In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite device. The Mi Series has managed to carve out a niche segment for itself, thanks in part to its USP of offering feature-rich devices at an affordable price. And the Lite variant of the tenth iteration of this series has further pulled down the price segment. Apart from that, this device has turned out to be quite developer-friendly as well.
Be it for flashing custom recoveries or installing custom ROMs, there are a plethora of things to try out. Furthermore, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via magisk. This will then allow you to flash a plentitude of mods. But you wouldn’t be able to flash any of these mods unless you have a working custom recovery installed. So keeping that in mind, this guide will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite device. Follow along.
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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 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
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 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite.
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 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
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 please refer to our detailed guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on any Xiaomi Device.
STEP 4: Download TWRP Recovery for Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
You may now grab hold of the TWRP Recovery corresponding to your device from the below link [Credits: XDA Recognized Developer mauronofrio]:
- [Unofficial] TWRP Recovery for Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite: 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite.
What’s Working?
- Decryption works
- OTG works
- Flash Rom works
- F2FS support
- Fastboot boot command support
What’s Not Working?
- Fastbootd
- ADB sideload
- Backup restore and image flash (system-vendor-product)
- Android 11 fully support
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: Flash TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
- 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite device
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
- [IMPORTANT] As soon as the recovery is flashed, you will have to boot your device to TWRP right away. So execute the below command to do so:
fastboot oem reboot-recovery
- Once the device boots to TWRP, you may now reboot to the OS via Reboot > System.
That’s it. These were the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite. 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.
