Welcome, in this article I will demonstrate how to install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 6T. 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. So, now let’s see about OnePlus 6T.

About OnePlus 6T

Here are some of the key features and specifications of the newly launched OnePlus 6T smartphone.

• Firstly, it has a 6.41 inches display with a resolution of 1080 by 2280 pixels. A total of 402 pixels per inch.
• And OnePlus 6T also comes with Android 9.0 Pie.
• And under the hood, OnePlus 6T has a Snapdragon 845 chipset.
• The Phone also comes with 6GB/8GB Ram and 128GB/256GB Storage. 
• Furthermore, the camera sensor on OnePlus 6T – 16MP + 20MP dual rear camera and 16MP front shooter.
• Finally, the battery on the OnePlus 6T is a non-removable 3700 mAh.

MUST READ – Various Issues on the OnePlus 6T & How to Fix Them. 

What are the Advantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the OnePlus 6T?

There are quite a few benefits of installing TWRP on OnePlus 6T. 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 OnePlus 6T.

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

Some Disadvantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the OnePlus 6T

Below are some of the cons of TWRP recovery which you should keep in mind before installing on your OnePlus 6T.

• 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 OnePlus 6T, let’s start with the installation procedure.

How to Install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 6T?

Prerequisite

Before starting the installation process on the OnePlus 6T, 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 OnePlus 6T 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.

Let’s Install TWRP Recovery: Method 1

• First of all, download TWRP recovery image of the OnePlus 6T. Download Link Given Below.
• And rename it as TWRP.img
• Also, download appropriate USB drivers of the OnePlus 6T and install it on PC.
• Reminder, Unlocking Bootloader is an important step before you install TWRP recovery. It is not recommended to install TWRP recovery before unlocking the bootloader.
• 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“
• Furthermore, 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 OnePlus 6T to PC.
• And, boot your OnePlus 6T 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 OnePlus 6T.
• Download TWRP Recovery For OnePlus 6T here and follow the instructions below.
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NEXT – How to Install custom ROM on this Phone.

How to Install TWRP custom recovery on the OnePlus 6T? Method 2

• Firstly, Download Flashify app on the OnePlus 6T.
• And open the app and furthermore 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 also see an option of downloading CWM custom recovery too, but consider downloading TWRP custom recovery.
• And now it will download TWRP file for the OnePlus 6T. And after the downloading finishes. Finally, 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 OnePlus 6T. 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 OnePlus 6T and also make sure to see the 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.