How to install TWRP Recovery on Google Nexus 5X

 If you are using Google Nexus 5X smartphone and looking for a way to root it, you are in the right page as I have given a step by step tutorial to root Google Nexus 5X here.

By following the tutorial given here, you will be able to flash TWRP recovery in your Nexus 5X device and gain root privileges successfully. Once you have rooted your smartphone, you will be able to remove unwanted pre-installed system apps, install custom ROM firmware’s, install custom-built Android applications, etc.

WARNING: Rooting your Android smartphone will void its warranty. Also, sometimes rooting might get your device bricked. So, if anything bad happens to your smartphone while following the tutorial given here, do not held me liable. Proceed at your OWN risk.

Prerequisites:

1.       Before getting started with the rooting procedure of any Android smartphone, it is recommended to take backup of personal data in the device. So, take a complete backup of personal data in your Nexus 5X smartphone using appropriate apps.

2.       Download Nexus 5X USB driver and install it in your computer as it is only way to connect your device with the PC or Laptop computer successfully.

3.       Now, enable Developer Options in your device by following this path: Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (tap on it for 5-7 times to enable Developer Options). Next, enable USB debugging mode in your smartphone by following this path: Settings -> Developer Options -> USB debugging. Also, enable OEM unlocking by following the path: Settings -> Developer Options -> OEM Unlocking.

4.       Make sure that your smartphone has at least 50-60% battery backup in it before getting started with the rooting procedure.

Tutorial to Flash TWRP Recovery In Google Nexus 5X:

Step 1: To get started, download Minimal ADB and Fastboot and install it in your computer. Once done, launch its window.

Step 2: Next, switch off your smartphone and boot it into the Fastboot mode by pressing and holding the Power and Volume Down keys simultaneously. Once your device boots into the bootloader mode, connect it to your computer using the original USB data cable.

Step 3: Now, to check whether your device is successfully connected to the computer, enter the following command in Minimal ADB and Fastboot:

fastboot devices

Step 4: Next, we need to unlock the bootloader of your device. To do so, enter the following command:

fastboot flashing unlock

It will take a minute or two for the process to get completed and once it does, your device’s bootloader will be unlocked.

Step 5: Now, reboot your device and disconnect it from your computer. Once done, download TWRP for Nexus 5X and save the file in the exact installation folder of Minimal ADB and Fastboot (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot).

Step 6: Next, switch off your device and boot it into the Fastboot mode using the Power and Volume Down keys. Once done, connect it to your computer.

Step 7: Now, enter the following command in Minimal ADB and Fastboot to flash TWRP recovery:

fastboot flash recovery [twrp-filename].img

That’s it. Now you have successfully finished installing TWRP recovery in your Google Nexus 5X smartphone. Let’s find out how you can root your device.