Wipe cache partition – This wipes data from the cache partition of the phone. ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED after choosing this option. Wipe data/factory reset – This does exactly as it says. Reboot system now – Reboots the system out of recovery mode ready for normal use.Īpply update from ADB – If you have connected your Android phone to your PC and you have installed ADB then you can use ADB to ‘push’ files to your Android phone such as custom ROMS.Īpply update from external storage – For any zip file you want to install on the phone such as a rooting file to root the phone or a custom ROM. The phone will boot up in to recovery mode and the standard options are limited.

If your Android phone does not have a Home button then simply hold Volume up + Power instead.

Hold down Volume up, Home and Power until the phone starts up and recovery mode should appear.

Make sure the phone is turned off completely.

To access recovery mode on any Android device simply perform the following steps: How can I access recovery mode on my Android device? If it has not been rooted then ClockworkMod cannot be installed. However the standard recovery mode on most Android phone is somewhat limited in what it can do which is why many Android users, especially when it comes to rooting an Android device, will flash a custom recovery instead and replace it.īefore you proceed please make sure your Android device has been rooted. Recovery mode comes as standard on all Android phones and allows for recovery tasks to be performed such as installing zip files that are stored on the SD card to flash a custom ROM or to wipe the phone cache for example. This guide is for those phones that are rooted but for which a custom recovery was not also installed as part of the rooting process such as HTC, Sony or Motorola devices. When you root an Android device, especially Samsung handsets, the root process installs ClockworkMod automatically as part of the process. Please note that installing ClockworkMod requires rooting your device first. The custom recovery will replace the default recovery mode that comes with the Android phone as standard. This article will show you how to install a custom recovery on to your Android phone.

Whilst these steps are correct at the time of writing FlexiSPY is not responsible for the custom recovery flashing process in any way and you do this at your own risk. Disclaimer: Flashing a custom recovery is done at your own risk.

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