On this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Lenovo Legion Y700 (TB-9707F). This guide contains both the written instruction and a video tutorial to help you install it quickly. Make sure to download the files required and then jump straight into instructions on how to install TWRP Recovery on Lenovo Legion Y700.
Keep in mind that before heading over to the process, you will need to unlock the device bootloader at first. As the smartphone OEMs provide a locked bootloader to their devices due to some security concerns, in order to install any third-party file, you will need to unlock the bootloader. Then you will be capable to install TWRP Custom Recovery on your Lenovo Legion Y700 device and root as well. The TWRP Recovery can also take Nandroid backups, restore, wipe out system/data/cache, and more.
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Lenovo Legion Y700 Overview:
Lenovo introduced the Legion Y700, a gaming-focused tablet, on March 10, 2022, offering an immersive experience for gamers. With dimensions of 207.1 x 128.1 x 7.9 mm and a weight of 375 g, the tablet is designed for portability. It features a Nano-SIM slot and an 8.8-inch IPS LCD display with a high refresh rate of 120Hz, Dolby Vision, and HDR10 support, delivering vibrant visuals with a resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
Running on Android 12 with ZUI 13, the Legion Y700 is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G chipset, featuring an octa-core CPU and Adreno 650 GPU. This configuration ensures smooth gaming performance. The tablet offers memory configurations of 128GB with 8GB RAM or 256GB with 12GB RAM, using UFS 3.1 technology. Additionally, users can expand storage using a microSDXC card.
In the camera department, the Legion Y700 is equipped with a 13 MP main camera with an LED flash, supporting 1080p video recording at 30fps. For selfies, there’s an 8 MP front camera with 1080p video recording capability.
The Legion Y700 is equipped with sensors like accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass to enhance the gaming and user experience. A notable feature is its substantial 6550 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery, supporting 45W wired charging, enabling users to reach 100% battery capacity in just 45 minutes, as advertised. This makes the Legion Y700 a compelling choice for gamers on the go.
TWRP Recovery and its Advantages
Team Win Recovery Project is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system which is functions often unsupported by stock recovery images. – Wikipedia
Advantages of TWRP Recovery:
- You can flash Custom ROM on Lenovo Legion Y700 using TWRP
- You can flash modding zip files to customize your phone
- Easy to flash and use Xposed Modules using TWRP
- Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
- You can install Magisk on Lenovo Legion Y700
- Easy to Create and Restore Nandroid Backup using TWRP Recovery.
- Easy access to restore the Nandroid Backup.
- You can flash the image file using TWRP Recovery on Lenovo Legion Y700
- Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on the Lenovo Legion Y700.
- To underclock and overclock.
- You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.
Steps to Install TWRP Recovery For Lenovo Legion Y700 (TB-9707F)
Before going to the TWRP installation process, make sure to follow all the pre-requirements mentioned below properly.
Pre-Requirements:
- The file and guide are supported for the Lenovo Legion Y700 (TB-9707F) model. Don’t try it on other devices.
- Lenovo Legion Y700 bootloader should be unlocked.
- A PC/Laptop and a USB cable are required for this process.
- Make sure to take a Full Backup of Device Data (No Root).
- Charge your device battery to full.
- Download All Required Files:
- No Verity opt Encrypt
- Download SuperSU Zip – For root using SuperSU
- Download Magisk Zip – For root using Magisk
- USB Drivers: Lenovo USB Drivers
- Download ADB and Fastboot and install them on your PC
TWRP Recovery Details
| File Name | TWRP Recovery |
| Version | Latest |
| Support | Unofficial |
| Developer | Isrgish |
Disclaimer:
Method: ADB and Fastboot Tool
After downloading all the required files, drivers, and tools, follow the installation process.
- First of all, enable the Developer Options and USB Debugging mode on your device.
- Head over to the device Settings > System > About Phone > then tap on the Build Number seven times to enable Developer options mode.
- Now, go to the Developer options in the Settings menu and turn on the toggle to enable USB debugging.
- Next, open the ADB & Fastboot folder on your computer. Then press and hold the Shift key and right mouse click to open the command window.
- Turn off your device > Press and hold the Volume Up + Power button together for a few seconds to enter into Fastboot mode.
- Connect your device with the PC via a USB cable and type the following code on the command windows and hit enter:
adb reboot bootloader
- Now, your device is connected successfully as a fastboot device.
- Type the following command and hit enter to check the fastboot device is connected or not:
fastboot devices
Now, in order to install TWRP Recovery on your phone, type the following command and press enter:
fastboot flash recovery_a twrp.img
fastboot flash recovery_b twrp.img
- Then reboot in TWRP manually or using a fastboot command
fastboot oem reboot-recovery
Or
fastboot boot twrpname.img
- That’s it. You’ve successfully installed the TWRP Recovery on the Lenovo Legion Y700 device. Now, you have to flash the Root.
What is Root?
Smartphone Rooting is the unofficial way to enable an administrator or superuser access to your device system and subsystem. Therefore, the user can easily tweak, change, edit, or delete system files and apps easily.
With the help of rooting, you can uninstall bloatware, increase device performance, reduce battery draining, install Xposed modules, and more. However, smartphone rooting will void the device warranty and you may not get software OTA updates anymore. An improper way of rooting can also brick your device easily. Therefore, make sure to follow the guide properly.
The advantage of Rooting:
- You can get access to all files on your Lenovo Legion Y700, even the files present in the root directory of your phone.
- You can increase the performance of your Lenovo Legion Y700 by overclocking.
- By rooting you can increase battery life by underclocking Lenovo Legion Y700.
- Uninstall Bloatware on Lenovo Legion Y700.
- You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game-related applications.
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- By Rooting Lenovo Legion Y700, you can View, Edit, or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
- You can install the Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.
Steps to Root Lenovo Legion Y700
Guide to Root Lenovo Legion Y700 via SuperSU
Guide to Root Lenovo Legion Y700 via Magisk
We assume that this full-depth installation guide will be helpful to you. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.