Enter the recovery menu. Types of recovery menus and ways to enable them. How to access the Recovery menu? Options for getting to Recovery. Chinese phones with MTK processors: Doogee, Bluboo, Blackview, Oukitel, Elephone, UMI and others
We will describe possible options for how to get to the Recovery menu on smartphones and tablets from different manufacturers. The Recovery menu allows you to clear different areas of memory. It is also used to Root and flash the phone.
How to log into Recovery
Disconnect the charger or USB cable from your device!
1. The most common method.
- Turn off your smartphone.
- Clamp central button (home).
- Press the key increase the volume And power button.
- Hold until a green robot appears on the display.
This method is suitable for many modern Samsung smartphones and tablets.
2. Center key + volume down + inclusion.
3. Volume up key + inclusion.
4. Volume down + nutrition(suitable for most HTC).
5. Center key + nutrition.
Rare ways to log into Recovery
Some manufacturers have clever ways to enter the recovery menu.
Yes, y Lenovo To log into Recovery you need:
.To call the Recovery menu on smartphones Sony:
- Turn off your device.
- Turn on.
- When the logo appears or the power indicator turns on, hold down either Volume+ or Volume-, or tap on the logo on the display.
To log into Recovery on devices Fly sometimes you have to go through a whole ritual:
- Clamp Volume+ And Nutrition.
- When the Fly logo appears, release the Power button.
- After the green robot appears, release the Volume + key.
- Briefly press the Power button.
Keep in mind! The recovery menu may be missing. Naturally, in this case it is impossible to enter it.
If you don’t know how to enter recovery, these instructions are for you. Here we will list all the possible ways to accomplish this task.
1. Use the keys
The simplest and most common way to enter Recovery Mode is to turn off the smartphone/tablet and press two or three buttons on the turned off (this is important) device.
Here are all the currently known combinations:
- volume up + power button (Lenovo, HTC, Samsung, Meizu, Xiaomi, Sony, Huawei, Fly, Asus, Doogee, Bluboo, Blackview, Oukitel, Elephone, UMI and other Chinese devices);
- both volume buttons + power key (Lenovo, Sony);
- volume down + power on (Nexus, HTC, LG, Huawei, Motorola, Fly, Asus);
- Home button + volume up + power (Samsung);
- Home button + power (Samsung);
- turning on + volume up until the logo appears and raising the sound again after it appears (relevant, for example, in Sony devices).
Depending on the manufacturer, the pressing method may vary. Sometimes you just need to press and hold until the Android recovery menu appears. In some cases, pressing all or one of the buttons once is sufficient.
On LG, you need to hold down the above keys exactly until the logo appears, and then release and press once again.
In Motorola, after using the combination, the so-called Fastboot Flash Mode will appear. Using the same volume keys you will need to go to Recovery Mode.
It's not that simple with Asus phones either. There you need to hold down the buttons until vibration appears, and after that only hold down the volume. This should be done until the desired mode appears.
Happy Xiaomi owners, when using the appropriate combination, will see a set of tiles with Chinese characters. There is no need to be afraid. Click on the button shown below (left) with the arrow, which will give you the option to change the language to English. Next, click “recovery” to enter TWRP.
Rice. No. 1. Go to recovery on Xiaomi
On Chinese devices, you also often have to additionally select “Recovery Mode” using the volume keys.
Advice: It is best to find the relevant information in the instructions or on the manufacturer's website.
If none of the combinations above worked for you, try others. At least one should work. And if not, you can always complete the task using a computer.
2. We use the capabilities of the computer
The process looks like this step by step:
- To work you will need the Android SDK. You can download this program (the download files are located below, you need to select the file that corresponds to your operating system). Launch it.
- After downloading, run the file with android.exe. Check the box next to “Android SDK Platform-tools”. Click the "Install 1 packages" button. If a window with a license appears, agree to it by clicking the “Install” button.
Rice. No. 2. Android SDK installation window
- Install the Java Development Kit from this page. There you also need to select the file corresponding to the operating system.
For reference: On the disk where you installed the Android SDK, a folder “tools_[Your operating system version]” will appear. And there is another folder in it - “platform-tools”. This is where ADB is located. This is just so you know.
- Now download the latest driver version from the official website of your gadget manufacturer and install it.
- On your smartphone/tablet, open Settings. Go to the “About phone” or, respectively, “About tablet” item. Find the “Build number” line there and tap on it 7 times.
- A new item will appear in the settings - “For Developers”. Enter it. There, click on “USB Debugging” to enable this feature.
Rice. No. 3. "USB Debugging" in the "Developer Options" menu
- Connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
- Launch the Windows command line. It is usually located in the Start menu. As a last resort, you can always enter “cmd” into the search and run the found program.
- There, run a command like “cd \tools_[Windows version]\platform-tools”. Press "Enter" on your keyboard.
- Next, run the command “adb reboot recovery”.
