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help - can't enter TWRP anymore

I've changed my password on the 6P (running Cyanogenmod), and ever since then, I can't enter my TWRP recovery, because it can't decrypt anymore. I've tried both the old and the new password in TWRP, but it can't decrypt it. Booting normally into the OS with the new password works fine, just not for TWRP.
TL;DR: Changed password in Cyanogenmod on encrypted 6P, now can't enter TWRP recovery anymore, but can still enter the phone OS.
Any ideas? Perhaps I could somehow reflash TWRP without losing data? Or will this mess up the encryption even more, so that I possibly also couldn't enter the OS anymore?

jb91 said:
I've changed my password on the 6P (running Cyanogenmod), and ever since then, I can't enter my TWRP recovery, because it can't decrypt anymore. I've tried both the old and the new password in TWRP, but it can't decrypt it. Booting normally into the OS with the new password works fine, just not for TWRP.
TL;DR: Changed password in Cyanogenmod on encrypted 6P, now can't enter TWRP recovery anymore, but can still enter the phone OS.
Any ideas? Perhaps I could somehow reflash TWRP without losing data? Or will this mess up the encryption even more, so that I possibly also couldn't enter the OS anymore?
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Flashing the recovery even 'n' number of times won't do any bad to the ROM. It seems like an issue with decryption itself. If you don't bother backing up and restoring your data, I would advise you to decrypt the complete partition manually.

DJBhardwaj said:
Flashing the recovery even 'n' number of times won't do any bad to the ROM. It seems like an issue with decryption itself. If you don't bother backing up and restoring your data, I would advise you to decrypt the complete partition manually.
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How can I decrypt it? And normally I backup a nandroid, but I can't do that now because I can't enter the recovery, or is there another way?

jb91 said:
How can I decrypt it? And normally I backup a nandroid, but I can't do that now because I can't enter the recovery, or is there another way?
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The process will not wipe the ROM, but all the apps and data. Since your data is encrypted, I am not sure if Nandroid will work, backing up the /data partition. You can give a try to Flashfire app, to backup your parition data though.
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About decryption, you can reboot into bootloader, and enter the following commands consecutively.
Code:
fastboot format userdata
fastboot reboot

jb91 said:
I've changed my password on the 6P (running Cyanogenmod), and ever since then, I can't enter my TWRP recovery, because it can't decrypt anymore. I've tried both the old and the new password in TWRP, but it can't decrypt it. Booting normally into the OS with the new password works fine, just not for TWRP.
TL;DR: Changed password in Cyanogenmod on encrypted 6P, now can't enter TWRP recovery anymore, but can still enter the phone OS.
Any ideas? Perhaps I could somehow reflash TWRP without losing data? Or will this mess up the encryption even more, so that I possibly also couldn't enter the OS anymore?
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What version of TWRP are you using? There is an issue with decryption on version 3.0.1-0. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...y-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3234976/page83
Solution seems to be use the previous version 3.0.0-1.

garrettsessions said:
What version of TWRP are you using? There is an issue with decryption on version 3.0.1-0. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...y-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3234976/page83
Solution seems to be use the previous version 3.0.0-1.
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Holy ****, I actually did update to the latest TWRP the other day. If this will be this simple to fix, that would be really great. I'm not sure how to flash the older TWRP now though. I used to always just download the TWRP img file on my phone directly, then install it directly within TWRP itself, to update TWRP. Now that I can't enter TWRP because it's unable to decrypt, I have no idea how to flash the old TWRP version. Is there an adb command so I can flash this from my PC?
EDIT: It worked! Thank you so much! I downgraded to the TWRP 3.0.0.1 with ADB and it decrypted again without any problems. You possibly spared me hours of setting up everything from scratch again.

jb91 said:
Holy ****, I actually did update to the latest TWRP the other day. If this will be this simple to fix, that would be really great. I'm not sure how to flash the older TWRP now though. I used to always just download the TWRP img file on my phone directly, then install it directly within TWRP itself, to update TWRP. Now that I can't enter TWRP because it's unable to decrypt, I have no idea how to flash the old TWRP version. Is there an adb command so I can flash this from my PC?
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Fastboot is used to flash/modify partitions on Android devices.
Have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928

jb91 said:
Holy ****, I actually did update to the latest TWRP the other day. If this will be this simple to fix, that would be really great. I'm not sure how to flash the older TWRP now though. I used to always just download the TWRP img file on my phone directly, then install it directly within TWRP itself, to update TWRP. Now that I can't enter TWRP because it's unable to decrypt, I have no idea how to flash the old TWRP version. Is there an adb command so I can flash this from my PC?
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If you are rooted, download the 3.0.0-1 version and flash with Flashfire or Flashify. I'm sure there's an adb command, but I always install through fastboot.

