When it comes to Android custom recoveries, two of the most popular names are ClockworkMod Recover (CWM) and the Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). The latter has become a crowd favorite for its more frequent updates and addition of graphical user interfaces. The latest 2.8.4 version, which builds on the major 2.8 release launched last September, tightens up some of the new MTP support features, gives more GUI functionality, and improves the integration with smartwatches.
Android Wear devices are relatively new, but naturally they have already been cracked open and modded as early as last year. One of if not the earliest recoveries available in that space is TWRP. But while it does have a graphical interface for navigation, the rather minuscule screen of a smartwatch doesn’t exactly make it comfortable to use. Starting with this latest version, however, smartwatch owners will be able to make use of the device’s power button, which almost all smartwatches have, in place of tapping the Back button.
Other major new features include the ability to flash boot and recovery images right from the GUI using the new Find Images button. And now you can easily copy those images to the storage root directory thanks to improved MTP support. For those with encrypted devices (like, say, the new Nexus devices), TWRP also improved theme handling in those scenarios.
TWRP 2.8.4 is now available for all supported devices. For smartwatches, that means the Moto 360 and the LG G Watch. A new addition to the TWRP family is the OPPO N3, whose recovery image has finally appeared on the TWRP site.
VIA: Android Police
SOURCE: TWRP
