The Lenovo Vibe S1 is one of it’s kind smartphone, which had become the center attention of the users. It has Unique Dual Selfie Camera, which works by combining the 8MP F2.2 Camera with BSI Sensor and a 2MP camera to analyze the depth of field. This makes background blur and focuses with one touch, apart from the beautification mode, which makes the selfie perfect. The phone’s display boasts of Gorilla Glass 3, which disperses the reflections and makes the screen images looking richer without any compromise of hardness. There is a curved-glass rear panel, along with the rounded metal frame, which makes the phone elegant and stylish. It weighs just 132 grams, and equipped with a 5-inch display with 440ppi and Full HD resolution. The device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop, and comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, while supporting the expandable storage memory of up to 128GB. The phone comes in-built with the Lenovo Apps, including SHAREit and SYNCit. The Vibe S1 supports 4G-LTE connectivity, and works on Dual Nano SIM. The device is powered by a MT6752 64-bit Octa-core processor running at 1.7GHz. If you are an Android Enthusiast, and want to Root and Install TWRP and Root Lenovo Vibe S1, then you have landed on the right page. In the due course of the article, we will guiding you through the process to install TWRP and root Lenovo Vibe S1.
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How To Install TWRP and Root Lenovo Vibe S1
If you want to unleash the full potential of the hardware of your Lenovo Vibe S1, then rooting and flashing the TWRP is the main concern. The Stock ROMs have often limited and unsupported features in the sense of Customization. When you have a rooted device and also flashed TWRP recovery, then you are free to install any Custom ROMs, Mods, Kernel, and Xposed etc., as well as many apps which requires root access to work properly.
Downloads:
- Download MediTek USB VCOM Drivers here (MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip)
- Download TWRP Recovery for Lenovo Vibe S1 from here: TWRP 3.0.2.3-M by SevenMaxs.zip (Login required)
- Download SuperSU by Chainfire from here.
How To Install TWRP On Lenovo Vibe S1
Step 1: Begin with downloading all the files mentioned above in the Download section.
Step 2: Browse through the files downloaded, and then Right click on the zipped file MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip and extract the same. Then navigate to the extracted folder and then click on the file InstallDriver. exe. This will install the Preloader VCOM in your system.
Step 3: Assuming that you have downloaded SP FlashTool (Win) from the provided link above, Then simply click and extract the archive. Then, browse and run the file flash_tool. exe
Step 4: Find the Scatter File from the downloaded TWRP zip file, which you have downloaded. Rename the TWRP (.img) file to recovery.img. Now, on the flash tool interface, navigate and select the scatter file in the extracted folder of the Stock ROM (Download Stock ROM for Lenovo Vibe S1 smartphone).
Step 5: At this stage, just leave the recovery as ticket/ checked. Now, at the location tab, click on the storage location field of the recovery and search and browse for the custom recovery image file which is device-specific. Then click the Download button.
Step 6: Now, connect your Lenovo Vibe S1 to the computer via USB slot. Connecting your smartphone will begin the flashing process automatically, and it requires simply a few seconds to complete.
Step 7: At this point of the custom recovery on your device has been flashed. Now, you may disconnect the device from computer. Now, you need to boot your device into TWRP recovery. For doing the same, boot the device while pressing and holding the volume up button. Kindly note that key combinations may vary on your device model, and you can confirm the right key combination for your Lenovo Vibe S1. The Volume Up button also starts the bootloader mode on specific devices, which is equipped with menu to browse to the recovery mode. You may try the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons as key combinations. That’s all, you have successfully flashed the TWRP on your Lenovo Vibe S1
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How To Root Lenovo Vibe S1
Step 1: Transfer the downloaded SuperSU.zip file to the internal storage / SD card of your Lenovo Vibe S1 smartphone.
Step 2: Now, just boot into the recovery. From the TWRP interface, you can optionally backup the Stock ROM. Though, I would recommend to backup the Stock ROM. Because if in case process gets failed, you can flash the Stock ROM.
Step 3: Tap on Install ‘, and then navigate to the file ‘SuperSU.zip’ and swipe to confirm flash (located at the bottom of the screen). The flashing process of SuperSU has been started and will take few seconds to complete.
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Now you Install TWRP and Root Lenovo Vibe S1 successfully by following this guide. If you need any help just comment below.