TWRP Recovery, the go-to custom recovery software for Android power users, has recently released its latest version, tagged with number 3.7.1. This new version boasts improved support for Android devices running Android 13, making upgrading your Realme or Oppo phones easier.

Additionally, devices compiled under the Android-10 branch have now been moved to the Android-11 branch, ensuring up-to-date support for Android 13. The update also includes feature updates for Android 9-based devices compiled for TWRP and a fix for the sensors bug that has plagued previous versions.

One of the standout features of TWRP Recovery is its touch-based interface, which sets a high standard for other custom recovery options. With TWRP Recovery, users can tweak their smartphones in many ways, from flashing custom ROMs and modded files to executable zip files.

Overall, this latest version of TWRP Recovery is an exciting update for Android enthusiasts. It offers improved support and bug fixes to make the customization process smoother than ever before. If you’re interested in installing this latest version of the custom recovery on your phone, keep reading for more details on how to do so.

What is TWRP Recovery?

TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) Recovery is a custom recovery software for Android devices that allows users to perform advanced tasks such as flashing custom ROMs, creating backups, and installing third-party mods. TWRP Recovery offers a touch-based interface that makes it easier for users to navigate and perform various tasks. It also provides access to a range of features that are not available in the stock recovery of Android devices.

TWRP Recovery is widely used among Android power users due to its versatility and ease of use. It provides a host of options for customization, making it an essential tool for those who like to modify and tinker with their devices. Additionally, TWRP Recovery offers better support for newer Android versions and devices, making it a popular choice for users who want to upgrade their devices beyond the manufacturer’s limitations.

Overall, TWRP Recovery is a powerful tool that can help users unlock the full potential of their Android devices by providing them with a range of advanced options and features that are not available in the stock recovery.

All the features and options are organized precisely, and you won’t find any clutter while going through the custom recovery. Recovery is a very important and small part of your device’s software. TWRP recovery gives access to this part of the software, which you can use to tweak your phone’s system settings.

Features of TWRP Recovery

Here is the list of features that you can perform using TWRP Recovery:

• Take a complete backup of your phone’s data.
• Install custom files on your phone.
• Gain root access on your phone.
• Swipe to confirm the interface helps negate accidental flashes.
• You can make use of the Wipe menu to clear partitions based on choosing.
• You can use TWRP to mount partitions individually.
• One tap ADB sideload feature allows access to the system to flash files from the computer.

What’s New in TWRP 3.7.1 Version?

TWRP 3.7.1 has officially been released for a wide range of supported devices. This update marks a significant milestone, particularly for those running Android 12. A big thank you goes out to all the maintainers and the community for your ongoing support.

For more details about this release, please refer to the list below. Stay updated on our progress by following us on Zulip. You can also find the device-specific builds under their respective Jenkins view.

Android 12.1 Devices (A12.1 and up)

