Questions tagged [recovery-mode]
Android's recovery mode allows ROM flashing even if the device is currently unusable. Invoking it usually involves a key combination that is pressed when starting the device. These combinations differ from device to device.
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Not able to turn on phone, blank screen (Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE lisa)
I wanted to try out a custom ROM, so I unlocked the bootloader of my Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE phone and installed Orange Fox Recovery successfully. Since I somehow uninstalled MIUI in the process of ...
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Install recovery ramdisk vs flash current TWRP: the difference?
I want to know the proper way of installing TWRP because recently I spent quite a lot of time bricking/unbricking my phones and flashing the ROMs. Learning the TWRP features I found two different ways ...
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How to increase recovery partition size?
I'm totally lost right now.
I want to flash TWRP 3.7 on my Galaxy S7 herolte. However, it won't work because the recovery partition is only 46MB. So I wanted to increase the size - a process I've done ...
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How to exit `adb sideload` mode in recovery mode?
I accidentally chose to apply a package with adb sideload.
I have tried pressing all the necessary buttons at once but nothing seems to be working.
How do I exit?
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Poco m3 pro 5g rebooting to recovery mode
i was using my phone and it start to rebooting and go to recovery mode
even on SAFE MODE rebooting and go to recovery menu
what do i do ?
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Oppo A12 asking for passcode when attempting to hard reset via ColorOS 6 recovery
I completely forgot the passcode to my Oppo A12, so have resorted to a hard reset. The issue is that I cannot hard reset either, as if I enter recovery mode and try to wipe the phone's data, the phone ...
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Wiped data from MIUI Recovery and now stuck on recovery
I'm really new to custom ROM and I wanted to install ArrowOS, BUT when I installed TWRP, it didn't boot into it. Instead, when I press the volume up button and the power button at the same time, it ...
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How do I recover deleted note from clipboard on Samsung tablet?
I had a pinned note, but when I deleted an unpinned note, both vanished.
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Motorola stuck in Android Recovery - trying to recover photos/documents - tagged posts don't seem to be a match
My daughter's Motorola One Vision is stuck in Android Recovery mode. I have read the recovery TAG posts but can't find one that exactly matches my scenario.
The phone came with Android version 9, but ...
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How could I find a recovery image for an obscure phone?
I have a phone (Alba 6), and it will not boot into the OS. I tried to go into recovery mode by holding the power and volume up buttons. This would have worked, but in place of the recovery menu coming ...
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Disconnected phone while installing a ROM on Samsung Galaxy S10
I tried to install a ROM in my Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, but after a minute, my phone suddenly disconnected from my PC and the following message appeared:
(이 휴대전화의 부트스트랩 로더 잠금이 해제되어 있고 소프트웨어 무결정이 인증되지 ...
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Resize /data on stock recovery
I'm on the BL6000Pro (with Magisk) which has no custom recovery (like TWRP) that I know of.
I run CAOS11 on it but the /system partition is already full while the /data partition is huge and empty.
I'...
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How to flash something if the data partition is encrypted?
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The data on my phone is encrypted and I do not know how to flash something without decrypting it by using Disable Force Encryption.
When the data partition is decrypted I can just copy a file ...
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Recovery mod volume buttons not working
I'm stuck on boot loop, so I tried to enter recovery mode to wipe cache partition, but when I'm in recovery mode, I can't use volume buttons to select anything. My device is Galaxy A51 with Android 12....
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Will "Apply update from SD card" delete my data?
Will I lose my data when using Recovery's Apply update from SD card option? And, if so, will I lose data on the phone, on the memory card or everywhere else?
Phone: Samsung SM-A107F/DS (Galaxy A10s)
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How to downgrade Android 11 to 10
I want to downgrade Android 11 to Android 10. How can I do it without PC(I don't have PC), without root and without TWRP? I have an assumption that I can download firmware from Android 10 One UI 2.1 ...
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Is there a way to access logs from before a factory reset?
