Install TWRP Recovery On Lenovo A6000 Lollipop

After the Lenovo A6000 Lollipop Update we lost the CWM/TWRP recovery and then we cannot flash the old one anymore on it. Now you can install TWRP recovery on Lenovo A6000 Lollipop updated phone and then you can again revert back to your old Kitkat Rom on Lenovo A6000 or install any custom rom. It is even possible to rootyour device after you install TWRP on Lenovo A6000 which is running on Lollipop 5.0.2 or above.

WARNING : Rooting or installing a custom rom or recovery might brick your device or your device may act abnormally and you also lose the device warranty. You may even get a dead SD card which might not work or you can leave your device in a dead state. Before going through the entire tutorial please be advised that it is your own responsibility to go further. We’re not liable for any loss of data or any property of yours by any mean.

Pre-Requisites To Install TWRP Recovery in Lenovo A6000 Lollipop :

• Take a backup of your personal data (media, contacts, etc)
• Keep your device charged more than 50 %
• Enable USB Debugging on your device.
  • Goto Settings > About Device and then press/click Build Number 8-10 times until you get the message “Developer mode active“
  • Goto > Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.
• Go to Settings > Security and enable Unknown Sources option.
• Connect your Lenovo A6000 smartphone to your PC and install the application (CDROM) which you can see in your My Computer/This PC.
• Setup ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC from here
• Download the following  twrp recovery.img from zippyshare or mediafire

How Install TWRP Recovery On Lenovo A6000 Lollipop :

Step 1 : Extract Lenovo-A6000-Recovery-Techolaty.Com

Step 2 : Copy the recovery.img file to C:Program Files (x86)Minimal ADB and Fastboot orC:Program FilesMinimal ADB and Fastboot directory.

Step 3 : Open C:Program Files (x86)Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory and right click on py_cmd.exe andRun As Administrator

Step 4 : Now in the command box type  the following :

adb devices

You will get this message :

Step 5 : Now type in the command box

adb reboot bootloader

This will reboot your device into Bootloader / Fastboot Mode.

Step 6: Now type again in the command box

fastboot boot recovery.img

Once you get the finished message you will be taken to TWRP menu on your Lenovo A6000.

You have now installed the custom recovery on your Lenovo A6000 Lollipop updated phone, TWRP recovery will help you flash custom roms, or stock roms. You can even revert back to Kitkat on Lenovo A6000/Plus also if you want to stay in Lollipop 5.0.2 then you can root your device by following the rooting guide for Lenovo A6000/Plus on which Lollipop 5.0.2 is installed.

For Rooting Lenovo A6000 Running Oon Lollipop please follow this guide