Firmware Lenovo Zuk Edge II

OS: Android v7.0 (Nougat)

CPU: Octa core (2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo)

RAM: 64 GB

Display: 5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Battery: Li-Polymer

Before flashing, you need
Create a full backup of the firmware.
The battery must be 100% charged.

1. Flashing your phone using CWM Recovery
2. Flashing the phone using TWRP Recovery
3. Flashing the phone using Fastboot

1. Phone flashing using CWM Recovery
The rich functionality of CWM Recovery www.clockworkmod.com allows you to perform many manipulations with the device, including rolling the firmware. By default, stock Recovery is installed in the devices, which means that first you need to install the ClockWorkMod Recovery utility itself.
The general firmware process described below is for ZIP files. Instructions: - Download the firmware and place it on your phone's SD card.
- First, turn off the phone with the Power button.
- Depending on the phone manufacturer, press a specific combination of buttons on the phone body. A universal option is to try pressing the following keys.
- Press the Power + Volume up (or Volume Down) (+Home) buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.
- The phone will then boot into Recovery mode.
- Use the volume buttons to navigate through the menus and press the Power button to make a selection.
- Select 'Wipe data / factory reset' from the menu.
- Select 'Yes - delete all user data' from the menu and press the Power button.
- Select 'Wipe cashe partition' from the menu.
- Select 'Yes - Wipe cache' from the menu and press the Power button.
- Next select 'advanced' in the menu.
- Select 'Wipe Dalvik Cache' from the menu and press the Power button.
- Select 'Yes - Wipe Dalvik Cache' from the menu.
Go back, press 'Go Back'.
- Next in the menu, select 'mounts and storage' .
- Select 'format / system' from the menu.
- Select 'Yes - Format' from the menu.
Go back, press 'Go Back'.
- Highlight 'install zip from sdcard' .
- From the menu, choose 'choose zip from sdcard' .
- Select 'Yes - Install your firmware name' from the menu.
- Select 'Reboot system now' from the menu.

2. Flashing the phone using TWRP Recovery
For those who prefer working with the utility in the form of TWRP Recovery, the following instructions for the step-by-step installation of the update in the form of a ZIP archive are offered:
- Upload the file with the firmware image to the SD card of your phone.
- Go to TWRP Recovery. In the same way as in CWM.
- Perform a factory reset. When the phone has finished cleaning, return to the original menu by pressing the 'Back' key.
- From the main menu select 'Install' and find and select the firmware file. Click on it by dragging the slider to the side.
- After that, the firmware process will start. This will take about 2-3 minutes.
- After the completion of the firmware operation, you must click on the 'Reboot System' item, and reboot the device.

3. Flashing the phone using Fastboot
A universal tool for flashing Android smartphones using a PC is the Fastboot utility. It is part of the SDK Platform Tools, which means it is suitable for a large number of devices.
Before starting the firmware, you need to get access to the system kernel. Very often, many manufacturers block this system parameter, not wanting users to change the system files of their firmware images with their own hands. To do this, you need to unblock Bootloader. To do this, you need to study the detailed instructions for configuring and managing the command line. Before starting the firmware using a computer, do not forget to enable USB debugging of the device in the engineering settings of the device.
- Copy the archive with the firmware image to the folder with 'ADB'
- Now you need to put your device into fastboot mode and write a prompt in the command line: fastbooflash zip filename.zip.
- Wait for the end of the installation and reboot the device.

Thomas Nilan
Smartphone Expert

Thomas Nilan is a mobile phone expert with in-depth knowledge of the Android and iOS operating systems, who understands the settings of various hidden features that allow you to expand the capabilities of your smartphone, as well as get information about what is going on inside the phone for future repairs. He is an authority in his field, which has allowed him to become a ghostwriter for several technology publications, and he enjoys writing small mobile applications for testing smartphones.