How to Install TWRP and Root Honor 8

The 2016 flagship phone from Huawei’s Honor brand, the Honor 8, just got itself an official build of TWRP recovery straight from the TeamWin devs.

For the unknown, a custom recovery like TWRP enables a world of possibilities on your Android devices. You can take full nandroid backups, flash unsigned zips files which may contain custom ROMs, MODs and other system modifications that device manufacturers doesn’t allow otherwise. Plus, TWRP also lets you flash the SuperSU zip or Magisk zip to get root access.

Rooting Honor 8 via SuperSU or Magisk zip is your choice, but we personally recommend getting root access via Magisk as it allows you to disable root on-the-fly when needed. It’s particularly helpful when you want use apps that don’t run on rooted devices.

To install TWRP recovery, you must have an unlocked bootloader on your Honor 8. Thankfully, Huawei officially allows bootloader unlocking on some of its devices and the Honor 8 is one of them.

Let’s get started..

How to Install TWRP and Root Honor 8

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download Huawei Honor 8 TWRP Recovery (.img)

1. Setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC.
2. Unlock bootloader on your Huawei phone.
3. Download and save the TWRP recovery’s .img file to a separate folder on your PC from the download link above.
4. Enable Developer options and USB debugging on your Honor 8.
5. Connect your Honor 8 to the PC.
6. Now open a command window inside the folder where you saved the .img file of TWRP recovery in Step 3 above. To do that, “Shift + Right click” on any empty white space inside the folder and select Open command window here from the context menu.
7. Once command window is opened, issue the following commands one-by-one to boot device into bootloader mode and flash TWRP recovery.

   adb reboot bootloader

   └ This will boot your device into bootloader mode.

   fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

   └ Here modify twrp.img with the name of your TWRP recovery .img file, OR change your TWRP recovery filename to twrp.img and use the command above to install/flash TWRP recovery to your device.

   fastboot reboot

   └ This will reboot the device into system.

8. Once TWRP recovery is installed, you can boot into using the following command via ADB:

   adb reboot recovery

9. Get root access: There are two ways you can root Honor 8. Read the descriptions of both carefully before you decide.
   1. SuperSU zip – If you just want root access and want it quick without workarounds to Safetynet to be able to use Android Pay or play Pokemon Go while rooted. Then getting root via SuperSU zip would serve the purpose. Follow the link below for detailed step-by-step guide.
      [icon name=”hand-o-right” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] How to Flash SuperSU zip and get Root on any Android device
   2. Magisk systemless interface (recommended) – Getting root via Magisk systemless interface means you can disable root access on-the-fly when needed. This is particularly useful for apps that don’t work when your Android phone is rooted. Follow the link below for a detailed guide to get root with Magisk.
      [icon name=”hand-o-right” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] How to Get Root with Magisk Systemless Interface

That’s all. Enjoy TWRP and root access on your Huawei Honor 8.

Happy Androiding! 

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