Rice. No. 4. Executing the reboot command
After this, the device will reboot and start in recovery mode.
Now you know how to log into TWRP using a computer.
3. Use the terminal
Android also has a terminal, like Linux. But you need to download and install it - here is the link. In that first enter the command “su”, and then “reboot recovery”. Between this, the program may request root access. Agree.
Rice. No. 5. Entering the command to launch recovery in the terminal
All this will help complete the task.
Our site has already managed to tell you before. Let us remind you that this is the so-called recovery menu, with which the user can, for example, reset all data or reflash his gadget.
There are two types of recovery menu (Recovery Mode): stock and custom. Stock is the same type of Recovery Mode that is installed by default. When flashing, a custom Recovery Mode can be installed.
And now - the most interesting part. We will talk about how to enter the recovery menu. And here an interesting quest may await the user - this mode can be launched differently on different devices. How exactly? To begin with, we will tell you about the universal method, and then we will go through specific brands of smartphones and tablets.
Universal mode
What's good about it? The fact that it is relevant for most modern devices.
- Turn off your device by pressing the Power key, then in the menu tap on the “Turn off” touch button.
- Once the device is completely turned off, you will need to press the Volume Down key and the Power key at the same time.
- Or - press the volume up key and the Power key at the same time.
- When the device starts up, you can release the Power key.
This is the most convenient method of all and the easiest to launch the specified mode.
How to enter Recovery on Samsung?
For new models: press the volume up key, Power and the central Home key.
For older models, a universal method is used: pressing the volume up or down key, as well as Power.
Google Nexus
Volume down key + Power.
This will load Fastboot mode, and from there you can switch to Recovery Mode.
LG
Classic method: Volume Down + Power key. Please note that the volume up and down buttons on LG smartphones may be located on the back.
Xiaomi
Volume up + Power.
Meizu
Volume up + Power.
Please note that Meizu has its own menu with which you can reset the settings or update the firmware. This is not exactly a recovery menu.
HTC
Or increase volume + Power:
Or Volume Down + Power:
Huawei
Volume up + Power.
Or volume down + Power.
Motorola
First, you will need to launch Fastboot Flash Mode, for which press the Volume Down + Power button.
In the menu that loads on the screen, go to Recovery Mode using the Volume Down and Volume Up keys.
ASUS
Classic option. Either Volume Down + Power:
Either Volume Up + Power:
Sony
There are several ways.
The first one is simple: Volume Up + Power.
The second is a little more complicated: the Power button, then Up, the Sony logo appears and Up again.
Third method: Volume Up + Volume Down + Power.
How to enable Recovery Mode via terminal?
Download the Terminal Emulator application. Launch it, provide root rights (required).
Write the reboot recovery command.
The gadget starts in Recovery Mode.
How to enable Recovery Mode via a computer?
Install Adb Run, as well as the necessary drivers. Connect the device to the computer, launch the command line on the computer, enter the adb reboot recovery command and press the Enter key.
In this article we will talk about what Recovery Mode is on Android, how to enter it on various models from popular manufacturers, and also answer some frequently asked questions.
What is Recovery?
Recovery mode is the so-called “recovery mode” of the Android system. Factory Recovery, which comes on the device out of the box, has limited functionality, but even from it you can perform or.
With the modified Recovery (or) a number of new functions appear, including creating system backups and restoring from backups, as well as other interesting options, which we will discuss in a separate article.
How to log into Recovery: instructions
To get into Recovery on Android devices, you first need to turn off the device, and then press and hold a certain key combination until the screen lights up. Unfortunately, there is no single combination with which you can enter the Recovery menu on both Samsung smartphones and HTC, LG, Xiaomi, etc. Therefore, below we have collected instructions for various models.
(!) True, there are three almost universal methods - more details about each are written at the end of the article:
- Once you connect your Android device to your computer, you can put it into recovery mode through the Windows command line using ADB.
- Special applications allow you to enter the Recovery menu from the system.
- Via the Terminal by entering the command (ROOT rights are required).
(!) There you will also find information on what to do when a recumbent Android appears on the screen with an exclamation mark in its belly and the inscription “No command.”
(!) Also, some smartphones and tablets do not have Recovery. In this case, you will have to install it yourself (if, of course, a custom recovery is developed for this model) - links to instructions are above.
Navigation through the menu is carried out using the volume up and down keys, and selection is made with the power/lock button. On new devices, CWM and stock recovery can be touch-sensitive.
Lenovo
With your Lenovo smartphone turned off, press and hold at the same time:
- Volume “+” and “ON”
If it doesn't work, use:
- Volume “+”, Volume “–” together with the power button
Nexus, Pixel
If you have a Google Nexus or Pixel tablet or smartphone, you will first have to go into Fastboot mode, and from there go to recovery. To do this, hold:
- Volume Down + Power On
Then use the volume keys to switch the arrow to “Recovery mode” and select this item by pressing the power/lock button.
