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How to Flash Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166



Android31 – If yesterday I gave a tutorial on how to flash the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8116 then this time I will give a tutorial on how to flash the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8116. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166, the difference is that the first article discusses the single SIM Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium while this time I will give a tutorial for the dual sim Xperia XZ2. Flashing is done if you experience an error on the smartphone system, lost signal, bootloop or hardbrick, which is where the smartphone condition is blank black.

Xperia XZ2 Premium is a smartphone from Sony, this smartphone was released in 2022, this smartphone is powered by Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm), with a battery power of 3540 mAh, Xperia XZ2 Premium already supports 18 Watt fast charging but unfortunately Xperia XZ2 Premium still uses OS Android 8 (Oreo) at the time of release, but can be updated to Android 9 and 10.

Without further ado, let’s first prepare the materials for Flashing the Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166.

Things and Materials needed for Flashing Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166

1. PC or Laptop

2. USB Cable

3. Internet

4. Make sure your smartphone battery is at least 80%

5. Sony Xperia USB Driver you can download here

6. Firmware Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166 you can download here

7. Sony Xperia Flashtool you can download here

If all the things and materials have been met, we can proceed to flashing the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166

How to Flash Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166

1. Download and Install Sony Xperia USB Driver

2. Restart PC or Laptop

3. Move the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166 Firmware that you have downloaded to the directory C:\Flashtool\firmwares

4. Run Flashtool

5. Click lightning icon above on the left



6. Select flash mode then click ok



7. Select the Firmware that you moved earlier, then click Flash



8. Wait for the Firmware extract process to finish

9. A notification appears as shown below, then turn off your smartphone



10. Connect to PC or Laptop using USB Cable while pressing volume down button (-)

11. If correct, the Flashing process will run, wait for it to finish

12. When finished, the smartphone will reboot by itself, if the smartphone does not reboot automatically, please unplug the smartphone from the PC or Laptop and turn it on by pressing the power button on the smartphone. This reboot will take longer than usual because the smartphone will return in a new state like the first time we bought it, be patient and wait for the smartphone to enter the menu

The final word

Thus the article How to Flash Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium H8166.

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