HOW TO USE SMARTPHONE FLASH TOOL (SP TOOL)
SP Flash Tool
is a handy flashing Software that can be used to restore a bricked MTK
Android Device like Infinix Tecno, Gionee, Wiko, Lenovo, Oppsson, ZTE
Blackview Etc. it supports almost all Android Phones that run on
MediaTek Chipset, unlike other tools that perform a similar task, SP
Flash tool is basically free and it requires neither a Box nor dongle to
start working, all you need is to have the Software installed on your
PC.
Bricked
Phones that are not coming on or not booting into recovery mode could
easily be unbricked with this tool, other functions like the clearing of
user Data, Resetting and Formatting of MTK Based Device could also be
achieved with SP tool.
Get started by following the step by step instructions I have provided below.
How to Flash/Restore an Android Phone with SP Flash Tool
Requirement
• A PC.
• USB Data Cable.
• Install the latest SP Flash Tool Software.
• Install VCOM Driver on the PC - Download Drivers Here
• The Phone you wish to Flash.
• File to be Flashed - Download Gionee - Tecno - Infinix - Firmware
• Difficulty Level – Medium.
• USB Data Cable.
• Install the latest SP Flash Tool Software.
• Install VCOM Driver on the PC - Download Drivers Here
• The Phone you wish to Flash.
• File to be Flashed - Download Gionee - Tecno - Infinix - Firmware
• Difficulty Level – Medium.
Procedure
1. Power off the Phone you wish to flash (if your Battery is Non-removable), remove the Battery and put it back (if your battery is removable) but don’t press the boot/on button. Also, ensure there’s a formatted SD card in the Phone (If it has SD Card Slot).
2. Launch SP Flash Tool as Administrator
3. Navigate to the top right and click on Scatter-Loading
4. In the window that pop up navigates to the folder, you saved your phone scatter file and select it. (Scatter File is a text file with .txt extension and the word “Scatter ” in it name).
5. A list with ticked boxes should appear in SP Flash tool (PRELOADER, MBR, EBR1, UBOOT etc.)
6.
Un-tick the Box in front of any item you do not wish to Flash (If you
forget your Phone password you can easily wipe your data by ticking
"USRDATA" at the bottom ).
7. To
manually add an item that is not gets ticked automatically after
loading the Scatter File, follow these steps. Tick the box in front of
that item, double-click its location and select the corresponding file
in the window that pops up.
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8. When you have ticked all the files you wish to flash, click download or press CTRL + D.
9. At this point, all option would be delisted except stop Button.
10. Connect your phone via USB Cable (with its Battery Inside).
11. At the Bottom right, a progress bar would begin to run.
12. Do not interrupt the process.
13. Be patient on till you get a success Message (A green Cycle with OK)
14.
Disconnect the Phone from the USB Cable, remove the Battery for 10
seconds (if removable), reinsert the battery and power up the Phone.
15. Finally, go to recovery mode and do a factory reset to clear any error.
Congratulations !!