• Add lpdump library – bigbiff
• Update Czech translation – kacskrz
• Support QTI Vibrator updates – sekaiacg
• Support boot-hal-1.2 – CaptainThrowback
• Allow device disablement of Flash Current TWRP – CaptainThrowback
• Fix custom theme placement when changing TWRP backups folder – faoliveira78
• Use /data/recovery for settings – AndroiableDroid
• Ignore non-existing logical partitions from fstab – AndroiableDroid
• Fix custom theme after changing TWRP backups folder on unencrypted devices – faoliveira78
• libtar tagging for logging – AndroiableDroid
• dynamically choose fscrypt policy without setting Board – AndroiableDroid
• Set property after super partitions are created – CaptainThrowback
• Remove deprecated vold code – CaptainThrowback
• Prepare data/media early for devices who need it before decryption – DarthJabba9
• Exclude package restrictions from backup – DarthJabba9
• Support F2FS Compression – DarthJabba9
• Fix default LUN for USB Storage – DarthJabba9
• Fix default context for TWRP storage – nilz3000
• Remove htcdumlock – DarthJabba9
• Add POSIXAsyncIO to MTP Server – sekaiacg
• MTP Security Fix – James Wei
• Fix POSIX return values in MTP – chih-hung
• Cancel events in MTP correctly – Ray Chi
• Load kernel modules before GUI loads – AndroiableDroid
• Add AIDL v2 Vibrator interface – Woomymy
• Mount vendor_dlkm dynamic partition – micky387
• Exclude gsi from backup – me-cafebabe
• Update default values for partition info – me-cafebabe
• Fix recovery settings for custom themes – faoliveira78
• Ignore files without a fscrypt policy when backing up – bigbiff
• Fix fastboot mode processing – micky387
• Don’t setup vendor_dlkm unless device has partition – micky387
• Update TWRP property for fastboot to not override android – CaptainThrowback
• Allow configuration of framerate – dereference23
• Exclude GKI kernel modules from loading on init – CaptainThrowback
• Fix ABGR minui graphics – KrutosVIP
• Add flag to exclude libxml2 – CaptainThrowback
• Opt in to lptools – CaptainThrowback
• Fix Gui init process – AndroiableDroid
• Don’t wake up when screen is touched – micky387
• Setup UTC properties to prevent timestamp errors – nilz3000
• Use health services for battery capacity – Mohd Faraz
• Include health services by default – AndroiableDroid
• BLKDISCARD on partition before flashing image – me-cafebabe
• Unmount oem and vendor partitions after being used to prevent errors – AndroiableDroid
• Load kernel modules before decryption – AndroiableDroid
• skip additional fstab processing from android – AndroiableDroid
• Fix rapidxml build errors – CaptainThrowback
• Move TWRP Board variables to vendor/soong – nebrassy
• multiple arguments for STRINGIFY macro – nebrassy
• enable legacy method for battery services – CaptainThrowback
• Move Sinhala language to extra languages – CaptainThrowback
• Add ability to load vendor kernel modules – nilz300
• Fix recovery settings when crypto is broken on a device – faoliveira78
• Fix timezone in terminal – sekaiacg
• Error for missing TW_MAX_BRIGHTNESS – CaptainThrowback
• repack support for vendor boot and recovery with a/b parititions – DarthJabba9
• include vendor libs for AIDL haptics – CaptainThrowback
• Unmap super devices before fastbootd – color597 & CaptainThrowback
• Fix creation of default folder – faoliveira78
• Use unmount2 in PartitionManager – CaptainThrowback
• recovery settings save fix after format data – faoliveira78
• run formatdata.sh after formatting data – CaptainThrowback
• Unmount vendor before flashing current TWRP ramdisk back to boot – sekaicg
• variadic function syntax fixes – bigbiff
• twrpRepacker ramdisk format fix – sekaiacg

What’s New in TWRP 3.7.0 Version?

TWRP 3.7.0 is out now for most currently supported devices.

I continue my thanks to all the maintainers and your support.

This release is a major release for Android 12. Android 13 development has now started. Please see the list below for details.

Android 12.1 and Android 11 Branches

• MTP error handling for FFS devices – nijel8
• module loading opt-in – CaptainThrowback
• SELINUX missing contexts – CaptainThrowback
• Remove more deprecated code with encrypted backups – CaptainThrowback
• Theme versioning ported to golang – AndroiableDroid
• Python support in TWRP – CaptainThrowback
• Chinese Language updates – bluehomewu
• Exclude /data/extm – sekaicg
• MTP fixes for copying files > 4G – sekaicg
• Configure HW binaries in vendor – bigbiff
• Do not force super volumes RO – me-cafebabe
• Unlock all block partitions in setup – me-cafebabe
• RapidXML bail on binary xml – me-cafebabe
• symlink for logical partition created only when it exists – me-cafebabe
• Theme variables for status bar icons – Yilliee
• Board defined exclusions for backup directories – DarthJabba9
• Polish language updates – kacskrz
• include fastbootd with board variable – me-cafebae
• unlock block devices during zip install – bigbiff
• Mount partitions as RO when updating size – me-cafebabe
• Allow unmap super devices on A only devices – me-cafebabe
• Unlock block partitions before reflashing TWRP

