Custom recovery on Android phones opens up fantastic new options for users. It gives you several features that can not be applied while the operating system runs or you have stock recovery on your phone. Today, we will discuss installing custom recovery on HTC 10. And we will be covering TWRP in this guide. Before moving forward, let’s see what features you can access on your phone after you have installed TWRP on your phone:
- You can create a NANDROID backup.
- It allows you to root your phone by flashing a SuperSu file.
- You can flash custom ROM on your phone.
- You can wipe the Dalvik cache partition.
- It allows you to perform a hard/factory reset of your phone.
- You can wipe the Cache partition.
- You can Mount External Storage.
- It can be used to format SD cards.
- You can Flash Zip files.
The features that can be performed via custom recovery are listed above. There are many other advanced features present in TWRP recovery. HTC 10 is said to have the best front camera compared to its competitors. Battery timing is fantastic; it has the latest version of Android, Marshmallow 6.0.1. HTC has never failed to impress with its hardware quality. The body of the HTC 10 is sleek, and the design is stylish. You can call HTC the ten most complete Android smartphone of 2016. Now, let us talk about how to install custom recovery on HTC 10.
Install Custom Recovery on HTC 10 [TWRP]
There are many ways to install custom recovery on HTC 10. A few of the most common and easiest ways are covered in the guide below. The easiest way to get a custom recovery on HTC 10 is via TWRP manager, which can be installed via Google Play Store or by downloading and installing its APK file. Another way to install TWRP includes downloading the .img file from the TWRP website and then flashing it on your phone using Flashify or some other app that lets you flash .img files. Another method to flash a custom recovery on HTC 10 is through ADB commands.
Important Note: Before you proceed with installing custom recovery on HTC 10, make sure your phone’s bootloader is unlocked. If you don’t know how to unlock the bootloader, see this guide.
Install TWRP on HTC 10 using TWRP Manager Requires Root.
This method is the most accessible, but to be honest, when I tried to install custom recovery via TWRP manager, it didn’t work for me. Well, I am not saying it does not work—it does. But it didn’t work for me.
Note: This method requires your phone to be rooted.
- So, first of all, download TWRP Manager from your phone.
- Install the app on your phone and open it.
- Now select and install TWRP.
- Select HTC 10 (PME) from the list.
- Select Install recovery.
- Now, reboot your phone. It will be installed.
You can reboot into the recovery menu using the TWRP manager or by clicking on a button combination.
Install TWRP on HTC 10 by flashing the .img file.
This method is easy, and it does not require much work. All you have to do is to get the TWRP’s .img file for your phone and flash it on your phone via Flashify or some app like that. Following the step-by-step guide below to install custom recovery on HTC 10:
- First of all, download TWRP Recovery file from this link. ( Go to Download Links -> Click on Primary -> Download the Latest TWRP Recovery .img file)
- Move the file to your phone’s internal or external storage (internal storage is recommended).
- Now, download Flashify on your phone.
- Now open Flashify, select the TWRP recovery .img file and flash it into your phone.
That’s all. Now, Turn off your phone and press the volume down and power buttons to boot into the recovery menu. The Flashify App requires root access to flash .img files, so root your phone before flashing TWRP using this method.
Note: You can also install TWRP by downloading the ZIP file from the official site for your device and converting it to TAR.MD5, and flashing it using ODIN.
Flash Custom Recovery TWRP on HTC 10 using ADB Commands.
Using this method, you can flash custom recovery TWRP on HTC 10 using ADB commands. This method does not require root access
Prerequisites for this method:
- Install HTC drivers on your PC.
- Make Sure the phone is charged above 50%.
- Download the TWRP Recovery .img file from the TWRP official site. (Its link is present in 2nd method).
- Enable Developer’s options. Go to Settings-> Select About Phone -> Locate Build number and tap it seven times. Then, go back to the settings page and locate Developers Options -> Enable USB debugging.
Now, once you have performed the steps above. Move on to the guide below to install TWRP recovery on your HTC 10:
- First of all, rename the TWRP recovery file to twrp. img
- Now go to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory and open the Command Prompt
- Shift + Right-click on the folder and then click on open Command Prompt.
- Now, in the command prompt, enter the following commands one by one and let the first one process before giving the following command.
adb reboot download
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot reboot bootloader.
- Now, you have installed TWRP on your HTC 10. To reboot into the recovery menu, enter the following commands.
adb reboot recovery
That’s all from my side. If you have any questions or queries on installing custom recovery on HTC 10, you can ask me in the comments. Feel free to ask me if you are still confused about any point in any of the three methods above. Please give us feedback on whether this guide helped you flash TWRP on your HTC 10.
