Hi, This is a tutorial to root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery. In this guide you will find all steps with image, therefore it is safe and easy method of root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery.
LG G6 H870 has Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 processor along with 4 GB RAM and 32/64/128 GB ROM. This phone has 5.7 inches IPS LCD capacitive touch screen size with 1440 x 2880 pixels. LG G6 H870 has Dual 13 MP rear camera with LED flash and 5 mega pixels front Flash camera in LG G6 H870.
LG G6 H870 is great phone and you must be root LG G6 H870, because root allows for you to use a maximum of your phone without any restrictions. After root you will install custom Rom, apps, and setting in your phone. But before root you must read Root Advantage and Disadvantage by this post. Then after follow these steps to root your phone.
Preparation of flash or update:
1. First you should take a backup of your phone.
2. Your phone battery should be charge minimum 80%.
3. Make sure proper power backup of your PC.
4. Unlock bootloader of LG G6 H870
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Download tool for root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery
FILE NAME | DOWNLOAD LINK |
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LG G6 H870 ADB Driver | Download |
LG G6 H870 TWRP Recovery | Download |
LG G6 H870 SuperSU Zip | Download |
LG G6 H870 Fast-boot tool | Download |
Steps to root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery:
Step 1: Download and install LG G6 H870 ADB driver on your PC and enable Developer option and USB debugging mode on your LG G6 H870 by this guide . Download and copy SuperSU Zip file in the phone SD card. Now download and extract TWRP Recovery and Fast-boot tool and move TWRP Recovery (recovery.img) file in the Fast-boot tool folder. Then press and hold shift key in the keyboard and right click in the extracted Fast boot tool folder and select “Open command window here”. See in this image.
Step 2: Now connect LG G6 H870 with PC via USB cable and type adb reboot bootloader to boot your phone in the bootloader or fastboot mode. if this CMD command is not work for reboot bootloader or fastboot mode, then switch off your LG G6 H870 and press volume down and power button. You will get a vibration and your device will boot in recovery mode, then you select Reboot to Bootloader.
Note: Now your LG G6 H870 in the bootloader or fastboot mode, So you type fastboot devices in the command window then press enter key. This command show connected device in the command window and you can see your Smartphone serial number. If command window is not show your device serial number. Then install USB driver correctly or change your USB port of the PC.
Step 3: If your LG G6 H870 connected, then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img command in the command window and press enter key to flash TWRP recovery on LG G6 H870.
Step 4: Now type fastboot boot recovery.img to boot in recovery mode. Then tap on install tab or button and select “SuperSU.zip”file from your save location on your phone SD card and install this file.
Now reboot your phone. If you want to check your Mobile rooted or not try this app Root checker.
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How to unroot LG G6 H870:
It is must for you to know, how to unroot LG G6 H870 Smartphone. When you feel that you don’t want rooted phone, then you can easily unroot your phone by un-install root app. Here is simple steps to unroot your device. You can also see unroot process in this image.
Step: First of all open Su App from your app menu and tap on Setting. Now scroll and find “Full Unroot” option and tap on it. that’s all.
I hope you like this root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery guide from which you will be able to easily root LG G6 H870 and install TWRP recovery without any extra efforts. If feel any problem in this guide then please use comment box. Thanks to all.
Note: I am not responsible if you make Mistakes and Bricked Devices.
Simon
at step “fastboot boot recovery.img”, i get an error:
fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading ‘boot.img’…
OKAY [ 0.552s]
booting…
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.571s
Any idea how to fix this?
Abhishek Sharma Post author
Hi Simon
Try to reflash recovery on your phone.
Dio
Does this work if the phone is on Android 9?
Neko
Im sry seem like twrp download link problem… Can u fix it…
Naresh Kumar
Hi Neko,
I updated link , now you can download.
Thanks for inform us.