If not all users of Android systems, then many of those involved in installing custom (non-original) firmware know that the appearance of the Installation Aborted error during firmware is a fairly common phenomenon. And this is not connected with the installed data, but with the version of the operating system itself. Most users start this process, completely not thinking about the possible consequences. And they can be very sad (even if the firmware is not installed, the system can simply “crash”, and then you will have to restore the factory settings with a complete loss of user data and any other related information).
Installation Aborted error during firmware: what is it in general understanding?
Let's start by explaining the term itself. What does the situation mean when the mobile device writes Installation Aborted when flashing through the recovery, it’s not difficult to understand, in general.
Simply translate the message from English into Russian. Receive a notification that the installation is interrupted. But why is there such a failure? About this and much more is proposed to read in the material, which is presented below. In addition, the usual cancellation of the installation is still the worst thing that can be achieved with such actions. The fact is that Android systems are sensitive enough to any changes, and can only work with selected devices for which only a certain version of the operating system can be used. Relatively obsolete OS and device support in terms of updating the operating system are practically no. Updates concern only the built-in services and user applications, but nothing more. You can only upgrade your operating system to a specific supported level.
Installation Aborted with firmware: what to do?
It is clear that when installing official updates supported by Android operating systems, such failures do not occur. The only situation when the system writes Installation Aborted when installing the firmware is connected only with the fact that the user installs the Firmware independently.
In principle, this is a kind of protective function, similar to the appearance of a blue screen in Windows-systems. Only Android behaves much more modestly.
The main problem is not even the installation method, but the fact that this firmware may not fit the device on which it is installed. And for starters, when you cancel the process, just reboot the mobile device and restore the original system. After that, you can proceed to install the new firmware again.
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Sometimes, when installing the firmware, Installation Aborted also signals that the original update file was not placed in the area that the device perceives as the default reserve.
As a rule, in order to avoid the appearance of Installation Aborted failure when flashing a smartphone or tablet, initially the Update.zip file should be placed in the root directory of the internal drive (Android). Only then can additional actions be performed.
Operating system update
Another failure option, when the system writes Installation Aborted during firmware, can be interpreted as a mismatch between the current version of the operating system and the one the user is trying to switch to.
This is akin to trying to jump from Windows XP to Windows 10 on desktop computers. First, for the Android OS itself, you need to install an update that is supported by both the system and the device, and only then start flashing the device.
One of the most basic conditions for the successful completion of the process, many experts also call the release of space on the internal drive. Do not look at the fact that there is enough space on it. The most basic problem is that it has undeleted cache data, which the system perceives as real garbage, although it may not signal this.
Thus, one of the ways to eliminate Installation Aborted failure during firmware will be the initial deletion of this type of data. You can use the standard settings, from where the transition to the application section is performed with the selection of the “All” item and the subsequent clearing of the cache of each applet presented in the list.
It is much better (and this makes the task easier) if the user has the optimizer application installed on the phone or tablet. Such applets, in general, behave quite correctly. True, cleaning issues sometimes cause legitimate doubts, since the user sees one thing on the application screen, but nothing really happens. Do not believe? Look in any file manager for the directories DCIM and 100ANDRO, which are located directly on the internal drive where the operating system itself is installed.
CMW Installation Issues
Another point related to the possibility of eliminating the problem of the appearance of an Installation Aborted error during firmware refers to the issues of installing the CMW module, which is extremely necessary for such operations. Its installation will avoid the appearance of problems related to incompatibility of ROM-drives. That's only to use it, you must initially obtain the so-called root rights.
In the simplest version, you can use the Kingo Root program, which is initially installed on a personal computer or laptop. After connecting the mobile device, the root driver will be loaded, and then the mobile applet will be installed on the mobile device (confirmation will be issued directly on the computer directly in the program). After that, it will be enough just to launch the appropriate mobile applet to perform further actions.
They consist of installing Rom Manager, and in Recovery mode, using the Setup section, go to the ClockworkMod Recovery menu, find your model of mobile device in the list provided and agree to carry out further operations.
Restore factory firmware
It also happens that this approach does not work, because sometimes the presented solutions can be used only on the original firmware. Resetting the settings on the phone or tablet will not really give anything.
Therefore, it is advisable to immediately install the program that is most suitable for your device (Xperia Companion, Samsung Kies, etc.), and restore the factory firmware via the Internet using it. And only after that you can start installing a new firmware, if necessary.
Instead of a total
This is the solution to the Installation Aborted error with firmware. What to do, I think, is already clear. In general, by and large, it is worth saying that it is not recommended to engage in flashing a mobile device using unsupported versions of Firmware at all. So you can, as they say, just ditch the device. You can install the firmware only if it is really taken from an official source and is fully compatible with the model of the device that is supposed to be reflashed. Otherwise, do not even try to perform any such actions.