How To Install TWRP Recovery and Root BLU Grand Mini

How To Install TWRP Recovery and Root BLU Grand Mini

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  • September 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM #77904
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    TWRP for BLU Grand Mini is now available to download from TWRP builder as an unofficial build and this post guides you how to install TWRP on BLU Grand Mini and ROOT BLU Grand Mini (using TWRP recovery).

    After installing TWRP recovery on BLU Grand Mini you can install many android mods such as google camera (gcam), enable navigation gesture, enable face unlock, viper4android audio enhancement etc. and many more.

    [su_note note_color=”#F9D9D9″ text_color=”#AA4343″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]DISCLAIMER:
    THIS IS AN UNOFFICIALLY BUILD TWRP FOR BLU Grand Mini. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    INSTALLING THE TWRP RECOVERY AND ROOT BLU Grand Mini NEEDS AN UNLOCK BOOTLOADER ON YOUR PHONE.
    DURING THE BOOTLOADER UNLOCK PROCESS ALL THE PHONE DATA WILL BE ERASED. MAKE SURE TO BACKUP EVERYTHING.
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    How To Install TWRP Recovery and Root BLU Grand Mini
     

    Content structure:

    1. Required downloads to install TWRP recovery for BLU Grand Mini
    2. How to install TWRP recovery on BLU Grand Mini
    3. What you can do after installing TWRP on BLU Grand Mini
    4. Required downloads and guides for BLU Grand Mini ROOT
    5. Step-by-Step guide on BLU Grand Mini ROOTING guide
    6. How to check if BLU Grand Mini is ROOTED or NOT

    DOWNLOAD LINK OF TWRP FOR BLU Grand Mini, OTHER DOWNLOADS AND REQUIRED GUIDES:

     

    STEP BY STEP GUIDE OF HOW TO INSTALL TWRP FOR BLU Grand Mini:

     

    Follow the below step by step guide to install the TWRP for BLU Grand Mini

    Before installing TWRP you may require an unlocked bootloader on BLU Grand Mini.

    Installing TWRP on BLU Grand Mini requires a scatter file to be created.
    A scatter file of a Mediatek device is what tells about the presence of different partition and the start address of each partition.

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    Either you can download the scatter file from the downloads section or you can create it by yourself using the following guide.
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    How to create scatter file for BLU Grand Mini:

    This guide need the Droid MTK Tool. With the help of Droid MTK Tool we will create the scatter file for BLU Grand Mini.

    1. Download the Droid MTK Tool from the above Downloads section.
    2. It’s in a zip file, so extract that file or open using WinRar or some application and then open the MTKDroidTools.exe file.

      open the MTKDroidTools.exe file

    3. Enable USB Debugging under Developer Options on the BLU Grand Mini; to make the device accessible via ADB.

      – If you don’t know how to do this then here is How to Enable Developer Options and How to Enable USB Debugging and OEM unlock.

    4. Then connect the phone using the USB cable to the PC.

      – When you connect the phone to the PC, MTKDroidTool will show all the information about your phone.

      MTKDroidTool showing device information

    5. On the below portion of the screen you will see a Blocks Map button. Click on the button
    6. On the next screen you have all the partition information and starting address of all the partitions of BLU Grand Mini.
      On the bottom of the screen you see a Create scatter file button.

      – Click on the button to create scatter file for BLU Grand Mini.

      create scatter file for BLU Grand Mini phone

    7. Save the scatter file for BLU Grand Mini in a location which you can remember and access easily.

    Now Install TWRP on BLU Grand Mini using SP Flash Tool:

    TWRP recovery download to a Mediatek phone is done by SP Flash tool, which uses a scatter file to know which address the recovery partition starts.
    Make sure you have downloaded the SP Flash tool and created the scatter file for BLU Grand Mini.

    Follow the below steps to install the TWRP on BLU Grand Mini using the scatter file.

