How to flash TWRP Custom Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1

First of all, pay attention to the following details:

• You can’t install TWRP if you’ve already root and installed SuperSU (CF-Auto-Root) on your device. Installing TWRP will result to bootloop. If you need root access with TWRP, use the Magisk tool.
• After installing TWRP, OTA updates will stop working.

Now let’s continue with the installation tutorial:

1. Download and install drivers for Mi A1. Also you can check out tutorial on how to install ADB drivers.
2. Next you’ll need to unlock bootloader on your Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone.
3. Download TWRP Custom Recovery for Mi A1 (twrp-3.2.1-0-tissot.img) and copy downloaded file to the folder with ADB drivers.
4. Now to install TWRP, start with booting your device in bootloader mode. Turn off your device, then press “Power” and “Volume Down” buttons at the same time. Otherwise, enable USB-debugging and use the ADB command to start your phone in bootloader mode:

   adb reboot bootloader
   

5. Connect your device to PC via USB cable.
6. Open the “Tools” folder with previously installed drivers and recovery .img file, press and hold “Shift” key and press right mouse button in empty folder space, then select “Open command window here”.
7. Use the following fastboot command to boot your device in TWRP without flashing it:

   fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-0-tissot.img
   

8. Wait until your phone boots into TWRP main menu.
9. Now we’ll install TWRP permanently. Download and install twrp-3.2.1-0-installer-tissot.zip and copy downloaded archive to phone internal memory.
10. In TWRP main menu select “Install”, locate the twrp-3.2.1-0-installer-tissot.zip file and confirm installation.
11. After flashing is completed, press “Back” to return to TWRP main menu.
12. Go to “Reboot” and look for “Curent Slot: ?”. Depending on the current slot, reboot your phone in different one by selecting “Slot A” or “Slot B”.
13. Back to “Reboot” menu and select “Bootloader” to reboot your device in bootloader mode.
14. Now repeat steps from 7 to 10 and select the second slot to also flash TWRP on it.
15. Optionally you can also install Magisk to enable root on your phone.

That’s pretty much it!

Download TWRP 3.2.1-0 for Mi A1 (tissot)

Download: twrp-3.2.1-0-tissot.img

Download: twrp-3.2.1-0-installer-tissot.zip

Download TWRP 3.1.1-1 for Mi A1 (tissot)

Download: twrp-3.1.1-1-tissot.img

Download: twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip

Source code: https://github.com/mohancm100/recovery_device_xiaomi_tissot

XDA Thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-0-touch-recovery-t3688472

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How to flash TWRP Custom Recovery on Xiaomi Mi5 (gemini)

Download TWRP 3.2.0-0 for Xiaomi Mi5

• If you’re using TWRP 3.1.1-0, you can install via recovery mode: “Install” > “Install image”.
• Or with fastboot:

  fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.0-0-gemini.img

Download: twrp-3.2.0-0-gemini.img

Unofficial build: ZCX-TWR-3.0.2-X-MI5-Gemini-7.0dec_16.12.07.img

Download TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi Mi5

Previous versions:

• twrp-3.0.2-0-gemini.img
• twrp-3.0.2-1-gemini.img
• twrp-3.0.2-2-gemini.img
• twrp-3.0.2-3-gemini.img
• twrp-3.1.0-1-gemini.img
• twrp-3.1.1-0-gemini-ShEV.img
• twrp-3.1.1-1-gemini-ShEV.img
• twrp-3.1.1-2-gemini-ShEV.img
• ZCX-TWR-3.0.2-X-MI5-Gemini-16.10.23.img (Modded version with additional menu options).

How to flash new TWRP or update custom recovery via TWRP

1. Boot into recovery.
2. Press “Install”.
3. Go to “Install img”.
4. Select required custom recovery .img file you want to install.
5. Now select “Recovery” partition.
6. Swipe to confirm.
7. Wait until installation is fully completed and boot in main menu.
8. Now in the main menu press “Reboot” > “Recovery”.
9. Then after device reboots into recovery mode again, go to “Reboot” > “System”.
10. Wait 10-15 minutes until device starts.

