How To Flash Stock ROM/Firmware Using Manufacturing Flash Tool (MFT)

For different android devices, there are different service tools for flashing and servicing them. Based on the hardware, primarily, the chipset; using the most suitable tool to flash firmware on android device makes the flashing operation easy and more likely, error free.

In this tutorial, I discuss the step by step guide on how to Flash android devices using Manufacturing Flash Tools (MFT).

Questions and Answers

Manufacturing Flash Tool?

This is one of the few simple yet sophisticated tool for flashing stock firmware android devices.

Owning to the friendly GUI, flashing with Manufacturing Flash Tool is made easier than ever.

Flashing?

Flashing is the process of loading stock (factory) firmware on android devices with the aim of correcting any software error(s) or issues the device might be having at that point in time.

Flashing can also be done with custom firmware which is also known as ROM, but flashing custom ROM is only done from the (custom) recovery.

Firmware?

Firmware is usually compressed and packed in a compressed file known as .zip.

This file, when flashed on android devices, contains all the images, GUI and the entire files necessary to run android OS.

OS VERSION?

This refers to the version of the firmware for which you have and that that you are going to use to flash the android device.

NOTE: Flashing can upgrade or downgrade your android device. It all depends on the versions of the firmware you used while flashing the phone and OS version that was on it before flashing.

Supported PC OS:

Windows PC.

Manufacturing Flash Tool is currently available for both 32-bit and 64-bit of Windows PC.

Before You Begin to Flash:

1. Make sure that your android device battery is at least 30 - 50 percent charged.

2. Make sure that you have the exact firmware variant as the Qualcomm android device you wish to flash.

3. Make sure that your PC has adequate power supply or backup.

Downloads

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