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Download and Install TWRP for Verizon Galaxy S4
Hey, What’s up? Imran back here with another step-by-step guide for the Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-i545 on how to install TWRP custom recovery and get power access to your device.
Teamwin has officially released a working TWRP custom recovery for the Verizon variant of the Galaxy S4. TWRP recovery has more advanced options as compare to the rest of the recoveries available on the web plus they are supported by the developers so that you get the latest updates and bugs free recovery to make full Android backup, flash custom kernels, mods and custom roms having customized icons and additional features.
Pre-requisites:
- Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 with model number SCH-i545.
- It is always a good step to backup everything on Android, before making any changes to your device.
- Install Android terminal emulator app from Play Store.
- Download TWRP recovery for your phone.
How to Install TWRP Galaxy S4 SCH-i545:
Here are the simple steps to install or flash TWRP recovery Galaxy S4 i545:
Step 1: First of all, download and install the required files as given in the section above.
Step 2: Rename the twrp-2.8.7.0-jfltevzw.img file to twrp.img.
Step 3: Copy twrp.img recovery file onto your phone.
Step 4: Run Terminal Emulator app.
Step 5: Now enter the following commands into the terminal window:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
That’s it guys! Finally just to make sure that TWRP is installed, you need to boot your phone into recovery mode. Power off, hold and press Vol up+Home+Power keys simultaneously for a few seconds to access the TWRP menu.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed TWRP on Verizon Galaxy S4. You’re now a few steps away to install any Custom ROM of your choice, get root access and perform additional tasks.
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[Source: Xda-developers]
