UMI - Install Custom Recovery (TWRP, CWM etc.) and Root

How to install a custom recovery image and root access on MediaTek based UMI smartphones without loosing your data

This is a general solution for all MTK UMI phones, so you won't find all needed resources (ROM packages) here



This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing a custom recovery image on your MediaTek based UMI smartphone and then get root access (if needed) with the assistance of the custom recovery.
Please note: Custom recovery images of different Android versions are not interchangeable. For example, you can't install an Android 5.0 recovery on a 4.4 system and so on.

What you need:

Driver for Preloader USB VCOM mode: MT65x3_USB_VCOM_drivers.zip (still compatible with MT67xx phones)

SP Flash Tool application: SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1604.rar

An SPFT ROM package for your specific device, that you can download in the ROM section.

A custom recovery image that fits your phone:
UMI eMAX: TWRP_2.8.1.0_UMI_EMAX_4.4.4_284X_v2_recovery.img for Android 4.4 or UMI_eMAX_TWRP2.8.7.0_lollipop.img for Android 5.x.
UMI Fair: CWM_Umi_Fair.img (created by #megthebest)
UMI Hammer: UMI_Hammer_TWRP_2.8.7_recovery.img
UMI Hammer S: No custom recovery is available yet. Please, let me know if you've found/created one.
UMI Iron: UMI_Iron_TWRP_2.8.7_recovery.img
UMI Zero: UMI_ZERO_TWRP_2.8.2_recovery.img
UMI Iron Pro: UMI_Iron_Pro_TWRP-2.8.70_recovery.img (created by #megthebest)
UMI Rome: TWRP_2.8.7_Umi_Rome.img (created by #megthebest)
UMI Rome X: TWRP3.0.0RomeX.img (created by #megthebest)
UMI Touch: Touch_TWRP_3.0.2.img or CWM_6.0.5.1_UMI_touch.img

Newer models will be added later.

Super SU installation package: SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip or you can find the latest versions HERE



Now I'm going to guide you through the whole process, using a UMI Touch and TWRP recovery.
You can use the same method on other models but the UI and some features of the CWM recovery are different.

Charge the battery of your phone to at least 50% and turn it off before starting this process.



1. Extract the MT65x3_USB_VCOM_drivers.zip file and install the Preloader VCOM drivers by running the InstallDriver.exe file.

2. Extract the SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1604.rar file and run flash_tool.exe.

3. Extract the content of the ROM archive, that you downloaded for your specific phone in the ROM section.*
*Just only a compatible scatter file is enough for this process but for safety reasons I recommend to use the one contained by the folder of a factory ROM package, that you downloaded from this official site.

4. Open the scatter file, that you can find in the ROM folder.


5. Leave only the recovery line checked, then double click on its Location field and brows for your device specific custom recovery image file, that you can find in the list above.


6. Click on the Download button and connect your phone to a USB port of your computer. The flashing process will start automatically and it needs just a few seconds.*
*At some models you have to press one of the volume buttons while connecting to USB but most of them don't need it and you mustn't press any of the buttons.


7. Now the custom recovery has been flashed. You may remove the USB cable. You can boot your phone into recovery by powering it on while pressing the volume up button. At some models this action starts the bootloader mode and you can boot into recovery from its menu. In such menus you can navigate with the vol-up button and select an item with the vol-down button.




Root your phone by SuperSU with TWRP

Step 1.
Boot your phone into recovery and connect it to a USB port of that computer, where you store the downloaded SuperSU installation zip file. Copy that file to the Internal storage of your phone. After finished, you may remove the USB cable.


Step 2.
Select Install - Before you process the further steps, I suggest you to make a backup of your Data and Nvram partition or the whole system.


Step 3.
Select the Internal Storage, then brows for the SuperSU .zip file.


Step 4.

• On the next screen don't check any of the options, just swipe right the bottom slider to start the installation process.
• Wait until the installation finishes. It needs just a few seconds, not a long time.

Step 5.
Click on Wipe cache/dalvik (swipe right), then Reboot System.


Step 6.
Wait until your system boots up. Now your phone has root access. You can check your status with Root Checker.



All the screenshots are captured and the guide is written by me for UMI users. Unauthorized copy of this content is prohibited.

Special thanks to #megthebest for his hard work at creating custom recoveries .
Please let me know if you find errors or missing info.

Thank you for your attention,
bencebacsi

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