Android 7.1.2 Encryption

Hi,
sorry if that question has been already answered, but I cannot find an clear answer
I need to encrypt my cell phone, however each time I try I get an error telling that the encryption
did not finished correctly, and my cell phone is corrupteur and need to Factory reset
Is there a 7.1.2 Rom that exists with encryption working ?
if not do you know if a 6.x Rom exist that's support encryption.
Many thanks for your help.

I finely found a way to have ZUK Z1 encrypted under 7.1.2.
Below steps used:
Factory restore using All in One tool
Flash TWRP Official 3.0.2
Using TWRP installation of a 6.0 ROM
After boot and setup, enter Preference/Security/Encrypt
At this point ZUK Z1 appears encrypted
The issues are that under TWRP unable to mount or see files
I flashed lineage and open_gapps using the “adb sideload” option.
After a reboot, ZUK Z1 appears as encrypted
For the time being all is working fine, except the fact that TWRP cannot mount the device, because it’s encrypted. I guess that’s an issue with TWRP itself. I don’t know if a version exists to fix this ….

I tried to do it same way with several 6.0 ROMs still available here (a lot of dead links...) but each try using device encryption ends with an
automatic reboot and back to welcome screen without encryption.
At the moment I am using TWRP 3.1.0 (comming fomr 3.0.2) with 7.1.2 Nuclear ROM.
Any ideas? Device Encryption is important for me.

Ecoka said:
I tried to do it same way with several 6.0 ROMs still available here (a lot of dead links...) but each try using device encryption ends with an
automatic reboot and back to welcome screen without encryption.
At the moment I am using TWRP 3.1.0 (comming fomr 3.0.2) with 7.1.2 Nuclear ROM.
Any ideas? Device Encryption is important for me.
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The 6.0 ROM that's worked for me was " Temasek-20160217-NIGHTLY-ham "
Make sure you fully factor restore using the All In One tool
boot your phone on V5 and setup your cell phone account
Then using TWRP install V6 ROM with the Temasek one.
then Encrypt your phone .... that's should work ok
then us "adb sideload" to inject the V7 Lineage ROM
Let me know at which step you are stuck !

Hey, sorry for long delay ...
It will work up to "Temasek-20160217-NIGHTLY-ham", flashing AOSP 4.6 (Android 7) by sideload will cause "Password wrong" problems while booting
decrypting data partition. Still hope to get a way working zu install AOSP 5.1 (Android 8.1) with full encryption. Tried TWRP 3.02 and newer 3..2.1.

no worry about "password", I already installed nightly build of Lineage without issues using sideload.
Of course I got the message about password, I just ignore it
the only point is that I had to install TWRP V2.8.7 and not 3.x. because with 3.x sometimes I was not able
to boot recovery mode.
Before each install I fully backup my cell phone in case of .... SMS, Pictures etc...
Good luck,

The problem is not the password while starting to recovery 3.x.x, its the password while booting...
1. Factory restore using All in One tool (okay, works)
2. Setup Phone and encrypt (works, okay - Password will be accepted)
3. Flash TWRP (3.02 / 3.2.1.0) - tried both (okay, works - Password for encryption Recovery will not be accepted
4. I skip that and sideload flash (clearing cache etc.) "Temasek-20160217-NIGHTLY-ham.zip" (okay, Recovery = not, While Booting = Password accepted) (I choosed PIN and something like : OfferMe#1963ZU several times)
5. I skip Password in Recovery and sideload flash (clearing cache) "lineage-14.1-20180124-nightly-ham-signed.zip" (okay, Recovery still not, While Booting = Password NOT accepted)
Seems no matter if Lineage ROM 14.1 or higher...
Still confused

I am not using password at boot. I only set a password to unlock the phone after boot.