Also you can check out MIUI forum for a tutorial on how to flash TWRP and Root with locked & unlocked bootloader: http://en.miui.com/thread-367041-1-1.html

Download Stock Recovery for Xiaomi Mi5 (gemini)

Below you’ll find download links for Xiaomi Mi5 stock recovery files:

Mi5 Stock recovery from Global Stable V8.0.2.0: recovery.zip

Mi5 Stock recovery from China Stable V8.2.1.0: recovery.img

Download Official TWRP Custom Recovery for Mi5 (gemini)

You can find all official download links here. Here’s some addition information that might be useful:

3.0.2.0 – TWRP works on pretty much every ROM and phone version. Some devices won’t support OTG.

3.0.2.1 – Works fine on some devices, while fails on other, but completely support OTG.

Download ZCX TWRP for Mi5 Gemini 7.0

Below are ZCX TWRP Custom Recovery version for both Android 6.0 and Android 7.0:

Android 7.0: ZCX-TWRP_MI5_Gemini-7.0data_20161226.zip

Android 6.0: ZCX-TWRP_MI5_Gemini_20161023.zip

How to boot into TWRP Custom Recovery without installation?

To boot into TWRP without installing it on your phone, you’ll need to boot in fastboot and connect your phone to PC via USB cable, then enter this command is terminal window:

fastboot boot recovery.img

Where “recovery.img” is the TWRP .img file which should be located in the same folder with fastboot.exe.

Download TWRP-COFFACE (3.0.0) for Xiaomi Mi5

Download: cofface_twrp_recovery_gemini.img

How to install TWRP Cofface?

1. Copy TWRP .img file to the same folder with fastboot files.
2. Then enter this command in fastboot:

   fastboot flash recovery xxx.img

How to flash TWRP on Xiaomi Mi5 without PC using Flashify

Here’s a method you may try to install TWRP Custom Recovery on your Xiaomi Mi5 phone without PC. Please, pay attention that you’re doing this at your own risk and we’re not responsible for any possible issues or bugs.

1. First of all, this method will only work if you have root enabled on your phone. So pay attention, root is required!
2. Next download twrp_gemini_v8.img and copy to phone memory.
3. Download and install Flashify Full application on your Mi5 phone.
4. Open Flashify, select TWRP and click “Install”.
5. After installation your phone will be booted into TWRP Custom Recovery.

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Download and install TWRP Custom Recovery on Redmi Note 4 MTK

You can install TWRP and root your Redmi Note 4 MTK phone only after unlocking bootloader. There’s no other way around. Basically, all you have to do is to request the official unlock permission from MIUI. It could take from a few hours up to a few weeks. After you’ve successfully unlocked your phone, TWRP installation and rooting will take around 5-10 minutes.

TWRP 3.1.0.1 for Redmi Note 4 MTK (Nikel)

TWRP Custom Recovery version developed by Geoanto555 from MIUI Hellas team.

Source | Download: twrp_nikel_3.1.0-1_miui-hellas_new-screen.img

TWRP 3.1.0 for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MTK

Developed by jemmini.

Download: recovery.img

To enable root on your Redmi Note 4 MTK install this SuperSU version via TWRP Custom Recovery: SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip

TWRP 3.0.3 for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MTK

Developed by jemmini.

Download: recovery.img

Flasher Toolkit – TWRP 3.0.2 and ROOT Universal Tool for Redmi Note 4 MTK

The complete and very easy to use tool to flash TWRP Custom Recovery and easily root your Redmi Note 4 MTK phone with a few simple steps. Below you’ll find a short tutorial on how to use this tool.

