Stop should now be prominent while other options should be grayed out.You could use Firmware Upgrade in some instances but avoid Format as much as you can. Download Only is the safest flash option. Once the file(s) you wish to flash is (are) ticked, click Download (with an arrow above it).To manually load an item that doesn't automatically get ticked after loading the scatter file, tick the box in front of that item then double-click its Location and select the corresponding file in the window that pops up.Untick the box in front of any item you do not wish to flash.* A progress bar should load till you get a 'Success' message (green circle with OK) * Connect the switched off phone (with battery inside) to the PC via USB cord * Click OK, Stop should now be red or green in color * After clicking Format, a dialogue box will pop up, ensure that 'Auto Format Flash' and 'Format whole flash without Bootloader' are selected Warning! Do Not format unless you have the stock ROM for your exact phone model. (I strongly recommend you avoid formatting, especially on Secure Boot Android devices) Skip this step if you don't wish to format or you're not 100% sure about formatting. This particular step is ONLY for when you wish to format the phone.A list with ticked boxes should appear in SP flash tool (preloader, boot, recovery etc).

In the window that pops up, select the scatter file for your phone model then click Open (scatter file is a text file with the word 'scatter' in its name ).Remove the battery from the phone and slot it back in without booting the phone (If the battery is inbuilt then simply switch if off).

If you get any error in SP Flash tool before or during flashing then we have a comprehensive list of SP Flash Tool errors to help you resolve the error messageįollow the steps below to learn how to flash stock rom using Smart Phone Flash Tool (SP Flash Tool)

Download a recent version of SP Flash Tool.

Scatter file + files to be flashed (You can download the stock rom or firmware for your phone ).

The phone you wish to flash the files to.

Manually install Mediatek VCOM drivers on the PC.This tool will only work on Mediatek (MTK) devices. This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to flash stock rom to a Mediatek device using Smart Phone Flash tool. SP Flash tool is one application you could find very useful in fixing extreme cases of a bricked MTK Android (e.g Tecno, Gionee, Infinix, Opsson, Innjoo etc) like the phone not coming on at all or not booting into recovery mode etc.

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