{"id":22220,"date":"2017-05-23T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T12:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=22220"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:26","slug":"install-twrp-custom-recovery-huawei-p9-lite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/install-twrp-custom-recovery-huawei-p9-lite\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install TWRP Custom Recovery on Huawei P9 Lite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei P9 Lite the lite version of the flagship phone of 2017, the P9 from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer giant, Huawei. It comes with a 5.2&#8243; display with 1920 x 1080\u00a0resolution and a\u00a0Dual 13 MP, f\/2.0 camera which takes excellent photos even in low light conditions. The phone comes with 16\u00a0GB internal memory and 3 GB RAM for smooth multitasking.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we will tell you how to install the TWRP custom recovery on your Huawei P9 Lite. Installing a custom recovery has many benefits. It will let you root your phone and you&#8217;ll be able to install the custom ROMs on your phone easily. Custom ROMs give you many extra features that the stock ROM does not.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1325\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1.png 1325w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-750x473.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-1140x719.png 1140w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-696x439.png 696w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-1068x674.png 1068w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-666x420.png 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1325px) 100vw, 1325px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1325\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1.png 1325w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-750x473.png 750w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-1140x719.png 1140w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-696x439.png 696w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-1068x674.png 1068w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Huawei-P9-Lite-1-666x420.png 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1325px) 100vw, 1325px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to install TWRP Custom Recovery on Huawei P9 Lite<\/h2>\n<p>Follow this simple guide to download and install TWRP on Huawei P9 Lite.<\/p>\n<h3>Prerequisites:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The bootloader should be unlocked on your device. You can unlock the bootloader on your Huawei P9 Lite by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/unlock-bootloader-on-huawei-p9-lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the ADB and USB drivers are installed on your PC. If they are not, you can install them by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-install-adb-fastboot-and-drivers-on-your-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Warranty\u00a0of your device may no longer be valid if you unlock the bootloader.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your phone is at least 40% charged.<\/li>\n<li>Enable USB debugging in Settings&gt;Developer Options.<\/li>\n<li>Enable OEM Unlock in Settings&gt;Developer Options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tutorial:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Download twrp_p9_lite.img file (24.63 MB) from<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/xdevhost.com\/download\/d059c277f52bf500064583e1ab1aba9c.html\" target=\"_blank\"> this link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the downloaded file to your phone with a USB cable.<\/li>\n<li>Connect your phone to your PC.<\/li>\n<li>Now go to the same folder where you installed the ADB in the above section.<\/li>\n<li>Press shift+right click and click on &#8220;Open Command Prompt window here&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Type the following command and press enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre>adb reboot\u00a0bootloader<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>Your phone will now reboot and enter into the bootloader mode.<\/li>\n<li>When in bootloader mode, type the following command and press enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre>fastboot flash recovery twrp_p9_lite.img<\/pre>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. The TWRP custom recovery is now installed on your phone. You can now safely restart your phone and enter the TWRP recovery mode any time by pressing Volume Down + Power keys together.<\/p>\n<p>Next:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/root-huawei-p9-supersu\" rel=\"nofollow\">Root Huawei P9 Lite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei P9 Lite the lite version of the flagship phone of 2017, the P9 from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer giant, Huawei. It comes with a 5.2&#8243; display with 1920 x 1080\u00a0resolution and a\u00a0Dual 13 MP, f\/2.0 camera which takes excellent photos even in low light conditions. The phone comes with 16\u00a0GB internal memory and 3 GB RAM for smooth multitasking. In this guide, we will tell you how to install the TWRP custom recovery on your Huawei P9 Lite. Installing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":22221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[548,1822,1796],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Install TWRP Custom Recovery on Huawei P9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This simple guide will teach you how to install TWRP custom recovery on Huawei P9 Lite. 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