After a wrong firmware, your phone can become inoperable, or as it is called on the Internet, it will become a "brick". That's when the question arises, how to restore the Android brick yourself. Most sources will advise you to immediately contact the Service Center, but we recommend you first try all available options for "reanimation". In this article we will describe all possible options to make a "bricked" Android again a functioning smartphone.
Completely remove the consequences of failed firmware
If your device stops at the Android logo when you boot up, you're in luck - it's not "The Brick."But the phone (tablet), which can still be saved. To do this, go to the Recovery menu. There you will be able to reflash the device again.
Let's start with the first few steps, which will have to be done one by one. To avoid calling Android a "device" and other names, in the future we will use the word "phone", so it is more convenient and understandable.
Revive your phone/tablet via Recovery
If the phone is still on, turn it off. Then press the volume button and the power button at the same time. After this procedure the smartphone will open dual Recovery menu. Two options will be presented:
- Restore backup (this item is the main requirement for the firmware, if the smartphone was flashed, then the backup was also restored). Select the early position of your system, then the backup will start in Backup and Restore.
- Section Install zip from sd card allows you to start the firmware installation process. In this item you need to specify the exact path to the archive with the firmware. This option deals with the system restore. Especially if the phone was disconnected while important files were being installed.
You may also be interested in "How to reset Android to factory settings".
But sometimes the firmware may not be able to enter Recovery when you start it up. Then the situation can be solved only with the help of third-party programs. As a rule, it is an application TWRP Manager, ROM Manager or Installerwhich are the most popular in the field.
These programs allow you to select all the necessary components for a particular operating system variant, automatically detecting the gadget and running Recovery.
If none of these programs helped to run Recovery, you can try to find a program that can run it on a particular smartphone model.
How to resuscitate an Android that won't turn on
Above we discussed how to restore your Android, if it still had a chance of painless "resurrection". Now let's consider what to do with it in case your device was completely ruined and became a "brick" that doesn't function at all. If you think that this process is very complicated, then do not immediately run to a repair shop and pay a master, first try to do it yourself. Let's try to fix the situation yourself at home.
These instructions are based on the recovery of Samsung phones and tablets. If you have a different brand of device, you will need to select a different program or choose to use FlashTool. Is it hard to find the right one? Write to us in the comments - we will help you!
Follow a few simple step-by-step steps:
- Install the latest USB drivers for Samsung on your PC;
- Download and install the latest version of the program Odin (https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=648344);
- The following will require download the official (not the author's) firmware for your model;
- Turn off the device, and then press "-" on the volume key and "Home".
A warning will appear after a while.
- Press "+" on the volume key, then the smartphone enters Odin mode;
- After that, we connect it to the computer;
- Start Odin, then click PDA, and then in it designate the file tar.md5 in the directory where the firmware is located;
- Next, by clicking "Start."The smartphone will be ready to use after we start the recovery program.
In this simple way we returned the "brick" to the original state of a normal functioning device.
How to reflash Android using a computer with Flashtool
- Charge the phone as much as possible, so that it does not turn off during recovery (let it stand on a charge for a couple of hours);
- We take a smartphone, which has turned into a real "brick";
- Next, download the official firmware from FTF format;
- After that you need to install Flashtool together with the firmware installation files on your computer;
- If your antivirus often scolds other programs, it is better to disable it for a while, so that it does not interrupt the process of flashing.
The actual operation to restore the Android via Flashtool:
- Turning off the Android;
- Put the FTF file with the firmware at the address: C:\Users\Username.flashTool\firmwares;
- After launching, select the correct size of the PC (32 or 64);
- We press the key with zipper logo;
- Switching on "Flashmode";
- Then you will see a drop-down window in which you select the firmware available in this program;
- At the moment when the firmware is ready, the program itself will inform you that it is time to connect to the PC;
- First the program detects the device and then the Android recovery will start. After it is successful, a table will appear "Flashing finished";
- After that, you need to disconnect the smartphone from the computer and everything will work.
Video instruction
The Android operating system on each individual device has its own system, that is, software components. If it happens that your device became a "brick", then it is best to find the manual to the specific smartphone.