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TeamWin now officially supports the newly announced LG G5 and you can install the Latest TWRP custom recovery on it easily with this detailed tutorial. TeamWin recently gave there phenomenal custom recovery a major revamp. The new additions included a totally new design philosophy with new color schemes inspired by Material Design, newer code based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and a lot of bug fixes. It is absolutely amazing seeing the developer community put out support for new phones this quickly.

You can follow this guide to unlock the bootloader of your LG G5. If you have successfully unlocked the bootloader of your LG G5, you should be waiting for a method to root your device. Here is a step by step guide to Install TWRP and Root your LG G5.

NOTE: This TWRP Recovery is Only for LG G5 H850 Europian Models. Please don't try this with any other LG G5 variant.

Step-by-Step Instructions :

Step 1 : Download Android SDK from the official Android Developers website and install it in your computer.

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Step 2 : Download the Latest SuperSU Zip file and paste into your phone internal storage (not in any folder) in order to root your LG G5.

Step 3 : Download Latest TWRP Recovery to your computer and rename it to 'twrp' and save it in your desktop by making a folder. (Folder name should be LGG5 for this tutorial)

Windows users will need proper drivers installed on your computer. You can try the Naked ADB drivers or the Universal ADB drivers if you don't already have a working driver installed

Step 4 : On your device, go into Settings -> About and find the Build Number and tap on it 7 times to enable developer settings. Press back and go into Developer Options and enable USB debugging.

Step 5 : Connect your LG G5 to your computer using a USB cable and from your computer, open a command prompt and type:

adb reboot bootloader

You should now be in fastboot mode. Download the correct image file from the above link and save it in your desktop by making a folder. (Folder name should be LGG5 for this tutorial)

Step 6 : Open the Folder from your Desktop now where you have TWRP Image file and on Windows: Open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt). For Mac OS X and Linux, use Terminal to navigate to this directory.

Step 7 : Type in the following command and press Enter :

fastboot flash recovery ./Desktop/LGG5/twrp.img

Step 8 : When finished, again type the following command and press Enter :

fastboot reboot-bootloader

Step 9 : Once completed, switch off your phone by pressing power button for 10 second. After that, Press and hold Volume down button and the Power button simultaneously. You will see the LG logo on the screen. Let go of the power button then quickly and press it again (never letting go of volume down).

Keep holding until you see the Factory Reset screen. Click through the factory reset screens, clicking Yes.

That’s it! You should now be in the Latest TWRP Recovery on LG G5 from where you can choose whatever function you want to perform.

How to Install SuperSU zip to Root LG G5 :

Step 10 : Once you are in TWRP home, select ‘Install’ button. From the list, choose the SuperSU Zip file that you copied to your phone memory in Step 2.

Step 11 : Confirm installation on the next screen by swiping on the “Swipe to Confirm Flash” option. The installation procedure should start now.

Step 12 : Tap on the “Wipe cache/dalvik” button if you get into any boot loops or other issues.

Step 13 : You can now reboot your phone by selecting the “Reboot System” button.

Hurrah! Your LG G5 is now Rooted and TWRP Installed. Check with any root checker app to verify your rooting status.