Before now they usually use a big amount of money to flash phones but
here in this post, we will be showing you the best ways on
how you can use your own hand to flash your Nokia phone.
Flashing your Nokia phone or updating the firmware can be done now by
using just a usb cable without any flashing box like JAF, Cyclone and
the rest of them.
However, all you ever need to perform this operation is just by using a usb cord, two softwares and also
internet connection.
What Is the Meaning of Flashing a Nokia Mobile Phone
You might have been asking yourself this question, so that’s why
techmoses want to use this medium to tell what it actually means. As you
night have heard flashing a phone means re-installing the phone’s
firmware files, meaning, re-installing the operating system of the
phone.
Let’s take for an example when a phone’s operating system files are
corrupt due to irreconcilable applications, virus attack and so on, so
that point I don’t think that you have any thing in mind except
flashing, at this point flashing is the only existing solution to
restoring factory settings or it doesn’t work.
In addition to this flashing a phone shouldn’t be done just for fun as
it might be useful and dangerous at the same time, because flashing a
phone can wake a dead phone, so also flashing a working phone can kill
it.
You should also note that flashing a contract phone such as phones on
T-mobile prepaid phone plans may not sit well with your operator and make you lose any warranty you’re entitled to.
Please note that this Software can flash your phone through USB but
before you can commence it, you need the below credentials or item.
1) Navifirm – to download the phone’s firmware. You can search for it on google
2) Phoenix Service Suite. Click
HERE to download it.
3) Nokia PC Suite. you can get Nokia PC suite from
HERE
4) A good USB cable
How To Flash Your Nokia Mobile Phone
A. Installing Phoenix: This one takes a lot of time especially when your PC is low, so you have to be patient.
B. Running Navifirm: Before you can run this Navifirm on your device,
you ought to get a working internet connection, because it connects to
the internet and loads all available Nokia phones firmwares. It also
takes time and requires a steady
internet connection so you need some patience here too.
C. Before commencing this process, you must ensure that your batter is confidentially charged. Meaning it is fully charged.
D. Please you have to select your phone type under Products. This
Products is sited on the phone just under the battery. For an instance,
N97′s product type is RM-505, RM-133 for N73 and RM-596 for Nokia N8.
(You can as well check it by dialling *#0000# in standby.)
E. Now you have to wait till it loads Releases. And then from here, you
can see all available firmware versions. Select the latest you find
there.
F. It now loads Variants, select your desired product code from the
list. You can also check beneath the battery to find the original
product code.
7. Now select all the files and download. Select Download with IDMM
(Internet Download Manager) if you have it installed it on your
PC. If not, select, Download with program and choose the destination folder.
8. Go to C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products
Create a folder with the name as your phone product type.
For example, for Nokia N97, the folder will be named RM-505
The firmware files you downloaded will then be located in C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-505
9. Now run PHOENIX and connect your mobile phone in PC Suite mode. If
phoenix detects your phone automatically, skip steps 110-14.
G. Proceed by choosing all the files and then download. The choose
Download with IDMM (Internet Download Manager) if you have it installed
it on your PC. If not, choose, Download with program and choose the
destination folder.
H. Now just go to C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products
Then create a folder with the name as your phone product type.
For example, for Nokia N97, the folder will be named RM-505
The firmware files you downloaded will then be located in C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-505
I. Run PHOENIX and connect your mobile phone in PC Suite mode. If phoenix detects your phone automatically, skip steps 110-14.
J. While in Phoenix, click File > Manage Connections > New.
K. choose the type of cable you are using. If you are using DKE-2, CA-53, Micro USB cable, choose USB.
L. Now just clicks on Next. It will find your product and say FOUND. If
it doesn’t find any, you can try changing your cable type by clicking
back.
M. Then click next and then Finish.
N. Meanwhile at this junction, your cable type (USB) appears in the connection list. choose it. Click APPLY and then CLOSE.
O. Just choose File > Open Product.
P. The after some few minutes, a list of RM codes will open. choose your phone’s RM code.
Q. And then just choose File > Scan Product.
R. Note, your phone’s firmware info will appear at the extreme bottom of the Phoenix Service Software window.
S. Choose Flashing > Firmware Update. Now Phoenix will automatically
load the firmware files we talked about in step 8. If it doesn’t, make
sure you named that directory accordingly and please go over step 8
again.
T. Please, If from letter A to S is okay meaning that everything goes
well form that number one then please just choose “Refurbish”, and then
wait until the “Successful” dialog box appear (DO NOT touch or
disconnect the phone or USB cable during the process). Press OK, phone
will disconnect and restart.
Should incase you are anyhow confuse kindly use the comment box.