Unlock Nexus 5X & Install TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-0 - Easy Tutorial

If you are looking for a way to unlock Nexus 5X and install latest TWRP recovery, then you are in right place. Unlocking your smartphone/tablet is the first step to extract the complete juice of your device hardware. Once Nexus 5X 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.

Also Read: How to root Nexus 5X - Simple Safe Method

Talking about hardware Nexus 5X comes with 5.2 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display which support 1080 x 1920 pixels screen resolution. The screen comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core SoC and Adreno 418 GPU. The device comes with 2 GB RAM and 16/32 GB of storage. The mobile feature a 12.3 MP rear camera as well as 5 MP selfie camera. Nexus 5X comes with non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery. Its comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box and can be upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo officially.

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How To Unlock and Install TWRP Recovery On Nexus 5X

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:

1. Make sure your computer has working adb and fastboot. Setup instructions can be found here.
2. Enable USB Debugging on your device. [Tutorial]
3. Proper USB driver is installed. [Download]

How To Unlock Nexus 5X

1. Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options under device Settings, if present.
2. Once done, connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
3. 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 Nexus 5X to fastboot mode by pressing Volume Down + Power when the device power is off.
4. To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
5. Once confirmed, type the following command to unlock the bootloader: fastboot oem unlock.
6. The device should automatically reboot, if not then reboot it manually.
7. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging for the next recovery installation process.

How To Install TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-0 on Nexus 5X

1. Download TWRP.
2. Once done, connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
3. 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 Nexus 5X to fastboot mode by pressing Volume Down + Power when the device power is off.
4. To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
5. Once confirmed, type the following command to flash TWRP Recovery: fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-bullhead.img. [Note: Replace TWRP file name with your downloaded file name]
6. The device should automatically reboot, if not then reboot it manually.

Tip: To boot into recovery first turn off your Nexus 5X and then press and hold Volume Down and Power button and choose recovery.

That’s it! You now have an unlocked Nexus 5X with latest supported TWRP Recovery installed.

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