In this guide, we will install TWRP on OnePlus 5T. OnePlus 5T (codename: dumpling) was launched in the year November 2017. The phone came out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and later upgrade to Android 10 Q.
Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 5T. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly.
Make sure to download the files required and then jump straight into instruction on how to install TWRP Recovery and Root your OnePlus 5T. Keep in mind that before heading over to the process, you will need to unlock the device bootloader at first.
As the smartphone OEMs provide a locked bootloader to its devices due to some security concerns, in order to install any third-party file, you will need to unlock the bootloader.
Then you will be capable to install TWRP Custom Recovery on your OnePlus 5T device and root as well. The TWRP Recovery can also take Nandroid backups, restore, wipe out system/data/cache, and more.
The phone comes with a 6.01-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 2160 pixels. It runs on 2.45 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and 6 GB of RAM. It comes with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box.
Team Win Recovery Project is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system which is functions often unsupported by stock recovery images.
Type the following command and hit enter to check the fastboot device connected or not: fastboot devices
Now, in order to install TWRP Recovery on your phone, type the following command and press enter: fastboot flash recovery twrpname.img
To just boot, you can use the command fastboot boot twrpname.img
That’s it. You’ve successfully installed the TWRP Recovery on the OnePlus 5T device.