Latest version of Flasher Toolkit for NIKEL: FLASHER TOOLKIT NikelV3.zip

Minimal ADB & Fastboot v1.4.1: minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.4.1_setup.exe

BETA-SuperSUv2.78 SR1 (root): SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip

Only recovery: ZCX-TWRP-3.0.2-X-REDMI_NOTE4-MTK_Nikel-16.11.18.img

How to use Flash Toolkit and Install TWRP on Redmi Note 4 MTK (NIKEL)

Here’s a short step-by-step tutorial on how to use Flash Toolkit:

1. Download and install minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.4.1_setup.exe
2. Optionally download SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip and copy “Download” folder on your phone in case you want to enable root.
3. Turn on your phone and connect to PC via USB-cable.
4. Download and unpack FLASHER TOOLKIT NikelV3.zip
5. Now find FLASHER TOOLKIT Nikel.bat file and select “Open as administrator”.
6. Now you’ll see a menu with different options, to flash ZCX TWRP 3.0.2-X follow the insctructions on the screen.
7. When installation is finished you can change the language of TWRP from the main menu.
8. To enable OTA, go to “Settings” menu and select Support “MIUI-OTA” and “Disable Boot-System DMI-Verify”. Now you’ll need to flash Global or China ROM once again, so that OTA updates could work.
9. To enable root with Flash Toolkit go to TWRP main menu > Advanced and select SuperSU. Now follow the simple instruction and enable root on your Redmi Note 4 MTK phone. Otherwise you can download and install SuperSU .zip archive from the links above.

TWRP 3.0.2-2 Cofface for Redmi Note 4 MTK

Developed by Cofface.

Bug fixes:

1. Touchscreen issue is now fixed.
2. “flash too large error” bug is fixed.
3. “Data” partition encryption is now supported.

Download: cofface_twrp_nikel_recovery1124.img

AOSP 6.0 Custom Recovery for Redmi Note 4 MTK

Official Thread | Download: cofface_recovery_nikel_6.0.1.img

Redmi Note 4 MTK Stock Recovery – Developer ROM 7.2.9

Here’s a download link for Redmi Note 4 MTK (NIKEL) stock recovery which is extracted from Official MIUI Developer ROM 7.2.9.

Download: recovery.img

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Please pay attention that on official China ROMs, both developer (starting from 6.1.14) and Stable China ROM (starting from 7.2.1.0), Xiaomi has locked the bootloader and removed the root option. On Official Stable Android 5.1 ROM (starting from 7.2.1.0) you can’t get root. If you try installing SuperSU, you’ll most probably get a bootloop. You can freely install SuperSU and enable root on Stable Android 7.1 Nougat ROMs.

Install TWRP Custom Recovery and get rooted Xiaomi Mi 4c

How to flash TWRP Custom Recovery on Xiaomi Mi4c

1. Boot your Mi 4c device into fastboot mode. Turn off your phone, press “Power” button and “Volume Down” until fastboot logo appears on the screen.
2. Download the TWRP archive for Mi4c.
3. Unpack the downloaded archive.
4. Connect your device to PC via USB cable.
5. Open command prompt as administrator and run “recovery.bat” file.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen by simply pressing “Enter” button on a keyboard.
7. Once the installation is completed, close the command prompt.
8. You device should boot into TWRP Custom Recovery mode.
9. On some device, touch mode could be a little bit lagged, simply wait around 1-3 minutes, it should start working after some time.

How to Root Xiaomi Mi 4c

Root Mi4c with a Stable ROM:

1. You must have TWRP Custom Recovery installed!
2. Download the archive with SuperSU.
3. Copy downloaded archive to phone internal memory.
4. Boot into recovery mode.
5. Click “Install” and select SuperSU archive.
6. Confirm with swipe.
7. Reboot into system.
8. Done!

Root Mi4c with a Developer ROM:

1. Locate the “Security” app.
2. Go to “Authorization”.
3. Select ROOT.
4. In the list of application, chose the one’s you want to enable root access.

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Complete guide on flashing Xiaomi Mi6 with MIUI ROM

Flash Xiaomi Mi6 with MiFlash Tool

Flashing with locked bootloader

Use this flashing method if you don’t have official unlock permission from MIUI, or you can’t unlock bootloader on your Xiaomi Mi6 device using the standard method. The difference is that with locked bootloader you need to use EDL (emergency download mode), while with unlocked bootloader you can use fastboot mode.

