For most tablet users, the issue of flashing them is very remote and seems unrealistic. It's actually easy to do, even much easier than using a phone. In just half an hour you will know how to flash a Chinese tablet yourself and quickly.

The firmwares themselves are:
• official (factory);
• modified (custom).

There are also several firmware methods:
• Via Recovery.
• Via ODIN.
• Through the programmer.

The easiest way to flash a tablet

In most cases, when people say that they need firmware for Chinese tablets, they actually mean updating the software version. Updates themselves are released to devices quite often. In addition, when buying a gadget that came out a year ago or more, it is recommended to immediately update it to the maximum existing version.

Automatic update

In order to automatically update your device, you need to go to "Options" (Settings) / "Device Information" / "Software Update" and press the button "Update". The device will show you if there are any updates available and, after your consent, will download and install the update automatically. The user will only be required to periodically agree with what is written and press the button "Further". It is best to make updates via high-speed Internet. Also make sure that the battery charge level is at least 40%.

Update from the manufacturer

In models on the Windows 8 platform, to update, you need to download a special installer for your specific device model. To do this, you need to go to the manufacturer’s website and find the category there. "Support", select your model and download it directly to your device, then run this file. Then everything will happen as in the method described above in automatic mode.

Installing the official firmware version

Before installing new firmware, you need to prepare. To do this, you need a firmware program, drivers for the tablet, and the firmware itself.

Preparatory moments

In order to download the official version of the software, you need to find your device on the manufacturer’s official website. After the text about what a wonderful device this is, there are versions of the system software and driver. You download all this to your computer. If the drivers are not found, then enter the query in any search engine "download drivers + model of your device". The drivers themselves must be installed as an administrator, that is, using the context menu. In addition, flashing this way will require a special program. For example, consider ODIN. After downloading, the program does not require installation - you just need to unpack it into any folder. True, you need to be careful that there are no Cyrillic characters on the way to it. It is best to unzip it to the root of the disk.

Step-by-step steps for flashing the tablet

Installing a custom firmware version on the tablet

Flashing a tablet with a custom version is much easier than with the official one. First you need to download any version of custom assemblies. In addition, you will need a number of applications from Google, a file called gapps.zip. True, in most cases this file is located in the archive with the firmware, but sometimes it has to be downloaded separately.

How to reflash a “completely” Chinese tablet?

This applies to notorious copies or gadgets of dubious quality, for which the manufacturer did not particularly try to do anything, including in terms of software. However, you can flash it. To do this, write in the search engine: "download firmware + full name of tablet and model". Be careful, because a small inaccuracy in the numbers can lead to the tablet turning into a “brick” and it will be possible to sew it only through the programmer.

If Yandex and Google do not want to find firmware, go to Yahoo or another English-language search engine. Type there: "firmware for + name and model of your tablet".

Be sure to read the file in the downloaded firmware redme.txt to know the difference and nuances of the firmware of a specific model. Next, we format the memory card from the tablet in the FAT32 system and unpack the contents of the downloaded archive here.

You won't have to do anything else. You just need to reboot the device, which will do everything itself when loading. However, make sure to charge it, as the process will take time.

How to flash a Chinese tablet: Video

Date of publication: 02.10.13

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Kingdia Team 07/28/2016 10:45

I quote Anton:

Hello, I have a pixus play three v4-0 tablet based on Android 4.4.2 SN PP3V414110450
I'm looking for firmware for it, how can you help, I looked on 4pda, not a single link works there

Hello. For everything to work properly on w3bsit3-dns.com, you need to register on the forum. In general, I'm sorry, but I can't help you find the firmware. Now you have to try it yourself.

How to flash Chinese Android smartphones or tablets. Firmware for Chinese Android smartphones is a real art and sometimes confuses beginners. This instruction will help you understand the basics and successfully update!

