TWRP

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP)

Main screen of TWRP 3.0.2-0
Developer(s) TeamWin
Initial release July 30, 2011 (2011-07-30)[1]
Stable release 3.0.2-0 / 5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)
Development status Active
Written in C++
Operating system Android
Available in English
License GNU General Public License v3
Website twrp.me
As of April 2016

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP), is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices.[2][3] It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface which allows users to install third-party firmware and backup the current system, which are often unsupported by stock recovery images.[4][5][3][6] It is, therefore, often installed when rooting Android devices.[7]

Since February 2016, the version number convention has been modified. The first three digits specify the version, while the fourth digit, separated from the others by a dash, specifies a update for a specific device. This could be a performance improvement or a bugfix.

TWRP currently supports the installation of custom ROMs, kernels, add-ons (eg. Gapps), and other mods.

Wiping, backing up, restoring and mounting various device partitions (eg. system, boot, userdata, cache and internal storage) are also supported. TWRP also features file transfer via MTP, a basic file manager and a terminal emulator. It also is fully themeable.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TWRP 1.x". TeamWin. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "TWRP". TeamWin. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Haroon Q Raja (May 4, 2013). "What Is TWRP Recovery & How To Install & Use It On Android Devices". AddictiveTips.
  4. ↑ Terrence O'Brien (December 20, 2011). "Team Win Recovery Project 2.0 goes gold, tells your volume rocker to kiss off". Engadget.
  5. ↑ Danny Stieben (January 12, 2014). "What’s a Custom Recovery? Exploring CWM, TWRP, and Friends". MakeUseOf.
  6. ↑ Will Verduzco (April 10, 2012). "Team Win Recovery Project Updated to 2.1". XDA Developers.
  7. ↑ Scott Matteson (March 31, 2014). "Rooting your Kindle Fire: a cautionary tale concluded". TechRepublic.

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