[Miscellaneous Android Development] RadarZgin:
How to put a custom rom on your mediatek device​

this tuturial os for OEM rebrands of "Chinese Manufactured" phones

Warning: if your phone isnt has a commercial OEM Brand, think twice before putting a custom rom on it, you must find a experience about Mediatek devices, before you proceed.

Requirements:

1. Fully Working Unit ( with atleast 50% battery )

2. Relaible Internet connection

3. Good Google Search Skills

4. Lasest Mobile Uncle App ( Link here )

5. Recovery ( its a ".img" file )

6. Custom Rom ( its a ".zip" file )

What will Happen After:

1. All your Apps would possibly be gone ( you can redownload )

2. you have root privalages

3. you Have a custom rom on device

Step 1: first you must root your device

Step 1.1: list of Rooting Apps for PC and Android

Step 2: Find an Apropriate Recovery and Custom Rom( must be the exact recovery/rom for your device, unless it wont work )

Step 2.1: Google the Following Terms:

- "[name/model of Device] CWM Recovery"

- "[name/model of Device] TWRP Recovery"

- "[name/model of Device] Custom roms"

Goal: the goal is to find the ".img" file recovery, and the ".zip" file Custom Rom

Note: from there, you are on your own on how to download those files.

Step 2.2: If you cant find any on those search terms, try these:

- "Rebrand of [name/model of Device]"

Goal: is to find the Rebrand Version ( means exact device but different country or brand ) of your device

Note: check "ALL" the specs of the device if its a match, if you found it proceed to "Step 2.3"

Step 2.3: Google...

- "[name/model of rebrand device] Custom Roms"

- "[name/model of rebrand device] CWM Recovery"

- "[name/model of rebrand device] TWRP Recovery"

Goal: is to find the custom rom and recovery for the rebrand device, which is can be used to yours.

Step 2.4: if you really cant find any, just log-in to your Facebook Account, and Search for a fan group of your device, from there you may find a Recovery and Custom Rom files

Step 3: now you have the requirements, lets install the Rom

Step 3.1: Copy your "Custom Rom" and "Recovery" on Internal "AND" External Storage of the Phone, if you dont have enough space, please delete or back up some of your files

Step 3.2: Install Mobile Uncle App

Step 3.3: After installing open Mobile Uncle App and "grant root access" on your device

Step 3.2: Now go to Recovery Update, and select the recovery.img you downloaded

Goal: is to install Custom Recovery, by installing the ".img" that you put on internal or external

Step 3.4: if its said reboot to recovery, click yes!

GOal: to go to the recovery, for few seconds it will reboot, and you will the the interface of the recovery, if it doenst go to recovery, you repeat the process of installing the recovery, or you got the wrong ".img" for your device, and you must find the proper one again.

Step 4: Back Up Current/Stock Rom

- For CWM Recovery ( ClockWorkMod )

How to Use: Volume UP = UP, Volume Down = Down, Power = Select, Back Button = Back )

Step 4.1: go to...

- Back up and restore

- Then select Back Up or Back up to internal/external SD Card

Warning: if it fails, reboot to Android, and delete/back up again all the files

- For TWRP Recovery ( Team Win Recovery Project )

How to use: it is touch based

Step 4.1: go to...

- Back Up

- Put "X" mark on each box ( "x" means select or "check" )

- Slide to Back up

Warning: if it fails, reboot to Android, and delete/back up again all the files

Note: it will now start to back up, you can charge the phone while backing up or connect it to your PC, and wait for the process to complete

Step 5: Put the Custom Rom on your device

- For CWM Recovery

Step 5.1: go to...

- Install Zip

- "Choose Zip from /sdcard" or "Choose Zip from extsdcard

- Then Find the ".zip" file you put there

- and click "yes"

Note: it will now start to Install the Rom, you can charge the phone while installing the rom or connect it to your PC, and wait for the process to complete

Warning: if it fails, you got a wrong/corrupt custom rom and you must download another or you must find a TWRP recovery for your device

- For TWRP Recovery

Step 5.2: go to...

- Install Zip

- Find the ".zip" file you put on both internal and external

- and Slide to Install

Note: it will now start to Install the Rom, you can charge the phone while installing the rom or connect it to your PC, and wait for the process to complete

Warning: if it fails, you got a wrong/corrupt custom romand you must download another or you must find a CWM recovery for your device

Step 5.3: if everything now goes smooth, it finnished the installing of the rom, without warning you must factory reset your device, to avoid Bootlopp ( Softbrick )

- For CWm

Step 5.3.1: go to...

- Wipe Data / Factory Reset

- and yes

- then Advanced

- Wipe Dalvik Cache ( Select "Yes" if it prompt )

- then Reboot

- For TWRP

Step 5.3.1: go to...

- Wipe

- Mark "x" only "Data", "Cache", "Dalvik Cache"

- Then Slide

- After Thar Reboot to System

Note: if you do exactly everything, it must boot to android, and everything should be working smoothly