TeamWin Recovery Project, or TWRP for short, is by far the most popular custom recovery solution in the Android aftermarket development scene. With it, you can flash new custom ROMs, take full data backups, modify protected files, and do much more with your device. The project has been around for years now and supports a wide variety of devices.
The last major TWRP release was announced back in November last year. Nearly a year later, TeamWin is back with another major update: TWRP 3.7.0. Apart from new feature additions, this release adds official support for Android 12.
What’s new in TWRP 3.7.0
The most important change with this release is that TWRP is now developed across three different branches. The newly introduced android-12.1 branch now supports data decryption on devices running Android 12/12L, hence it's the default target for newer devices. The existing android-11 branch has also received a bunch of features backported from its successor for compatibility reasons. On the other hand, most of the legacy devices can still be built out of the android-9.0 branch.
You can check what branch a device is using by looking at the build version — official builds from the latest branch will have '12-0' in the file name.
Notably, TWRP doesn't have any official support for Android 13 yet, but it is in development.
The full changelog for the TWRP 3.7.0 can be found below:
Newly supported devices
Apart from the major version bump, the list of officially supported device has also seen some growth. The team has now added support for the following smartphones:
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Device and XDA Forum link |
Device codename and TWRP Portal Link |
Maintainer |
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0xCAFEBABE |
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0xCAFEBABE |
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Xiaomi Redmi 3S / 3X (land)Xiaomi Redmi 4 Standard (prada)Xiaomi Redmi 4A (rolex)Xiaomi Redmi 4X (santoni)Xiaomi Redmi 5A (riva)Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A / Y1 Lite (ugglite)Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime / Y1 Prime (ugg) |
(Combined) mi8937 |
0xCAFEBABE |
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Xiaomi Redmi 7A (pine)Xiaomi Redmi 8 (olive)Xiaomi Redmi 8A (olivelite)Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual (olivewood) |
(Combined) mi439 |
0xCAFEBABE |
Additionally, a handful of devices (listed below) have received new maintainers.
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Device and XDA Forum link |
Device codename and TWRP Portal Link |
New Maintainer |
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0xCAFEBABE |
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0xCAFEBABE |
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0xCAFEBABE |
Download
TWRP 3.7.0 release is out for most currently supported devices. To download the latest build for your device, visit the official TWRP website from the link below. Be sure to check out the XDA sub-forum for your device too, as the TWRP maintainer(s) may post additional device-specific instructions there when the new build goes live.
In case you want to download the official TWRP build without using a PC/Mac, you should check out the official TWRP app. The app will alert you when new versions of the custom recovery are available.
Source: TWRP