How to unbrick dead Lenovo A6000 / Plus or revert back to Kitkat 4.4.4

Last Updated: Sep 7, 2016

Unbrick Lenovo A6000 and (Plus)

Lenovo launched its one of the highest selling budget smartphone, Lenovo A6000 in India. They also promised a guaranteed Android Lollipop 5.0 update before the mid of 2015. While, the update was delayed & brought tones of bugs & battery issues, Most of the users started complaining that Android Kitkat was much better in Performance, RAM Management, battery & gaming. Today we’re here with the most easiest & well explained article of unbricking your Lenovo A6000 & A6000 Plus.

Also Read: Top 10 best Custom ROMs for Lenovo A6000 & A6000 Plus

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Prerequisite:

1. Lenovo A6000 Stock Firmware/ROM [21/4/16]
   1. Android 4.4.4: A6000_S042_151012_8G_ROW: Download
   2. Android 5.0.2: A6000_L_S058_151030_8G_ROW: Download
2. Lenovo A6000 Plus Stock Firmware/ROM [21/4/16]
   1. Android 4.4.4: Kraft-A6000-s_S015_150819_WCC8: Download
   2. Android 5.0.2: Kraft-A6000-s_S030_151030_WCAF: Download
3. ADB Drivers: Download.
4. A well functioning PC & USB Cable.

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Note: We won’t be held responsible for anything happening to your device during this process. We will help you during such situation. Please read & follow each and every step as mentioned below.

How to unbrick/downgrade Lenovo A6000/Plus:

Step 1. Extract the downloaded “A6000_S035_150507_8G_ROW.7z” file & Open tools folder.
Step 2. Install Lenovo A6000 USB Drivers & also install ADB Drivers.
Step 3. Switch off your device. Press & hold Volup+Power button+Home. Release the button after 3 secs of vibration. (For those who have their device working & are downgrading to Kitkat, can directly get into download mode by setting up adb & type “adb reboot download”)
Step 4. You would see a screen similar to this:

Lenovo A6000 Download mode

For those who cannot boot into Download mode:

Most the users brick their device after installing any custom ROMs or any Kernel. Many custom ROMs damage your device’s boot commands. For Eg: After installing the CM 11 ROM for Lenovo A6000 (Plus) you can’t get into Download mode. If have custom recovery installed, then flash any other custom ROM like MIUI. But, if you don’t even have Custom recovery follow this guide:

1. Switch off your device. Press & Hold Vol Down+Power+Home.
2. Release the button, once you see a screen which says: “Hold power button to restart” at the bottom.
3. Follow How to Install TWRP in Lenovo A6000 through ADB from step 5.
4. Now, flash the Lollipop firmware.

Also Read: How to Install Android M 6.0 in Lenovo A6000/Plus (Bug Free).
Step 5. Open “Downloader_Lenovo_V1.0.2” folder & launch QcomDloader.exe
Step 6. Click on the Single Gear icon on the top left corner & locate target_bin & click OK.

Select firmware

Step 7. Click on the Start/Play button. Wait for the process to complete. Please don’t shake or unplug the USB cable during the process as it would permanently damage your device.

Step 8. After the completion of the process, you’ll see a Passed message. Time depends on your PC.

Downloading Completed

Now boot your device & enjoy the stable build unlike Lollipop. For A6000 Plus user, after completition, Press Volume up+Volume down & Power simultaneously to boot into stock recovery. Now flash the A6000 Plus ROM from “install update from sdcard”. First boot takes 5-7mins. If you have any other doubts, comment it below.