Official firmware for explay informer 701 tablet. Explay: for those who are used to saving money. Brief technical characteristics

We continue to review available tablet computers from the Russian brand Explay. Today in the review is the explay informer 701 tablet.

Device appearance

Brief technical characteristics

The popularity of this model, as well as other devices from explay, of course is added by their affordable price, despite the fact that the functionality is quite solid. The heart of the device is the Allwinner Boxchip A10 microprocessor with a clock frequency of 1000 MHz. Since the tablet explorer 701 belongs to the inexpensive category, it has 512 M of RAM and 4 gigabytes for user data. But this does not prevent you from adding another 32 GB using a micro SD card. The weight is 340g, and the size is 187х144х12 mm. The 3000 mAh battery capacity is enough for 4-5 hours of surfing with the built-in Wi-Fi module turned on. A special feature of the 701 model is the presence of an acceleration sensor, in addition to the already traditional rotation sensor.

As with all mid-range and entry-level devices, the display resolution is 800 x 480 pixels. Despite this, the explay 701 can play back high quality Full HD video on an external display - be it a TV, monitor or projector. The main thing is the presence of an HDMI input, which will allow you to connect the device with a standard mini HDMI - HDMI cable. The built-in graphics accelerator and the Android 4.0 operating system are quite enough for most popular games, such as Bad Piggies.

Bad piggies game on informer 701

External elements and control buttons

In general, the device is similar to its "brothers" from the Explay line. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front for video conferencing. There are connectors for power, headphone output, USB and memory card slot. The Menu, Home and Back buttons are traditional for any Android, and of course the two-button "Volume" and the power button. There is also a hardware reset button hidden from accidental pressing. The back cover is plastic and slippery, and there are holes for the built-in speaker on it. There is no rear camera, but the manufacturers did not intend to replace everything with this device.

Tablet back cover

Complete set and delivery

The box, which is quite well-designed, includes a case, headphones, a 220 V power supply and a data cable along with the Informer tablet.

Tablet PC complete set

The device is charged only from an external source, like most of its class. USB charging is not supported by hardware.

Communication capabilities

First of all, the informer 701 tablet is designed for web surfing, which is not possible without a network connection.

The Wi-Fi setup is typical and no different from other devices on Android 4, so let's look at the network setup using a typical router as an example:

• Connect the router power supply and external network cable to the INTERNET (WAN) connector.
• Let's connect using the tablet to the network that appears, access will be unprotected, and in this case this is normal.

Setting up a wi-fi connection in the 701st Explay model

• In the browser, enter the address 192.168.1.1 or another default provided by the router manufacturer (usually written on it).
• We configure a WAN connection in the corresponding section of the router - in most cases this happens automatically, in others, you will need to select a static address, perhaps a PPPOE connection or change the MAC address of the router.
• Enable encryption in the wireless network section, select the network name.
• Reconnect to the new network, save the settings and reboot the router.

If you have a 3G modem, you can connect it with a cable to the USB port of the device directly or through a special adapter. Like other Android tablets, Informer 701 supports most models of external modems. Turn on the modem power and data transmission in the menu, you may have to enter additional provider data (for example, login, password or APN).

Tablet firmware

This is a very demanding procedure, it should be done only as a last resort, if the 701 tablet does not boot or if you are confident in your knowledge and have the appropriate experience. To do this, you need to install Live Suit on a Windows computer, download the firmware image and be patient. The tablet must be turned off all this time, then we run the Live Suit program from the computer.

Skin selection in the Live Suit program

On the left in the program window, by clicking on SelectImg, you need to select the firmware image and click open. The firmware process starts.

The most important thing in this process is to ensure a reliable connection and power supply during the procedure, since a sudden interruption of the firmware can lead to the transformation of the device into a "brick".

Start firmware procedure

Now, on the explay 701 itself, you need to press the sound + and connect it to the computer via a USB cable (before this, the device must remain turned off). Press the power button several times and release the sound +, a window should appear prompting you to format the data and start the flashing process, confirm this by double-clicking "YES". It is best to reboot your device after a successful flashing.

