Welcome, in this article I will demonstrate how to install TWRP Recovery on LG G8 ThinQ. 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 LG G8 ThinQ.

About LG G8 ThinQ

Here are some of the key features and specifications of the newly launched LG G8 ThinQ smartphone.

• Firstly, it has a 6.1 inches display with a resolution of 1440 by 3120 pixels. A total of 564 pixels per inch.
• And LG G8 ThinQ also comes with Android 9 Pie.
• And under the hood, the phone has a Snapdragon 855 chipset.
• The Phone also comes with 6GB Ram and 128GB Storage. 
• Furthermore, the camera sensor is – 12MP + 16MP + 12MP triple rear camera and 8MP + TOF dual front shooter.
• Finally, the battery on the phone is a non-removable 3500 mAh.

MUST READ – Various Issues on the LG G8 ThinQ & How to Fix Them. 

Advantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the LG G8 ThinQ?

There are quite a few benefits of installing TWRP on LG G8 ThinQ. 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 LG G8 ThinQ.

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

Disadvantages of Installing TWRP Recovery on the LG G8 ThinQ

Below are some of the cons of TWRP recovery which you should keep in mind before installing on your LG G8 ThinQ.

• 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 LG G8 ThinQ, let’s start with the installation procedure.

Let’s Install TWRP Recovery on the LG G8 ThinQ

Prerequisite

Before starting the installation process on the LG G8 ThinQ, 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 LG G8 ThinQ phone. 

• 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.
• After installation of Custom Recovery, also, read. How to Root LG G8 ThinQ.

TWRP Recovery on LG G8 ThinQ: Method 1

• First of all, download the TWRP recovery image of the LG G8 ThinQ. (Check Below For The File)
• And rename it as TWRP.img
• Also, download appropriate USB drivers of the LG G8 ThinQ 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, set up 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 LG G8 ThinQ to PC.
• And, boot your LG G8 ThinQ 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 LG G8 ThinQ.
• TWRP Image File for LG G8 ThinQ will be added once available. The article will be updated 😀

NEXT – How to Install custom ROM on LG G8 ThinQ. (Custom ROM Download File May Or May Not Be available as per the development)

Install TWRP Recovery by Official App – Method 2

• Firstly, Download Flashify app on the LG G8 ThinQ.
• 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 LG G8 ThinQ. 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 LG G8 ThinQ. Now, you can install your favorite custom ROMs and zip files on the phone.

Related Article. Unroot LG G8 ThinQ and go back to stock ROM.

In conclusion, do the steps carefully to install TWRP Recovery on the LG G8 ThinQ 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.