How to boot Xiaomi Mi6 into EDL Mode

Note that while your device is in EDL mode doesn’t show any signs of life. 

After you’ve booted your Mi6 device in download mode, you should see Qualcomm HS-USB QLoader 9008 in device manager.

Boot Xiaomi Mi6 into EDL with unlocked bootloader

First method: Connect your device to PC and find it in device manager. Open notification bar and tap on “Connected in charging mode”, then select “Transfer files (MTP) mode”. Device manager will update the list of connected devices. Now enable “Developer options”. Go to “Settings” > “About Phone” > and tap seven times on “MIUI version”. After you’ve enabled developer options, go back to settings and select “Advanced settings” > “Developer options”. Enable “USB debugging”. Open command prompt and test if your device connected successfully. In command prompt type:

adb devices

The phone will display “Allow debugging from this computer?” message. Confirm by pressing OK. In the command prompt you’ll see “List of devices attached” and unique device number. Next type:

adb reboot edl

Your device should reboot into download mode. If it simply reboots in system, then this method doesn’t work for you. This is pretty much ok, just continue to another method.

Fastboot method: Boot Xiaomi Mi6 in fastboot mode. Enable “USB debugging” and in command prompt type:

adb reboot bootloader

Your device should reboot into fastboot mode. Another method to boot into fastboot mode is to turn off your device. Press “Power” and “Volume down” button. After you’ve started your device in fastboot mode, type:

fastboot oem edl

Your device will boot in EDL. Remember you should have unlocked bootloader to use this method. If you don’t have unlocked bootloader you can try using engineering cable, but MIUI disabled this method on newest ROM versions.

Download Stable fastboot ROM and unpack into “C:\fastb” or any other folder with similar name. Let’s continue with flashing our Xiaomi Mi6 device. Start MiFlash.exe as administrator and press “Refresh”. COM port number is not very important, but remember to connect your device only to rear USB ports.

In MiFlash press “Select” or “Browse” (in older versions) and locate the folder with downloaded ROM files. Click “Flash” to start flashing. The flashing process should start, it will take around 5 minutes. After flashing is completed you’ll see “The operation is completed successfully” message or similar. Now disconnect your device from PC and hold power button until you’ll see Mi logo. First startup will take longer than usual.

Pay attention! If you’re flashing to Weekly or Developer MIUI ROM, you’ll most probably get hardbrick or bootloop device, engineering (deep flash) cable isn’t working no more, EDL mode also isn’t working, here’s an solution for you:

1. Download Chinese version of Mi PC Suite.
2. Boot your device in Recovery mode (turn off Xiaomi Mi6 and press and hold “Volume up” and “Power” button).
3. You’ll see 3 buttons with Chinese symbols. Press the last one (third) and you’ll device icon.
4. Run Mi PC Suite, connect your device to PC. You should see a pop-up window with one single button. Click on it.
5. Next you’ll see a window with your currently installed ROM version.
6. Now press the first button and select ROM file you want to flash (Important! You can’t flash Global Stable or Developer ROM, you’ll get an error).
7. Download China Stable ROM. Select it.
8. The ROM version will be checked, if everything is fine you’ll see green message, this means everything is ok.
9. Press the first button. On your PC you’ll see a progress bar and 0% (it won’t move). On your mobile device you’ll also see a progress bar.
10. Wait around 10-15 minutes, your device will automatically boots into system.

Flash unlocked bootloader Xiaomi Mi6 with MiFlash

Start Xiaomi Mi6 in fastboot mode.

adb reboot bootloader

1. Your Xiaomi Mi6 will be identified in device manager.
2. Download Stable fastboot ROM and unpack into “C:\fastb” or any other folder with similar name.
3. Start MiFlash.exe as administrator and press “Refresh”. Remember to connect your device only to rear USB ports.
4. In MiFlash press “Select” or “Browse” (in older versions) and locate the folder with downloaded ROM files.
5. Click “Flash” to start flashing. The flashing process should start, it will take around 5 minutes.
6. After flashing is completed you’ll see “The operation is completed successfully” message or similar.
7. Now disconnect your device from PC and hold power button until you’ll see Mi logo. First startup will take longer than usual.

