In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Galaxy Z Fold 5. While flip and foldable devices are not known to be active players in custom development, however, the offerings from the South Korean conglomerate seem to be an exception to this statement. While on one hand, even the most popular devices are yearning for custom recovery, on the other hand, every year the foldable from Samsung are being blessed with the same.
And this year is no different either. The fifth iteration of the foldable has just received the support of the most popular custom recovery in town. As a result of which, taking Nandroid backup, flashing ZIPs, deleting device partitions, or carrying out other advanced tweaks are just a few clicks away. So without any further ado, let’s make you aware of the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Galaxy Z Fold 5. Follow along.
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Perks and Risks of TWRP and Root
Once you have installed the TWRP Recovery, you could then flash a plethora of mods and ZIPs onto your device. Along the same lines, you could also take a backup of all the partitions on your devices via its Nandroid Backup feature. Then if you root your device via Magisk, you would have gained access to the system partition. Consequently, you could try out a plentitude of mods, including the likes of Magisk Modules, Viper4Android, Xposed Framework, and Substratum Themes among others.
However, these tweaks come with a few risks as well. First off, the process requires an unlocked bootloader. Doing so will wipe off all the data and could nullify the warranty as well. Likewise, Knox will also be tripped which will result in the inability to use banking apps. Likewise, Netflix WideVine L1 will be degraded to L3, hence Full HD resolution might not be supported. If all this is well and good, then let’s proceed ahead with the steps to install TWRP Recovery on Galaxy Z Fold 5.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned. Moreover, before starting, please take a backup of all the data on your device. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Unlock the Bootloader on Galaxy Z Fold 5
First and foremost, you will have to unlock the bootloader on your device. For that, you may refer to our comprehensive guide on How To Unlock Bootloader On Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Once the process is complete and your device boots up, don’t restore the data yet, as your device will again have to go for a wipe in the subsequent step.
STEP 2: Boot Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 to Download Mode
You will have to boot your device to Download Mode so that you are able to flash the required mods. So either refer to our detailed guide on How to Boot Galaxy Z Fold 5 to Download Mode [3 Methods] or refer to the below shorter instructions:
- To begin with, power off your device.
- Then press and hold the Power and Volume Up keys and your device will be booted to Stock Recovery.
- Now highlight the Reboot to Bootloader option using the Volume keys and then press the Power key to confirm it.
- Your device should now boot to the Download Mode.
STEP 3: Install Odin
Next up, you will have to download and install the Odin Tool onto your PC. This is needed to flash the TWRP and to disable AVB on your device. So get hold of the latest Odin from here: Download: Odin3-v3.14.4.zip. Once downloaded, extract it to any convenient location on your PC.
STEP 4: Disable Android Verified Boot on Galaxy Z Fold 5
Next up, you will have to disable AVB on your device which would then allow you to flash the desired custom binary (in this case, TWRP).
- So start off by downloading the vbmeta_disabled.tar onto your PC.
- Now connect your device to the PC via USB cable (make sure that it is booted to Download Mode)
- Then launch the Odin Tool and click on the Userdata button.
- Navigate to the vbmeta_disabled.tar file, select it, and click Open.
- Finally, click on the Start button. You shall now get a prompt on your device, stating that “You have to reset your device to factory settings”.
- So use the Volume Keys to select the reset option and hit the Power key to confirm it.
Your device will now undergo a reset and then, the AVB stands disabled. You may now proceed ahead to install the TWRP Recovery on your Galaxy Z Fold 5
STEP 6: Download TWRP Recovery for Galaxy Z Fold 5
You can now grab the latest custom recovery for your device from the below link [Credits: XDA Senior Member Rainbow_Dash]
TWRP for Galaxy Z Fold 5: DOWNLOAD LINK
STEP 7: Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Launch the Odin Tool on your PC and click on the AP button.
- Navigate to the downloaded TWRP.tar file, select it and click Open.
- Finally, uncheck Auto Reboot and hit the Start button to flash TWRP.
- As soon as the flashing is complete, hold the Volume Down and Power buttons until the screen goes black.
- Once that happens, immediately switch to holding the Volume Up and Power buttons to reboot into TWRP
STEP 8: Flash Repack.zip
Your last course of action is to flash the repack.zip file. This mod will prevent your device from replacing TWRP with stock recovery.
- Download the repack.zip file and send it to your device.
- Then from TWRP, go to Install and flash the repack.zip.
- Once done, go to Reboot > System to boot to the OS.
That’s it. These were the steps to flash the TWRP Recovery onto the Galaxy Z Fold 5. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