Android 12.1 Branch

• BASH and nano fixes during build – CaptainThrowback
• zip install enhancements – DarthJabba9
• Android 12 Encryption Support – bigbiff
• Dependency fixes for A12 – me-cafebabe
• cryptfs-hw fixes – me-cafebabe
• FDE compatibility – me-cafebabe
• boot-hal 1.2 support – tnakamur
• boot-hal library fixes – CaptainThrowback
• Do not include fastbootd for all devices – me-cafebabe
• kernel module loading – wait for battery sysfs to initialize – sekaicg
• Fix installing a custom theme – sekaicg
• Update handling of XML binary files in android 12 – me-cafebabe
• Skip decryption fix – sekaicg
• Integrated code for ABX xml files – _that and DarthJabba9

Android 11 Branch

• Fix copying sepolicy on devices with no vendor partition – webgeek1234
• set defaults for system_ext partition – me-cafebabe

Android 9 Branch

• Chinese Language updates – bluehomewu
• Polish language updates – kacskrz
• Python support in TWRP for Oreo and above – CaptainThrowback
• keymaster API V1 fixes – bigbiff

What’s New in TWRP 3.6.2 Version?

TWRP 3.6.2 is out now for most currently supported devices.

This release is a bugfix release. Please see the list below for details.

What’s new in 3.6.2:

Android 9 and Android 11 Branches

• A12 keymaster keyblob structure file update (for no pin encryption) – zhenyolka & Quallenauge
• Fixes
  • Override bootctrl for flashing images – CaptainThrowback

Android 9 Branch

• Keymaster 3 dump functions – koron393

Android 11 Branch

• Mtp ffs handle recreated when usb is unplugged – nijel8
• Fixes
  • Only compile vendor kernel module loading support when requested – CaptainThrowback
  • Add missing selinux contexts – CaptainThrowback
  • Fix sepolicy comparison on vendor – webgeek1234

What’s New in TWRP 3.6.1 Version?

TWRP 3.6.1 is out now for most currently supported devices.

This release is a bugfix release. Please see the list below for details.

What’s new in 3.6.1:

Android 9 and Android 11 Branches

• Remove TWRP app from reboot menu – LinkBoi00
• Switch to larger buttons in reboot menu – LinkBoi00
• Manual offset for time with TW_QCOM_ATS_OFFSET – CaptainThrowback
• Allow specifying multiple property file paths – CaptainThrowback
• Adopted storage support – authored by nkk71 – RIP
• Update magiskboot in ramdisk for hdr_v4 support + format fixes – CaptainThrowback & topjohnwu
• Installer zip updates for full .img flashing and magiskboot for hdr_v4 support + format fixes – osm0sis & topjohnwu
• Fixes
  • TW_THEME_VERSION cleanup – CaptainThrowback
  • Vold decrypt – CaptainThrowback
  • Update partition details after switching slot – Nebrassy
  • Use more compatible term for nano display in TWRP Terminal – osm0sis & theincognito
  • Only unmount vendor if device has vendor mountpoint – LinkBoi00
  • Preparing user storage – if EnsurePolicy fails do not bail decryption – DarthJabba9

Android 9 Branch

• Update Russian language – Ctapchuk/kirillsvc
• Fixes
  • TZData cleanup – CaptainThrowback
  • Nano/Bash cleanup – LinkBoi00
  • Unmount vendor after switching slots – CaptainThrowback
  • Copy event-log-tags to recovery build directory – CaptainThrowback
  • Only include ext4crypt when TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_EXT4 is set – CaptainThrowback
  • Building in omni-5.1 – CaptainThrowback
  • Slot switching – Nebrassy
  • Logcat when building – CaptainThrowback

