In this guide, we’ll download and flash stock firmware using SP Flash Tool. SP flash tools are widely used to download/update the firmware of MediaTek android phones. Using this one can revive a dead android phone, resetting, fixing a bricked device. The step-by-step instructions below will show you how the flash tool exactly works and how you can use it to flash the stock firmware file to your device. It is a PC Software designed especially for Android devices having MediaTek chipset. You can use this application to upgrade or downgrade firmware, install CWM or TWRP custom recovery, backup and restore Android software, and install custom ROMs.
Otherwise it will depend on your device and whether stock images are readily available. In TWRP recover, select Backup/Restore option, choose backup file and swipe to confirm (this will wipe your phone, so backup whole data you have on the phone). Now, download Stock Recovery image [HERE] for your CID, rename it to stockrecovery.img and save it into the ADB installation folder. Save the renamed zip file to your phone’s internal storage. The restore process is a bit faster than the backup process and when it’s done, you’ll get a restore user data complete notification as shown below. Reboot your phone when you’re done and make sure you never make the mistake of deleting those backup files.
- It costs $5/month for stock firmware a basic plan with no ads and limited features, or $30/year for a premium plan with no ads and unlimited features.
- This process will wipe all the data from your device except for the internal storage.
- By selecting the Apply Update option, you can use volume keys to apply the update.
- I have my faith in this app called “SMS Backup & Restore”, since the last few years.
Simple ADB Backup Backs Up Your Android Phone from the Desktop, No Root Required. Most Android backup tools require root, or run from your phone and save your data to your SD card. The app runs from and backs up your phone’s data to your desktop, and does it all without root.
Let’s go over all of them so your device is ready for the installation process. With DroidKit, you can flash and reinstall Android OS with no complicated operations. It will match a secure official ROM for Samsung and reinstall automatically. If (big if, I know) you know where all your files are, you could just use an ftp server on your android to push to and pull from PC. When you restore a Nandroid backup, everything goes back to the exact state before the backup. If one of these methods didn’t strike your fancy, take your pick from our favorite third-party backup tools. A custom ROM essentially replaces the stock ROM or skin on your phone.
