TWRP 3.6.0 released with support for devices that launched with Android 11

Team Win Recovery Project, or TWRP for short, has been around for several years now and it has grown to become the go-to option for the Android community to replace the stock recovery on their devices with a more advanced and feature-rich substitute. For most users, installing any kind of aftermarket software modification, whether it be a custom ROM, custom kernel, Magisk, or other tool, requires the use of TWRP. The custom recovery is open source and it supports hundreds of devices. Today, the project has been bumped to version 3.6.0, bringing Android 11 support, many improvements in decryption, new features, a whole lot of newly supported devices, and a major change to the way TWRP is installed.

What’s new in TWRP 3.6.0

Up until now, flashing TWRP on a device with A/B partitions requires booting the TWRP image temporarily (using the fastboot boot command) and then installing it permanently using the Install Recovery Ramdisk option. However, the ramdisk can’t be populated on its own in this implementation, as you still need to point it towards the downloaded TWRP image. Going forward, users will be presented with a new Flash Current TWRP option in the Advanced section of the custom recovery. Selecting the option will install the TWRP image you just booted permanently to the device, streamlining the installation process as a whole.

The other change that’s most relevant to power users is the inclusion of two new troubleshooting options related to dynamic partitioning and the virtual A/B partition setup. First, there is this option named Unmap Super Devices that allows you to easily disable all dynamic partitions and unmount them. The second one is called Merge snapshots, which could be handy if you run into an issue with snapshot merges and want to forcefully commit the updates to the dynamic partition. Both of them can be found under the Advanced section of TWRP’s main menu.

Apart from these, TWRP is now fully compatible with devices with factory-installed Android 11. Due to the fact that a major portion of the TWRP codebase has already been rewritten from scratch in this course to support the architectural changes introduced by Google, the project maintainers are hopeful to see a much quicker release process for Android 12.

The full changelog for the TWRP 3.6.0 is as follows:

TWRP 3.6.0 Changelog

Android 9 Branch:

• Fixes
  • SAR Update script name for clarity – CaptainThrowback
  • Fix building toolbox in android-7.1 – CaptainThrowback
  • Fix bash – Jarl-Penguin

Android 11 Branch:

• Add support for installation realme/OPPO OTA – Ctapchuk
• update custom makefiles to golang modules – bigbiff
• sepolicy updates – nebrassy, bigbiff, CaptainThrowback
• encryption updates for a11 – bigbiff, micky387, CaptainThrowback
• vendor kernel module loader – bigbiff
• virtual A/B updates – bigbiff
• snapshot merges – bigbiff
• repacker warnings – CaptainThrowback
• f2fs formatting fixes – systemad
• symlink dynamic partitions in bootdevice – Mohd Faraz
• Fixes
  • Fix parsing get_args for wiping cache
  • vendor hal fixes – Mohd Faraz
  • fix samsung haptics – soulr344
  • digest check fixes – epicX
  • ozip decrypt fixes – Ctapchuk
  • Change how blank screen works – Sean hoyt

Android 9 and Android 11 Branches:

• add num template for PIN input – CaptainThrowback
• Ignore A12 XML files binary format – zhenyolka
• Add support of A12 keymaster_key_blob files structure – zhenyolka
• keymaster restore: warn when pin, password or pattern is enabled – bigbiff
• New flashing method for recovery as boot devices:
• Advanced > flash current twrp – nebrassy
  • factory wipe and mtp fixes – CaptainThrowback
• add indonesian language – Xdisk
• update Russian language – Ctapchuk
• add canceldecrypt page – CaptainThrowback
• copy logcat when copying logs in TWRP – CaptainThrowback
• Fixes
  • FBE Encryption fixes – CaptainThrowback
  • repacker fixes for compression – nebrassy
  • exclusion criteria for Fix Recovery Bootloop – CaptainThrowback
  • unmount vendor if not available – LinkBoi00
  • theme updates – LinkBoi00

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Newly Supported Devices

As mentioned earlier, TWRP is available for a plethora of devices, and the roster keeps growing. Besides releasing the new major version, the team has now officially added support for the following smartphones:

Device and XDA Forum link	Device codename and TWRP Portal Link	Maintainer
ASUS ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5S	I005D	mikalovtch, Captain_Throwback
ASUS ZenFone 8	I006D	Captain_Throwback
Google Pixel 5	redfin	bigbiff
OnePlus 8T	kebab	Nebrassy
OnePlus 9	lemonade	Nebrassy
OnePlus 9 Pro	lemonadep	Nebrassy
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G	renoir	Nebrassy
Xiaomi Mi 11X / POCO F3 / Redmi K40	alioth	Nebrassy
POCO X3 Pro	vayu	Nebrassy
Redmi Note 10	mojito	Nebrassy
Redmi Note 10 Pro	sweet	Nebrassy

Additionally, a handful of devices (listed below) have received new maintainers. This is indeed a good sign for them in terms of prolonged development support.

Device and XDA Forum link	Device codename and TWRP Portal Link	New Maintainer
Google Pixel 3a	sargo	Captain_Throwback
Google Pixel 3a XL	bonito	Captain_Throwback
Nokia 6.1 Plus	dragon_sprout/DRG_sprout	Sid Pranjale, AKA Sid127
OnePlus 6	enchilada	Nebrassy
OnePlus 7	guacamoleb	Nebrassy
OnePlus 7 Pro	guacamole	Nebrassy

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Download

You can download the latest build of TWRP for your device from the official website linked below. Be sure to check out the XDA sub-forum for your device as the TWRP maintainer(s) may post additional device-specific instructions there when the new build goes live.

Download TWRP for your device

Lastly, be sure to download the official TWRP app from Google Play. The app will alert you when new versions of the custom recovery are available. It’ll also let you download the latest version right from your device.

Official TWRP App (Free⁺, Google Play) →

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