^[1]TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) is a popular custom recovery which has the power to rival ClockworkMod recovery ^[2], which may be called the most popular and extensive custom recovery tool for Android devices as of now. While TWRP recovery is available to a relatively lower population of Android devices when compared to CWM recovery, there are certain devices, which currently do not have CWM ported to it. Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE supports both TWRP recovery and CWM recovery. The following guide will help you to install TWRP on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE.

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Requirements

This guide will help you to install TWRP recovery on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. This guide requires you to have unlocked the bootloader of your device ^[3] before carrying on with the procedures.

Before We Begin

To start with installing TWRP recovery on your device, make sure that you are ready with the following:

• Download the latest TWRP recovery file (openrecovery-twrp-x.x.x.x-asanti.img) from Goo.im ^[4]. Rename this file to twrprecovery.img for simplicity. Do not extract this file.
• Install ADB and Fastboot ^[5] on your computer.
• Motorola USB drivers for Windows ^[6], if you are running Windows, or the drivers for Mac or Linux if you are running those. Install the drivers if you haven’t installed them already.
• Make sure that USB debugging is enabled in your device (Settings -> Developer Options -> USB debugging).
• The fastboot method doesn’t require the device to be rooted while the GooManager method requires the device to be rooted.

How To install/flash TWRP recovery on Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

GooManager Method (relatively easier method)

• Install GooManager app from Google Play Store ^[7].
• Open the app after you install it.
• Open Menu -> Install OpenRecoveryScript.
• When prompted, grant root privileges to the app.
• The device will reboot a number of times. Wait till the installation finishes.

Fastboot method

• Turn on your device if it’s not already on.
• Plug the device to your computer via a USB cable.
• Open a command prompt in your computer (First, press Win + R to launch the Run dialog, then enter “cmd” in the dialog box).
• First, change the working directory of the command window to the directory where you had placed the TWRP recovery file (twrprecovery.img) using the command “cd directorylocation” without quotes (for example, “cd c:\android“).
• Boot into the fastboot mode by entering the following command in the command prompt:
  • adb reboot bootloader
• Then (after the device is in the fastboot mode), in the command prompt, enter:
  • fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img
    
• You can unplug and reboot your phone after the process finishes.
• Congrats! You now have TWRP recovery installed on your device.

To enter TWRP recovery on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, follow the steps below:

• Hold down the Power button to turn off the device.
• Turn on the device by holding down the Volume up and Power buttons together. When the device responds, release Power button.
• Once the display turns on, release Volume up button.
• Done! You should be now inside TWRP recovery (if everything went right)!

Conclusion

Enjoy the taste of TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. Now you can do things such as rooting your device, performing advanced backup and recovery, partitioning SD card and much more.

[via XDA ^[8]]