Official Twrp recovery for Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G / Mi 10T Lite / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G - Gauguin

The Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G, also known as the Mi 10T Lite or Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G (codename: Gauguin) is one of the most recent addition to the Xiaomi upper midrange smartphones. The device was launched early this year, which is about 3 months ago.

Even though the Mi 10i 5G is still a very new smartphone, the official Twrp recovery for the device is already. If you are not too familiar with custom ROMs and recoveries, you can follow the detailed guide below on how to flash Twrp on your Mi 10i 5G.

Changelog: TWRP 3.5.2_10-0 for Mi 10i / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10 Lite - Gauguin

• Wrappedkey support running only on FBE devices - CaptainThrowback
• TWRP App log information reduced - epicX67
• Refresh details after system wipe and adb sideload - AdrianDC
• Chinese translation updates - betaxb
• Support keymaster 2 - PeterCxy
• add tzdata to TWRP for timezones - CaptainThrowback
• ParitionManager: support delayed adopted storage mount - PeterCxy
• Support to start terminal from file manager directory - AndroiableDroid
• Nano support - nebrassy
• Add nano support to open files from file manager - CaptainThrowback
• Include new magisk apk support to be installed by TWRP - ianmacd
• Add support to change directory name where TWRP stores backups - epicX67
• Add bash support - not the default shell - DarthJabba9
• ORS support to format data - AdrianDC
• Add support to flash both slots when flashing an image - epicX67
• NL translation updates - ianmacd
• Cleanup
  • Installation cleanup - remove dupe PackageExtractFn - klabit87
  • Remove logd-reinit service - CaptainThrowback
• Fixes
  • Restore system root context - bigbiff
  • Only include keymaster 2 if tree supports it - CaptainThrowback
  • Strip lines containing '--' in language_helper.py - ianmacd
  • Unlocalized string fix - ianmacd

Official Twrp 3.5.2_10-0 for Mi 10i / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10T Lite (Gauguin) download Links

• Download TWRP 3.5.2_10-0 for Mi 10i 5G - Gauguin (Link 1)
• Download twrp-3.5.2_10-0-gauguin.img

• Download TWRP 3.5.2_10-0 for Mi 10i 5G - Gauguin (Link 2)
• Download twrp-3.5.2_10-0-gauguin.img

                                                                                                                                                            

How to Flash / Install Twrp Recovery on Mi 10i / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10T Lite

Requirements:

• Unlocked Bootloader: Check out detailed guide Here
• Adb/fastboot: Download Here
• Twrp for Mi 10i 5G / Mi 10T Lite / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G: Download from the links above or Here

Procedure:

• Make sure your bootloader is unlocked or click on this LINK for guide
• Install fastboot/ADB driver on your PC by clicking on this LINK
• Download the Twrp for your device from this LINK or from the links provided above 
• Rename the downloaded twrp image to twrp.img
• Copy the downloaded Twrp file to any folder on your PC.
• Inside the folder, hold down your shift key and right click on an empty space inside the folder (simultaneously).
• Select Open command window here from the menu options.
• Go to phone settings >> About >> Tap MIUI version 7 times
• Go back to phone settings >> Additional settings >> Developer options >> Enable Developer options.
• Connect your phone to your PC.
• Then enter the command below and hit the enter key to reboot to fastboot mode

            adb reboot bootloader

                                OR


• Turn off your phone and reboot into fastboot mode manually by holding down the power button + volume down.
• Input the command below and hit the Enter key to flash Twrp on your phone

            fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

• After Installation, enter the command below to reboot your phone to recovery.

            fastboot boot twrp.img 

If you have any question or you encountered any problem with the procedure above, then feel free to drop it in the comment section below.

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