Installing TWRP Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ without PC

Want to install a custom recovery, namely the infamous TWRP for your Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ but don't hold a PC right now? No worries, we can easily install it by Android app's help such as the TWRP app.

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KituTech — It doesn't make sense? Right, normally an app that can flash a custom recovery needs a root access, and root can only be obtained by installing/flashing it from a custom recovery which need to be flashed through Android's fastboot that need to be done from other device such as PC.

However, on our previous post I have shared about Rooting Android (KitKat 4.4, Samsung Galaxy V Plus) without PC with KingoRoot. So, flashing the custom recovery can be done by various Android apps such as the official TWRP app.

Requirements, tools, and materials:

• Make sure to downgrade our Samsung Galaxy V SM-G318HZ firmware to the older one before it have "Asks security version…" on the Settings → About phone.
• Rooted. Also read: Rooting Android (KitKat 4.4, Samsung Galaxy V Plus) without PC with KingoRoot.
• TWRP recovery image for Samsung Galaxy V Plus.
  recovery.img (8 MB)
• TWRP Android app.
  Official TWRP App_me.twrp.twrpapp_1.22-35_minAPI16(nodpi).apk (3.5 MB) | Play Store

Steps installing TWRP custom recovery on Samsung Galaxy V Plus SM-G318HZ with TWRP app

1. Download the TWRP recovery .img file and save it on our Samsung Galacy V Plus Android device. Note: The TWRP I provided is already a .img image file, so no need to extract it again.
2. Install the TWRP app on our Samsung Galaxy V Plus and launch it.
3. Check the "I agree" on the TWRP use of agreement, and most importantly, check the "Run with root permissions". Tap "OK" to proceed.
   
4. Tap "TWRP FLASH" on the TWRP main menu, grant the TWRP app the root/superuser access when prompted. A new menu will appear, "Select a file to flash…", tap it.
   
5. Locate and select where we save the recovery.img file on our Samsung Galaxy V Plus Android phone.
   
6. Lastly, tap "FLASH TO RECOVERY" to install the custom recovery to our Samsung Galaxy V Plus phone.
   
7. Done! After "Flash Completed Successfully" message appear, we can turn off our Samsung Galaxy Plus phone, then press and hold volume up + home + power buttons simultaneously and hold it for a few seconds until our phone's vibrates to enter the newly installed TWRP custom recovery.

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All done. With TWRP custom recovery now installed, nothing can stop us now to mess mod our little Samsung Galaxy V Plus Android phone.

Not only mods, we can also "upgrade" our Samsung Galaxy V Plus Android version to newer ones like 5.1 Lollipop, 6.0 Marshmallow, and even 7.0 Nougat by installing a custom ROM. It's all thanks to the developers who developed custom recoveries like TWRP.

Credits:

• CarlosGallego98@XDA, developer of TWRP recovery.img.