If you have already customized the device with custom ROMs/recovery/root, and want to restore HTC U11 to stock firmware, then we will help you. Backup of firmware depends on how the TWRP maintainer predefined selection of partitions for this phone model. Having a look into specific twrp.fstab the file only has 28 lines. Providing the average user the power to backup and wipe all the partitions can be considered as dangerous. Furthermore we can download firmware elsewhere, backup of firmware via the TWRP backup menu is therefore not desired. That’s why some maintainer’s exclude firmware partitions from menu.
Within a few seconds, you’ll be greeted by Android’s bootloader menu (pictured below). From here, use your volume buttons to highlight the «Recovery Mode» option, then press the power button to select it. If you carry a phone then it allows having an app that saves battery life in real-time. The most popular one is Greenify which can discover which application is draining the battery while not being used. The app puts them in hibernation mode so that battery can last longer than normal. It is important that you begin to tinker around with android software. If you uninstall something important then this can be used to backup user data.
- After installing TWRP, you can start exploring its features such as installing custom ROMs, kernels, and other modifications.
- Among the custom ROMs, Xtended is one of the few to have support for a long list of devices.
- Once you see the Sony logo and boot animation, that means you have installed it successfully.
- Some custom ROMs (like Pixel Experience and Evolution X) come with GApps pre-installed.
- The Android File Transfer app lets you connect your Android phone to your Mac computer with a USB cable.
In the first place, you need to make sure your Android gets ready with following some essential points. Afterwards, in order to successfully and swiftly backup Android data, dr.fone is what you can choose to perform that. B. We use the Spreadtrum flash tool for as Cell C Titan Flash Tool because of this tool is very efficient and support all kind of SPD phones. Most smartphones automatically make a backup in the background. But to make sure you take everything to your new device, you need a full backup.
Other Arrow OS features include a custom dialer, custom Quick Settings tiles, lock screen shortcuts, Privacy Guard from LineageOS, and more. The Arrow OS project offers simple and minimalistic features that end up resulting in a clean free and neat interface, that can further be customized if the user wants to. What’s interesting, it supports a number of devices from Realme, Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Samsung, Asus, and more.
Also, if someone could explain in layman terms what each of these partitions mean and contain and when are they useful. Now, you are here to learn how to take and restore the backup. That means you probably have read our guide to unlock bootloader and install TWRP on the device. If you have TWRP recovery installed on your HTC U11, you can use that to install stock firmware by restoring a Nandroid backup. Again, XDA member – 5m4r7ph0n36uru, has been kind enough to provide Nandroid backup zips of specific firmware.