Monday, September 7, 2015

Cherry Mobile Snap 2.0 MTK stock ROM/firmware to unbrick your phone



UPDATE: I was able to flash this firmware in a bootloop state phone, and I can confirm that it is  working. However after you flash the firmware if there is a Pattern Lock it will not be removed. All you have to do is to hard reset the phone. And that's it.

This firmware is for  Cherry Mobile Snap 2.0 (W420)  with MTK  SoC, this is only  a ROM dump. I haven't tested it yet, so if you would like to beta test it proceed and download the the file. 




This firmware is not yet rooted, you can use your favorite rooting application for PC such as vRoot/iRoot/Kingoroot or you can use an APK file which is Kingroot to root your device.






You can fix the following issue in your phone:
1. Bootloop
2. Damaged System UI
3. TP Upgrade only
4. Dead phone but it is detected in computer
5. Remove Gmail Account / Password / Pattern Lock (Alternative Way)
6. Privacy Protection Password Lock up

"DOWNLOAD THESE FILES"
Firmware Here -->Cherry Mobile Snap 2.0
VCOM Driver -->VCOM Manual
Alternative Driver --> AutoInstaller
SPFlashTool --> LatestVersion 

"Use WinRar or 7zip to extract the firmware"
"Extract the files to your desired folder"
"If you encounter error in flashtool, use different version of it."


"I suggest to use 32bit Windows OS for compatibility of the driver"

"You can also use 64bit version, just disable driver signing or driver signature before installing the driver."



Installing Driver with AutoInstaller

First try the Alternative Driver, which is the AutoInstaller. Just open the install.exe then it will automatically install the driver. To fully check if the driver is correctly installed in your computer. 

Follow these steps:
  1. Turn off your phone (always powered off is a must)
  2. Press and hold volume up or down, or you can simple press the two button.
  3. Insert your USB cable without releasing the VOLUME button(s).
  4. In your computer, it must detect your phone and it will install the MTK Preloader or Mediatek USB VCOM driver.
  5. Repeat 1 to 4 if it does not detect your phone.
  6. If MTK Preloader/Mediatek USB VCOM Driver is installed you are good to go in flashing your phone ^_^