In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Realme 6 Pro device. This OEM has managed to establish a name for itself in no time whatsoever. While the budget domain is filled with various impressive offerings, however, it’s the one from the Chinese OEM that has carved out a rich segment for itself. With a truckload of features at a price that isn’t going to burn a hole in your pockets, well there’s not much left to ask. Along the same lines, these devices are quite active in custom development as well.
Once you have unlocked the device’s bootloader, you could welcome a plethora of tweaks. From flashing custom ROMs, or gaining administrative privileges by rooting your device via Magisk, there’ a lot to try out. Once rooted, you will then be able to flash a plentitude of mods onto your device. But until you have a working custom recovery installed you wouldn’t be flashing any of these mods. So in this guide, we will show you steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Realme 6 Pro device.
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Benefits and Risks of Installing TWRP
Once you flash a custom recovery like TWRP, you will be in a position to flash ZIP and IMG files. So this automatically check-mark all the custom ROMs, Mods, and even the Magisk ZIP for obtaining root. And once you obtained root, you will be able to flash Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, and Substratum Themes. Along the same lines, you could also take a backup of all the partitions on your device using its Nandroid Backup feature. However, this is just one side of the story.
The TWRP flashing process requires an unlocked bootloader. Doing so will wipe off all the data and could nullify the warranty as well. Likewise, SafetyNet will also be triggered which will result in the inability to use banking apps [FIX: how to pass SafetyNet]. 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 get started with the steps to install TWRP Recovery on Realme 6 Pro.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on Realme 6 Pro
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned. 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: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide to install the TWRP Recovery on Realme 6 Pro.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will also have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on Realme 6 Pro
Next up, you will also have to unlock the device’s bootloader. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data from your device and could nullify its warranty as well. So if that’s all well and good, then download your device’s Bootloader Unlock Tool from the below link and then check out or guide: A Universal Guide to Unlock Bootloader on any Realme Device
Realme 6 Pro In-Depth Test APK: DeepTesting_realme 6pro.apk
STEP 4: Download TWRP Recovery for Realme 6 Pro
You may now grab hold of the TWRP Recovery corresponding to your device from the below link [Credits: XDA Senior Member kevin-saiza]:
[STABLE] TWRP Recovery for Realme 6 Pro: Download Link
Once you have downloaded the recovery, rename it to twrp so that the complete name becomes twrp.img. Likewise, transfer this twrp.img file to the platform-tools folder on your PC. Once that is done, move over to the next step of this guide to install TWRP on Realme 6 Pro.
Working Features
- The decryption of storage works on the latest Stock firmware
- Successful installation of any ROM’s
- External sdcard & USB-OTG support
- Additional features such as close AVB2.0 (disabled-verify on vbmeta), disable replace TWRP
- Working mounting of dynamic partitions (r/o only)
- Additional backup/restore partitions list (except system, vendor and etc)
STEP 5: Boot to Fastboot Mode
- Now connect your device to the PC via USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
- Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
- Type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode
adb reboot bootloader
- To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID.
fastboot devices
STEP 6: Disable Verified Boot
Next up, you will have to disable the verified boot by flashing the stock vbmeta file. So download the stock firmware for your device from the below link. Make sure to download the same firmware that is currently installed on your device. You could verify the same via the Build Number.
Realme 6 Pro Stock Firmware: Download Link
Once downloaded, extract it to any convenient location on your PC. The downloaded firmware will be in OZIP format. So our next course of action will be to extract this OZIP file and get the stock vbmeta.img file. So refer to our guide on How to Extract Fastboot Images from Realme OZIP Firmware.
- Once the extraction is complete, you will get the ROM in a ZIP format. So extract it and copy the vbmeta.img file and transfer it to the platform-tools folder on your PC.
- Then type in CMD in the platform-tools folder address bar and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
- Now execute the below command to disable the dm-verity check on your device:
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
- Once done, move over to the next step and flash the TWRP onto your Realme 6 Pro.
STEP 7: Flash TWRP Recovery on Realme 6 Pro
- Make sure that the recovery has been named to twrp.img and is placed inside the platform-tools folder.
- Now head over to this platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
- Now execute the below command to permanently install the TWRP Recovery onto your Realme 6 Pro device
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
- Once the recovery has been flashed, use the below command to boot your device to the TWRP Recovery:
fastboot reboot recovery
- You may now carry out the desired flashing. Once done, reboot your device to the OS via Reboot > System.
That’s it. These were the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Realme 6 Pro device. 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.
