Cherry Mobile Flare J1 Plus Firmware / Stock Rom Marshmallow Updated

Flare J1 Plus Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Hi, This is the latest update firmware for Cherry Mobile J1 Plus Tested Scatter File that can be flash using free tool SP Flash Tool. This smartphone has a Android 6.0 Marshmallow Operating system and with Mediatek Chipset MT6580.


A short description of firmware. Firmware is an applications and operating system software that control how a  mobile phone or android smartphone function. Firmware is use to flash into a mobile phone's ROM rather than just copy and load to your phone storage, where it could more easily be delete and gone in the time of crash. Firmware updates can be provided sometimes by the company who develop the specific phones.

There are common problem of android phone that can be fix through flashing new firmware, and remember that flashing can only fixed software problem, this firmware is tested and here are the following software problem that can be fix in flashing new firmware:

• Infected Virus - Also known as Monkey Virus where when you connect to Internet, there is automatically download apps or some popup screen and sometimes automatically turn on WiFi or data connection without doing it. The virus will not remove though hard reset or formatting your phone. Installing new firmware is the best solution.
• Unfortunately Error - This is when you open some apps it will popup Unfortunately, App has stopped. If cannot fixed through clearing the data, then flashing new firmware is also the solution.

• Stuck or Hang in Logo - The reason for this is either when you install incorrect Rom. Try to hard reset first but if still stuck, then flashing firmware is also the solution

• Too Many Pattern Attempts or forgot password -   This is just an alternative solution if you cannot hard reset your android phone.

Download Cherry Mobile Flare J1 Plus Stock Rom
Password: preloader88@gsmsandwich
Thanks and credit to ==>Preloader

Note that flashing new firmware can deleted all your personal data in your internal storage, Including Photos, Contacts, Messages and all Installed third party application, We recommend to perform back up first your important data before proceeding. Download the firmware and follow the flashing instruction below.

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How to flash Android phone using SP Flash tool

What we need?

• PC
• Firmware/ROM, SP Flashtool and MTK Drivers
• USB Cable
• Smartphone with 30 to 50 percent battery charged

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Driver Installation

Flashing phone need to install driver first in order to connect and to be able to flash firmware, we will be install MTK driver in to different way, choose only one by using Auto Installer Drivers or MediaTek USB VCOM drivers. 

Install Driver using Auto Installer Driver

 Download Driver Auto Installer v1.1236.00

• After you download and extract, open the folder and you will see Install.bat 
• Run and it will appear Windows Security window
• Click Install this driver software anyway 
• It will appear many times and just click the same button. 

Wait for CMD window to display Install complete that indicate that driver installation is successful.

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Install Driver Using MediaTek USB VCOM drivers

Download MediaTek USB VCOM drivers

To manually install MediaTek USB VCOM drivers, you can follow this video:

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Flashing Stock Rom in SP Flash tool

1. Download Latest SP Flash tool here and extract to your desired location.
2. Open the extracted file folder and run flash_tool.exe
3. On Scatter-loading file, click the choose button to browse for the Android_Scatter.txt
   
   
4. Follow the screenshot below in choosing android scatter file.
   Note: The given screenshot scatter file is for Starmobile UP firmware with MT6582, this may different to your downloaded firmware depend on what model of your phone. this is just a guide on how to flash Mediatek smartphone.
   
   
5. After you select and load scatter file, either you see unchecked file, if you are not sure what you are doing, I suggest to Do not change anything. In below screenshot, the default CACHE and USRDATA is uncheck, if yours is checked, Just leave it default and do not unchecked.
6. In flash tool Select Download Only Then click Download button
   In your phone turn off first, or remove battery (if removable) because turn off is a must.
   Then Press Volume up or Down or you can press them both Then insert USB Cable. If you see a Red Progress bar then the phone is detected.
   if it continue to Yellow Progress bar then proceed to step 7.
   

6.1 Some phone that has a Virus infected encounter this warning;
PMT changed for the ROM; it must be downloaded. If you don't see this warning skip this and proceed to step 7.
to solve this, just follow the suggestion, Please Select "Format All + Download" Scene and try again the step 6.



7. You will see a yellow progress bar, that means it start downloading. Just put down your phone because it may take few minutes.
   WARNING: Do not unplug or disconnect during this operation.
   
8. And finally, it will popup a Download OK,  that means the flashing new firmware is successful.
   
   For Video tutorial, you can Watch in YouTube.
   Now that you flash your new firmware, restart your phone and you can now setup settings and install your desired application. if you encounter some problem, please comment and we will help you.
   NOTE: Starting up for the first time may took long.

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Troubleshooting

FOR INVALID IMEI or Null IMEI

After you flash new firmware and try to dial *#06# to check your IMEI you will see INVALID or null Just follow How to Fix/Solve Invalid IMEI in safest method.