What is Custom Recovery?
Every device comes with its company's or Google's stock recovery. But it offers only limited functions like hard reset, clear cache, clear data, phone testing etc.
But Custom Recovery offers more than the stock recovery. Using a custom recovery we can do many things like flashing a custom ROM, flashing zip files, backup of entire ROM and much more. But every device has its own specifications. So recoveries are based on device model and OS version. Just Google your device's name and adding custom recovery with it.
But Custom Recovery offers more than the stock recovery. Using a custom recovery we can do many things like flashing a custom ROM, flashing zip files, backup of entire ROM and much more. But every device has its own specifications. So recoveries are based on device model and OS version. Just Google your device's name and adding custom recovery with it.
Some powerful Custom Recoveries.
Clockworkmod recovery and TeamWin Recovery Project are some of the powerful custom recoveries.
ClockWork Mod Recovery (CWM)
ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) can create and restore NANDroid backups — backups of an Android device’s entire file system. ClockworkMod offers a ROM manager with a file browser that allows you to easily browse for and install custom ROMs via ClockworkMod Recovery and manage and restore backups. It also has other advanced features that will be useful if you’re installing and dealing with custom ROMs.
TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP)
Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is a touch-based recovery environment. Unlike other recovery environments — including Android’s default stock recovery, which needs to be controlled with the device’s volume and power buttons — this recovery environment has a touch-based interface you can use by tapping your fingers on on-screen buttons. TWRP even supports themes. Like CWM, TWRP offers ROM installation and backup features the stock recovery environment doesn’t.