HTC
Use a combination:
- Volume “Down” + start
On some (you will go straight to Recovery):
- Volume “UP” + start
On most HTC devices you will first be taken to Bootloader. Then, using the volume keys, go down to the “Recovery” item and go to it by pressing the power button.
In the Bootloader menu itself there is a “Factory reset” item, which is responsible for resetting the phone to factory settings.
In modern Samsung models, the following key combination is used to enter recovery mode:
- Home button + volume up + power on
On older devices:
- “Home” + power on
On older Samsung tablets:
- Volume up + power on
Meizu
Meizu smartphones do not have the usual non-touch recovery, but there is a menu from which you can install the firmware or reset the settings to factory settings.
To get into it, use the following combination:
- "ON" + Volume "UP"
LG
- Hold down the Volume Down and Power keys until the LG logo appears.
- Then quickly release them and hold them again.
- Wait for the menu to load.
With your Xiaomi phone turned off, hold these keys:
- Volume “Plus” + power on
The Xiaomi recovery menu is available in several languages (works in Chinese by default). To change to English, click the button as shown in the photo.
After this, you can boot Xiaomi into Fastboot, Download or Recovery modes.
Sony
Many Sony phones do not have stock Recovery installed (you will have to install TWRP - there is a link to the FAQ at the beginning of the article) and only some models have it. You can log in using one of the combinations (try one at a time):
- “ON” + Volume “Minus”
- “ON” + short press Volume “Up” until the SONY logo appears, then quickly press Volume “Plus” again
- “ON” + volume down + volume up
Huawei, Honor
For phones and tablets from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei or Honor:
- Volume "Down" + Power
- Volume "UP" + Power
Motorola
- Press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys for 2-3 seconds, then release them.
- You will be taken to Fastboot Flash Mode. Using Volume “Down”/“UP” change the option to “Recovery Mode”.
- Confirm your selection with the power button.
Fly
Hold until the “Fly” logo or vibration appears, one of these combinations - depends on the specific model:
- Volume “Down” + turn on
- Volume “UP” + turn on
Asus
- Hold down the Power key and Volume “+” (second option: Power and Volume “–”).
- After vibration, release the power button, continuing to hold Volume down until Recovery appears.
Chinese phones with MTK processors: Doogee, Bluboo, Blackview, Oukitel, Elephone, UMI and others
- Hold Volume "UP" + "ON".
- When the menu appears, move to the “Recovery” item using the Volume “UP” button, confirm with Volume “Down”.
We put the device into recovery mode via a computer: a universal method
Connect your Android device to your computer via USB. Launch ADB and enter in the command line:
Press “Enter”, after which the device will reboot into Recovery mode.
Using a useful application
There are special programs that can put your device into Recovery Mode in one click. For example, Boot Droid. Simply select “RECOVERY” from the list of options and confirm your choice by pressing “YES”.
Entering Recovery Mode via Terminal Emulator
Download Android Terminal and type the following command:
Press “Enter”, a request for root access will appear, grant it.
Then enter:
Click “Enter” again and the phone will instantly reboot into Recovery Mode.
The message “No command” appears and Android is down with an exclamation mark
If, when entering Recovery, the message “No command” appears on the screen and Android is lying down, quickly press 2 buttons: “ON” and Volume “+”. After this, the Recovery menu will open.
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If you have ever tried to flash an Android tablet yourself, you have probably come across the concept of “Recovery”. Today we will talk in detail about what this thing is, why it is needed at all, and of course, how to enter it.
What is Recovery
Recovery mode is a special boot mode for Android devices that allows you to completely reset the operating system settings, reflash the device, make a backup copy of the entire system or its individual partitions (as well as restore these partitions later) and some other things. At the same time, for this mode to work, the functionality of the operating system itself is completely optional. This is why the recovery menu is often accessed when the device no longer works in normal mode. And this is precisely why this mode is called “recovery” (from English “recovery”).
How to log into Recovery
To boot recovery, the device's hardware buttons are usually used. The most common combinations are:
However, some manufacturers may come up with “something like that,” so you have to search and experiment.
If everything is done correctly, a lying robot will appear on the device screen, on top of which there will be a menu with commands.
Another way to download recovery is through special applications that can be used to reboot your smartphone or tablet into recovery mode directly from the operating system itself (for example, Reboot menu). However, it is worth keeping in mind that these applications require .
Navigation in recovery mode is carried out mainly using the volume buttons, and selection using the power button. There are also devices in which only the volume down button is used for navigation, and the volume up button is used to confirm the choice.
To all of the above, it is necessary to add one important detail. The functionality of the recovery mode itself is by no means universal, and can differ quite significantly depending on the device. Particularly distinguished in this sense are “noname” tablets from China and some B-brands, whose recovery does not have any list of commands at all.
