Infinix has recently launched its latest smartphone, Infinix Hot 8 X650B. If you are the owner of this phone and want root Infinix Hot 8 X650B and install TWRP custom recovery, then you are at the right place. Nowadays most of the Android users wish to customize their devices after some time and get full rights over the internal filesystem of the Android phones. This guide is for advanced users who love to customize their Android devices. In the field of customizing the Android phone, the main concern is rooting after flashing the latest TWRP custom recovery.
Today, we share a simple step by step guide on how to install TWRP custom recovery and root Infinix Hot 8 X650B. The official stock firmware is good, but it is limited and comes with lots of restrictions from the OEMs. After installing TWRP custom recovery and rooting, your phone will break all the restrictions. You can now change your OS by flashing different custom ROMs, install kernels, MODs, create and restore the backup, and much more. Keep in mind that rooting may void your phone’s warranty and also wipe clean your phone’s data. So take the proper backup of your device before proceeding.
Now we are talking about the hardware specifications of the Infinix Hot 8 X650B. The Infinix Hot 8 X650B was announced in September 2019 with great hardware, amazing design, and the latest software. The smartphone comes with a 6.52-inch display with a resolution of 720×1600 pixels. It’s powered by a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The phone has two cameras in rear 13MP+2MP and 8 MP cameras in front of the selfie. Now go to the instructions portion and follow the given steps carefully.
Warning:
AndroidBlog will not responsible for any damage that occurred to your Infinix Hot 8 during or after the installation of TWRP custom recovery. Please keep in mind that replacing the stock recovery with TWRP recovery isn’t an official process so that you will lose the warranty of your Infinix Hot 8.
Pre-Requirements:
- Take a proper backup of all your important data like your contacts, call logs, texts, images, videos, and audio files on Infinix Hot 8 before starting the flashing process. It is recommended to keep everything safe and secured by syncing your files with your account.
- A Windows-based PC will be required for this process to install the Infinix Hot 8 USB drivers and the Android SDK toolkit.
- The bootloader of your phone should be unlocked, otherwise, you’ll not be able to flash the TWRP.
- Enable USB Debugging option by navigating to Menu – Settings – Developer Options.
- The battery level of your Infinix Hot 8 smartphone should be at least about 70% to avoid unexpected shutdowns during installation.
Required Files:
- Download TWRP Recovery 3.3.1 For Infinix Hot 8
- SuperSU Package
- Download SP Flash Tool
- MT65xx_USB_VCOM_DRIVERS
Steps: How to Root Infinix Hot 8 X650B And Install TWRP Recovery With SuperSU:
Step No 1: First of all transfer the SuperSU zip package to your Infinix Hot 8 that you have already downloaded from the above link.
Step No 2: Now rename Infinix Hot 8 TWRP Recovery file to recovery.img.
Step No 3: Move recovery.img to platform-tools folder in the Android SDK folder.
Step No 4: After moving the image to the Android SDK folder, connect Infinix Hot 8 to your PC via USB cable.
Step No 5: Now launch a command prompt window from inside the platform-tools folder and type the following command:
adb reboot bootloader
Step No 6: After the bootloader screen appears on the screen of your Infinix Hot 8, type this command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Step No 7: When the recovery is flashed to the device, give the following command:
fastboot reboot
Step No 8: Just reboot your Infinix Hot 8 into recovery mode to flash SuperSU by giving this command:
adb reboot recovery
Step No 9: Simply tap on the Install option in TWRP, browse UPDATE-SuperSU-vx.xx.zip where you’ve transferred. Select it.
It will take some time, wait till it’s flashed after confirming the installation.
Step No 10: Now you’ll need to reboot your Infinix Hot 8 by navigating to Reboot > System option.
Steps: How to root Infinix Hot 8 X650B And Install TWRP Recovery With SP Flash Tool:
Step No 1: – First, download the all needy files and VCOM Drivers latest version on the desktop of your PC.
Step No 2: – Install the SP Flash Tool on your PC/ Laptop.
Step No 3: – After that, download the TWRP recovery file. Select your device from the drop-down menu and download ROM.
Step No 4: – Go to the SP Flash Tools folder and run ’Flash tools.exe’ file.
Step No 5: – Navigate to the download tab and then click on Load Scatter File. A pop up is now opened, navigate to Scatter File From downloaded ROM folder and click OK.
Step No 6: – Check Recovery only, and then hit on the Download.
Step No 7: – Switch OFF the phone and connect it to your PC via USB cable. After some time a green circle will appear.
Infinix Hot 8 may take about 4 to 5 minutes while booting up for the first time after installation. So please be patient.
Congrats! Your Infinix Hot 8 is now rooted, and TWRP Recovery is installed on it successfully. To confirm that either your Infinix Hot 8 is properly rooted or not, download and install the Root Checker app from the Play Store.
