Download and install the latest TWRP 3.1.1 custom recovery on Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S. By following this easy step by step tutorial, anyone can install the latest TWRP recovery on Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S smartphone.
What is TWRP Custom Recovery:
TWRP is an open-source, community project, developed by TeamWin. Team Win was originally formed to work on porting WiMAX to CM7 for the HTC EVO 4G. After that start working on a recovery project that supports more and more devices. Today TWRP is the leading custom recovery for Android phones. the previous releases. All the new features and customization options that coming with this latest twrp version is given later part of this tutorial.
Requirements:
1. Check your device battery power, at least 50% battery backup is required.
2. Backup or copy important data (photos, videos, notes) and settings to external storage (It's optional but taking backup is always a good practice].
3. Install USB driver for your device on your PC/Laptop- Download USB Driver.
4. Turn on the USB Debugging mode from Developer Options. Go to Settings-Developer Options [Developer options are hidden by default on all Android devices running on Android 4.2 or up. So, to unhide it, go to Settings-About phone on your device and tap Build Number for 7 times) See the image below.
TWRP 3.1.1 Custom Recovery for Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S:
1) Download TWRP 3.1.1 for Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S- Download (TWRP-3.1.1-0-noblelteskt.img.tar).
2) Download latest Odin software for your PC/Laptop- Download Odin
3) Now switch off your phone and press and hold the Volume Down+Home+Power buttons together to boot into Download Mode (long press until a warning screen appear) and after that press Volume Up key to proceed to Download Mode.
4) Now run the Odin application file as an administrator (Right-click on the .exe file and click on Run as administrator)
5) Now connect your Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S to your computer via USB cable
6) In Odin screen, you should see a COM Port number like “0:[COM4]” at ID: COM section at the top left side and “Added!” text at the log box. This means your device has been successfully detected by Odin.
7) In Odin screen, under the Options tab, make sure that, only the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options are checked, no other option should check.
Auto Reboot F Reset Time in Odin
8) Now, click on AP button and select the downloaded .tar TWRP file
AP button in Odin screen
9) Finally, click on the Start button to begin the installation process, wait a few moments, it may take approximately 3 to 5 minutes to complete.
10) Once completed, you would see “PASS!” message in ID: COM port having green background
Pass in Odin
11) Your device should automatically reboot after completion
12) You can now disconnect your phone from computer by removing the USB cable
13) Now, to boot into recovery mode- first, completely switch off your device. Now press and hold the Volume Up+Home+Power button together for few seconds until the Samsung logo appears. Within a few moments the device will boot into recovery mode.
TWRP 3.1.1 Custom Recovery
14) Now you can go back to your normal Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S smartphone mode by selecting "reboot system now" from the recovery menu. The smartphone will boot to normal mode.
In this article, I guide you on how t install TWRP on Samsung devices, but I already created an article to Install TWRP on Any android device 2020. This helps you a lot in order to installation.
Install TWRP 3.1.1 using TWRP Manager:
1. Install TWRP Manager from Google play store on your device.
2. After installation, open the app and give root permission.
3. Tap on Advanced, then Install Recovery
4. Make sure the correct device from your device screen and tap on Install Recovery