Android 11 Branch

• Add support for installation realme/OPPO OTA – Ctapchuk
• Add lptools to ramdisk – CaptainThrowback & phhusson
• Add EROFS support – pomelohan
• Fastbootd – check for and run startup script – RazaDroid
• Add TARGET_OTA_ASSERT_DEVICE for custom device asserts – DarthJabba9
• Updated Chinese Simplified translations – sekaiacg
• Fixes
  • Update partition details after switching slot – Nebrassy
  • Unmounting dynamic devices – do not remove mountpoints – bigbiff
  • Installing zips – remove unecessary CloseArchive calls – sekaicg
  • /sdcard mounting – bigbiff
  • Installing zips – support 64 bit zips – sekaiacg
  • Fuse issues with OTA > 4 GiB – luoqiangwei1
  • Installing zips – StartIteration crash – sekaiacg
  • Kernel module loader log cleanup – Megendanz
  • Startup script cleanup – CaptainThrowback
  • Update Boot HIDL for switching slots – MoetaYuko
  • Sepolicy for ueventd – ghostrider-reborn
  • Change TWRP folder cleanup – Nebrassy
  • Support fscryptv1 – bigbiff
  • libresetprop cleanup – bigbiff
  • Restore with PIN enabled – sekaiacg & CaptainThrowback
  • Install custom theme – sekaiacg
  • Set prop after kernel module loading is done – ghostrider-reborn
  • Add gki directory for kernel module loading – sekaiacg
  • Exclude com.android.art apex from backup – nijel8
  • twrpRepacker code duplication – DarthJabba9
  • fstab flag cleanup – CaptainThrowback

What’s New in TWRP 3.6.0 Version?

TWRP 3.6.0 is out now for most currently supported devices.

This release has feature updates for Android 9 based devices compiled for TWRP and up-to-date support for Android 11. Devices compiled under the android-10 branch now have been moved to the android-11 branch for up-to-date support.

Android 9 Branch:

• Fixes
  • SAR Update script name for clarity – CaptainThrowback
  • Fix building toolbox in android-7.1 – CaptainThrowback
  • Fix bash – Jarl-Penguin

Android 11 Branch:

• Add support for installation realme/OPPO OTA – Ctapchuk
• update custom makefiles to golang modules – bigbiff
• sepolicy updates – nebrassy, bigbiff, CaptainThrowback
• encryption updates for a11 – bigbiff, micky387, CaptainThrowback
• vendor kernel module loader – bigbiff
• virtual A/B updates – bigbiff
• snapshot merges – bigbiff
• repacker warnings – CaptainThrowback
• f2fs formatting fixes – systemad
• symlink dynamic partitions in bootdevice – Mohd Faraz
• Fixes
  • Fix parsing get_args for wiping cache
  • vendor hal fixes – Mohd Faraz
  • fix samsung haptics – soulr344
  • digest check fixes – epicX
  • ozip decrypt fixes – Ctapchuk
  • Change how blank screen works – Sean hoyt

Android 9 and Android 11 Branches:

• add num template for PIN input – CaptainThrowback
• Ignore A12 XML files binary format – zhenyolka
• Add support of A12 keymasterkeyblob files structure – zhenyolka
• keymaster restore: warn when pin, password or pattern is enabled – bigbiff
• New flashing method for recovery as boot devices: Advanced > flash current twrp – nebrassy
• factory wipe and mtp fixes – CaptainThrowback
• add indonesian language – Xdisk
• update Russian language – Ctapchuk
• add canceldecrypt page – CaptainThrowback
• copy logcat when copying logs in TWRP – CaptainThrowback
• Fixes
  • FBE Encryption fixes – CaptainThrowback
  • repacker fixes for compression – nebrassy
  • exclusion criteria for Fix Recovery Bootloop – CaptainThrowback
  • unmount vendor if not available – LinkBoi00
  • theme updates – LinkBoi00

What’s New in TWRP 3.5.2-0 Version?

As per the official website, here is the list of new features that this TWRP Recovery 3.5.2-0 version brings for the users:

TWRP 3.5.2 is out now for most currently supported devices.

This release is to fix a regression error for digest checking. Thanks to epicX for his hard work fixing this issue.

