the desired ringtone;
unstable work android applications;
spontaneous return to the default settings.
These are the most obvious indicators,signaling that the matter is not in the failure of the telephone set, but in the failure of software software. It is in such cases that you need to re-flash the phone. In addition to fixing the above problems, updating the software will bring a number of useful changes. For example, increasing the functionality of the gadget, which is achieved through the constant updating of Android firmware versions and the introduction of new options, features.
How to flash Nokia
Ways of flashing the phone may change todepending on the model of the device and its operating system. The most popular method for updating software on Nokia is its firmware through the Phoenix utility.
So, to reinstall the software version on Nokia's phone, you need to prepare the following:
USB cable;
downloaded program Phoenix Service Software;
A suitable version of the OS for Nokia;
the gadget itself and the computer.
The procedure for flashing the Nokia mobile phone is performed in the following order:
The first thing to do is to disconnect all running USB devices so that there is no conflict with the Phoenix program.
Next, turn on the phone and select the operating mode OVI / PC Suite. Download the suggested drivers for the USB cable.
Then you need to run the Phoenix program. This should not be done in the normal user mode, but log on to the system with administrator rights.
In the "Connections" menu that appears, select the USB port to which you connected the gadget.
When the "File" menu appears, click on the "Scan Product" button to be able to read information about Nokia.
Look at the status bar. There should be displayed information about your mobile phone, which indicates the established connection of the gadget to the PC.
Then we select the option "Firmware Update" in the Flashing menu.
The system will automatically select the appropriate versionto rewrite the OS. If this does not happen, then there is no firmware for this product code and it will have to be found on the network itself or by selecting a different code by clicking "...".
To start the update process, click Update Software. It is important not to disconnect the Nokia phone and not turn off the PC.
The system will process the request within a few minutes.
At the end of the flashing, a notification will appear with the text "Firmware updating succeded."
Disconnect the mobile gadget and enable it.
Done!
It remains only to check the OS version by typing the combination * # 0000 #.
How to flash a Samsung phone
Samsung mobile gadget firmware alsois carried out with the help of special software, however this process is quite simple and quite feasible for independent development.
So, for work you will need to prepare the following:
the mobile gadget on the Android platform;
the downloaded Odin program;
USB cable for connecting the phone to the PC;
driver installation file;
the firmware version of Samsung.
Step-by-step instructions assume the following:
The first step is to connect the mobile phonedevice Samsung to the computer, using the installation drivers for this. Usually it comes with the phone. Also, the file can be downloaded from the official website of Samsung.
Then you should install the file itself for flashing with an extension of OPS. It is freely available and it is easy to download from a file sharing or soft portal.
We proceed to the procedure. Press on the phone simultaneously buttons "Home" + "Power" + "Volume minus".
On the gadget screen appears Downloading, which means that you Samsung is in the process of reflashing.
We connect the phone to the PC via a USB cable.
Run the downloaded utility Odin. In the main menu we find the inscription "Select OPS" and click on the button "OPS", which is located under it.
Specify the path to the location of the phone's firmware file.
Then click on "Start" and wait for the system to update the software.
After that, "PASS" will appear on the screen, which signals the successful completion of the firmware of your gadget.
Done.
We appreciate the new features of the Samsung phone.
How to flash through Flashtool
Program Sp Flash Tool - universal systema product that is designed to flash devices based on the Android platform that work with Mediatek (MTK) chips. With its help, the basic and additional functions of the gadget are fully controlled.
A step-by-step instruction for flashing is as follows:
The first step is to download SP Flashtool from the official site.
Then turn off the smartphone and run in the control panel "Device Manager".
We connect the switched off phone to the computer andwe expect the dispatcher update. Once it displays an unidentified device, you need to quickly right-click and select the "Update driver" option.
Then click "Install driver from the specified location", where we specify the path to the location of the unpacked archive. We start the installation of drivers.
Disconnect the mobile gadget from the PC.
Then you need to run the Flashtool utility. In the appeared menu we set the path to the scatter-file, which lies in the folder with the firmware and click "Scatter Loading".
Be sure to tick the Preloader line and click on the "Download" option.
We connect the mobile phone to the PC. The process of its flashing should begin. If no action is taken, then remove the USB cable and reinsert it.
We are waiting for the yellow line to reach the end. Then you can close Flashtool and disconnect the device.
Finally, turn on the phone and evaluate the quality of the new firmware.
Thus, we reviewed the most simple and detailed instructions for flashing gadgets - Nokia, Samsung and the general guide for other smartphones on Android.
