How to Restore Your Android Device with SP Flash Tool

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 If you have a MediaTek device and want to flash stock firmware, you will need the SP Flash Tool. This tool allows you to flash various files on your MediaTek-powered device. I'll show you how to use SP Flash Tool to flash stock ROM on your MediaTek device in this post.

Requirement

  • A PC

  • SP Flash tool

  • Smartphone

  • USB Cable

  • MediaTek VCOM Drivers

  • Scatter Firmware

  • Custom Download Agent (DA) File (If Required)


  • Step 1: Run the SP (Smartphone) Flash Tool on your PC by opening the extracted folder and double-clicking on flash_tool.exe.How to use SP Flash Tool
  • Step 2: Choose Scatter-loading FileHow to Restore Your Android Device with SPClick Choose in front of Scatter-loading File and browse to the folder where you have extracted the stock ROM file. Select the scatter file (usually named MTxxxx_Android_scatter.txt) and click Open.How to Restore Your Android Device with SPThe tool will load all the partition images from the scatter file and display them in a table. You can uncheck any partition you don’t want to flash, or leave them all checked if you want a complete firmware flash.How to Restore Your Android Device with SP
  • Step 2.5: Load Custom Download Agent (DA) File (If required)
  • Some secure boot devices require a custom DA file for SP Flash Tool. The DA file allows the tool to bypass secure boot. You can get the DA file for your device from websites such as Hovatek Forum. To load the custom DA file, do the following:
Click on Choose in front of Download-Agent and select the DA file (usually named MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin).
  • Step 3: Turn off your device (if possible, remove and reinsert the battery). 
  • Step 4: Click on Download at the top of the tool. This will begin the downloading and flashing process.
You can also choose the "Firmware Upgrade or Format + Download", Format + Download is not recommended (especially for secure boot devices).
  • Step 5: Connect your device to the PC using a USB cable without holding any buttons. This will put your device into download mode, and SP Flash Tool will detect it. 
  • Step 6: A red progress bar and a yellow progress bar will appear, indicating that flashing is in progress. Do not disconnect your device or interrupt the process until it is finished.How to Restore Your Android Device with SPHow to Restore Your Android Device with SPWhen the flashing is finished, you will see a green tick mark with the message "Download OK." This indicates that the flashing was successful, and you can remove your device from the PC.How to Restore Your Android Device with SP Flash ToolReboot your device normally and enjoy the new stock firmware.

Conclusion

That’s how you can use SP Flash Tool to flash stock ROM on any MediaTek Android device. This tool is handy for unbricking or restoring your device to its factory state. 
I hope this blog post was helpful to you. Please let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or feedback.


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