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Zte skate 2 firmware 4.2 j. Installing official and unofficial firmware on ZTE Skate

After incorrect firmware, your phone may become non-functional, or as it is called on the Internet, it will become a “brick”. Then the question arises of how to restore the Android brick yourself. Most sources will advise you to immediately contact the Service Center, but we recommend that you first try all available “resuscitation” options. In this article we will describe all possible options for making a functioning smartphone from a “bricked” Android.

This article was last updated on March 29, 2018.

We completely remove the consequences of unsuccessful firmware

Let's start with the first few steps, which will need to be done one after another. In order not to call Android a “device” and other names, in the future the word “phone” will be used, it’s more convenient and clearer.

Reviving your phone/tablet via Recovery

If the phone is still on, turn it off. Next, hold down the volume button and the power button at the same time. After this procedure, the smartphone will open double recovery menu. Two options will be presented:

  • Restore the backup (this point is the main requirement for the firmware; if the smartphone was flashed, then the backup was restored). Select the early position of your system, then the backup will start in Backup and Restore.
  • Chapter Install zip from sd card allows you to start the firmware installation process. At this point you need to specify the exact path to the archive with the firmware. This option deals with system recovery. Especially if the phone was turned off during the installation of important files.
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But sometimes when starting the firmware it may not be possible to enter Recovery. Then the situation can only be resolved with the involvement of third-party programs. Typically this application TWRP Manager, ROM Manager or Installer, which are the most popular in this area.

These programs allow you to select all the necessary components for a specific version of the operating system, automatically detecting the gadget and launching Recovery.

If none of these programs helped launch Recovery, then you can try to find a program that can launch it on a specific smartphone model.

Above, we discussed how to restore your Android if it still had a chance of a painless “resurrection.” Now let’s consider what to do with it if the device was completely damaged and became a “brick” that does not function at all. If you think that this process is very complicated, then you should not immediately run to the workshop and pay a specialist, first try to do it yourself. Let's try to fix the situation ourselves at home.

This instruction is based on restoring phones and tablets from Samsung. If you have a different brand of device, then you need to select a different program or choose the option using FlashTool. Having trouble finding the right one? Write to us in the comments - we will help you!

Let's follow a few simple step-by-step steps:

  1. Install the latest USB drivers for Samsung on your PC;
  2. Download and install the latest version of the program Odin(https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=648344);
  3. Next you will need download official(non-author's) firmware for your model;
  4. Turn off the device, then press “-” on the volume key and “Home”.

After a while a warning will appear.

  1. Press “+” on the volume key, after which the smartphone will enter Odin mode;
  2. After, we connect it to the computer;
  3. Launch Odin, then press PDA, after which we designate the file in it tar.md5 in the directory in which the firmware is located;
  4. Next, click "Start", we launch the recovery program, after which the smartphone will be ready for use.

In this simple way, we returned the “brick” to its original state of a normal functioning device.

  1. We charge the phone to the maximum so that it does not turn off during recovery (let it sit on charge for a couple of hours);
  2. We take a smartphone that has turned into a real “brick”;
  3. Next, download the official firmware from FTF format;
  4. After which you will need to install the Flashtool program along with the firmware installation files on your computer;
  5. If your antivirus program often complains about other programs, then it is better to disable it for a while so that it does not interrupt the firmware process.

The operation itself to restore Android via Flashtool:

  • Turn off Android;
  • Place the FTF file with the firmware at: C:\Users\UserName\.flashTool\firmwares;
  • After launch, select the correct PC bit depth (32 or 64);
  • Press the key with lightning logo;
  • Turn on the “ Flashmode”;
  • Next, a drop-down window will appear in which you select the available firmware 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 begin. After everything is successful, a sign “ Flashing finished”;
  • After this, you need to disconnect the smartphone from the computer and everything will work.

Video instruction


Answers to your main 4 questions about resuscitation of Android The computer does not see the Odin program.