This manual is written for smartphones based on MTK chips (MTK6589, MTK6577, MTK6575, MTK6572) from MediaTek - OPPO, ZOPPO, STAR, THL, TCL, HUAWEI, LENOVO and others. If you decide to flash your Chinese Android, then be extremely careful, read the instructions several times, if you do not understand it, then it is better to postpone this venture for the future!

Necessary tools and other requirements for flashing

3. Download the firmware

4. Charge your smartphone to at least 60% of its full charge

Firmware for Chinese Android smartphones

Firmware installation Part 1

1. Unzip the SP Flash Tool program in the root of drive C:

2. Unpack the firmware for the smartphone in the root of drive C:

3. Launch the SP Flash Tool program by clicking on Flash_tool.exe

4. In the program, press the button, go to the folder with the unpacked firmware in the subfolder target_bin (or just in the firmware) and select file XXXXXXX _Android_scatter_emmc.txt(where XXXXXXX is your MTK number, for example MTK6577). Do not close the program, proceed to installing drivers

Driver installation (alternative)

5. Unzip the drivers folder

6. Open Device Manager on PC

2. Turn off your Chinese smartphone or tablet

3. Remove the battery and insert

4. Now quickly connect the smartphone to the PC and install the drivers (all in about 5 seconds)
On an unidentified device (yellow icon), click the update drivers button and specify the folder of unpacked drivers, or rather MT65xx Preloader, if any warnings are displayed, continue the installation. If the drivers are not installed, repeat steps 3 and 4 again. If they are installed, proceed further.

Firmware installation Part 2

5. Return to the SP Flash Tool program

6. Click on the Firmware -> Upgrade button and wait until the firmware is installed.

7. The appearance of this window means that the firmware is completed

Installing Recovery

If you need to flash only one partition (for example recovery), uncheck the unnecessary ones, click Download

and agree to the warning

how to flash Recovery

A person is faced with an incredible abundance of these devices, both from famous manufacturers and little-known companies. Moreover, there is often a situation when you have to choose not by hardware characteristics, but by the name of the company and cost, since this is the only thing that distinguishes the models.

The reason for this is assemblers from the Middle Kingdom, who literally flooded the market with almost identical tablets. It is not surprising that one of the questions that may arise from the happy owner of such a laptop computer is: “How to flash a Chinese Android tablet?”

Why replace software?

Owners of tablets from reputable manufacturers, as a rule, have almost no problems with the operation of their gadgets. Everything functions exactly as intended. However, unfortunately, this is not always the case with inexpensive Chinese models. Very often a situation arises when the user of such a tablet notices after some time that spontaneous redirects (redirects) to unwanted resources occur in any browser, although antivirus programs do not detect anything.

Replacing operating system files may also be necessary if any hardware or software components do not work correctly. In fact, the reasons can be very different.

Firmware selection

In order to replace control programs, you should carefully read the existing information on the Internet. Typically, owners create multi-page threads of specialized forums for each device, where problems and their solutions are discussed. It is there, in particular, that you can find instructions on how to flash Chinese tablets, as well as the firmware itself. We recommend that you read everything carefully.

Firmware is a set of files that are written to the gadget’s internal storage and form the operating system. Inside it, among other things, there are drivers that control hardware components. In case of an erroneous selection and loading process, the gadget may stop turning on, becoming a so-called “brick”. Firmware for Chinese tablets is selected not only by name, but also by revision. Let's give an example. Let's take the 3450DUO model. There are modifications B and W, which differ in the display driver. By downloading the operating system for W to the 3450DUO/B, the user will receive a dark screen. Next we will consider solutions based on MTK processors.

Flashing program

In order to “flash” the operating system into the tablet, in addition to the firmware itself, you need to download the program. Often, a proven version is supplied along with the files to be flashed.

Firmware for Chinese tablets works better with the latest versions of the Flash Tool. So, 5.1352 has proven itself to be excellent. It is completely free and there are no accessibility issues.

How to flash Chinese tablets. Preparation

Before you begin the update procedure, you need to make sure that the gadget's battery is fully charged. You also need a computer running Windows (fewer questions arise), a free USB port and an appropriate cable. It is recommended to use laptops or PCs with a backup power system, since interrupting the flashing process can lead to disruption of the internal memory structure.

