We will call this “type 2” for the sakes of this tutorial. If you see this second type for your Android, download both TWRP image and installer zip files. img) and TWRP installer zip files(files ending in zip). The second type which is for mostly on newer Android devices like Pixel 2 or OnePlus 6, you will find TWRP image files(files ending in. We will call this “type 1” for the sakes of this tutorial. The first one is simply flashing the TWRP image file and if you see only files ending in “.img”, that means you only have to flash TWRP recovery image file to the recovery partition. Before beginning this tutorial, you will need to first find out if your Android has an official TWRP recovery. But do follow Step 1 to see if there is a TWRP recovery for your Android first so you don’t have to unlock the bootloader if you there is no TWRP recovery for your Android.
This tutorial assumes that you’ve UNLOCKED the BOOTLOADER already, if you have not yet unlocked your bootloader, please follow How to Unlock Bootloader on Android to unlock your bootloader then come back to this tutorial. This tutorial is part of the Android Root 101 series, if you want to learn about Android root and custom ROMs check out the whole Android Root 101 Series here. Most Android devices use fastboot for installing TWRP recovery so if you don’t have a Samsung, you should be good to go.įor Motorola device, you may have to use Motorola’s Bootloader Unlock Website here. Samsung Android devices use ODIN so you will want to follow How to Install TWRP & Root w/ Magisk using ODIN on Samsung Android instead.This tutorial is a “universal method”, meaning you are going to be able to use on any Android device except the following:
In this Android Root 101 tutorial, we are going to learn how to install TWRP recovery & root your Android using Fastboot.