Possible problems

1. If the buttons disappear after disabling notifications, you just need to launch any application and then exit it. Everything will return to its place.
2. If the program, most likely a game program, does not fit the screen, look for a version with a resolution of 800x480.
3. If your interlocutor sees stripes on Skype instead of you, update or reinstall the application from the market.
4. If the internal memory is gone, there is only one reason - the BusyBox update, it can only be cured by flashing it.

Important notes!

• Do not let the tablet discharge below 10%, after that there is a high probability that it will not start at all;

• If you have firmware version 1.03, please update it urgently. Otherwise, you may not have access to the recovery menu and the battery charge may not be displayed correctly;

• For Lucky Patcher to work properly, use SuperSU, and do not use a superuser;

• Do not update busybox in any way!

Detailed video review of the tablet

Before you detailed step by step instructions on how to flash an Explay Informer 701. Our editors have chosen the most suitable method for flashing this Explay model. If this instruction does not give any result try flashing with another method: TWRP Recovery, ROM Manager, Fastboot or classic OTA.

Warning! After flashing the device, all your data from the internal memory will be erased, so to save your contacts, settings and applications, first save all data from the tablet.

Installing the system using CWM Recovery 1. Charge the flashing tablet at least 80%. 2. We save all data that cannot be lost from a flash drive, sim card and tablet memory. Simka (if any) can be pulled out. 3. We put the necessary firmware into the tablet memory. The firmware file must be in archive format zip... You can select and download the firmware. 4. On all Explay tablets there is a Recovery from the manufacturer, so we change it to ClockWorkMod Recovery. We do it according to the following instructions: Install the app from Google Play on your tablet. Run it and grant Root rights. ... In the list of options, select "CWM Recovery". Then the application will show a list of available Recovery. In the example, Rashr showed 2 options: ClockworkMod with support for taps on the screen and the classic version (controlled by the volume and power buttons). You will be prompted to download. Click Yes. Then the download of the CWM Recovery image for the tablet will begin. A notification will appear that the firmware was successful and now you have a modified recovery installed. We immediately go into it, for this click "Yes". Done. If you already had ClockworkMod Recovery installed, then just enter it by holding any of the combinations for 3-5 seconds: - Volume up + power button - Volume down + power button - Volume up / down + power button + "Home" - Volume up + volume down + power button 5. Movement in the Recovery menu is carried out using the volume buttons, and the selection is confirmed with the power button. Before installing the firmware, you must first do a factory reset. Therefore, select the item in the menu wipe data / factory reset.
6. Next, just confirm that you agree to reset: Yes - Wipe all user data.
7. Now in the main menu of Recovery select install zip.
8. Then select Choose zip from / sdcard.
9. Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware zip file and select it.
10. A confirmation prompt will appear. Please select Yes - Install ....
11. The process of installing the firmware will begin and at the end an inscription will appear Install from sdcard complete. The firmware is complete. We return to the main menu of CWM Recovery and reboot the tablet. For this we choose reboot system now.
12. Done. The tablet will start loading with the already installed firmware. Other materials

The Explay Informer 701 tablet is a highly efficient hardware device that gives users a smooth and trouble-free experience.

The device runs Android OS, is equipped with a 7-inch screen, and boasts excellent performance and quality of work. This device differs from its counterparts in that it runs OS version 4.0.

Explay 701: firmware

Sometimes you may need to flash the tablet, for this it is worth figuring out how to do it correctly. It is worth saying for a start that the whole process is carried out with the device turned off. Next, you need to run the Livesuite application on your computer. If the firmware was uploaded by the user in advance, it is necessary to select the firmware version in the application, this is done by pressing the Select Img button. On the tablet, the user needs to hold down the volume up button. After that, you need to connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.

Explay Informer 701 tablet firmware

When the cable is connected, you need to hold down the power button several times in a row without delay and at the same time intervals, after which the volume button can be released. A dialog box will appear in front of the user, in which it will be offered to start the firmware with the formatting of all data, you must agree twice, after which the firmware process will begin.

It is worth saying that you can find the firmware using a link similar to the explay informer 701 firmware download. When the software update process comes to an end, the user will need to disconnect the cable from the tablet, after which it will automatically reboot. The best result can be achieved by allowing it to reboot a couple of times in a row.