It’s highly most likely that if you own Android device you won’t stick to just Stock Android OS loaded by the company. There are many reasons behind it like for instance every company will load tons of bloatware which will slow down your device with time. Therefore, to have near to stock Android experience many and many people load their devices with Custom ROMs available in the market. Custom ROMs are built very neatly without any bloatware and comes with a lot of customization options.
But to install the Custom ROM you first need to have Custom Recovery on your device. There are two most popular Custom Recoveries in the market number one is Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) followed by ClockWorkMod Recovery (CWM). Both the recoveries have nearly similar options but TWRP has an edge since it allows you to operate via touch whereas, on the other hand, you will have to use physical buttons to work through CWM.
The Official TWRP is just released so it’s quite possible that you may encounter some bugs, but Team Win LLC is determined to fix those bugs and also they will be adding new and new features. This what they have put on their official website:
The official TWRP app is the first and only first-party app developed by Team Win for TWRP. Please bear with us as we work to fix any bugs and build out the features. The initial version of the app does not support flashing on the Pixel due to the Pixel’s A/B partition layout. In addition, the app may not support finding and flashing images from external storage locations. We are working hard to improve these items and bring you more new features.
The official TWRP is free and available for download via Google Play Store. However, if for some reason you are not able to download directly from Play Store then you can directly download Official TWRP App 1.6 APK.
Now without further due let’s straight jump to the step by step guide on how to install Official TWRP App 1.6 APK.
How to download and install Official TWRP App 1.6 APK
- Download Official TWRP App 1.6 APK for Android.
- Copy the downloaded APK on your Android device.
- To install APK files from other sources you will have to go to Setting >> Security >> Allow Unknown Sources. Once you check this option you will be able to install the files.
- Tap the downloaded APK to initiate the installation process
- After completion, run
You won’t be able to flash custom ROMs using TWRP if your device is not rooted.
