Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) just received support for the TWRP 3.0 custom recovery. Galaxy A5 (2016) owners can now enjoy access to multiple advanced features and customization options.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has been entitled to upgrade its current software status with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. With TWRP 3.0 recovery, Galaxy A5 (2016) phone owners can experiment with the phone's abilities according to desire.
Galaxy A5 (2016) is the latest device to receive TWRP 3.0 custom recovery. HTC One M8, Xiaomi Mi3, Xiaomi Redmi 1s and Redmi Note 4G, among others, already received the same support since the last week of February 2016.
Below is the full list of TWRP 3.0 features and tweaks:
- Ability to auto reboot after successful flashes
- Ability to select which individual partitions to backup, and restore
- Ability to auto restore GAPPS on zip flash (for CM-based ROMS)
- Ability to savecustomrecoverysettings
- Ability to choose compression or no compression backups
- Battery Level and Timestamp
- Compression takes longer
- Default partitions to back up
- Home - Main Menu
- Menu - Advanced Menu
- Some devices utilize their capacitive buttons in recovery
- Default Time Zone (for more accurate time stamps)
- Zip SignatureVerification
- Zip md5 Verification (looks for file with zipname.zip.md5)
- Ability to flash multiple zips in one go
- Back - Up a Menu Level
- Search - Select Current Selection
- Default zip folder location
- Default color themes
Galaxy A5 (2016) owners interested to proceed with the upgrade are advised to install the ROM at their own risk as it may damage the device. Such damage cannot be held against this site or the ROM's developers. Most importantly, do not use this ROM to any device not prescribed.
Below are the prerequisites of installing the ROM:
1. Unlock device.
2. Install TWRP Recovery here.
3. Back up all necessary data here. Samsung KIES can also be used for backup.
4. Download USB driver here.
Here's a step-by-step guide to install TWRP 3.0 to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016):
1. Configure ADB and Fastboot in the PC here.
2. Connect phone to PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy then paste downloaded ROM files to phone's memory or SD card.
4. Download TWRP (twrp-3.0.0-2-hima.img) here and copy/paste it in the android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory.
5. Go to Fastboot/Bootloader mode.
6. Type in: adb reboot bootloader.
7. Press Enter.
8. Wait for the driver to be installed.
9. Type in: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.0-2-hima.img.
10. Press enter.
11. Once completed, select Recovery and enter Recovery mode.
12. Select "reboot system now" from the recovery menu.
13. Wait for TWRP to be installed.
Check the new software version now.
