ClockworkMod Recovery might no longer be active, but it’s still one of the best custom recoveries in the world to install on your device if yours has it available. Koushikl Dutta, the founder of ClockworkMod, is an incredibly talented developer who has made many things and not just CWM Recovery itself. He’s also the guy behind the original SuperUser and SuperSU. Like SuperUser, it seems […]
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How to Install CWM Recovery on Samsung Mesmerize
Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on your Samsung Mesmerize will mean you can start taking complete backups using the NANDroid backup feature that comes with all major custom recoveries. A custom recovery like CWM Recovery is also essential for your custom ROMs. You can sometimes have a choice of what custom recovery image to choose. Regardless of the options out there available for your phone, ClockworkMod recovery […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Acer Iconia A700
ClockworkMod Recovery is the original custom recovery that still works well on your Acer Iconia A700 device. You are using your traditional hardware key combination to boot the Acer Iconia device into the recovery mode still after you flash your new custom recovery. That’s where it starts changing, depending on your choice of custom recovery image. Since this is the ClockworkMod recovery, you will use […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Karbonn TitaniumS5 Ultra
Karbonn TitaniumS5 Ultra smartphone owners can now root and install a custom recovery on the device to round-up the customizing experience. The following guide teaches you how to install CWM Recovery on the Karbonn Titanium S5 Ultra device using the Mobile Uncle Tools app and the recovery image. Files You Need Download your CWM Recovery file for your TitaniumS5 from this page. Download the Mobile […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
The following guide will install ClockworkMod recovery on your Samsung Galaxy Ace smartphone with the model number S5830. You can boot the handset up in the custom recovery and start taking NANDroid backups at any time. Furthermore, you can use the custom recovery to recover your Galaxy Ace if it ever needs a reset. The custom recovery is useful in much the same way as […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus
You can choose between the CWM recovery and TWRP recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus. Both custom recoveries should do what you need them to do, which is upload your ROM zip files and take a NANDroid backup. Any custom ROM that requires a unique custom recovery will say so from its official home over at XDA developers. For the most part, that should […]
How to Install Custom Recovery and Root Xiaomi Mi 4
If you are not happy with the stock features on your Xiaomi Mi 4, then you can go ahead and root your phone to then be able to remove the stock features and add the custom ones to your phone. By custom features, we mean the root-requiring apps and custom ROMs that you can install on a rooted phone. These things have the ability to […]
Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Huawei Y5
If you are rocking a shiny Huawei Y5 and wish to gain root access on it, then you are in luck. Both root access and a custom recovery are now available for the aforesaid phone and getting them installed is as easy as issuing some commands: Here’s how: Files You Need This tutorial has been written keeping the Windows version of Fastboot in mind. If […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Wiko Stairway
If root-requiring apps alone do not cut it for you, you can have a custom recovery installed on your Wiko Stairway that should let you flash a custom ROM and tons of other goodies on your phone. A custom recovery is the gate that allows for custom developments to creep in your phone. Here’s how to flash CWM – a custom recovery on your Wiko […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Huawei Y550
CWM and TWRP both the recoveries are available for the Huawei Y550 and this tutorial of ours teaches how you can flash the former one (CWM) on your phone. While you had to issue commands from Fastboot to flash TWRP on your phone, installation of CWM does not require any commands to be issued. All you need to do is just launch a file and […]
Install TWRP Recovery on XOLO Q1100
If you have rooted your XOLO Q1100 but have not installed a custom recovery on it, then you are missing out on a lot of fun that you can have with custom ROMs that only work when you have a custom recovery. A custom recovery helps you to replace the stock ROM on your phone with a custom one, and that lets you change the […]
How to Root Wiko Fever and Install Custom Recovery
If you want to try using raw Android power without a locked operating system on your Wiko Fever device, you’ll need to grant access to that root file system that is locked up by Google developers before they send it out to the Wiko brand. When Android was truly open source, it had everything in common with Linux, including the unlocked operating system that already comes […]
How to Root VKWorld VK700 Pro and Install CWM Recovery
Owners of the Chinese VKWorld VK700 Pro device can now root and install a custom recovery on the device. Root access means you now have full Android access with the operating system unlocked. That’s most useful for installing apps, but it does come with additional benefits depending on your device. The same guide installs CWM recovery on your device, so you can boot your device […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Google Nexus 5 on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (MRA58K)
These are the guidelines to installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Google Nexus 5 smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the build number MRA58K. Files You Need Download the ClockworkMod recovery file you need for the Nexus 5 from this page. Download the universal ADB Driver for your Nexus 5 and the computer from this page. You need to set up ADB on your Windows, Mac […]
How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on HTC Desire C
If you are not that big fan of TWRP Recovery and would rather have ClockworkMod on your HTC Desire C, you are in luck. The CWM Recovery is now available for your beloved HTC Desire C and you can get it up and running on your phone in a few minutes. The entire procedure only takes a few minutes and gets the recovery up on […]
Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Elephone P6000 Pro
If you have an Elephone P6000 Pro and you wish to root and install a custom recovery on it, you are in luck. Both of these things for this phone are available and you are just a few steps away from getting them running on your phone. The guide below is all about rooting and installing a custom recovery on the Elephone P6000 Pro. So, […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Walton Primo GH2
These are the steps to install CWM recovery on the Walton Prime GH2 smartphone with the help of MobileUncle tools. CWM recovery stands for ClockworkMod recovery, and is the original custom recovery people installed years ago. CWM uses the same Volume and Power keys of your Walton device as the stock recovery normally would. So, if you are familiar with using your stock recovery, you’ll […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Oppo Find 5 Mini (R827)
If you have rooted your Oppo Find 5 Mini (R827) but have not installed a custom recovery on it, now is the perfect time to do so as the world popular CWM recovery is now available for your beloved Oppo phone. The recovery installation method uses the Mobileuncle MTK Tools app to flash the recovery on the phone, and believe me, it is as easy as […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Lenovo A850
While the Lenovo A850 is already rooted, it has now been blessed with two of the finest custom recoveries for Android – namely TWRP and CWM. If you do not already know, a custom recovery is a recovery that replaces the stock recovery on the phone and offers you many great features that were not present in the stock recovery. One of these great features […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Xiaomi Mi Note
If you are curious to know how CWM Recovery works on the Xiaomi Mi Note, you can now flash this recovery on your phone and see it working and doing its tasks for yourself. Getting the recovery up on the phone is as easy as using the Updater app to flash a file. Here’s how you can do that on your phone: Files You Need […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Huawei Honor 3C
Until and unless you have flashed a custom recovery on your Huawei Honor 3C, you cannot root your phone hence no customization options except for the limited options provided by the manufacturer which are almost nothing compared to what you get with root-access. Fortunately, the phone has been blessed with a custom recovery that you can flash on your phone and then go ahead and […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on LG G2 Verizon
A custom recovery replaces the stock recovery environment that Google gives you on your devices by default. A custom recovery is most often installed for its additional features that a stock recovery doesn’t give you. One of those features is the NANDroid backup feature that lets you take a complete snapshot of your ROM and save the data of an entire partition with just the […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Karbonn A7 Star
ClockworkMod recovery is one of the two main types of custom recovery available for your device. The other custom recovery is the Team Win Recovery Project which kicked off to be incredibly popular thanks to its touch-based user interface. ClockworkMod recovery works much the same as your stock recovery did where you use the Power keys and the Volume keys to navigate and select the […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Commtiva Z71
A custom recovery is a third-party environment that’s made by developer who have nothing to do with the Google company. The stock recovery that automatically comes installed on your device is made by Google. While it doesn’t sound appealing to install something that isn’t made by Google, the reason people do it is thanks to the new features you get from a custom recovery. ClockworkMod […]
Install TWRP Recovery on QMobile Noir Quatro Z4
Most people want to install a custom recovery on the QMobile Noir Quatro Z4 so they can flash a custom ROM. Having a custom recovery isn’t the only way to flash a custom ROM. Sometimes you can install CyanogenMod and the CyanogenMod installer gives your device the ClockworkMod recovery. However, most people prefer to install the custom recovery using a guide we have here because […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG Shine Plus
The following guide installs ClockworkMod recovery on the LG Shine Plus phone. ClockworkMod recovery (CWM) is the original version of custom recovery that gives your device the ability to install zip files from the SD card, using the ROM manager and taking NANDroid backups on the device. A NANDroid backup is the only way to take a complete backup of your system without using the […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 and Flash CWM Recovery
A custom recovery is most useful when you want to flash a custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy Tab and every other Android device. However, it can do more than just install new ROMs on your device. Custom recoveries can also create a restore device backups better than any other solution out there from the Google Play Store. Additionally, you will not find anything better […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F)
A custom recovery is made by third-party developers. It’s that way for all of you people using the Samsung Galaxy S5. It’s also that way for everyone using any other device out there running Android. Once you install a custom recovery, it immediately replaces the stock recovery. You cannot have both running at the same time. There are three main custom recoveries one can choose: […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S4 (SCH-R970)
ClockworkMod recovery was the originally custom recovery. Philz touch recovery is an off-shooting of that same original CWM recovery, only with a new touch feature that lets you tap the display. The touch feature first came with Team Win’s TWRP recovery and was such a hit that people were flocking to use TWRP over CWM. Once you have installed a custom recovery on your Samsung […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720
A custom recovery is most useful when you are installing a custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. Once you have the custom recovery, you can wipe data, wipe cache, factory reset, flash your new custom ROM and take a NANDroid backup of that ROM and your data. Without the NANDroid backup option available from inside a custom recovery, installing a custom ROM would […]