The Xiaomi Mi A3 is part of the Android One program and is quite a popular device in Europe, as one of the few Xiaomi phones running pure stock Android. The device debuted last year running Android 9 and is yet to get the Android 10 update. However, third-party developers have been working on new mods, frameworks to make them compatible, and finally, the device has now received official TWRP support. This guide is on how to install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A3 phone.
How to install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi MI A3
First, TWRP is an acronym for Team Win Recovery Project. It lets users flash custom recovery files, firmware files, and root files on their Android phones. Installing TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A3 will make it easy to install unofficial firmware and other zip files. You can also install and flash custom recovery files, Xposed modules and others on your phone.
Advantages of installing TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi MI A3
- Easily root and unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
- Install Magisk on Xiaomi MI A3
- Easily create and restore backups using TWRP Recovery
- Flash modding zip files to customize your phone
- Flash and use Closed Modules using TWRP
- Flash image files
- Remove all bloatware
- To overclock and underclock
- Perform total clean wipe, cache, and Data
- Flash custom ROMs
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Installing TWRP Recovery on Mi A3
While installing TWRP Recovery on your Xiaomi MI A3 will allow you to modify your smartphone, it comes with some disadvantages. The process will require you to unlock your bootloader, which voids your warranty as well as rooting the device. In most cases, the device will stop receiving official OTA updates from the company. You also risk bricking your phone on the process and we won’t be responsible for that.
Pre-requisite tools for installing TWRP Recovery
- ADB and Fastboot drivers, you can download it here for Windows and Mac
- Download updated Xiaomi USB drivers
- Unlock your Xiaomi MI A3 bootloader here
- Make sure your battery is up to 50%
- Perform a full backup of your files to an external drive
- Download the updated TWRP Recovery here
- Download and Install the updated Magisk manager
Steps on how to install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A3
Before proceeding, please make sure your bootloader is unlocked. Also, follow each instruction carefully to avoid bricking your device.
- Step 1. Enable Developer Option by navigating to Settings> About Phone and tap at the MIUI version seven times.
- Step 2. Enable USB Debugging is very important. To do that go to Settings> Developer Option and turn on USB Debugging.
- Step 3. Connect your Xiaomi MI A3 phone to your PC using the USB cable
- Step 4. Download and extract TWRP image from the above section and place it into the ADB and Fastboot tools folder
- Step 5. Copy the same file into your phone’s internal storage.
- Step 6. Press and hold SHIFT key and RIGHT-click in the ADB and Fastboot folder to open command prompt or PowerShell
- Step 7. Reboot your phone into Fastboot by excuting the below command
ADB reboot bootloader
- Step 8. To temporarily flash TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A3, excited the below command instead
fastboot boot twrp.img
- Step 9. Once after boot, go to Advanced> Install Recovery Ramdisk option> Browse the TWRP image.
- Step 10. After installing the TWRP image, also go to Advanced> “Fix Recovery Bootloop” option to avoid boot looks.
- Step 11. Finally, reboot your device.
At this stage, you have successfully installed TWRP on Xiaomi MI A3. And that’s all on how to install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A3. Please, make sure you follow the instructions very well to avoid bricking your device.