TWRP 3.5.0-0 Changelog:

Android 9

• Fix building in android-5.1 trees – CaptainThrowback
• New QTI Haptics Support – AndroiableDroid
• New TSPDriver Haptics Support – LameMonster82
• Selinux restore issues – AndroiableDroid
• OEM build fixes – Fighter19
• More file extension support in Gui file selector – Mauronofrio
• FBE Fixes – CaptainThrowback
• Ozip Decryption – Mauronofrio
• Don’t use persist for recovery logs – bigbiff
• Delay touch startup if necessary – bigbiff
• Spanish translation Updates – R0rt1z2
• Fix cache wiping on Slot A only devices – AndroiableDroid
• Exclude dumpsys directory from backups – DarthJabba9
• Gerrman translation Updates – 4ndyZ
• HW Rotation during runtime (does not affect touch panel) – webgeek1234
• API 24 fixes – AndroiableDroid
• vold_decrypt error on unmount – CaptainThrowback
• Multiuser – warn when users are not decrypted – noahajac
• FDE encryption fixes – CaptainThrowback
• Crypto state fixes – nebrassy
• Chinese translation Updates – Whyle
• Theme updates to match android-10 release: CaptainThrowback
• Move TWRP App install to Advanced page – Dees_Troy
• Update Russian Translation – f2065

Android 10

There have been so many changes to bring up Android-10. You can see the list of updates at Github

All the above Android-9 updates are included in these supported devices.

Notable mentions:

• Omni 10 minimal support: CaptainThrowback
• General Bring up: Bigbiff, Mauronofrio, AndroiableDroid, CaptainThrowback, ianmacd, DarthJabba9
• Encryption support: Bigbiff, Mauronofrio, CaptainThrowback
• Fastbootd support: Bigbiff
• Install Support: Bigbiff, CaptainThrowback
• Magisk Support: Bigbiff
• Backuptool Support: Chaosmaster
• Apex support: Bigbiff
• Dynamic Partition Support: Bigbiff

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TWRP 3.4.0-0

System As Root (SAR)

• Fix backup and restore using SAR – dianlujitao
• System mount point – Chaosmaster
• ORS – Chaosmaster
• Zip install – Chaosmaster
• system_root bind mount to /system – Chaosmaster
• Autodetection of SAR – Chaosmaster

Digest

• fix creation of digests for sub-partitions (was bugfix applied to many devices since last year) – Bigbiff

Encryption

• ext4Crypt Wrapped Key Update – Peter Cai
• Fix upgrading encryption key if export fails – Peter Cai
• Fix wrapped key support for devices without metadata partition – mauronofrio
• Don’t skip decryption when using block map file in order to write to /data in ORS – CaptainThrowback
• FDE – Decrypt master key first – AndroidableDroid
• vold_decrypt – set Android version and patch level automatically – CaptainThrowback
• Set wrapped decrypt support by twrp flag – Peter Cai
• Don’t try wrapped support unless needed – mauronofrio
• restore ext4 policy on /data/cache – Bigbiff
• multiuser decryption – Noah Jacobson
• FDE retry – AndroidableDroid

TWRP App

• unmount system after checking for the app – Bigbiff

Prebuilt updates

• android.hardware.confirmationui@1.0 – cryptomilk

Compilation Fixes

• TW_EXFAT_FUSE compilation fixes – Bigbiff
• libuuid – cryptomilk
• ‘system/etc/ld.config.txt’ not found error – Martin Dünkelmann

Language Updates

• Portugal – Vasco Machado
• Dutch – Ian Macdonald
• Turkish – Fatih Fırıncı
• The localisation of Backup_Tar: Ian Macdonald

ld.config.txt

• updates for 8.x trees – CaptainThrowback
• fix search path for /sbin – CaptainThrowback
• /sbin should come first in search path – Ian Macdonald

