How To Install Twrp Accretion On The Capital Ph-1

For modders, there are few accoutrement added important than TWRP. TeamWin's custom accretion makes aflame mods like Magisk, Xposed, and custom ROMs abundantly easy, and it lets you basis your phone at the columnist of a button. On top of that, it can accomplish complete backups of your phone in case you blend up. That's why, for Essential users, this should be the aboriginal mod you add. The action is a bit added complicated on the Essential PH-1 because of seamless updates. The bifold partitions accomplish aflame TWRP a bit added circuitous than it was on antecedent phones. However, acknowledgment to Essential's affable policy... more

For modders, there are few accoutrement added important than TWRP. TeamWin's custom accretion makes aflame mods like Magisk, Xposed, and custom ROMs abundantly easy, and it lets you basis your phone at the columnist of a button. On top of that, it can achieve complete backups of your phone in case you blend up. That's why, for Essential users, this should be the aboriginal mod you add.

The action is a bit added complicated on the Essential PH-1 because of seamless updates. The bifold partitions achieve aflame TWRP a bit added circuitous than it was on antecedent phones. However, acknowledgment to Essential's affable action appear modders, the action isn't too difficult, and with our guide, you'll accept this basal apparatus on your phone in no time.

What You'll Need

• Windows, Mac, or Linux computer
• ADB and Fastboot installed
• USB abstracts cable

Step 1: Alleviate Your Bootloader

Before you can beam any custom firmware on your Essential PH-1, you will charge to alleviate your bootloader. This is as simple as enabling "OEM Unlocking" in Developer Options, afresh sending two Fastboot commands while your phone is in bootloader approach (fastboot aflame unlock_critical afresh fastboot aflame unlock). For an all-embracing tutorial, analysis the articulation below.

• More Info: How to Alleviate the Bootloader on Your Essential PH-1

You will see a awning like this aback you cossack up the phone aback your bootloader is unlocked.

Step 2: Download the TWRP Files

Because Essential PH-1 supports Seamless Updates (A/B partitions), you will charge to download two files to install TWRP: a ZIP and an IMG. First, download the ZIP book from your phone application the articulation below.

• Download the TWRP ZIP file

Next, you'll charge to download the IMG book to your computer. Click the articulation beneath from your desktop or laptop to download it.

• Download the TWRP IMG file

Next, to abridge things, you'll accept to move the IMG book to the platform-tools binder central of your ADB and Fastboot accession directory. For Windows users who followed Adjustment 1 in our ADB accession guide, this can be begin at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools.

If you acclimated addition ADB accession adjustment on Windows, or if you're application Linux or Mac, you'll accept to acquisition your platform-tools binder by analytic your computer's adamantine drive. Once you've begin it, move the TWRP IMG book from your download binder into the platform-tools folder.

Step 3: About-face to a PIN or Password

This adaptation of TWRP can break your phone's accumulator partition, but it will charge your passcode to do so. Because gestures are harder to ascribe with the provided keyboard, we advance afraid with a PIN or password.

To about-face to either a PIN or password, accessible Settings and accept "Security & location." Baddest "Screen lock" and, afterwards inputting your accepted passcode, accept either PIN or password.

Step 4: Reboot to the Bootloader

Now, affix your phone to your computer with the USB cable. On your computer, accessible up the command alert (Windows) or terminal (macOS and Linux). If you're on Windows, you can do this by acute the Windows button on your keyboard, afresh accounting "cmd" and hitting enter. If you're on Mac or Linux, artlessly accessible the "Terminal" app from your Applications folder.

With the command window open, you'll now charge to change directories to the platform-tools folder. This can be done by accounting "cd <location>," area <location> represents the abounding area of your platform-tools folder. However, if you'd like added help, analysis out the adviser at the articulation beneath for a abounding walkthrough on how to achieve this.

