Unlock Sony Xperia Z5 Compact & Install TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-0 - Easy Tutorial

TWRP recovery installation guide for Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, is now available at ShizHub. A custom recovery such as TWRP recovery helps you to root Sony Xperia Z5 Compact with Magisk or SuperSU, install various custom ROM and do many more advance task. Since TWRP recovery is a touch base recovery, the GUI interface is easy to use. Continue reading this article to learn how to install latest TWRP recovery (3.2.3-0) on Sony Xperia Z5 Compact.

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How To Unlock and Install TWRP Recovery On Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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]
4. You must backup your mobile data.

How To Unlock Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

1. On your device, dial *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*) to launch the service menu.
2. Then go to service info > configuration and check rooting status - you can only continue if it says Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes.
3. First, connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
4. 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 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact to fastboot mode using key combination. To do so, first turn off your device. Then hold Volume Up and connect the USB cable. The notification light should turn blue.
5. To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
6. Now follow instruction that available on Sony’s official unlocking website to unlock your bootloader.
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 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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 .
4.  You can also boot your Sony Xperia Z5 Compact to fastboot mode using key combination. To do so, first turn off your device. Then hold Volume Up and connect the USB cable. The notification light should turn blue.
5. To confirm the device is connected in fastboot mode or not, type: fastboot devices.
6. Once confirmed, type the following command to flash TWRP Recovery: fastboot flash recovery twrp-x.x.x-x-suzuran.img. [Note: Replace TWRP file name with your downloaded file name]
7. The device should automatically reboot, if not then reboot it manually.

Tip: To boot into recovery first turn off your Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and press and hold Volume Down and Power button together.

That’s it! You now have an unlocked Sony Xperia Z5 Compact with latest supported TWRP Recovery installed.

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