Check the serviceability of the installed drivers, reinstall them if necessary, disable the antivirus. And the most common thing is to check the USB cable and connectors.

The smartphone turned into a brick as a result of a fall, and not due to unsuccessful firmware. Is it possible to save it yourself?

The Android operating system on each individual device has its own system, that is, software components. If it happens that your device has become a “brick,” then it is best to find instructions for a specific smartphone.

Initially, ZTE Skate was presented with the Android 2.3.5 operating system, which caused some criticism. To date, there is a sufficient number of official and unofficial firmware on the network that allows you to update Skate. Some of them are presented below.

Official firmware for ZTE Skate

You can download the firmware for ZTE Skate Android 2.3.5 (OUK_P743TV1.0.0B08 from 05/21/2012) using this.

You need to unpack the archive, copy the image.bin file to the SD card in the image folder and follow the installation instructions from the archive. The instructions are written in English in pdf format with screenshots.

Also, some official firmware for ZTE Skate are presented here. The official Android 4.0 firmware has not yet been released, so you will have to use unofficial firmware.

Unofficial firmware for ZTE Skate

Installation of unofficial firmware is performed in the following sequence:

Re-partition the phone memory.

Copy the firmware.

Download ClockWorkmod Recovery (Home + Sound Up + ON).

Run in mounts and storage:

Format sd-ext (if available)

Run in advanced:

Wipe dalvik cache

Wipe battery stats

Flash the ROM (install zip from SD card - choose zip from SD card - select the firmware - confirm).

Reboot (reboot system now), wait a few minutes after the system is fully loaded, reboot into CWM.

Flash Gapps, reboot.

For ZTE Skate Android 4.0.3, cyanogenmod 9 is installed. A description of the installation and links to download the firmware can be read here.

Another firmware presented on ZTE Skate and, as well as Android 4.2.1 and (checking md5)

Update

In the case when you need to install an update of the same firmware on ZTE Skate, you need to adhere to the following order:

Copy ROM and Gapps.

Loading CWM.

Execute in mounts and storage:

We perform in advanced

Wipe dalvik cache

Wipe battery stats

Flash the ROM and reboot.

Load CWM, flash Gapps.

Reboot.

Do not forget that any flashing is carried out at your own peril and risk. The phone must be 100% charged before starting.

An example of installing Cyanogenmod 10 on ZTE Skate can be seen in the video.

Update ZTE Skate to Android 4.1 JellyBean.

Official Android 4.2 firmware [stock ROM file] -
Custom ZTE firmware -

If custom or official firmware for ZTE has not yet been added here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, our specialists will promptly and free of charge, including. with backup and manuals. Just don’t forget to write a review about your smartphone - this is extremely important. Firmware for ZTE Skate 2 will also appear on this page. Please note that this ZTE model requires an individual ROM file, so you should not try firmware files from other devices.

What custom firmware are there?

  1. CM - CyanogenMod
  2. LineageOS
  3. Paranoid Android
  4. OmniROM
  5. Temasek's
  1. AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
  2. RR (Resurrection Remix)
  3. MK(MoKee)
  4. FlymeOS
  5. Bliss
  6. crDroid
  7. Illusion ROMS
  8. Pacman ROM

Problems and shortcomings of a ZTE smartphone and how to fix them?

  • If Skate 2 does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
  • If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
  • Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
  • Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
  • The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
  • The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.

Hard Reset for ZTE Skate 2

Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on ZTE Skate 2 (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. .


Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

  1. *2767*3855#
  2. *#*#7780#*#*
  3. *#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

  1. Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
  2. "wipe data/factory reset"
  3. “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”

How to log into Recovery?

  1. hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
  2. A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!

Reset settings on ZTE Skate 2 You can do it in a very simple way:

  1. Settings->Backup and reset
  2. Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset a pattern key

How to reset your pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your ZTE smartphone. On the Skate 2 model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

  1. Reset graph. blocking -
  2. Password reset -