How to Install TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476 and Root your Phone

Here we will guide on how to install TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476. If you want to install Custom ROM, mods or even rooting on your device, TWRP recovery is...

Mohammed Huwais

Last updated on March 13, 2019

Mohammed Huwais

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I started my career as a blogger in 2014 and also worked on an Android niche platform to gain extra income. I cover the topic on How to guides, software updates, Custom ROM updates and also product review. I'm 24 years old, completed MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Sikkim Manipal University.

What is TWRP Recovery:

TWRP stands for TeamWin Recovery Project is a fully touch-based and open source custom recovery for Android devices. It is the best custom recovery after ClockworkMod (aka CWM). Unlike Stock Recovery, TWRP helps to install Custom ROM, Kernel, Mods or even root any Android devices in just a few simple steps.

[su_quote cite=”Wikipedia” url=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWRP”]Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) 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, functions often unsupported by stock recovery images. It is, therefore, often installed when rooting Android devices, although it isn’t dependent on a device being rooted to be installed.[/su_quote]

Advantages of TWRP Recovery:

You can flash Custom ROM on ZTE Blade A476 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 ZTE Blade A476
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 ZTE Blade A476.
Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476.
To underclock and overclock.
You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.

Before doing the methods, I just want to warn you that, By doing this you will lose the warranty and sometime if you don’t read the steps and do something wrong can brick your device. That won’t happen though you follow our step by step guide carefully.

At GetDroidTips, We will not be held responsible for any kind of damage occurred to your device while following this Guide. Do it at your own risk. Remember rooting or installation of Custom Recovery will void the warranty of your phone.

Steps to Install TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476

Remember this guide is to install TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476, so don’t try the same recovery image on any other device. Before flashing recovery, please read and install the required drivers and software on your PC.

Download Required Files

TWRP Recovery

Scatter File: Download Stock ROM for ZTE Blade A476

Download SuperSU Zip – For root using SuperSU

Download Magisk Zip – For root using Magisk

Pre-Requisite:

This Recovery is only supported for ZTE Blade A476.
You should have either a PC or a Laptop.
Make sure to charge your phone for at least 50%.
Download and install latest ZTE USB Drivers on your PC/Laptop [All Android USB Drivers]
Download the SP Flash Tool Software
Download VCOM driver – Install the VCOM Driver on your computer (still compatible with MT67xx phones)
Before flashing a custom recovery, you need to unlock the bootloader on any MediaTek device.
Take a full backup just in case if you need it later

Installation Guide using SP Flash tool:

Follow the instructions given down below to install TWRP on your phone (need scatter text file):

Full Guide to install TWRP Recovery on your Phone

How to Root ZTE Blade A476:

To root your phone, you need either a supported TWRP Recovery or any rooting apps. With the help of rooting apps, you can root ZTE Blade A476 without PC/Computer. Here in this guide we already have a supported TWRP Recovery, so I will guide here to flash the superSU or Magisk to root your phone. Before rooting, let’s understand What is rooting in Android Phone?

What Does Rooting Mean?

Rooting doesn’t mean hacking. So please don’t compare the term hacking to rooting. In fact, it is not true at all. Well, Rooting for Android means nothing but jailbreaking the device to get access to the root directory of your android mobile. This means you are removing the restrictions and limitations from your Android Phone or Tablet to perform unperformable tasks.

By Rooting ZTE Blade A476, you are injecting a file known as SU binary to the root of your phone. Technically Speaking, Rooting Any Android Phone will void the brand warranty but don’t worry, you can unroot or restore your device any time without any issues.

The advantage of Rooting:

You can get access to all files on your ZTE Blade A476, even the files which present in the root directory of your phone.

You can increase the performance of your ZTE Blade A476 by overclocking.

By rooting you can increase battery life by underclocking ZTE Blade A476.

Uninstall Bloatware on ZTE Blade A476.

You can block Ads on any Android applications such as Youtube and other game related applications. Also Read: Top 5 Adblock Plus Alternatives for Android

By Rooting ZTE Blade A476, you can View, Edit or Delete any system file inside the root directory.

You can install Xposed Framework and many Xposed module support.

Guide to Root:

Here is the guide on how to root ZTE Blade A476 smartphone. Make sure to download either SuperSU or Magisk to root your phone.

Note: Don’t try to flash both Magisk and SuperSU on your phone. You need to root either with SuperSU or Magisk

or you can try the

I hope this guide was helpful to root and install TWRP Recovery on ZTE Blade A476. Any queries, you can leave a comment down below.