Hi, This is a tutorial to root Lenovo Vibe K5 and install TWRP recovery. In this guide you will find all steps with image, therefore it is safe and easy method of root Lenovo Vibe K5 and install TWRP recovery.
Lenovo Vibe K5 has Qualcomm MSM8929 Snapdragon 415 Octa-core processor along with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. This phone has 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touch screen size with 720 x 1280 pixels. Lenovo Vibe K5 has 13 mega pixels rear camera with LED flash and 5 mega pixels front camera in Lenovo Vibe K5.
Lenovo Vibe K5 is great phone and you must be root Lenovo Vibe K5, 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.
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Download tool for root Lenovo Vibe K5 and install TWRP recovery
| FILE NAME | DOWNLOAD LINK |
|---|---|
| Lenovo Vibe K5 ADB Driver | Download |
| Lenovo Vibe K5 TWRP Recovery | Download |
| Lenovo Vibe K5 SuperSU Zip | Download |
| Lenovo Vibe K5 Fast-boot tool | Download |
Steps to root Lenovo Vibe K5 and install TWRP recovery:
Step 1: Download and install Lenovo Vibe K5 ADB driver on your PC and enable USB debugging mode on your Lenovo Vibe K5 Smartphone by this guide. After then Enable OEM unlock aslo. 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 on extracted Fast boot tool folder and select “Open command window here”. See in this image.
Step 2: Now connect your Lenovo Vibe K5 Smartphone with PC via USB cable and type adb reboot bootloader to boot your phone in the bootloader or fastboot mode. Now your phone in the bootloader or fastboot mode, here you type fastboot devices in the command window then press enter key.
Note: 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 Lenovo Vibe K5 connected, then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img command in the command window and press enter key to flash TWRP recovery on Lenovo Vibe K5.
Step 4: Now type fastboot boot recovery.img to boot in recovery mode. If this commad is not working then press and hold volume down and up key with power button till recovery mode not appear. 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 Lenovo Vibe K5:
It is must for you to know, how to unroot Lenovo Vibe K5 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 Lenovo Vibe K5 and install TWRP recovery guide from which you will be able to easily root Lenovo Vibe K5 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.