How to flash Lenovo S650. Updating to Android 11, 10, Pie 9, Oreo 8.1

Is it worth updating the firmware on Android?

The main point of updates is to eradicate bugs, problems and shortcomings, of which there are plenty in the Android operating system:

For example, system applications freeze or crash.
Problem with one of the camera modes.
The smartphone does not turn on at all.
The smartphone goes into an endless reboot.
When you turn on Wi-Fi, the battery runs out within a couple of hours - a problem with energy consumption.
There can be a lot of glitches; there are times when the phone itself starts calling the first number in the phone book. Hardly anyone is happy with this behavior.

However, there are those who simply want to install everything new in order to get new functions and capabilities, so to speak, to start changing something in their life from a small point of view.

Firmware for Lenovo S650

Official firmware Android 4.2 [stock ROM file] - [Recovery] Lenovo custom firmware -

You can find firmware for Lenovo S650 in the thread Flashing Chinese smartphones. In addition, first download the necessary software for flashing

FlashTool
ADB drivers (in theme with FlashTool)

What information do you need to know for flashing?

Make/model [preferred] – Lenovo/S650
Processor – MediaTek MT6582, 1300 MHz
LCD Driver (version)
Kernel (version) [desirable]

Before flashing and during the firmware selection process, check the basic TX (technical characteristics) through the MTKDroidTools program

What custom firmware are there?

MIUI
CM - CyanogenMod
LineageOS
Paranoid Android
OmniROM
Temasek's

All firmware

AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
RR (Resurrection Remix)
MK(MoKee)
FlymeOS
Bliss
crDroid
Illusion ROMS
Pacman ROM
AOKP

Problems and shortcomings of a Lenovo smartphone and how to fix them?

If the S650 does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)

For all these problems, contact the forum (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.

Instructions on how to install firmware on Lenovo S650

By using the instructions you agree to this document. Just in case, make a backup of the files that are dear to you!

Charge your phone to at least 40%. It is important.
In order to flash the device, download the TWRP Manager , you can download it yourself or get it in the archive with the firmware you choose below.
Install TWRP Manager on Android (installation is as simple as any application)
Now download the firmware file by placing it on your smartphone’s memory card. The file itself is located at the bottom of the article; first, you can read the instructions.
We launch TWRP recovery mode - turn off the phone, then press the power button and the volume up button at the same time, soon you will see the inscription “ recovery ” on the screen and a menu will appear as in the screenshot below.
The first thing you need to do is reset; to do this, press the Wipe button. The data will be cleared.
After that, press back and select Reboot recovery and confirm your action by swiping across the screen (by dragging the slider to the right)
Next, click on the Install button, select the file with the firmware and confirm the action again.
Attention! The firmware process is not displayed on the display! All you have to do is make coffee and wait for the process to complete.

All! Now you have brand new firmware and new features.

Download firmware

Our opinion does not claim to be the truth of the first instance, but we would like to recommend installing Android no lower than seven, because everything lower is already obsolete.

Android 9.0 or just a pie is a new step in the development of mobile operating systems, the height of the genius of overseas programmers! URL: yourtopfile.info/android9pie
8.1 Oreo is the former peak of genius of the same overseas programmers. URL: yourtopfile.info/android8oreo
Seven Nougat is a good operating system for mid-range or budget hardware. URL: yourtopfile.info/android7nougat
Six Marshmallows - you can install it only if you are nostalgic for the sixth Android, otherwise it is not necessary, the same can be said about the fifth version. URL: yourtopfile.info/android6
Android 10 Q 2021. URL: yourtopfile.info/android10
Android 11 2021. URL: yourtopfile.info/android11

How to flash Lenovo s650 Vibe X mini

If you are interested in the question of how to flash new firmware on a Lenovo S650 phone or how to install a custom Recovery (recovery) on a Lenovo S650 smartphone, then you have come to the right place, in this article we will talk specifically about the firmware of the Lenovo S650 smartphone

Lenovo S650 Vibe X mini firmware process

In this article I will tell you how to flash a phone (Lenovo s650) to new firmware without the help of a PC, namely through Recovery. Firmware for any device always begins with preparation, and our smartphone is no exception.

From the very beginning you need to download the required (liked) firmware, I recommend looking HERE
Next, download custom recovery (the native one will not allow you to install the modified firmware on your smartphone), download it from here
Both downloaded archives are on an SD card (memory card), it is most convenient to upload the files to the root of the card, so that you don’t have to search for a long time.

Preparations are complete, let's move on to flashing the custom recovery firmware on the smart s650.

To flash a custom recovery, you need to boot into stock, and to go into stock recovery on a Lenovo s650 there are two ways:

- The first and easiest way. Turn off the phone and press the power button, hold it for 1-2 seconds, then press the volume rocker “+” and “-” at the same time and release the power button, hold the rocker until you enter recovery. If it doesn’t work out, then you need to practice... (in order not to waste time loading your smartphone, just juggle the battery). The whole point is to press the rocker until lenovo appears, and release the power button after it appears...
- Second way. Install the Mobileuncle Tools application from the market,
launch it, select Into Recovery Mode and confirm the action, the smartphone will turn off on its own and boot into stock recovery.

Select the item “install zip from sdcard” - “choose zip from sdcars” and select the file previously downloaded to the flash drive - “TWRP_v2.6.3.0_S650”, then confirm the desire to install it - “OK”. The firmware process usually does not take much time, 1-2 minutes, or even less. After successful installation, “install complet” should be written at the very bottom. Everything on your smartphone now has custom recovery.

To flash the firmware itself on your phone, you need to do a similar procedure, but in a new recovery and with minor additions.

Go to recovery (see how to log in above)
Select the “Wipe” item, that is, delete all unnecessary things from the phone (photos and music will remain), drag the slider to the right, thereby confirming the desire to do a wipe.
After the formatting process, click the “house” icon (lower left corner), and then select the “instal” item. In the dialog menu that appears, indicate the path to the previously downloaded firmware (the one we copied to the root of the memory card) and again drag the slider as a sign of consent, the process of installing the firmware on the Lenovo S650 has begun. Usually the firmware process does not take more than 1 - 2 minutes.
And last but not least, after successful installation of all the files on your smartphone, a window will pop up with three choices, select “reboot sustem now”. The phone will reboot with the new firmware.

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And Rootkhp Pro 2.6 – (from the Rootkhp pro website). The version may also not be the latest; you need to check their website.

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Hard Reset for Lenovo S650

Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on Lenovo S650 (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with a visual guide called resetting settings on Android. .

Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

*2767*3855#
*#*#7780#*#*
*#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
"wipe data/factory reset"
“yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”

How to log into Recovery?

hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!

Resetting settings on Lenovo S650 can be done in a very simple way:

Settings->Backup and reset
Reset settings (at the very bottom)

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How to reset the pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your Lenovo smartphone. On the S650 model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

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Added including from w3bsit3-dns.com, needrom and XDA on 11/14/2021
The AnTuTu synthetic test showed that the performance of the S650 was rated at 17326 points. It's weak, but it can work.

Download custom firmware

If it’s not difficult for you, leave a review through the comment system, as well as any questions you have. Everything is like on the forum, only without registration.

We have instructions for installing firmware - located at the links below. Firmware download for Lenovo S650 is available via torrent with instructions.