General Bugs

• Fix persistent log storage – SyberHexen
• Compress Persistent Logs – Bigbiff
• FB2PNG compilation errors – Bigbiff
• exclude per_boot from backups – Darth9
• Unmount all directories that point to the same block device – AndroidableDroid
• Blank screen fixes – Sean hoyt
• Toolbox is default on android-9+ – mauronofrio

Cleanup

• Typo fix in a comment – VDavid003
• newlines in ext4crypt – CaptainThrowback
• TW_OEM_BUILD compilation issue – Patrick Zacharias
• Fix Dependency requirements – Dees_Troy
• Fix Symbolic links for BB and Toolbox – Dees_Troy

Bootloader Message

• cleanup – Alessandro Astone
• add configurable offsets

Error Cleanup

• uevent errors and decryption error – mauronofrio
• using copy_file to copy files from /etc – CaptainThrowback
• ueventd access to /acct – early directory creation in init – cryptomilk

Haptics

• TSP Driver – LameMonster82
• QTI Input – AndroidableDroid

update_engine

• read all asserts – Hernán Castañón

Resetprop

• Add Resetprop from Magisk – CaptainThrowback & mauronofrio
• compile from source – Chaosmaster
• fix for android-7 and earlier – Chaosmaster
• cleanup for spaces in properties – AndroidableDroid

Properties

• Add Property override – Chaosmaster

Backuptool

• mount system and vendor for A/B installs for backuptool – Chaosmaster

twrpTar

• fix backup freezes when pigz and openaes are used – Fabrice Bellet

Zip Installs

• Info for A/B zip installing to inactive slot – Chaosmaster
• Reboot to system button now allows being rebooted to different partitions after zip install
• progressbar rework – Chaosmaster

Magisk updates

• update binaries from the source – AndroidableDroid

A/B Updater Zip Template

• rewrite A/B installer zip from scratch using a new generic template and latest magiskboot – osm0sis
• installer zip support for recovery_a/recovery_b partition ramdisks on newer 2SI SAR A/B devices – osm0sis
• generate installer zips for all prod A/B devices – bigbiff
• improve installer zip dump/write speed and add more error catching – arter97 & osm0sis

OZIP Encryption Support

• add OZIP encryption – mauronofrio

File Selector

• Support for more extensions in File Selector – mauronofrio

TWRP 3.3.1-0

* Fix SELinux issues during formatting – dianlujitao
* Various fixes for toybox and toolbox builds – CaptainThrowback and bigbiff
* Flash both A and B partitions when installing a recovery ramdisk – Dees_Troy
* Add option to uninstall TWRP app from /system – Dees_Troy
* Create digest for subpartitions – bigbiff

TWRP 3.3.0-0

Date of release: April 15, 2019

* Merge AOSP 9.0 r3 (Dees_Troy)
* Use ANDROID_ROOT variable instead of hard coding to /system (CaptainThrowback)
* Decrypt FBE on 9.0 and metadata decrypt (Dees_Troy)
* vold decrypt updates (CaptainThrowback and nijel8)
* Support vibration on LED class devices (notsyncing)
* Metadata decrypt support for Pixel 3 (Dees_Troy)
* Support rotating the display via build flag (vladimiroltean)
* Reboot to EDL mode button (mauronofrio)
* Support MTP on FFS devices (bigbiff)
* Update FDE decrypt to support keymaster 3 and 4 (Dees_Troy)
* Detect mkfs.f2fs version to properly format on f2fs partitions (Dees_Troy)
* Allow TWRP to use md5 and sha256 checksums for zip installs (bigbiff)
* TWRP can use /data/cache/recovery and /persist/cache/recovery on AB devices with no cache partition (bigbiff)
* Switch part of advanced menus in TWRP to use a listbox of options (Dees_Troy)
* Use magiskboot to allow repacking boot images for installing TWRP (Dees_Troy with thanks to topjohnwu of course)

TWRP 3.2.3-0

Date of release: August 6, 2018

* Fix automatic installing of OTA zips on encrypted devices
* Remove SuperSU from TWRP
* Support both md5 and md5sum file extensions when doing MD5 checking for zip files