{"id":2926,"date":"2016-01-11T18:26:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T17:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hovatek.com\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:12:47","slug":"how-to-upgrade-infinix-hot-2-x510-to-android-6-marshmallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-upgrade-infinix-hot-2-x510-to-android-6-marshmallow\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade Infinix Hot 2 X510 to Android 6 Marshmallow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2016\/01\/android-marshmallow.png\" alt=\"how to upgrade infinix hot 2 x510 to Marshmallow\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Infinix has released Marshmallow (Android 6) for the Infinix Hot 2 (X510) . This update requires the phone to be running on stock ROM (not rooted) and also on stock recovery. Reverting the phone to unrooted state (stock ROM) and stock recovery isn&#8217;t difficult but the challenge most people have with the Infinix X510 is booting this phone into stock recovery since Volume up + Power and ADB don&#8217;t work. In this guide, We&#8217;ll be showing you how to bypass these restrictions and successfully upgrade your Infinix Hot 2 X510 to Marshmallow. <\/p>\n<p>* Note: Ensure your phone&#8217;s battery is over 50% before you proceed<\/p>\n<h3>Is the Marshmallow update meant for the X510 1GB or 2GB RAM version?<\/h3>\n<p>It is meant for both variants.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I upgrade the Infinix Hot 2 X510 to Android 6 (Marshmallow)?<\/h3>\n<p>There are two methods you could use:<\/p>\n<h3>Method A: OTA update<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the phone is not rooted and is running on stock recovery (see the procedure on how to return to stock ROM below)<\/li>\n<li>On the phone, navigate to Settings &gt; About &gt; System updates &gt; Tap Check for update<\/li>\n<li>Download and install all the OTA updates you get till the Marshmallow update pops up<\/li>\n<li>Wait till the update is downloaded, it should be about 640MB<\/li>\n<li>Tap Restart &amp; Install<\/li>\n<li>The phone should reboot into recovery, update then reboot normally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Infinix-Hot-2-X510-OT-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"how to do an OTA update on Infinix X510 Hot 2 Mediatek Android\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Note that the update is currently rolling out and might not be available for your device as at the time of this publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Method B: Manual (stock recovery)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure to backup your contacts and other important stuff (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-backup-restore-and-recover-accidentally-deleted-or-lost-android-contacts\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-backup-restore-and-recover-accidentally-deleted-or-lost-android-contacts\/<\/a>) before you proceed<\/li>\n<li>Download the Infinix Hot 2 X510-D5110-Androidone-20151012 firmware at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hovatek.com\/redirect.php?link=https:\/\/mega.nz\/#!8EkjhSYY!llzMEN4RoKQpRzoRbu5ESR9p2Cfujb6uyG2nhLav57o\">https:\/\/hovatek.com\/redirect.php?link=https:\/\/mega.nz\/#!8EkjhSYY!llzMEN4RoKQpRzoRbu5ESR9p2Cfujb6uyG2nhLav57o<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Install VCOM drivers on the PC using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-440.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-440.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flash the stock ROM to the phone using SP\u00a0Flash Tool at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-159.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-159.html<\/a>\u00a0(Ensure to use the Firmware upgrade option)<\/li>\n<li>Boot up the phone normally and complete the setup wizard (remove the battery and slot it back in if the phone gets stuck at boot animation when booting)<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Settings &gt; About &gt; System updates and install pending OTA (e.g 64MB and 10MB) updates<\/li>\n<li>Download the Infinix Hot 2 X510 Android 6 Marshmallow OTA zip at <a href=\"http:\/\/adf.ly\/1UwmpX\">http:\/\/adf.ly\/1UwmpX<\/a> and copy it to the phone&#8217;s SD card<\/li>\n<li>Setup ADB on the PC using the guide at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-588.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-588.html<\/a>\u00a0and launch ADB<\/li>\n<li>To launch ADB; Open the ADB folder &gt; Hold down\u00a0the SHIFT key on the keyboard &gt; While holding SHIFT, right-click on an empty space in the ADB folder \u00a0&gt; Select Open command window here<\/li>\n<li>Enable USB debugging on the phone using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-10109.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-10109.html<\/a> and connect it to the PC (while turned on) via a USB cord<\/li>\n<li>To boot the phone into recovery mode using ADB, type the commands below and press Enter after each line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><code> adb devices<br \/>\nadb reboot recovery<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should now see an Android icon on the phone with No Command written<\/li>\n<li>First press the Power button then the Volume up button and release both at the same time<\/li>\n<li>You should now be in Stock recovery<\/li>\n<li>In stock recovery, you use the Volume up button to navigate up, Volume down button to navigate down and Power button to select<\/li>\n<li>While in stock recovery, tap Apply update from SD card<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the location of the OTA zip and select it<\/li>\n<li> Wait till flashing is complete (takes quite some time so don&#8217;t interrupt)<\/li>\n<li>Tap Reboot system now to reboot the phone<\/li>\n<li>Once the phone boots up completely, navigate to Settings &gt; About to confirm that the Infinix Hot 2 X510 phone has been successfully upgraded to Marshmallow (Android 6).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hovatek&#8230;.just a button away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infinix has released Marshmallow (Android 6) for the Infinix Hot 2 (X510) . This update requires the phone to be running on stock ROM (not rooted) and also on stock recovery. Reverting the phone to unrooted state (stock ROM) and stock recovery isn&#8217;t difficult but the challenge most people have with the Infinix X510 is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[818],"tags":[20,126],"class_list":["post-2926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-android","tag-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}