Whether you are an experienced Android developer or a complete newbie, this guide will help you get your first root and install TWRP recovery on your phone.
If you possess a Condor C5 smartphone and want to personalize it, you’ve come to the correct place.
The Condor C5 gadget was released in 2014, and alas, there isn’t much in the way of custom ROMs or modifications for Condor phones on the Internet. The Condor C5, model number PGN-504, is a 4.7-inch smartphone featuring a capacitive touch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It has a quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU and Android 4.4 Kitkat as its operating system. The OS may be updated further by using other firmware. For capturing moments, there is an 8 megapixel primary camera on the back and a 2 megapixel camera on the front. It contains a dual-SIM slot and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB of data.
If you’re an Android fanatic looking to root and install TWRP recovery on your device, you’ve come to the correct place. We’ll walk you through the process of installing TWRP and rooting Condor C5 further in the tutorial.
The TWRP features the material design, and attractive user interface (UI), and by following this guide you can install latest TWRP for Condor C5. You can download TWRP Recovery 3.0.3.6 from the links provided in the pre-requisite section of this article. Kindly note that this is a <official/unofficial> TWRP recovery and is only for Condor C5 (Kindly confirm the model by going to Settings>About). The process given below is merely for rooting and installing TWRP on Condor C5, do not try out this method on any other device.
If you want to unlock the full power of your Condor C5’s hardware, rooting and flashing TWRP is the first step. In terms of customization, stock ROMs often have restricted and unsupported capabilities. You may install any Custom ROMs, Mods, Kernel, and Xposed, as well as many applications that need root access to run correctly, after you’ve rooted your smartphone and installed TWRP recovery.
TWRP Recovery: A Quick Overview and Benefits
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is a community-driven open source project. Your device will be able to install any custom firmware, root it, use mod zip files for modifications, use Xposed Modules for customizable features, and perform one-click root and unroot operations after flashing the TWRP. Apart from that, it enables you to create a Full Nandroid Backup and restore it later, flash image files with a single click, remove bloatware, and overclock and underclock your device. After flashing any image file, TWRP can simply wipe Wipe, Cache, and Data to reflect the changes and correct minor cache issues.
Your Condor C5 phone must have an unlocked bootloader in order to install TWRP. That implies you must first unlock the bootloader before rooting and customizing your smartphone.
Prerequiste
Always double-check your model number, which should be:
You must confirm that you have read the disclaimer properly and that you agree to continue at your own risk before rooting your phone.
If your phone is not at least 70% charged, you may have issues when testing. Why take a chance when you can completely charge it?
It is a good practice to create a backup of your phone if you are planning to root it or install a Custom ROM. Make a cloud backup of all your media, including photographs, movies, and other files on your PC, as well as your contacts.
By navigating to Settings, Applications, and Developer settings, you must enable USB debugging.
Condor C5 Rooting Downloads
MediaTek USB VCOM Drivers may be downloaded here (MT6xxx USB VCOM drivers. zip).
TWRP Recovery for Condor C5 may be found here:
2.5 TWRP Recovery (Login required)
Chainfire’s SuperSU may be downloaded here.
Here’s where you can get the latest version of SPFlash Tool for Windows.
TWRP Installation/Flashing on Condor C5
Step 1: Begin by downloading all of the files listed in the prerequisites section above.
Step 2: Go through the files you’ve downloaded and right-click on the MT6xxx USB VCOM drivers.zip file to extract it. Then go to the extracted folder and double-click the InstallDriver. exe file. The Preloader VCOM will be installed in your system as a result of this.
Step 3: Once you’ve downloaded SP FlashTool (Win) from the URL given above, just double-click the package to unpack it. Then locate and launch the flash tool. exe program.
Step 4: Open the TWRP zip file you just downloaded and look for the Scatter File. The TWRP (.img) file should be renamed to recovery.img. Navigate and pick the scatter file in the extracted folder of the Stock ROM (Download Stock ROM for your Condor C5 smartphone) on the flash tool screen.
Step 5: At this point, just mark the recovery as ticket/completed. Now, on the location tab, choose the recovery’s storage location option and search and browse for the device-specific custom recovery image file (As shown in the picture above). Then choose Download from the drop-down menu.
Step 6: Now, connect your Condor C5 to your computer via the USB port. Connecting your smartphone instantly starts the flashing procedure, which takes just a few seconds to finish.
Step 7: At this point, your device’s custom recovery has been flashed. You may now unplug the gadget from the PC. Now you must turn your device on and boot into TWRP recovery. Boot the device while pushing and holding the volume up button to get the same result. Please keep in mind that key combinations may differ depending on your device model, and you may double-check the correct key combination for your Condor C5. On certain devices, the Volume Up button also activates the bootloader mode, which includes a menu to get to the recovery mode. As a key combination, try the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. That’s it, your Condor C5 has been successfully flashed using TWRP.
Rooting Condor C5 and installing SuperSU
Make sure you’ve got SuperSU installed (link in pre-requisite section of this article). Then go through the instructions.
Step 1: Move the downloaded SuperSU.zip file to your Condor C5 smartphone’s internal storage / SD card.
Step 2: Now just enter the recovery mode. You may backup the Stock ROM using the TWRP interface if you want to. However, I would advise you to make a backup of the Stock ROM. Because you can always flash the Stock ROM if the operation fails.
Step 3: Tap ‘Install,’ then scroll to ‘SuperSU.zip’ and swipe to confirm flashing (located at the bottom of the screen). The SuperSU flashing procedure has begun and will take a few seconds to finish.
Congratulations, you’ve now rooted your Condor C5 and installed TWRP. You may now install the Xposed Framework and personalize your smartphone to your liking. If you want to double-check, you may use the Root Checker app to download and check the Root Status.
Note: If the SP Flash Tool flashing technique fails for whatever reason, you may attempt Flashify to flash the file. Download Flashify.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to root my phone before installing TWRP?
A: No.
How do I root using TWRP?
A: You need to download the TWRP app from https://twrp.me/
Do you need to root to install custom recovery?
A: Yes, you do.
