In Android OS we have two kinds of recovery mode: stock or custom. Stock recovery mode Android provide you to install updates or clear data or cache. Custom version can provide you much more.
To enter recovery mode Android you need to power off device and then press and hold key combination, in basicaly it:
- Volume up + power on
- Volume down + power on
- Home + volume up + power on buttons
After enter this mode you can navigate on the list using volume buttons, to confirm select just click on power button. Be careful, if you will select “Wipe data” – it will erase all user data!
To exit navigate to “Exit” or “Reboot” line and confirm your select. If you want to know more about custom versions (TWRP or CWM) – read articles below.
Have some questions? Ask me in the comments!
Install CWM Recovery
CWM Recovery install can provide you to install custom rom’s, create backups of all system and get root rights. Here we got two guides, how to install CWM Recovery img on devices with root access.
CWM Recovery install can be done with official CWM installer:
- Install the app from Google Play and grant root rights
- Open the application and click Recovery Setup
- In the window that opens, click “ClockworkMod Recovery” and confirm the model of your device. During this step you can click on three dots in the upper right corner and open the advanced mode, this will allow you to download the CWM of the version that you need
- In the last window, click “Install ClockworkMod” and the program will start downloading and installing
- After installation, load into CWM to verify the installation result
Another CWM install method assumes that you already have CWM Recovery img file, if you don’t have that – write your model in the comments and I’ll give you a link for download.
- Install Flashify app
- Grant root access for this app
- Tap on “recovery image”
- Choose CWM img file
- Click on “Yup”
- Done!
Hope that now it is clear how to install CWM without PC. If you have troubles with installing CWM – write in the comments and I’ll help you as soon as possible!
Install TWRP Recovery
TWRP Recovery is the most popular custom recovery for Android devices. Almost every custom rom required it for normal install. TWRP Recovery install is not difficult, here some method how to do it.
For a start, get Root rights and download TWRP Recovery install app from Google Play. Open the application and allow the superuser rights, the menu is very simple, so the probability of error during TWRP Recovery install is minimal. Just follow instruction:
- Enter your device in the “Device name” line and click “Recovery version to installation”
- In the opened window there will be a list to download TWRP, select the latest available version
- Click “Install Recovery”
Now you know how to install TWRP on your device with easy magic recovery installer!
On MTK based devices you can install TWRP using MobileUncle Tools, you need to follow only a few steps:
- Download TWRP for your device
- Download MobileUncle Tools, it is the same as ToolHero
- Run the application and click “Recovery Update”
- Select the downloaded file and click okay
Done, now you know how to install TWRP on Android, enjoy the full functionality. If you don’t have root access and wanna to install TWRP – use methods with PC, that written in the articles below. If you have managed to do everything successfully, share your experience in our comments below.
Install custom Recovery
To install custom recovery not necessary to have root access. On many Android devices custom recovery required to get root access. You can use PC to install custom recovery.
If you know how to flash the phone using the SP Flash Tool, then there will not be much new information for you. Download and install the SP Flash Tool and drivers for your phone. Now you need to download Recovery for your device, after the download, save your new recovery in a convenient place:
- Launch the Flash Tool and immediately in the settings, tick the “DA DL ALL WITH Check Sum”
- Then click on “Scatter Loading” and select the Scatter file from the archive with the downloaded recovery, or take the Scatter from the official firmware
- After that, you can click on the start and connect the phone in firmware mode
- Done. Now you can install custom Recovery
After following the steps write please whether there were any difficulties.
Everything with “how to install Recovery with Odin” is almost the same as in the firmware of the smartphone. The main thing here is that you do not need root rights to understand how to install recovery using Odin:
- Download Odin and drivers for your device, as well as an archive with recovery, you install this whole staff and launch Odin
- Uncheck “Auto Reboot” and press “AP”, select the downloaded archive from Recovery and press start
- Put the phone in the firmware mode, usually the volume down button, home and power, and connect it to the computer Odin will pick up the phone and fresh a custom recovery
- In conclusion about how to install recovery with Odin, it is necessary at once to be loaded in CWM or TWRP, otherwise the system will restore the native
Did you install custom recovery? Or have some troubles? Write in the comments below!
