The list of smartphones supported by TWRP is further expanded by adding few more new devices. Among the newly added devices, OnePlus 6T (fajita) is the top of the range device. Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Huawei Y3 has also received official TWRP support. Here is a step-by-step guide to install TWRP on OnePlus 6T.

OnePlus 6T uses the dual partitioning system (A/B partition scheme), so there is no recovery partition. The recovery is now the part of the boot image, so to install TWRP custom recovery on OnePlus 6T, you will first temporarily boot your device into TWRP to perform and then install TWRP permanently.

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Without TWRP custom recovery, you will not be able to customize its software, flash custom ROMs, backup the phone, and more. TWRP is now officially (twrp-3.2.3-0-fajita.img) available for OnePlus 6T (code-named fajita).

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Below is the TWRP installation guide for OnePlus 6T. As always, backup your data and all the important files, as it will factory rest the device. Ensure more than 50% battery charge remaining on the phone.

Requirements:

– Unlocked bootloader [guide]

– PC with ADB and Fastboot driver setup [Download]

– twrp-installer-fajita-3.2.3-0.zip [Download]

– twrp-3.2.3-0-fajita.img [Download]

How to Install Official TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 6T

1. Download twrp installer.zip file and save it on your phone.

2. Download twrp-3.2.3-0-fajita.img and save the file where ADB is installed on your phone.

3. Reboot the phone to bootloader.

4. Open a command window inside ADB installation directory and execute the below command to boot into TWRP: fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-fajita.img [replace the file name with original file name]

5. The above command will boot your device into TWRP. In TWRP, select Install, browse to the twrp installer.zip and install it.

6. TWRP will now be installed to both slots (A/B). That’s it!

Now you can flash Magisk (use latest) for root access (optional) on your OnePlus 6T. [Source – TWRP]

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