*Open Flashfire and grant root. *On "Actions" tab, tap the plus (+) sign in the bottom right corner. *Tap "Flash Firmware Package". *Select your Firmware Package (tar.md5 file from sammobile or wherever you get it from...
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What is flash firmware?
The Flash firmware package action allows you to parse and flash firmware packages from various OEMs in many different formats. These are the firmware packages you would normally flash with fastboot, ODIN, or other OEM-specific flashing tools.
What is flashfire archive?
Archives. Firmware packages are generally archives of partitions, stored in various formats and with various compression algorithms applied. FlashFire supports dozens of these archive formats and compression algorithms, even nested inside eachother.
Can you flash files to individual partitions?
It is also possible to flash individual files to individual partitions. To do this, make sure the file name matches the partition name as found in firmware packages. Often this is simply the name of the partition.
When flashing a firmware using a significantly different base - such as switching between a stock firmware and an
When flashing a firmware using a significantly different base - such as switching between a stock firmware and an Omni/CyanogenMod/LineageOS firmware, or downgrading a firmware version - manually adding a Wipe action is generally necessary or the new firmware may not boot. The Wipe action should be positioned before the Flash ZIP or OTA action. As by default the order is the other way around, you will need to tap, hold, and drag the Wipe action card to the correct position after adding it.
Do I need a stock recovery image?
Stock boot image is often required, stock recovery image is occasionally required. This type of OTA is not commonly used for actual over-the-air updates, though some manufacturers do have these available for download. There are generally no special requirements to flash this type of OTA.
Do I need to flash OTA?
There are generally no special requirements to flash this type of OTA. This is the most common type of OTA on Android 6.0 and newer . Generally this type of OTA requires the /system , /vendor and /oem partitions to be completely unmodified stock - bit-by-bit exact copies.
Do I need a stock boot image for OTA?
The original modem/radio images may also be required. Stock boot image is usually required. As you have no doubt understood from the above descriptions, if your device is modified, you may not be able to flash incremental OTAs. This is in fact by far the most common reason for OTA updates to fail.