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fastboot flash recovery <recovery.img>

Flash custom recovery partition

Caution RequiredReplaces stock recovery; ensures ability to flash custom ROM ZIPs.
What It Does

Installs a custom recovery (such as TWRP or OrangeFox) onto the dedicated recovery partition (on legacy or non-A/B devices).

Command Syntax
Terminal
$fastboot flash recovery <recovery.img>
Usage Examples
$fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
$fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Prerequisites & Requirements
  • Device with dedicated recovery partition
  • Unlocked bootloader
Related Commands
fastboot boot <boot_image.img>

Temporarily boot kernel image into RAM

fastboot flash boot <boot.img>

Flash kernel / ramdisk to boot partition

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