How to Install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro (Violet)

When it comes to rooting, installing custom ROMS, flashing custom recoveries and performing other MODs on your Android smartphone, you will always need a custom Recovery for this. Installing a custom recovery on your Android phone overrides the stock recovery that comes with your phone and unlocks a whole lot of possibilities.

There are a few custom recoveries out there but TWRP is the most popular of them all and it is also regarded to as the best. If you have a Twrp recovery installed on your phone, you can easily root your phone, you can flash different MODs and you can even flash a custom ROM. 

In this post, I will explain in full details how to install Twrp recovery on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro (Violet). The procedure is pretty simple and straightforward. There is an official TWRP recovery for the Redmi Note 7 Pro but it however have a bug which is the Encryption on MIUI ROMs only.

Requirements

• Unlocked bootloader: Check how to unlock Xiaomi bootloader HERE.
• Official Twrp for Redmi Note 7: Download HERE or HERE.
• ADB & Fastboot: Download HERE.

How to Install Twrp on Redmi Note 7 Pro

• Make sure your phone bootloader is unlocked or you can follow the procedure above to unlock it
• Enable developer option on your phone by going to your phone settings >> About Phone and tap your phone version 7 times until you see "You are a developer" message
• Enable debugging by going to your phone settings >> Additional settings >> Developer Options >> USB Debugging then enable it.
• Now connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable
• ADB Fastboot must be installed on your phone or you can follow the procedure above.
• Download the TWRP recovery image and rename it to twrp.img (case sensitive)
• Copy the recovery.img file into the adb folder which is usually located at C:\adb\.
• Hold down the shift key on your keyboard and right click inside the folder you pasted the twrp image (  C:\adb\)
• Select "Open PowerShell window here".
• Reboot your phone into fastboot mode by entering the command below

            adb reboot bootloader

• Once your phone boots into fastboot mode, enter the command below to install twrp recovery

         fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

• Once the TWRP installation is complete, enter the command below to reboot your phone

        fastboot reboot

• That is all. You can boot into recovery at any time by holding down your Power button and volume up button at the same time.

If you have any question, feel free to ask by dropping it in the comment section below.