Installing TWRP Recovery and Rooting your Android device now becomes quite easy and useful too. Here in this guide, we will share with you the steps on How to Install TWRP Recovery and Root Mi 9 Pro 5G (codenamed crux) device easily. The TWRP Recovery installation process will also require unlocking the device bootloader. So, we will share how to Unlock the OnePlus Bootloader guide as well.

The smartphone OEMs don’t provide an unlocked bootloader for some security reasons. Whereas unlocking the device bootloader will come in handy to install custom recovery as well. The Custom Recovery tools will be like TWRP, CWM, etc. Here we will use the TWRP Recovery. By installing the TWRP Recovery, you can easily flash firmware files, install root, take a full backup, and more.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G features a 6.39 inches Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The device is powered by Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855+ 7 nm processor under Adreno 640 GPU. The handset packs a 128/256/512GB variant with 8/12GB of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G sports a Tripe rear camera with 48MP + 12MP + 16MP camera and a Single Selfie camera with a 20MP depth camera. The smartphone is running on Android 10, planned upgrade to under MIUI 11 software package and backed by 4000 mAh battery. It has a fingerprint reader under the display.

TWRP Recovery and its Advantages

TWRP stands for Team Win Recovery Project. It basically lets the user flash custom recovery files, firmware files, root files easily on their Android smartphones. The firmware and other zip files can be easily flashed by this tool. Thanks to the XDA member Nik001 for sharing the TWRP Recovery for Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G.

Meanwhile, you can also install or flash the custom recovery files, Xposed Modules, etc on your device. Additionally, creating the Nandroid backups & restores, factory reset, install GApps, etc can be done easily.

Now, let’s check how to Install TWRP Recovery and Root Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G device.

Advantages of TWRP Recovery:

  • You can flash Custom ROM on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G using TWRP
  • You can flash modding zip files to customize your phone
  • Easy to flash and use Xposed Modules using TWRP
  • Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
  • You can install Magisk on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
  • Easy to Create and Restore Nandroid Backup using TWRP Recovery.
  • Easy access to restore the Nandroid Backup.
  • You can flash the image file using TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G.
  • Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G.
  • To underclock and overclock.
  • You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.

Steps to Install TWRP Recovery On Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G (crux)

Before going to the TWRP installation process, make sure to follow all the pre-requirements mentioned below properly.

Pre-Requirements:

  • The file and guide are supported for the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G (crux) model only. Don’t try it on other devices.
  • Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G bootloader should be unlocked.
  • A PC/Laptop and a USB cable are required for this process.
  • Make sure to take a Full Backup of Device Data (No Root).
  • Download Magisk or SuperSU file for rooting. You can follow one method from below.
  • Charge your device battery to full.
  • Download and Install the latest Xiaomi USB Drivers on the computer.

Instructions to install

After downloading all the required files, drivers, and tools, follow the installation process.

  • TWRP Recovery for Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G | Flashable Zip
  • ADB & Fastboot tools for Windows and Mac

Disclaimer:

  • First of all, enable the Developer Options and USB Debugging mode on your device.
  • Head over to the device Settings > System > About Phone > then tap on the Build Number for seven times to enable Developer options mode.
  • Now, go to the Developer options in the Settings menu and turn on the toggle to enable USB debugging.
  • Next, open the ADB & Fastboot folder on your computer. Then press and hold the Shift key and right mouse click to open the command window.
  • Turn off your device > Press and hold the Volume Up + Power button together for a few seconds to enter into Fastboot mode.
  • Connect your device with the PC via a USB cable and type the following code on the command windows and hit enter:

adb reboot bootloader

  • Now, your device is connected successfully as a fastboot device.
  • Type the following command and hit enter to check the fastboot device connected or not:

fastboot devices

  • Now, in order to install TWRP Recovery on your phone, type the following command and press enter:

  • To just boot, you can use the command fastboot boot twrpname.img

  • That’s it. You’ve successfully installed the TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G (crux) device. Now, you have to flash the Root.

What is Root? (Advantages)

Smartphone Rooting is the unofficial way to enable an administrator or superuser access to your device system and subsystem. Therefore, the user can easily tweak, change, edit, or delete system files and apps easily.

fastboot flash recovery twrpname.img

With the help of rooting, you can uninstall bloatware, increase device performance, reduce battery draining, install Xposed modules, and more. However, smartphone rooting will void the device warranty and you may not get software OTA updates anymore. Improper way of rooting can also brick your device easily. Therefore, make sure to follow the guide properly.

Steps to Root Mi 9 Pro 5G

We assume that this full-depth installation guide will be helpful to you. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.

The advantage of Rooting:

  • You can get access to all files on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, even the files which present in the root directory of your phone.
  • You can increase the performance of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G by overclocking.
  • By rooting you can increase battery life by underclocking Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G.
  • Uninstall Bloatware on Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G.
  • You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game-related applications. Also Read: Top 5 Adblock Plus Alternatives for Android
  • By Rooting Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, you can View, Edit or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
  • You can install Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.