How To Root And Install TWRP Recovery On Vivo V5 Plus

Today we will guide you on how to install TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus (1611). TWRP recovery is considered to be one of the important contributions from the active developer community that Android has. This open-source custom recovery is in wide usage around the world. TWRP recovery helps to install Custom ROM, Kernel, Mods, Root or even backup and restore any ROM.

If you are here, then you probably wondering how to install the TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus. You can simply follow the guide given here. Once you have installed, you can flash the Super SU or Magisk to root your device very quickly. Before we install TWRP Recovery, let’s understand what is TWRP Recovery and their advantage.

Talking about the specifications, vivo V5 Plus features a 5.5-inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB internal memory. The camera on the vivo V5 Plus comes with 16MP rear camera with LED dual-tone flash and 20MP + 8MP front camera for selfies. It is backed by a Non-removable Li-Ion 3160 mAh battery. vivo V5 Plus also has a fingerprint sensor on the front.

Advantages of TWRP Recovery:

You can flash Custom ROM on Vivo V5 Plus using TWRP
You can flash modding zip files to customize your phone
Easy to flash and use Xposed Modules using TWRP
Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
You can install Magisk on Vivo V5 Plus
Easy to Create and Restore Nandroid Backup using TWRP Recovery.
Easy access to restore the Nandroid Backup.
You can flash the image file using TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus.
Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus.
To underclock and overclock.
You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.

Before doing the methods, I just want to warn you that, By doing this you will loose the warranty and sometime if you don’t read the steps and do something wrong can brick your device. That won’t happen though you follow our step by step guide carefully.

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Steps to Install TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus

Remember this guide is to install TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus, so don’t try the same recovery image on any other device. Before flashing recovery, please read and install the required drivers and software on your PC.

Download Required Files

TWRP Recovery (3.1.1)

Download SuperSU Zip

Download Magisk Zip

Pre-Requisite:

This Guide is to Install TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus
You need to Unlock Bootloader on Vivo V5 Plus.
You need either Laptop or PC.
Download Chainfire Super SU.zip
Charge your phone to at least 70%
Download the latest Vivo USB Drivers
Download ADB and Fastboot tool for Windows || For Mac: Click Here || For Full ADB Setup, Download Android SDK Platform
Make sure you have followed the steps properly. Don’t Skip and Read ! – We are not responsible for any damage that you make to your phone.

Installation Guide using Adb Command Window:

[su_note note_color=”#035786″ text_color=”#ffffff”]At GetDroidTips, We will not be held responsible for any kind of damage occurred to your device while following this Guide. Do it at your own risk. Remember rooting or installation of Custom Recovery will void the warranty of your phone.[/su_note]

Follow the instructions given down below to install TWRP on your phone:

Full Guide to install TWRP Recovery on your Phone

Watch The Video on How to Install TWRP Recovery using ADB Fastboot tool

How to Root Vivo V5 Plus:

To root your phone, you need either a supported TWRP Recovery or any rooting apps. With the help of rooting apps, you can root Vivo V5 Plus without PC/Computer. Here in this guide we already have a supported TWRP Recovery, so I will guide here to flash the superSU or Magisk to root your phone. Before rooting, let’s understand What is rooting in Android Phone?

What Does Rooting Mean?

Rooting doesn’t mean hacking. So please don’t compare the term hacking to rooting. In fact, it is not true at all. Well, Rooting for Android means nothing but jailbreaking the device to get access to the root directory of your android mobile. This means you are removing the restrictions and limitations from your Android Phone or Tablet to perform unperformable tasks.

By Rooting Vivo V5 Plus, you are injecting a file known as SU binary to the root of your phone. Technically Speaking, Rooting Any Android Phone will void the brand warranty but don’t worry, you can unroot or restore your device any time without any issues.

The advantage of Rooting:

You can get access to all files on your Vivo V5 Plus, even the files which present in the root directory of your phone.
You can increase the performance of your Vivo V5 Plus by overclocking.
By rooting you can increase battery life by underclocking Vivo V5 Plus.
Uninstall Bloatware on Vivo V5 Plus.
You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game related applications. Also Read: Top 5 Adblock Plus Alternatives for Android
By Rooting Vivo V5 Plus, you can View, Edit or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
You can install Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.

Guide to Root:

Here is the guide on how to root Vivo V5 Plus smartphone. Make sure to download either SuperSU or Magisk to root your phone.

[su_note note_color=”#faf5ce” text_color=”#1d1d1d”]Note: Don’t try to flash both Magisk and SuperSU on your phone. You need to root either with SuperSU or Magisk[/su_note]

Full Guide to install SuperSU on your phone

Full Guide to install Magisk and Magisk Manager

I hope this guide was helpful to root and install TWRP Recovery on Vivo V5 Plus. Any queries, you can leave a comment down below.

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