Root And Install TWRP Recovery On Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Alex Brian December 22, 2017

Xiaomi released a new mid range smartphone Redmi 5 Plus a few days back, if you got hands on the new Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus then we have a great news to share with you. Developers have successfully managed to root Redmi 5 Plus and installed TWRP recovery on it. In this guide we’ll show you the step by step process to root Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and install TWRP recovery on Redmi 5 Plus. First you need to install TWRP recovery on Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus then root it via Magisk root tool. If you think you are all set to go then follow the complete instructions in sequence to root Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and install TWRP recovery on Redmi 5 Plus.

Redmi 5 Plus is a new device released by Xiaomi a few days back, the device is equipped with mid range but decent specifications. The device has 5.99″-inch IPS LCD with 75.9% screen to body ratio and a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixel at 403ppi. Under the hood the device has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 3GB/4GB RAM variants, Andreno 506 and 64GB internal storage. In the optics department the device is carrying a 12MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP selfie shooter on the front. The device runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat and powered with 4000mAh battery.

Once you successfully install TWRP recovery on your device, you would be able to flash different custom ROM like Lineage OS, CyanogenMod or others along mods and tweaks via TWRP recovery. On the other side, a rooted device allows you to modify the system files including removing bloatware (unnecessary apps), setting third party apps as system file, overclocking CPU and much more.

How to root Redmi 5 and install TWRP recovery on Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Before you begin:

Charge your device battery to a safe level, it must be above 70%

Download and install latest Xiaomi Redmi 5 USB drivers on PC. Download here

Install ADB & Fastboot drivers on PC, follow this guide to install the adb-fastboot drivers within 15 seconds.

Enable USB debugging on your device. Go to Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

If you can’t see the Developer options in settings menu, then you need to enable them. Go to Settings > About device > Tap the build number 7 times until it says ‘You are now a Developer’.

Ensure bootloader is unlocked on your device if not, follow this guide.