However, if you are among the tech enthusiasts, then the first thing that you might do is to unlock the device’s bootloader. Once that is done, flashing the TWRP Recovery is counted as the prerequisites. This is due to the plethora of features that it beholds. To begin with, it allows you to create and restore Nandroid backups. Likewise, you could carry out advanced functionalities such as Fixing Recovery Bootloop, making use of TWRP File Manager, executing commands via TWRP, among others. However, its most useful function is the ability to flash IMG and ZIP files. Most of the tweaks that we deal with either come as an image partition file (.img) or a flashable ZIP file (.zip). And TWRP provides the perfect platform to flash these files to their respective partitions. But in some instances, you might not be able to use your Internal Storage to flash a file. In that case, you could make use of some external devices. And in this guide, we will be discussing just that. Given here are the detailed steps to steps to use USB OTG or Pen Drive to flash files via TWRP Recovery.
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The Need to use USB OTG or Pen Drive to Flash File via TWRP Recovery
Why would one need to use OTG Pendrive to carry out the aforementioned task? Well, the thing is in some instances, you might not be able to access your device’s phone memory. But why would that happen? This is usually the case when the data partition on your device is encrypted and TWRP isn’t able to decrypt it. As a result, the recovery will rather show 0MB in Internal Storage or might show all the files in a random string of characters. This will make it impossible to identify the type of device that you are about to flash. As a result, one fix for the same is to keep those files in SD Card (Memory Card). While this is indeed a fix, however, not every device nowadays has a dedicated SD card slot. In other situations, TWRP is unable to mount the data partition. As a result, you wouldn’t be able to access the Internal Storage or would again get random characters in place of the file name. So in all these cases, there’s no option left but to use USB OTG or Pen Drive to flash files via TWRP Recovery. And this guide shall help you do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to Use USB OTG or Pen Drive to Flash File via TWRP Recovery
The below instructions are broken down into separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the instructions in the exact same sequence as mentioned.
STEP 1: Transfer the File to USB OTG or Pen Drive
First and foremost, transfer the required files from your device or PC to the USB OTG/Pen Drive.
STEP 2: Boot your device to TWRP
Now it’s time to boot your device to the TWRP Recovery [Don’t Miss: TWRP: fastboot flash vs fastboot boot: Which command to use]. For that, you may take the help of our detailed guide: How to Boot into TWRP Recovery. In Short, there are three different methods to boot to TWRP:
Using the Hardware Key combinations,The adb reboot recovery command,The adb reboot bootloader command to boot to Fastboot. Then use the Volume keys to bring up the Recovery option and hit the Power key to confirm it.
Once booted to TWRP Recovery, proceed with the below steps to flash the required files.
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STEP 3: Mount USB OTG or PenDrive in TWRP
STEP 4: Flash the Required Files
So this was all from this guide on how to use USB OTG or Pen Drive to flash files via TWRP Recovery. If you still have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments section below. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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