{"id":7803,"date":"2016-02-29T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:56:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:26:48","slug":"install-custom-recovery-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-custom-recovery-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Custom Recovery on any Android Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever wished to install custom recovery on your Android smartphone or tablet?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using android device and have searched for <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-android-look-like-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hacks for your android device<\/a> you might have come across a common term called custom recovery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to flash or hack your android device you need to <strong>install custom recovery<\/strong> on your device. Custom recovery is available for all the android devices and once you have installed custom recovery you will be able to install custom roms on your device.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7805\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery.jpg\" alt=\"install custom recovery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/install-custom-recovery-660x388.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android tutorial<\/a>, we are going to tell you how to install custom recovery on android devices but before that let\u2019s find out in detail what is android custom recovery and why you need to install custom recovery android.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; border: 0px dashed #555; padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Related Android tips and tricks you might like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-android-launchers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 20 Best Launchers for Android <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/android-hacking-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Best Android Hacking Apps <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/iphone-launcher-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 Best iPhone Launchers for Android<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-android-look-like-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Your Android Look Like an iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-android-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Android Faster and Improve its Performance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-custom-recovery-android\/#What_is_a_Custom_Recovery_and_Why_to_Install_a_Custom_Recovery_on_Android\" title=\"What is a Custom Recovery and Why to Install a Custom Recovery on Android?\">What is a Custom Recovery and Why to Install a Custom Recovery on Android?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-custom-recovery-android\/#Method_1_How_to_Install_Custom_Recovery_using_PC_without_Rooting\" title=\"Method 1: How to Install Custom Recovery using PC (without Rooting)\">Method 1: How to Install Custom Recovery using PC (without Rooting)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-custom-recovery-android\/#Method_2_How_to_install_Custom_Recovery_without_PC_Rooting_Required\" title=\"Method 2: How to install Custom Recovery without PC (Rooting Required)\">Method 2: How to install Custom Recovery without PC (Rooting Required)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-custom-recovery-android\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Custom_Recovery_and_Why_to_Install_a_Custom_Recovery_on_Android\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">What is a Custom Recovery and Why to Install a Custom Recovery on Android?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Custom Recovery<\/strong>\u00a0is a third party android operating system version. All the android smartphones come with stock recovery installed on them but that recovery is no enough to flash your device with custom roms. After flashing custom recovery on your android device, the stock recovery will be replaced and you will get a custom environment on your android mobile phone. The custom recovery will perform all the things which are done by a stock recovery but you will get additional features.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After installing custom recovery you will be able to install custom rom\u2019s on your android device like Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android and many more. This will allow you to use the features and interface of other android smartphones. You will also be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/backup-android-contacts-restore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create backup<\/a> of your entire phone. Flashing custom recovery will also help you in restoring backups which you have created.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_How_to_Install_Custom_Recovery_using_PC_without_Rooting\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> How to Install Custom Recovery using PC (without Rooting)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Normally, you have to root your device for <strong>flashing custom recovery<\/strong> on your device. However, there is also a way to install custom recovery without rooting android device. To install custom recovery without root, you have to follow the steps which we have shared below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span> Before we tell you how to install custom recovery without root, you have to make sure that the bootloader of your device is unlocked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> Make sure <strong>ADB<\/strong> and <strong>Fastboot<\/strong> tools are installed on your computer. If you are not having the tools, first of all\u00a0download and install these tools on your PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Once the tools are installed, open the location where they are installed. In most of the case, it is installed in C Drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now you have to copy the recovery file for your android device in this folder. Make sure that you have renamed the recovery as \u201c<strong>recovery.img<\/strong>\u201d before you install custom recovery using\u00a0PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now you have to open <strong>command prompt\u00a0<\/strong>window by pressing Shift Key + right mouse button and then selecting Open Command Window here option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Once command window is opened on your computer screen, you have to enter the commands which we have mentioned below one by one:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">adb reboot bootloader <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">fastboot flash recovery recovery.img <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">fastboot reboot<\/span><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7804\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery.png\" alt=\"fastboot flash recovery\" width=\"676\" height=\"341\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery.png 676w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fastboot-flash-recovery-660x333.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you follow all above steps successfully, Android Custom recovery will be installed on your smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in checking out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/root-android-without-pc-root-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 Best Root Apps to Root Android without PC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-root-apps-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 20 Best Root Apps for Rooted Android Phones<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_How_to_install_Custom_Recovery_without_PC_Rooting_Required\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> How to install Custom Recovery without PC (Rooting Required)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your android device is rooted, the process of installing custom recovery will be much easy. In case, your android device is not rooted then you can follow this guide to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/root-android-without-pc-root-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">root Android without using PC<\/a>.\u00a0Follow the steps shared below to install custom recovery on rooted android. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, download <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Terminal Emulator<\/a><\/strong> and install it on your android device.\u00a0Terminal Emulator for Android allows you to access your Android&#8217;s built-in Linux command line shell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Copy the recovery for your android device in the SD card of your mobile phone. Make sure that you have renamed the file as \u201c<strong>recovery.img<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now you have to open Terminal Emulator and execute the commands which we have mentioned below:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">su<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">dd if=\/path to your recovery.img\/recovery.img of=\/dev\/recovery<\/span><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here you have to change the &#8220;<strong>path to your recovery.img<\/strong>&#8221; to the location where the recovery is present in your android device. For the example, a screenshot is shown below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7806\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7806\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator.png\" alt=\"terminal emulator\" width=\"480\" height=\"419\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator.png 1280w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator-150x131.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator-768x670.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator-1024x894.png 1024w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Terminal-Emulator-660x576.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once the command is executed, you will be able to install custom recovery on rooted android.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to install custom recovery on rooted android devices or install custom recovery without root.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is it easy to install custom recovery on android device using PC as you don\u2019t have to root your device and have to execute only three commands? If you are a newbie to android we suggest following the guide to <strong>install custom recovery<\/strong> using PC. Also try to flash TWRP recovery as it is better as compared to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtouncle.com\/2014\/10\/install-cwm-recovery-on-xiaomi-redmi-1s.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CWM recovery<\/a>. Once you have installed custom recovery by following any of the above two methods you can <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/backup-android-contacts-restore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take full backup and restore backups<\/a> and also install custom ROM\u2019s on your device.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to share your view with us via comments and let us know &#8211; Which method to install custom recovery on android device works best for you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wished to install custom recovery on your Android smartphone or tablet? 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