Friday 17 October 2014

Flash Files For Nokia And Other Smartphones

By Estelle Larsen


There are two kinds of Flashing. Basically, it is just Full and Partial where Full does a whole rewrite to the Operating System and overall structure of the phone to turn into a flashable ROM, or known as Read Only Memory. While the Partial transfer the carrier of the phone to another one through basic reprogramming.

Every model has its own specific instructions for flashing. In regards to flash files for Nokia smartphones and others, there are downloads that are available that you can access online. Each of them can be searched and looked up.

A professional or even a non professional but with adequate knowledge can do this procedure. The non pro usually has done the right research and experiments in order to perform this process properly. This process has a risk for the memory to be deleted as well as the OS, so it is best to get help from the right people. You might get a piece of brick instead.

The reason why people do this to their phones is for it to be able to have custom applications or programs to be installed or for it to be able to use a different carrier. Flashing should be done carefully because it might cause damage and inaccessibility of the phone if done casually without even following proper instructions. Follow them in order to prevent damage.

Determine if it is CDMA or GSM. Code Division Multiple Access phones are flashable unlike Global System for Mobile Communications devices. The difference is that the first is not Subscriber Identity Module capable or basically it cannot hold a SIM card. Another thing to make sure is that it should have a clean Electronic Serial Number where it is not reported lost or stolen.

Use the USB cord and attach it to the PC and then download a compatible flashing software. There are tons of them which can also be free as well as making sure that you got the right one. Search properly so you could lessen the risk in damaging it with an incompatible program. Doing a Partial, you need to make sure that the next carrier is also in a CDMA network.

Uncompress the downloaded files and read the instructions that are inside it. Make sure to read them carefully to prevent failure. The process will take fifteen to about twenty minutes. While each device is running on different setups, it is impossible to give details on each one, so here are general ideas you can follow.

The drivers of the device should be updated. Contact the provider in order to make sure of this. You also need to select which kind of flashing you will be doing, either with a full or a partial, since the program will prompt this. The program also should be able to detect the phone and read the details of it, then with the unlock codes of the carrier you need to input them as well.

The last step would be for the program to ask you to Write or proceed to it. The lesser you know the higher the risk in damaging the phone, so it is best to keep yourself informed or hire a professional, or ask a friend who has done this several times already. Also by doing this, the warranty will be gone and to make sure of last things, get the ESN for the next carrier as well.




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