I recently had to factory reset my phone due to it crashing to the Android Recovery screen.
It seems that several other users have had the same issue; all in the past week.
Is it possible to view ...
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Stuck in recovery mode, power button broken
My Samsung galaxy j5 (2015) is stuck in recovery mode, If I pull and put back the battery it boots in recovery, if I let the battery run out and then charge again it still boots automatically in ...
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How to recover data on a phone stuck in boot?
I know it is a common question.
But I have been browsing the internet for the past 2 days and I can't find the answer to my specific case.
So, I have a Redmi Note 5 pro Indian model. But for the past ...
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Bypass ADB Unauthorized
I have hero2ltechn or Samsung s7 edge with broken screen, already rooted and with custom twrp, i able to do root command.
i only have access to adb recovery mode....
so i want enable adb from twrp ...
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My phone was stolen and ended up in a prison,
My cell phone was stolen ended up in a prison, I have my email for Gmail, but they have changed my password and my security questions, I had to change my phone number because when I reported it stolen ...
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What version of TWRP should I use with Android x?
Reading the TWRP release notes I often read "TWRP is now basted on AOSP x.x" etc.
So, do I somehow need to match my TWRP and Android versions?
I guess TWRP will boot regardless of the ...
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Would I break anything by installing another build of the same custom OS, but with a different signature, using a custom recovery tool?
I am about to get a device for which, so far, only an unofficial LineageOS build exists. A merge request to officially support this device is underway, but as always with LineageOS, no ETA.
A bunch of ...
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How do I clear Android caches via ADB (Bricked phone)?
I have used my phone and all was fine, but I wanted to reboot it and something went wrong. first it has stuck in boot loop, I waited ~10 minutes and thought it'll boot but no, then I tried enter a ...
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Sys can't boot, recovery broken, adb disabled, zero ideas [Oneplus 5T]
I tried to update from crdroid 7 (Android 11) to 8 (android 12) with a clean flash (no format data though) and now my situation is the following:
System is stuck on boot animation
in fastboot, my ...
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Recover Data from Boot Looping OnePlus6
I have a OnePlus 6 (all stock except developer options enabled) that randomly started doing a boot loop in the night, I CANNOT lose the data from this phone, any suggestions to recover it?
We are in ...
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Force boot to bootloader (device always boots to recovery)
I was trying to flash TWRP onto my Android tablet (Lenovo TB-X306F), but something went wrong and it failed. Now, every time I boot, no matter what I do (sending adb commands or pressing physical ...
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What are the content of backup generated using Android system recovery?
I have an old Android Lollipop phone stuck on boot loop. I backed it up using recovery to my SD card.
What are the files included in that backup? Does it contain my application and its data, or it ...
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Can't enter recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy A10s after bootloader unlock
So I unlocked my Samsung Galaxy A10s bootloader and wanted to flash TWRP. After flashing it, I realized I can't enter recovery mode. If I keep pressing the power + vol up, it just shows the bootloader ...
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What will happen if I tried to boot into twrp recovery without flashing it (not made for my device)
As their is no twrp recovery for my device (vivo 1802 mtk device)
I was thinking of booting into twrp recovery not made for my device specifically Without flashing it.
To get the job done maybe some ...
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Do android roms with only boot.img file available in fast boot rom don’t have separate recovery.img
I have phone named Vivo Y83 /(vivo1802)
I wanted the stock recovery image of my device to port twrp recovery since it’s not officially available for my device.
But after getting hands on my fastboot ...
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How can I rebuild /data/system/packages.xml?
Today, I tried to manually modify the /data/system/packages.xml file to completely uninstall an app, but I accidentally deleted the whole file, and now the phone won't boot up.
I tried to re-flash the ...
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Recovering media which is deleted month before from android 10 mobile storage
I have deleted a some media files month before, then I used my mobile as usual. Yesterday I performed a factory reset to mobile clean since it's storage is full. Now I need to get back my media which ...