TWRP data decryption mixup

I encrypted my data for work app and set a PIN code.
In TWRP it ask me for a pattern!?
So I set a pattern as lock in this ROM, then in TWRP it ask me for a PIN code !!!
And finally the ROM didn't boot anymore...
Sh*t !
I had to format data...
Any explanation?
TWRP 3.2.3.0
ROM pixel experience pie

lcarolo said:
I encrypted my data for work app and set a PIN code.
In TWRP it ask me for a pattern!?
So I set a pattern as lock in this ROM, then in TWRP it ask me for a PIN code !!!
And finally the ROM didn't boot anymore...
Sh*t !
I had to format data...
Any explanation?
TWRP 3.2.3.0
ROM pixel experience pie
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Bcoz hardware encryption isn't working on any of the pie roms till now!

vishalkumar437 said:
Bcoz hardware encryption isn't working on any of the pie roms till now!
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actually it works in the ROM, but TWRP can't decrypt it...
so you can encrypt data with a PIN, but then in TWRP you will never have access to it again...
so kind of tricky, better to not encrypt with PIE till now...

Miui 10 Android Pie Beta is Released For Mi max 3

hi you can grab download link from here
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-pie-beta-xiaomi-mi-max-3/

google play store keeps stopping =/

Hi,
I do assume that if I install this, I will get a device that is ARB protected.
Can you confirm that ?
Regards.

Moirae said:
google play store keeps stopping =/
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i think its china rom and because of that play service stops:/
i cant even flash it...

I think we have to download google apps from the mi store and change permissions for it to work.

Can someone send Bigota link for 8.11.27 OTA? Thanks

NexusPenguin said:
Hi,
I do assume that if I install this, I will get a device that is ARB protected.
Can you confirm that ?
Regards.
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ARB yes

Has anyone used https://opengapps.org/ to install all Googly things with this ROM yet.

There is no download link
Ignore me I found it? How long does it take to boot? Used red wolf and was on miui.eu latest?
flashed using red wolf was ok but stuck at boot logo. the dots are moving but rom is not booting up

Im using this new pie rom for hours and its super smooth and fluid
full screen gestgures are now super fast and with no stutters
flash this rom and other official miui zip roms using nijel8 twrp recovery otherwise it will not boot

pejji said:
Im using this new pie rom for hours and its super smooth and fluid
full screen gestgures are now super fast and with no stutters
flash this rom and other official miui zip roms using nijel8 twrp recovery otherwise it will not boot
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going to try this now lets hope you are right as i have tried everything else and various combinations to get this booting...........
it didnt boot so starting to think this is fake rom. i tried clean flash on miui.eu rom then flashed stock gobal and clean flashed again. used this recovery and same results. it sits on boot screen with the dots flashing and nothing else happens...........how long did yours take to boot?

shingers5 said:
going to try this now lets hope you are right as i have tried everything else and various combinations to get this booting...........
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try it and if didnt boot here are my steps if i remember correctly :
-flash latest global developer fastboot rom with mi flash (flash all , be careful with locking bootloader accidentally )
-wait until first boot before phone setup and don't go through it
-reboot to fastboot mode and flash nijel twrp
-reboot directly to recovery
-wipe->factory reset
-flash 8.11.26 pie
-reboot system

Exatly as for me. Flashed with nigel TWRP, with format data before. Few issues but CN firmware... Google must be installed.

ok will do that now and report
i flashed latest global then tried to flash with that recovery but nothing.
i am now going to flash china dev latest and try again
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so to be clear
i am gonna flash dev global 8.11.23 via fastboot
then wait for it to get to 1st set up screen but not go through the setup process
will then flash that twrp you mentioned via fastboot
and flash the rom after factory reset

shingers5 said:
ok will do that now and report
i flashed latest global then tried to flash with that recovery but nothing.
i am now going to flash china dev latest and try again
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so to be clear
i am gonna flash dev global 8.11.23 via fastboot
then wait for it to get to 1st set up screen but not go through the setup process
will then flash that twrp you mentioned via fastboot
and flash the rom after factory reset
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i did exactly what you said again just to be sure
and it booted up with no problem
- mi flash->global 8.11.23 -> clean all
- first boot until welcome screen
- power off-> volume down+power -> fastboot and run "fastboot flash recovery nijeltwrp.img"
- volume up+power to boot to recovery
(so far if decryption goes well twrp shuold not request decryption password and you could mount data and see internal storage contents in /sdcard with no problem in twrp file manager)
- wipe->factory reset
- install pie zip rom 8.11.26
- wipe dalvik+cache
- reboot system
it took about 4 or 5 minutes for me to boot

If I've gone straight from the latest stock China ROM to xiaomi.eu 10.0.0.6.0 and have since flashed the latest nijel TWRP - which is all working fine.
Can I simply flash to this pie release or do I need to have previously flashed one of the developer ROMs?

Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!

eresen said:
has anyone used https://opengapps.org/ to install all googly things with this rom yet.
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nijel8 said:
Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!
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You can't decrypt it anymore!

nijel8 said:
Guys, quick conformation, please as I hear conflicting reports about MIUI Pie and my TWRP...
Please, from experience, decryption works, right? How about formatting data with TWRP and boot to Pie? Is MIUI Pie able to encrypt fresh data partition? And if yes is TWRP able to decrypt it again?
Thank you, feedback is really appreciated so I know what needs to be done for full Pie compatibility!!!
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first thanks again for your great work on this recovery
decryption was good with oreo 8.11.15 china rom but right after pie rom boots and rebooting to recovery, decryption fails
from there rebooting to recovery again doesn't change anything ... recovery asks for decryption password every time.
and cuz data partition is not mounted so recovery log will not be saved to internal memory to attach it here
after formatting data miui boots successfully and encrypts data again.setting up the phone and rebooting to recovery ... but same thing happens and decryption fails.

TWRP Installation issue on MIUI 12

I'm on MIUI 12, I'm not able to install TWRP recovery properly.. internal storage is encrypted.. not able to flash anything. anyone has a solution ? thanks in advance !

Harshadd30 said:
I'm on MIUI 12, I'm not able to install TWRP recovery properly.. internal storage is encrypted.. not able to flash anything. anyone has a solution ? thanks in advance !
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When, entering TWRP, it asks you for PIN/password.
You have to enter your pin/password you have defined in Android for unlocking the screen.
TWRP must then confirm that it successfully decrypted for user 0 (for user 999 it would fail, do not wory about)
This is really nothing new, but you must not use an outdated TWRP that does not ask or does not support it properly
If having problems, reboot to Android and reset your pin/password.
Some TWRP versions may not support properly if you use pattern in Android - hence better switch to pin.
However, if you cannot make it with pin, reboot again to Android, redefine to pattern and try

zgfg said:
When, entering TWRP, it asks you for PIN/password.
You have to enter your pin/password you have defined in Android for unlocking the screen.
TWRP must then confirm that it successfully decrypted for user 0 (for user 999 it would fail, do not wory about)
This is really nothing new, but you must not use an outdated TWRP that does not ask or does not support it properly
If having problems, reboot to Android and reset your pin/password.
Some TWRP versions may not support properly if you use pattern in Android - hence better switch to pin.
However, if you cannot make it with pin, reboot again to Android, redefine to pattern and try
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i have tried, i swiped to allow modification but it does not asked for password, goes straight in recovery mode & i can not access my files from there, i also tried removing password completely to unlock phone but still got the same issue.. i have heard that files are encrypted on android 11, so i posted this question..
thank you

Harshadd30 said:
i have tried, i swiped to allow modification but it does not asked for password, goes straight in recovery mode & i can not access my files from there, i also tried removing password completely to unlock phone but still got the same issue.. i have heard that files are encrypted on android 11, so i posted this question..
thank you
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Make sure you use the latest official TWRP for davinci
Which "notifications" - it's about Passwords and Security in Android. You can try by removing Android unlock pin/pass, reboot to Android and set it again and then try with TWRP.
Again, make sure you use up-to-date TWRP, best the official
twrp-3.5.2_9-0-davinci.img (if you were not familiar with and TWRP does not ask, maybe you are on an ancient and maybe some unofficial TWRP)

HI, I updated to V12.1.4.0.RFJMIXM and tried to install the latest TWRP but booting into recovery mode TWRP is in this like read only mode and dosnt bring up the usual thing to decrypt your files. It says unmodified system partition. Keep system read only? TWRP can leave your system partition unmodified to make it easier for you to take official updates. TWRP will be unable to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP and will not offer to root your device. Then it says keep read only or swipe to allow modifications. Any suggestions? Tried removing and adding security pin but didnt work
I need it to install magisk. I tried patching a recovery image with magisk which worked. But trying to boot to magisk with recovery dosnt work. I hold the keys and then when it vibrates let go but it always goes to stock recovery. Not system with magisk as it talks about.

Harshadd30 said:
i have tried, i swiped to allow modification but it does not asked for password, goes straight in recovery mode & i can not access my files from there, i also tried removing password completely to unlock phone but still got the same issue.. i have heard that files are encrypted on android 11, so i posted this question..
thank you
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This seems like a bootloop. Did you change any roms before this happened? You might have to format (not wipe) your data partition which unfortunately will also delete all your files from the phone's internal storage.