Realme recently launched Realme X2 Pro in India for Rs. 29,999 (~$417). It is the first premium flagship device from Realme. It is garnering huge sales in India. The new smartphone has even got massive support as it is becoming favourite among the buyers. Even the third-party development has spiked since the official support for TWRP arrived.
There are various advantages of using the TWRP custom recovery on the Realme X2 Pro. It helps users to install custom ROMs, MODs and other frameworks without any hassle.
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What is TWRP Recovery?
TWRP stands for Team Win Recovery Project. It is a fully touch-based custom recovery developed for most of the Android smartphones. It offers the ability to root the device using a third party MOD. It can be used to restore the device to factory default settings, update the ROM and perform other diagnostic tasks.
Advantages of TWRP
- GUI based interface to flash MODs, Tweaks
- A gateway to install custom ROMs and Kernels.
- Ability to wipe and remove data and cache from the phone.
- Support for Nandroid Full Backup.
- Ability to Mount and Unmount partitions.
- Even helps to unbrick smartphones.
- Helps to root and install GApps.
- Allows removing all the bloatware.
- Overclock or underclock the smartphone for better efficiency or performance.
Realme X2 Pro Specifications
Realme X2 Pro houses a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The display features 1000 nits of the maximum brightness with 90Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. It is the best display configuration with 402 ppi pixel density while sporting 84.9% screen-to-body ratio.
It is powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset featuring an octa-core processor with 2.96 GHz clocking speed. The Graphics processing is handled by Adreno 640 GPU. It is available in different storage variants of 64GB + 6GB RAM, 128GB + 8GB RAM, 256GB + 12GB RAM (64GB UFS2.1, 128/256GB UFS3.0).
In optics, the smartphone comes with a quad rear camera featuring a 64-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel telephoto lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide shooter and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It is packed along with a dual-LED flash and supports HDR and Panorama modes. On the front, there’s a single 16-megapixel camera for selfies and video calling.
Realme X2 Pro hosts a 4000 mAh Li-Po battery with 50W fast charging technology. It comes with a WiFI, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, FM Radio and USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector. An under-display fingerprint sensor is present along with the accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and compass. It is available in four different colours of Lunar white, Red Master Edition, Gray Master Edition, Neptune Blue.
Note: Rooting device will void your manufacturer’s warranty. User can also brick the smartphone if steps are not followed carefully. GizmoChina.com is not liable for any damage to smartphone or data.
Prerequisites:
- Make sure that Realme X2 Pro’s bootloader is unlocked.
- A PC, USB Cable is required to install the TWRP.
- Perform Full Backup of your device on any external media.
- Download and Install ADB and Fastboot drivers on PC/MAC.
- Download Magisk if you want to root the device.
- Keep your phone charged > 60% for smooth installation.
- Download and install the latest Realme USB Drivers.
- Download TWRP Recovery for Realme X2 Pro
Installing TWRP on Realme X3 Pro
Follow all the steps very carefully unless your device may brick or there may be some damage to your data or phone.
- Enable the Developer Options by heading to the devise Settings > System > About Phone and then tap Build Number for seven times.
- Now, Enable USB Debugging by heading to the Settings>Developer Options>toggle USB Debugging option.
- Extract the ADB and Fastboot Drivers in a Folder. Then, Open CMD or Powershell window by pressing the Shift + Right Mouse Key in the same folder.
- Poweroff your device and proceed with the next instructions.
- Press and hold Volume Up + Power button to boot into the fastboot mode.
- Now, Connect your smartphone to the PC using ISB Cable and execute the following command in the CMD window:
adb reboot bootloader
- You can cross-check the connectivity between the device and your pc by typing the command below:
fastboot devices
- Now, execute the following command to flash the TWRP on Realme X2 Pro:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-0-RMX1931-mauronofrio.img
- You’ve successfully flashed the TWRP on Realme X2 Pro.
We hope you have successfully installed the TWRP recovery on Realme X2 Pro. If you get any problem while installing the TWRP, then make sure to comment below. We will try to unfold the error in every possible way.
