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Flashing of flexing you phone is similar to reformatting. It can upgrade your phone’s software version and flex version. It is a very tricky and risky process though; one error and your phone could be bricked. You phone should be fully charged before you attempt this. If anything goes wrong with your phone, I cannot be held responsible; you are proceeding at your own risk. It is recommended to read through at least once before starting.

You will need:

• Your Motorola V3r phone
• A USB cable to connect phone to computer
• A fully charged battery in your phone

Before you start, backup everything on your phone. Flashing may remove all your contacts and all your music, photos etc. It is safe to have a backup.

You will need to download RSD Lite. It can be found here. Unzip and install it. Next you will need flash or flex files. Monster packs include both, therefore easier to handle. Monster packs can be found here for the V3r. Flash is mainly the software of the phone, flashing will adjust the features and menus of your phone. The flex is the system files. You could gain new programs, or lose some. Flexing will remove branding, or change it, depending on the flex file. Flexing will remove all personal settings like contacts, but flashing won’t.

To find the right flash/flex/monster pack, press *#9999#. It will come up with the S/W version (software version) and Flex version. When choosing flash/flex/monster pack, make sure it is newer than your current version. The higher the number at the end, the newer it is. The ones given in the link are R4515, so your phone’s version must start with this.

Once you have your flash/flex/monster pack, plug in your phone. Make sure it is fully charged. Open RSD Lite and it should detect your phone. Browse for your flash/flex/monster pack and open it in RSD Lite. Press start. If a message comes up with something about the chip type, it means you have the wrong flash/flex/monster pack. The most likely cause is that the first few numbers/letters aren’t the same. If not, it should start the process. Your phone will come up with the boot loader version. Wait for it to finish. If anything happens; loss of power, crashed computer etc. the process has failed and it is most likely that your phone is ruined. There aren’t many ways to fix this, so make sure that the phone is fully charged, just to lessen one factor of failure. Once it has completed flashing/flexing, restart your phone, and you are done.

If you have separate flash and flex files, repeat with the flex after the flash.