How To Root Lenovo S660 and Install TWRP Recovery

You are here means you are looking for a method to Root Lenovo S660 and Install TWRP.We have a grewat news for you, now you can install TWRP Recovery on Lenovo S660 as TWRP 3.0.2.0 For Lenovo S660 is now available for download. Follow the below detailed guide to Root and Install TWRP Recovery On Lenovo S660

Lenovo S660 was launched in February 2014. The phone features a 4.70-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels at a PPI of 234 pixels per inch.The device is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.It has 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.The Lenovo S660 packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 0.3-megapixel front camera for selfies.The Lenovo S660 runs Android 4.2 and houses a 3000mAh removable battery

As you may have noticed above, the Lenovo S660 is powered by a MediaTek CPU, so you need to install SP Flash Tool.You can only Install TWRP 3.0.2.0 On Lenovo S660 Via SP Flash Tool and Once TWRP is installed you can manually root the device by flashing SuperSu or Magisk through TWRP recovery.

Rooting Lenovo S660 gives you additional benefits like you can install special apps, flash custom ROMs, you can streamline your phone performance and many extra features. The real performance of an Android smartphone can only be unlocked once it is rooted. Rooting your Lenovo S660, lets the user flash different Custom MODs, ROMs, and such stuff onto the device.

Now here we have a full working guide on how to install TWRP Recovery and Root Lenovo S660. While rooting you have to be very careful and proceed with great caution, anything wrongs you may get your device bricked.If you want to root your device without PC or Laptop using one click root tools, then you can follow our guide linked below

How To Root Any Android Mobile Without PC or Laptop

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What is Rooting An Android Device Mean?

Rooting is the process of gaining full admin control of the Android device.You can use the device to its full potential,‘Rooting’ means giving yourself special privilege or “root permissions” on your phone. It’s similar to running programs as administrators in Windows.

After rooting your device you can install different MODs, kernel, ROMs on your device.You can install latest Android updates (like the Android 6.0.1 marshmallow) On old device by installing third party ROMs like CyanogenMod 13.You can overclock the CPU and GPU of your device to get the best performance.You can hibernate any app you want.You can underclock the CPU to get better battery life.

For more information about Android rooting, check out our detailed post here > What Is Rooting Android Phone? Advantages And Disadvantages

What Is TWRP Recovery and Some of its benefits?

TWRP is a custom recovery for Android.It is the most popular Android custom recovery.It replaces the stock recovery On Android devices.It comes with many extra features compared to the stock recovery.It needs the bootoader to be unlocked.If your bootloader is locked then check out the guide here > How To Unlock Bootloader Of Any Android Using Fastboot.Some devices like Xiaomi and Huawei phones need a unlock code.

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  • Users Can Install Custom ROMs, MODs, Kernel via TWRP recovery
  • Users can flash system image (.img) file via TWRP recovery.
  • You can flash modding zip files
  • It is being used to install Xposed Modules
  • Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
  • Users can root by flashing magisk via TWRP recovery
  • You can create nandroid backup via TWRP
  • Can remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery.
  • You can flash Custom Kernel To underclock and overclock.
  • You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data via TWRP recovery.

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PRE-REQUIREMENTS

→ Full Guide to safely  and Install TWRP Recovery

How To Install TWRP Recovery On Lenovo S660 (Both SuperSu and Magisk)

Install TWRP and Root Lenovo S660

The first method you can Install the TWRP recovery then flash the SuperSu or Magisk to get your device rooted

  • Check out the Pre-Requirement Section above (Important)
  • Make sure your device’s bootloader is unlocked.Check out the link given above to unlock the bootloader if you haven’t done it yet
  • First of all, make sure you have followed each and every step mentioned in the pre-requisites section
  • After that, you have to download the Download TWRP – New and transfer it to your Lenovo S660
  • Once transferred, follow this guide from below to install TWRP recovery on your Lenovo S660. (Same as flashing the stock ROM)

Note: Find the Scatter File from the downloaded TWRP zip file, which you have downloaded. Rename the TWRP (.img) file to recovery.img. Now, on the flash tool interface, navigate and select the scatter file and At this stage, just leave the recovery as ticket/ checked. Now, at the location tab, click on the storage location field of the recovery and search and browse for the custom recovery image file which is device-specific

How to Flash TWRP With SP Flash Tool

#1 Using SuperSu (Root Lenovo S660)

  • Download the latest SuperSu.zip
  • Now follow the given guide to Install SuperSu On your device  to get root access
How To Flash SuperSU using TWRP Recovery & Root Any Android device

#2 Using Magisk (Root Lenovo S660)

  • Download the latest Magisk
  • Now follow the guide to flash magisk via TWRP to get root access on your device
How To Install Magisk On Android Device [Universal Systemless Interface for Android]

#Switch From SuperSu To Magisk

If you want to move from SuperSu to Magisk to bypass safety net then follow the linked guide below

How to Switch from SuperSU to Magisk and Pass SafetyNet

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Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma graduated in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela. For the past eight years, she has been blogging about Android, which she is really passionate about. She has built a good reputation as a reliable source. Away from the digital sphere, Dibyashree enjoys playing tennis, a sport she is as passionate about as she is about technology.

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