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How to Flash a Rom on Android

-- Friday, December 27, 2013
To flash a Rom means to reinstall Android system of your Android phone. The step will be quite simple that you need to do it just like that with one click on Ghost. Some users may wonder: is it possible that I fail flashing my Android phone and there's something wrong with it after I flash it? To be frank, to flash your Android phone does no harm to your phone. If you flash a system of a new version and there's something wrong with your phone after it, you can flash it to other version according to the instruction below:

1. Enter Android System Recovery, then, choose the option: "Flash zip from sdcard".

Flash Zip from SD Card

2. All the zip files in the SD card are all listed. Find the file named "update.zip". We named it "update" so as to find the ROM file easier. Find the ROM you placed in the sdcard and click to confirm.

Find The Android ROM File

3. Choose the ROM you need flashed and you'll see the following window. Click the "Home" button.

Flash Android Rom

4. Don't press any key, otherwise the process will abort.

Flash New Rom on Android

5. When "Install from sdcard complete" appear in the bottom of the screen, the flash completes.

Reboot System Now

6. After finishing, you'd better reset your Android phone. You are required to enter the fifth option-Wipe, in the Recovery Menu.

Enter the Fifth Option Wipe

7. After you choose "Wipe", you will see the following interface. Click the 5 options below and there will be a pop-up window to give you tips. Press the "Home" button and begin to wipe.

Wipe Data Factory Reset

8. Finally, choose the first option of the recovery menu "Reboot system now" to restart your Android phone. And the flash completes.

Finish Flash Android Rom

Note:
1. If your Android phone have a Home button, press "Home" and "Power on" simultaneously so as to enter the recovery mode. However, if the "Home" button of your Android phone is a touch one, press the "Volume" button and the "Power on" button at the same time instead.
2. Download the ROM package before flashing your Android phone and named it "update.zip" and then store it in the directory menu of the SD Card.
3. Before flashing your Android phone, backup your notes, text messages, and other important files in advance.


Ivy Bruce

Ivy Bruce is the Founder and Editorial Director at Recovery-Android Studio. You can also find her on Google+ and Twitter.