Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus A6020a46 Firmware Flash File (Stock ROM Guide)

If you’re a Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus (A6020a46) user looking for the official Stock Firmware to download, you can follow this full guide below. Here you can check how to flash the firmware file on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus. We have also put up the stock firmware advantages, firmware info, and requirements for your ease.

Android is full of customizations and tweaks that all users can easily perform. But users have to follow the guide and step-by-step process properly to customise successfully. Unfortunately, some users may not follow the proper steps or don’t flash the compatible file on their devices during Custom ROM installation or rooting, etc. Therefore, their devices can be easily bricked or stuck into the bootloop issue.

In that case, it’s highly recommended to unbrick their devices or fix the boot loop issue at first by flashing the Stock ROM again. Even if your device has an issue with the software performance, overheating, network drop, battery charging, or anything else, you should re-install the Stock ROM. As the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus device runs on a MediaTek chipset, we will provide you with the firmware installation method using the SP Flash Tool.

Stock ROM and its importance in Smartphones

Stock ROM is the operating system that comes pre-built when you buy the device from a retailer. Usually, when a person needs to customize his device with custom ROMs and other modifications, he opts to move on from the stock firmware. However, reverting to the stock ROM is the only option to solve this issue when things go wrong during any modification.

Installing a stock ROM can solve the issue of bootloop and device bricking. Besides, you can perform a system OS upgrade or downgrade as per your choice.

Advantages of Stock ROM:

• You can unbrick your bricked Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
• It fixes the bootloop and instability issue as well.
• To upgrade or downgrade your Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
• You can skip the Screen Lock and remove malware as well.
• To fix bugs lags on your Android Device.
• You Can Remove the root on your device [Unroot]
• You can Restore Stock ROM after using Custom ROM.
• This Software Update helps to solve the issue with WiFi, Bluetooth, and more.
• You can fix the soft brick issue on your Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
• You can preload Google Applications as well.

Steps to Install Stock Firmware on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus

Before we get straight to the Steps of stock ROM installation, follow the requisites section below and have the flash tools and drivers installed on your system.

Pre-Requisites

• The stock firmware provided here is for Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus. Do not flash it on any other phone. 
  
• We recommend having at least a 50% charge on your device before installing the firmware.
• A PC or Laptop.
• Make sure to take a backup of your device data. You can back up your phone Without Root.
• Alternatively, if you have TWRP Recovery installed on your device, you can create Nandroid Backup through TWRP Recovery.
• Download QFil Flash Tool or QPST Flash tool and install it on your PC.
• Install the Latest Lenovo USB Drivers | Qualcomm drivers

Firmware Details

• Device Supported: Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus A6020a46
• Tool Supported: QFil or QPST tool
• Processor: Qualcomm
• File: Software Update
• Gapps File: Included

Now, grab the stock firmware, flash tool, and drivers for the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus from the link below.

Download Firmware:

Method 1: Instructions to Install via QFIL Tool:

Download the Qualcomm Flash image loader tool and USB Drivers on your PC. Follow the below link to install the firmware using the QFIL tool

Method 2: Instructions to Install via QPST Tool:

Here are the instructions you need to follow to install Stock ROM on the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus :

1. First of all, do all the PREREQUISITE STEPS and Now Open the Extracted QPST Folder
2. You will find two files with the name: Qualcomm_USB_Drivers_For_Windows.rar and QPST.WIN.2.7 Installer-00429.zip 
3. Open the QPST Win folder and Install the QPST.exe file on your PC/Laptop 
4. After Installation, Go to the Installed Location in the C Drive
5. Open the QPST Configuration 
6. Now in the QPST Configuration, Click on Add new port -> Select the com port of your device -> and close it 
7. Now Open the EMMC Software Downloader in the same folder located all the QPST Files 
8. In EMMC Software Downloader, Check program boot loaders -> Browse for the device com port
9. Now Click Load XML Def and browse for rawprogram0.xml in folder ROM in EMMC Software Downloader (If you didn’t extract please extract the ROM and then browse the file rawprogram0.xml)
10. Now tap on Load Patch def and browse for patch0.xml in folder ROM 
11. Check the search path 2 and browse for the folder ROM 
12. Now click download, wait for the download to finish (it never finishes but it also detects a new driver, and that’s important), and it will search for the new hardware found, install the driver
13. That’s it! Once your installation is done! Reboot the phone! Congrats, you successfully installed Stock ROM on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.

So, that’s all about how to install stock ROM on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus. We hope this tutorial was useful to you. If you find any difficulties or have any doubts, do let us know.