How to self-flash Lenovo smartphone?

What does Lenovo firmware mean? This term in relation to phones / smartphones is used in the sense of software replacement. In case of failures in the settings of the mobile device system, it must be reinstalled or completely updated. To accomplish this, the firmware is executed - the software is installed or updated.

Lenovo phone firmware

When you need to make firmware

Phone firmware is usually made in the following situations:

  • software update, installing more modern versions
  • on the contrary, installing the old version of the software, if the new one works intermittently or simply does not suit the owner
  • interface enhancement.

Remember that poor-quality firmware leads to malfunctions of the mobile device, some functions may fail, contacts are lost, information stored on the phone. In this case, the guarantees provided by the manufacturer are removed. If you still decide not to contact service centers, then carefully read our recommendations to find out how to flash Lenovo properly and efficiently.

For different models of Lenovo, the principle is the same. Therefore, if you were looking for how to flash a Lenovo a319 phone through a computer or how to flash a Lenovo p780, as well as how to flash a Lenovo a328 - our article will help you solve these problems.

Firmware via FlashTool

FlashTool program is constantly updated and improved support for new devices. For older phones it is recommended to use the third version of the program, and for modern smartphones - the fifth.

Where to begin

Lenovo Re-Flashing is a complex process that requires many requirements to be met. What you need to cook at first?

  • Be sure to charge the phone no less than half. The whole process of flashing, turning on and off will require energy.
  • In the first stage, you do not need a battery, so you will need to turn off the smartphone and pull out the battery.
  • Download the special mode drivers, then install them on the computer with which you will flash the smartphone. It is better to take them on the official website of the manufacturer Lenovo.
  • Again, on the manufacturer's website, download the correct firmware version and FlashTool program for work.

When everything is prepared, you can proceed to the process itself.

Driver installation

  • Download the desired firmware version and driver. Unzip the archive on your desktop or in any folder.
  • Install USB driver.
  • Open the folder 0.17, find the installation file with the extension .exe, run it.
  • In the installation window that opens, click "Next", without marking any items.
  • You will be prompted to select a folder to install the driver, you can install it in the default folder.

Installing the driver firmware mode

  • Open Device Manager on PC
  • Connect your smartphone without battery (the battery is pre-removed) to the PC
  • In the manager for 2-3 seconds, a message will appear that an unidentified device is connected. Click on this device with the right mouse button, in the window that opens, select "Update driver", indicating the folder in which you put the downloaded drivers.

When the drivers are installed, a device written as “MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM Port (COM44)” will appear in the device manager.

Directly the firmware process

  1. Unplug the phone from the PC;
  2. Run the Flash_Tool program by running the file with the .exe extension from the folder in which you recently installed this program;
  3. Click on "Scatter-Loading", which is located on the right in the program window;
  4. Locate the firmware file "MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt", open it. Usually the file is located in the target_bin folder;
  5. At the top of the program panel in the “Option” menu in the “Download” line, check the box next to “DA DL ALL WITH Cheksum”, otherwise the smartphone will not start after flashing, and you will have to do everything anew;
  6. Click on “Firmware Upgrade”;
  7. Wait for the integrity of the files to be checked;
  8. The program will enter standby mode. Insert the battery, connect the switched off phone to the PC. The firmware process will start automatically.
  9. Wait until the end of the firmware, a window with a green circle should appear on the monitor;
  10. Disconnect the phone from the PC, close the program;
  11. Start the phone in normal mode, check its performance. After flashing the smartphone turns on for a long time, you will have to wait. After flashing it is recommended to clear the cache.

Lenovo firmware modified recovery

If you find it difficult to install drivers, you can learn how to flash Lenovo without a PC. For this there is Recovery. This is a special program that allows you to flash new patches and firmware without knowing the console commands and other difficulties, directly from the phone. But the smartphone should have a pre-installed custom Recovery, it can be ClockworkMod or TWRP.

This method is convenient when you frequently change the firmware. You do not need to connect to a PC, just install Recovery once and download a new firmware onto a USB flash drive (microSD).

Follow this algorithm:

  1. Perform cleanup - Wipe User Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache;
  2. Download the unpacked archive with firmware on microSD (in the root of the card), insert the flash drive into the smartphone. Download archive in .zip format.
  3. Go to the menu. There are three ways to do this:
  • Pressing a certain key combination while turning on the mobile device. The combination depends on the model of the smartphone. Usually on Lenovo phones this is a volume down and power on button, which you need to press at the same time.
  • Download Recovery via Rebooter or similar application. Sometimes the Rebooter mode is offered to be started by the system when the device is rebooted, as the corresponding entry appears.
  • Restart the smartphone from the computer via the ADB console by entering the adb reboot recovery command.
  1. Once you are in Recovery, click the “Install” button with TWRP installed, with “install zip from sd card” for CWM.
  2. Select the desired archive. In TWRP, we move the sensor, in the CWM we move with the volume buttons, with the power button we activate the selected one.
  3. Confirm the action "YES" - Install / sdcard /.
  4. Press the power button.
  5. After completing the firmware, perform wipe - data - wipe cache - wipe dalvik cache.

Of course, the process of flashing the phone is complicated, but it can be done independently. The main thing is to be careful to install the firmware with high quality. The proposed two ways we can help solve the problem. The choice of method mainly depends on the availability of a PC.