    1. Open the SP Flash tool zip file and then open the flash_tool.exe file.
    2. Click browse on the the scatter-loading file section and select the BLU Grand Mini scatter file you created earlier using the MTKDroid Tool.

      After selecting the scatter file, the SP Flash tool application automatically find available partitions and other details.

      Select the BLU Grand Mini scatter file

    3. Now select the location next to the Recovery partition and select the TWRP for BLU Grand Mini, which is in .img format.

      select the BLU Grand Mini TWRP file

    4. Then click on the Download button to start downloading/flashing of the TWRP recovery on BLU Grand Mini as shown in the picture.

      click on download button

    5. After clicking on the download button you will see a red bar on the bottom followed by a yellow bar.
      When the TWRP is downloaded to BLU Grand Mini, the SP Flash tool will alert you saying Download is done.

    That’s all.

    What to do after you install TWRP for BLU Grand Mini:

    • You can root the BLU Grand Mini
    • You can install one of the custom ROMs available for BLU Grand Mini
    • You can install some of the mods available on BLU Grand Mini

    Well, this isn’t it. You can install customized themes, sound mods, Xposed modules etc. after installing the TWRP for BLU Grand Mini.
    TWRP recovery is the gateway to many goodies for your phone.

    Now, if you want to ROOT BLU Grand Mini then below is a step-by-step by guide for the same.

     

    [su_note note_color=”#F9D9D9″ text_color=”#AA4343″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]
    ROOTING BLU Grand Mini MAY BRICK THE PHONE.
    MAKE SURE YOU READ THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ROOTING BEFORE YOU PROCEED FURTHER.
    Before proceeding further you may consider backup all data on the phone.
    You are the only person making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for the mistakes done by you.
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    REQUIRED DOWNLOADS OR GUIDES FOR BLU Grand Mini ROOTING:

    • Make sure you have already unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP for BLU Grand Mini
       

      – Well, this is a very important aspect of this SuperSU ROOT process. The SuperSU zip file is developed in a way to be installed via a TWRP recovery or other custom recovery. Stock recovery may not be able install this SuperSU or Magisk ROOT zip file.

    • Download the latest SuprSU ROOT for BLU Grand Mini or one of the following:

     

    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    • Your phone will not be rooted just by installing the SuperSU APK file on your Android phone.
    • SuperSU APK Free or Pro version is just a SuperSU ROOT management application.
    • The SuperSU APK Free or Pro app will ONLY work if you have already ROOTED your Android Phone.

     

    Step-by-Step guide on how to ROOT BLU Grand Mini using SuperSU or Magisk zip file:

     

    1. Download and copy the SuperSU or Magisk ROOT file to BLU Grand Mini. (I hope you have already downloaded the files from the above downloads section)
    2. Now restart the BLU Grand Mini to boot into TWRP recovery.
    3. Then, Select the Install from TWRP home screen, then select the SuperSU ROOT zip file from the file browser.
    4. Flash or install the SuperSU or Magisk for BLU Grand Mini, by Sliding the Swipe to Confirm Flash on TWRP screen.
    5. Wait for TWRP to flash the SuperSU or the Magisk. Once the flashing is done just reboot your device.
    6. Profit!!! You should now have a BLU Grand Mini ROOT enabled phone.

    How to check if ROOT is enabled on BLU Grand Mini or NOT?

    Install the ROOT checker app from the Play Store and verify if your phone is ROOTED or not.

    Here is a screenshot how to flash the SuperSU ROOT binary via TWRP:
     
    Flash SuperSU ROOT zip via TWRP and ROOT Android

    If you face any problems on this guide to install TWRP for BLU Grand Mini then, you can login and reply here. Either me or some other user on this forum will revert back to your query as soon as possible.

    Stay tuned or Subscribe to the BLU Grand Mini forum For other Android Custom ROMs, LineageOS ROMs, and all other device specific topics.

     

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