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How to Install TWRP Recovery on Meizu M6? Easy GUIDE!

Welcome, in this article I will demonstrate how to install TWRP Recovery on Meizu M6. So stay until the end of the article and with the help of step by step guide, install TWRP on your phone. 


What is TWRP Recovery?

TWRP or TeamWin Recovery Project is a custom recovery project and is flashable on Android smartphones. TWRP recovery, when installed on a smartphone over stock recovery, can provide more features.

About Meizu M6

Here are some of the key features and specifications of the newly launched Meizu M6 smartphone.

  • Firstly, it has 5.2 inches display with a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels. A total of pixels per inch.
  • And Meizu M6 also comes with Android 7.0
  • And under the hood, Meizu M6 has a MediaTek MT6750 chipset.
  • The Phone also comes with 2GB Ram and 16GB Storage with microSD card support. 
  • Furthermore, the camera sensor on Meizu M6- 13MP rear camera and 8MP front shooter.
  • Finally, the battery on Meizu M6 is a non-removable 3070 mAh.

Related – Heating, Battery & Lag Issues on the phone.

What are the Advantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the Meizu M6?

There are quite a few benefits of installing TWRP on Meizu M6. Here are some of them :

  • Firstly, you can root your phone.
  • And also install ZIP files and custom Roms on the phone.
  • You can wipe cache and reset your smartphone.
  • And take a backup of your current data and restore it whenever you want to on the Meizu M6.

Furthermore, let’s now take a look at some of the disadvantages of installing TWRP recovery.

Some Disadvantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the Meizu M6

Below are some of the cons TWRP recovery which you should keep in mind before installing on your Meizu M6.

  • First of all, it will void your warranty.
  • And you may brick your Phone if you do not follow the steps correctly.
  • Also, the user will not be able to get OTA updates anymore on the device.
  • Now that you have read some of the Pros and cons of TWRP recovery on the Meizu M6, let’s start with the installation procedure.

How to Install TWRP Recovery on Meizu M6?

Prerequisite

Before starting the installation process on the Meizu M6, do keep the following things in mind.

  • First of all, make sure to charge your phone fully.
  • And also get the certified USB cable by the manufacturer.
  • Before installing, unlock the bootloader on the phone. Unlock Bootloader.
  • We TechDroidTips, do not take any responsibility if anything goes wrong. And the steps below are unofficial and has not been certified by any user to date.
  • You can also install CWM Recovery on this phone.
  • After installation of Custom Recovery, also, read. Root the phone.

TWRP Meizu M6

Let’s Install TWRP Recovery: Method 1

  • First of all, download TWRP recovery image of the Meizu M6. (Check Below For The File)
  • And rename it as TWRP.img
  • Also, download appropriate USB drivers of the Meizu M6 and install it on PC.
  • Now, setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC. To do that download ADB here.

Install procedure For ADB Fastboot :
1. Launch it That Require administrator privileges.
2. Click Yes to install ADB and Fastboot or No to not.
3. Press Yes to install ADB system wide or No for the current user only
4. Click Yes to install Drivers or No to skip
5. Continue the Driver installation
6. 15 seconds passed – it will finish the process                                    Source – XDA 

  • And now open the folder – “TWRP.img
  • And open a command window in the folder itself. To do that, Shift + Right-click on any empty space and then select open command window.
  • Now, connect your Meizu M6 to PC.
  • And, boot your device into Fastboot mode. To do that type the following code in the command window

adb reboot bootloader

Now the device will boot into the Fastboot mode. After that type the following code –

fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x-xxx.img.

  • And do replace TWRP.img above with the name of your TWRP recovery image file.
  •  Now it will start flashing TWRP Recovery and after that type the following –

fastboot reboot

  • This command will reboot your device.
  • And congrats, finally you have successfully installed TWRP Recovery on the Meizu M6.
  • TWRP Image File for Meizu M6 will be added once available. The article will be updated 😀

NEXT – Install custom ROM.

How to Install TWRP custom recovery on the Meizu M6? Method 2

  • Firstly, Download Flashify app on the Meizu M6. The app is available to download from play store.
  • And open the app and you will see three options, “Boot Image” “Recovery Image” and “Zip File”. 
  • First, click on “Recovery Image” as soon as you click you will be able to see some more options.
  • Next, click on download TWRP. You will see an option of downloading CWM custom recovery too, but consider downloading TWRP custom recovery.
  • And now it will download TWRP file for the Meizu M6. And after the downloading finishes click on “Yes install custom Recovery”.
  • That’s it now sit back and relax till the recovery installs on the phone.
  • Finally, congratulations you have successfully install TWRP recovery on your Meizu M6. Now, you can install your favorite custom ROMs and zip files on the phone.

Related Article. Unroot this phone and go back to stock ROM.

In conclusion, do the steps carefully to install TWRP Recovery on the Meizu M6 and also make sure to see pre-requisite before starting the process. Before flashing TWRP Recovery, check for the supported model number. And you can also check for your device here on TWRP website and make sure about the recovery file.