Flash Xiaomi Mi6 with Updater app

This is the most convenient and simple method. It does not require unlocked bootloader and ton of drivers and software on your PC. Main disadvantage of this method is that it simply does not always work, and you can’t make backups. Features of this method:

• If you downgrade MIUI ROM version, all personal data will be wiped.
• Update from “Vietnam” ROM version to official MIUI ROM may not work.
• You can’t update from Official China MIUI ROM to Global ROM (and vice versa).
• Bootloader lock state isn’t matter.
• This method may not work on custom or localized ROM versions (supported on xiaomi.eu).

Installation process:

1. Download MIUI ROM .zip file (for recovery) and copy on your phone memory (it’s recommended to download ROM using your phone).
2. Open the “Updater” app.
3. Tap the three dots icon in the top-right corner.
4. Select ROM.
5. Locate downloaded MIUI ROM .zip file.
6. Wait > reboot your device.
7. If you stuck with “Can’t verify update package”, try other flashing methods.

How to flash Xiaomi Mi6 with TWRP Custom Recovery

1. If you’re flashing from one localized ROM to another, you must wipe every partition. Otherwise you’ll most probably stuck with some bugs and errors.
2. Before continue with this tutorial, make all required backups and save them to your PC or other device.
3. Boot into TWRP Custom Recovery.
4. In TWRP main menu select “Wipe” > “Advanced” > Select “Cache, Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage” (Do not select other partitions!!!). Swipe to confirm.
5. After wipe is completed, you’ll see “Done” message, go back to TWRP main menu > Reboot > Reboot into recovery.
6. Your device will be completely clean, without any files.
7. Now connect your device to your PC and copy downloaded ROM .zip file for recovery.
8. Disconnect from PC.
9. Now go to “Install” and select ROM .zip file. Remove checkbox against “Check MD5” and swipe to confirm.
10. Wait until installation is completed. You should see “done” message.
11. Wipe “Cache” and “Dalvik”. Wait until “done” is appeared.
12. Reboot into system.
13. First startup will be longer than usual.

How to flash Xiaomi Mi6 with Mi PC Suite

This method is used for flashing the official MIUI ROM with any bootloader lock status. Along the way, Mi PC Suite installs all drivers on your PC if they are not already installed. If you want to flash your Mi6 device through Mi PC Suite in recovery mode, you need to have an official stock recovery on your device. In case you’ve got TWRP Custom Recovery installed on your device, you can always roll back to stock recovery by entering the fastboot command: “fastboot flash recovery recovery.img”. You can find stock recovery .img file in any official .tgz ROM file.

Flashing Mi6 with Mi PC Suite

1. Download and install Chinese version of MiPhoneManager (Mi PC Suite) here or here zhushou.xiaomi.com;
2. Run Mi PC Suite and connect USB cable to your device. Do not connect to PC yet.
3. Update MiPhoneManager if possible.
4. Next you’ll need to select a flashing mode. “Recovery” mode is for locked bootloader, while “fastboot” mode works only on unlocked bootloader. Use volume buttons to select the mode and “Power” button to confirm.
5. Now connect your device to PC.
6. If you’ve chosen a recovery mode you’ll see a window with 4 buttons:
   • Download ROM
   • Select ROM file from PC
   • Factory reset
   • Reboot device
7. If you’ve chosen a fastboot mode:
   1. First field is an device model
   2. Second field: Chinese ROM or Global
   3. Stable or Developer ROM
   4. Check-mark is for full wipe after flashing
   5. Buttons in the bottom: Left button means select ROM file, and right button is to download ROM.

If you flash with recovery mode, you should make factory reset manually. After ROM is flashted enter the recovery mode again and make factory reset (via recovery app or MiPhoneManager).

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