From the owners of smartphones, you often hear about the desire to change or remove the firmware. What is it and why do something to do with it? The firmware is the most important program of the phone on which all his work holds, that is, the brain mobile. It is not recommended to change or delete it, but sometimes it is a need. In this article, consider changing the firmware on the example of Sony Xperia.
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A few words about the need to change. If the phone is bought not in official stores, but on the "black" Chinese market, then the built-in smart language will be Chinese. Naturally, such a gadget is not needed. In this case, download the official firmware for your model in Russian and try to reflash. Usually, this procedure is painless for phones, but there are cases when the program fails, and the mobile turns into "brick". In other words - freezes on the download and does not continue work.
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We start work. Download and install the program “FlashTool“. Install the drivers for your phone to the computer. Downloadfirmwarefromofficialsourceexclusivelyforyoumodelstelephoneandprocessor. Fileit hasextension.FTF.. InserthisvfolderC.:\flashTool\firmwares.. Nowlaunchprogram. VappearedwindowclickiconlightningandchoosemodeFlashmode..
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Highlight the firmware and click OK. At the same stage, you can choose from the parameters of the phone stripping. I strongly recommend implementing a complete wipe of data so that the firmware lay well. If you wish to save information, remove the checkboxes from the following items:
Wipe User Data - Clear user data ( contacts, games, programs, sMSandother);
Wipe Cash - Clear Cache;
EXCLUDE SYSTEM - exclude system firmware;
EXCLUDE KERNEL - exclude the core firmware;
EXCLUDE BaseBand - exclude modem firmware.
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The program will request a mobile phone connection via a USB cable. To do this, insert the cord into the USB port. Then turn off your mobile. Hold and hold the volume button down and simultaneously insert the cable into the smartphone. With properly performed manipulation, the green diode lights up.
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The phone firmware began. You can wait for the completion of the process. When the filling firmware is over, the inscription will appear in green Flashing finished.Disconnect your smartphone from the computer and turn it on. If the firmware perfectly approached your smart, then there should be no glitches and hangors.
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When something went wrong and eventually received a phone, absolutely not reacting to the inclusion, in the conversational speech "Brick", do not panic. Return the former state of the smartphone is very simple. If you doubt your skills, it is better not to be taken for such a thing, but give your mobile to the service center. And yet let's try to breathe life into a piece of iron.
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Download the official firmware. Gore on the forums, make sure that this version is 100% working. Run all the same program " Flashtoo.l.“. Connect the cord to the PC. Pull out the battery from the mobile phone. Hold the three buttons at the same time: the volume up, down and the envelope button. At the same time, insert the cord into the phone. Start the firmware. Upon completion, the smart must earn. Remember, for each "brick" case, your recovery method. If the phone did not come out of the coma state, bring to the service and describe in detail the problem.
Before starting the firmware, think: "Do I need to do it?". If yes, read this instruction again, if not, close the article and leave your smartphone as intact. Successful work and do not catch "brick"!
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