Learn how to root OnePlus 2 Android smartphones and also how to install TWRP recovery on it.
Assuming you’ve already purchased your OnePlus 2 android device, the first thing that should clock your mind as a geek, is rooting your device, and installation of TWRP recovery follows.
These practice is very important because they help render administrative options to you, as a user, and also helps in terms of flashing of custom roms and also retaining backup via recovery. Rooting your device also have other benefits, like, running of special apps, to free up memory and many other benefits.
In this guide, I would walk you through the process on how to root and install twrp recovery on OnePlus 2 android.
2. After that, you’ve to unlock the bootloader of your OnePlus 2 device. Check this guide on how to unlock the bootloader of OnePlus 2 device.
3. Enable USB Debugging mode from the smartphone. To Enable USB debugging mode on OnePlus 2, simply go to settings >> developers option and enable from there. If the developers option isn’t visible, then go to about phone (under settings menu) and locate build number, and tap on it several times, till it notifies that you’re now a developer. This would enable developer’s option. After that, connect your OnePlus 2 to your computer via USB cable.
5. After that, rename the OnePlus2 TWRP Recovery.img to recovery.img and move to the ADB folder created in the 1st step.
7. Once you’re done, boot your device to fastboot mode. Check this guide to boot OnePlus 2 device to Fastboot mode.
8. Now, open the ADB folder that you saved the recovery.img, and open command prompt windows by holding shift, then right click on an empty space in the ABD folder, just as seen in the image below.
9. Once the command prompt windows opens, input the below command and click enter to flash the TWRP recovery.
10. Now that you’ve flashed TWRP recovery on your device, then boot to recovery menu so that you can easily flash the SuperSU file – in other to root your device. Simply input the below command to boot device to recovery mode.
11. Once your device is boot to recovery mode, then tap install button, and flash the SuperSU downloaded in step 6.
12. Once you’re through, simply reboot your OnePlus 2 device.
That’s it. Installation of TWRP recovery and rooting of your OnePlus 2 is completed.
Assuming you’ve already purchased your OnePlus 2 android device, the first thing that should clock your mind as a geek, is rooting your device, and installation of TWRP recovery follows.
These practice is very important because they help render administrative options to you, as a user, and also helps in terms of flashing of custom roms and also retaining backup via recovery. Rooting your device also have other benefits, like, running of special apps, to free up memory and many other benefits.
In this guide, I would walk you through the process on how to root and install twrp recovery on OnePlus 2 android.
How to Install TWRP Recovery & Root OnePlus 2
1. Firstly, download ABD/fastboot driver and setup on your computer.
2. After that, you’ve to unlock the bootloader of your OnePlus 2 device. Check this guide on how to unlock the bootloader of OnePlus 2 device.
3. Enable USB Debugging mode from the smartphone. To Enable USB debugging mode on OnePlus 2, simply go to settings >> developers option and enable from there. If the developers option isn’t visible, then go to about phone (under settings menu) and locate build number, and tap on it several times, till it notifies that you’re now a developer. This would enable developer’s option. After that, connect your OnePlus 2 to your computer via USB cable.
5. After that, rename the OnePlus2 TWRP Recovery.img to recovery.img and move to the ADB folder created in the 1st step.
7. Once you’re done, boot your device to fastboot mode. Check this guide to boot OnePlus 2 device to Fastboot mode.
8. Now, open the ADB folder that you saved the recovery.img, and open command prompt windows by holding shift, then right click on an empty space in the ABD folder, just as seen in the image below.
9. Once the command prompt windows opens, input the below command and click enter to flash the TWRP recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
10. Now that you’ve flashed TWRP recovery on your device, then boot to recovery menu so that you can easily flash the SuperSU file – in other to root your device. Simply input the below command to boot device to recovery mode.
fastboot boot recovery.img
11. Once your device is boot to recovery mode, then tap install button, and flash the SuperSU downloaded in step 6.
12. Once you’re through, simply reboot your OnePlus 2 device.
That’s it. Installation of TWRP recovery and rooting of your OnePlus 2 is completed.
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How to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 2 Android
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