An easy guide to unlock LG G5 (T-Mobile) and install latest TWRP recovery, is now available at ShizHub. You probably already know, unlocking your smartphone/tablet is the first step to extract the complete juice of your device hardware. Once LG G5 (T-Mobile) is unlocked, you can then easily install custom recovery such as TWRP recovery, can root it using Magisk or SuperSu. Once rooted you can perform various system related task which otherwise isn’t possible.
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WARNING: Unlocking the bootloader will erase all data on your device! Before proceeding, ensure the data you would like to retain is backed up to your PC and/or your Google account, or equivalent. We (ShizHub Team) are not responsible if anything happen to your device while following this tutorial.
Requirements:
Tip: To boot into recovery first turn off your LG G5 (T-Mobile) and then press and hold Volume Down and Power button together until the LG logo appears, then release Power for a second and hold it again until the recovery comes up.
That’s it! You now have an unlocked LG G5 (T-Mobile) with latest supported TWRP Recovery installed.
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How To Unlock and Install TWRP Recovery On LG G5 (T-Mobile)
WARNING: Unlocking the bootloader will erase all data on your device! Before proceeding, ensure the data you would like to retain is backed up to your PC and/or your Google account, or equivalent. We (ShizHub Team) are not responsible if anything happen to your device while following this tutorial.
Requirements:
- Make sure your computer has working adb and fastboot. Setup instructions can be found here.
- Enable USB Debugging on your device. [Tutorial]
- Proper USB driver is installed. [Download]
How To Unlock LG G5 (T-Mobile)
- Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options under device Settings, if present.
- Once done, connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
- Now on your computer open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type: adb reboot bootloader . You can also boot your LG G5 (T-Mobile) to fastboot mode by pressing Volume Up + Power when the device power is off.
- To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
- Once confirmed, type the following command to unlock the bootloader: fastboot oem unlock.
- The device should automatically reboot, if not then reboot it manually.
- Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging for the next recovery installation process.
How To Install TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-2 on LG G5 (T-Mobile)
- Download TWRP.
- Once done, connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
- Now on your computer open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type: adb reboot bootloader . You can also boot your LG G5 (T-Mobile) to fastboot mode by pressing Volume Down + Power when the device power is off.
- To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
- Once confirmed, type the following command to flash TWRP Recovery: fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-h830.img. [Note: Replace TWRP file name with your downloaded file name]
- The device should automatically reboot, if not then reboot it manually.
Tip: To boot into recovery first turn off your LG G5 (T-Mobile) and then press and hold Volume Down and Power button together until the LG logo appears, then release Power for a second and hold it again until the recovery comes up.
That’s it! You now have an unlocked LG G5 (T-Mobile) with latest supported TWRP Recovery installed.
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