Often the question of how to flash Chinese tablets is asked because some unobvious mistake is made at the preparation stage. So, you need to create a folder in the root directory of drive “C”, and its name should not contain Russian letters, only English ones are allowed. It is important. Also no spaces.

The firmware files (boot.img, system.img) should be unpacked into it. The tablet must be turned off and not connected to the computer.

"Filling" the system

The next step is to run the flash_tool.exe program. In the Download Agent window you need to specify MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin from the directory of the flashing application. In the window below you need to select a markup file - the so-called scatter. This is the key point. Anyone who is interested in how to flash Chinese tablets should have at least a general understanding of this. Depending on the processor modification, the mentioned file may have different names. So, for modern mass-produced models it is called MT6582_Android_scatter.txt. You cannot substitute this file from other devices, even with the same processor. With rare exceptions. Otherwise, you will have to learn not only how to flash Chinese tablets, but also how to restore them from a “brick” state.

If everything is done correctly, a list of detected files (Preloader, MBR...) will appear in the main window. Here, a little higher, you can select the flashing mode. This can be Firmware Upgrade, Download Only or Format+. The second one is the least destructive. Most often this is what you need to use. Regardless of the correct preparation, we recommend that you always uncheck the Preloader block.

When all this is done, you need to click the Download button. The program will go to You need to connect the tablet to the computer and watch the download process. If everything went well, then you can close the program window, disconnect the tablet from the computer and turn it on. After the software upload operation, the initial download takes a long time, up to several minutes.

Important points

When learning how to flash Chinese or any other language, you should remember that:

• When downloading a program from a laptop running on battery power, it is possible that the USB ports are turned off due to the battery charge dropping below a critical level.
• Sometimes the UBOOT block is not flashed and the tablet does not start. The problem lies in the fact that the scatter file contains the path to uboot.img, and the list contains lk.bin, which is what it is, but renamed.

• Some models of tablet computers and smartphones refuse to be flashed due to the peculiarities of connecting to the computer. In this case, immediately after connecting to the USB port, you need to press and hold the Power button along with the volume rocker up.
• To avoid failures, it is recommended not to connect the gadget to the ports on the front panel of the personal computer system unit.

Fake

Unfortunately, not all mobile devices marked “Made in China” can boast of high quality and stable operation. Very often, gadget owners ask about how to flash a Chinese n8000 tablet. Well, if someone has this copy of a Samsung model in their hands, then one can only sympathize. Of course, we are not talking about any 64 GB of internal memory and 2 GB of RAM. At best, this fake has a modest 512 MB of cells on board for running programs and 1.5 GB of built-in storage. And, what’s really sad, it often stops working after a few months, even with careful use.

Still, there is a solution! Below we will tell you how to flash the n8000 tablet. The method, of course, is not a panacea, since absolutely any “filling” can be inside the branded case. Therefore, what works in one case turns out to be completely useless in another.

Determining the Hardware Configuration

The tablet must be carefully opened. There is always a designation on the motherboard, for example Mapan MX913 DC. It must be discovered and remembered (written down). You should also determine the type of touchscreen controller, sound chip and processor. You need to start looking for firmware for these components. For example, the touchscreen can be GSL3680, the wireless module can be RTL8188ETV from Realtek, and the processor can be the common Allwinner A13.

Note that all of the above will not apply to MTK in this case. Let's figure out how to flash a Chinese Samsung (tablet).

We revive a famous fake

To work you will need to download the Phoenuxusbpro program. It is available with both Chinese and English interfaces. First, in the application menu you need to select the desired image - firmware and open it with the Open command. The tablet is disconnected from the computer. When you press the Start button, the icon color will turn green. On the tablet, hold down Volume +, connect it to the USB port, and press the Power button. The “filling” process will begin. When a success message appears, you can disconnect the cable. That's all - the tablet can be checked.