• More Info: How to Change Directories to the Platform-Tools Folder

Now, admission the afterward command into the command alert or terminal:

adb reboot bootloader

After almost 10 seconds, your phone should cossack into bootloader mode. You should see a awning like the one below, which indicates you can now ascribe Fastboot commands.

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Step 5: Verify the Fastboot Connection

First, achieve abiding your Fastboot affiliation is alive by inputting the afterward command:

fastboot devices

Note: Linux, Mac, and Windows PowerShell users will acceptable accept to add a aeon and a carve (./) to the advanced of all commands listed here, e.g., ./fastboot devices)

If you see a alternation of numbers and belletrist and the chat "fastboot," your affiliation works and you can abide If not, analysis your ADB and Fastboot accession and bifold analysis your USB cable. I would additionally acclaim switching USB ports on your computer (or alike switching computers), as sometimes this will fix any problems.

Step 6: Acquisition Your Accepted Cossack Slot

Once you've accustomed a connection, ascribe the afterward command:

fastboot getvar current-slot

Note: Linux, Mac, and Windows PowerShell users may accept to blazon ./fastboot getvar current-slot here.

This will acknowledge the accepted cossack aperture your phone using. You may get a FAILED response. If you do, reenter the cipher and try afresh until the accepted aperture is revealed. The aperture will either be "A" or "B," but booty agenda of which, as you'll charge this advice later.

Step 7: Beam TWRP Angel File

Now you're accessible to beam the abject TWRP angel file. The catchy allotment actuality is you appetite to beam TWRP to the inactive partition. In added words, the adverse of the amount you accustomed in Step 6 above.

So if your alive cossack aperture was "A," admission the afterward command to beam the TWRP angel to aperture B:

fastboot beam boot_b twrp-3.2.3-0-mata.img

If your alive cossack aperture was "B," on the added hand, admission this command to beam TWRP to aperture A:

fastboot beam boot_a twrp-3.2.3-0-mata.img

Afterward, you'll charge to set the aperture that you aloof flashed TWRP to as the alive cossack slot. To do so, archetype the afterward command, but don't hit admission yet.

fastboot --set-active=slot

Now, alter the chat "slot" in the aloft command with the aperture area you flashed TWRP. For example, if your alive aperture was originally "A" and you flashed TWRP to the "B" aperture application the aboriginal command above, you would admission fastboot -- set-active=b to achieve the "B" aperture active. Afterwards adjusting this, hit admission to accelerate the command. Aback done correctly, it should attending agnate to the screenshot below.

Step 8: Install the TWRP ZIP File

Now that you accept the TWRP angel book installed on one slot, you'll charge to use the ZIP book to install TWRP on both slots. With your phone still on the bootloader screen, use your aggregate buttons to highlight the "Recovery Mode" option, afresh columnist your ability key to baddest it. This will cossack your phone into TWRP.

Input your countersign or PIN and baddest the checkmark in the bottom-right bend to break your accumulator and let TWRP admission files on your adamantine drive. Once you achieve it to the capital menu, accept "Install" and baddest "Download" from the account of folders. Baddest the TWRP ZIP book you downloaded in Step 2, and with both checkboxes larboard blank, bash the dejected toggle to the appropriate to confirm.

Once completed, baddest aback until you acknowledgment to the TWRP's capital screen. Accept "Reboot" to admission a submenu. Along the basal should be the argument "Current Slot: X" with X apery whichever aperture you are on now. Since you are in currently in the aperture adverse of the operating system, you'll appetite to reboot to the added one now that TWRP is installed on both slots.

Reboot to the aperture you were originally on (the adverse of the aperture you are currently on) application the agnate button. Your phone will reboot and acknowledgment you to the Android lock screen.

And that's it. With TWRP installed on both slots, you can booty advantage of added appearance offered by the custom recovery. You additionally now accept a accommodation to make. Do you basis with Magisk or addition apparatus like SuperSU? Do you accumulate the banal ROM or use a custom ROM? The best is yours.

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