Xiaomi Redmi 4 TWRP installing

HOW TO: Install TWRP Recovery 3.1.0 on Xiaomi Redmi 4X / 4

Here is the complete and easy guide to install TWRP custom recovery on your Redmi 4X / 4.

Prerequisites:

• Make sure the bootloader of your phone is unlocked, if it isn’t you can unlock the bootloader easily by following this guide.
• Enable Developer Options by going to Settings>About Phone and tapping on build number multiple times.
• Enable USB Debugging in Settings>Developer Options. Make sure that the USB Debugging is checked.
• Backup all the data as installing a custom recovery might delete all of your data.
• Charge your phone up to 50% first and make sure your phone does not shut down during the procedure or it might damage your phone.

If you have fulfilled all the requirementsabove, then proceed to the actual tutorial.

Complete Step-By-Step Instructions:

Step 1 – Download Android SDK from the Android Developers website and install. Also set it up with downloading platform-tools and USB drivers package in SDK. Tutorial given here: How to Set up ADB and Fastboot on Windows.

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Step 1 – Download ADB / Fastboot – Android SDK Platform Tools separate package and install on your computer.Download from the following links depending on your OS and extract it anywhere in your computer.

• Windows: Download platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
• MacOS: Download platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip
• Linux: Download platform-tools-latest-linux.zip

Step 2 – Connect your Redmi 4X / 4 to your computer using a USB cable.

Step 3 – Download TWRP (twrp_santoni_3.1.0.img) and save it into the same directory as the extracted Fastboot/ADB package files.

Step 4 – Navigate to the same directory now as where you have Fastboot (i.e. Step 1) and on Windows: Open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt). For Mac OS X and Linux, use Terminal to navigate to this directory.