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Can't install TWRP to my Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa)
Every time I try to install TWRP (or any other custom recovery) to my Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa), I get these errors.
If I try fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img, I get this error:
Sending 'recovery'...
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How to recover files from a Pixel 3 XL that cannot boot anymore
My Pixel 3 XL is up-to-date regarding the OTA updates i.e. I have the latest firmware installed.
I've never done anything special regarding "tweaking", such as enabling the developer mode i....
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TWRP boot freeze (Pixel 5)
I'm trying to install TWRP for the first time on my Pixel 5. I followed the instructions on https://twrp.me/google/googlepixel5.html, downloaded the latest image and bootet it with:
PS C:\platform-...
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Halp...soft-bricked A40 after uninstalling apps ADB [duplicate]
I may have just messed up my smartphone and really need your help. I wanted to get rid of some of the bloatware on my A40 and read online that one can actually uninstall many apps via the Windows ...
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I have an old android tablet, how do I update it? [duplicate]
Ice cream OS on an Irulu x10 tablet, is there anyway to update to a new version of OS without cracking open the tablet to look at the CPU/board model numbers for an updated firmware flash?
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Password unlock from recovery menu
What do I door the steps to reset or unlock the phone pin on a Motorola phone.. I have already powered device off and am. Ow at.the recovery menu so what do I do to unlock this phone e even have the ...
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Can't relock bootloader
So i'm trying to relock my bootloader after unlocking it. I have a Realme 5 pro and i tried relocking it using adb and fastboot flashing lock but it gives me the following error:
FAILED (command write ...
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Manually decrypt data from recovery-mode?
AFAICT, Android builds upon Linux' standard fscrypt as implemented in ext4 and f2fs.
I know my pattern and have access to a shell with any Linux program in it.
How can I decrypt /data manually, ...
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Shut down the Android OS partially into a "recovery mode"/recovery runlevel
Android fundamentally still is a Linux system which have runlevels/targets intended for recovery purposes.
Is it possible to stop the Android OS far enough so that Apps, the UI and most system ...
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How to back up encrypted /data atomically in Android 12?
I accidentally upgraded my phone to Android 12 instead of a newer Android 11 and, to my dismay, it seems encryption was changed in a way that makes TWRP unable to decrypt my /data.
For backups, I ran ...
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Lenovo Tab P11 erased recovery mode, need to hard reset with computer
I erased recovery_a and recovery_b, Unnofficial TWRP doesn't work. need a recovery that works. Won't boot into twrp and need a hard reset. Can't access OS but fastboot works.
HELP!
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Boot into recovery without Volume Key
My Android 9 Phone is stuck in bootloop. It is rooted.
My phone Vol Down Key is broken.
Is there a way to boot into recovery without using vol button.
(similar questions only had device specific ...
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Fastboot erase userdata recover deleted files
As per the title I have ran a fastboot erase userdata command on my OnePlus 6T device. It has deleted all of the userdata but there were files which i forgot to pull of prior. Is there still a chance ...
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How to transfer files from semibricked android via adb
I have a OnePlus Nord and recently updated to android 12 after a few days my phone screen became suddenly black and phone is vibrating on its own. I tried restarting it but it turns on but shows black ...
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How to fix tecno spark 7 PR651 struck at boot animation?
I was trying an experiment on bypassing factory reset protection(FRP) on my Tecno Spark 7 F6317 PR651 Android 11. I bypassed the setup screen enter chrome and download Google Account Manager(GAM) and ...
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Phone is not working and in fastboot device is showing as "???????????? fastboot"
I have a realme 2 pro and I wanted to revert it back to stock rom. I had orangefox recovery installed at the time. I tried flashing an ozip file for the device and just call it my stupidity but I the ...
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Huawei MediaPad T5 (AGS2-L09) stuck at TWRP
I unlocked bootloader on Huawei MediaPad T5 (AGS2-L09).
Then I put TWRP on it and everything was fine until I installed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip using TWRP. After that the tablet stuck at Huawei ...
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