Download and Install Custom Recovery on OnePlus 12 and 13

Having a custom recovery is the best tool a tech enthusiast can have at their disposal. Providing the ease of flashing Custom ROMs and modules like Magisk and GApps, taking a complete device backup [Nandroid] and restoring it as and when required, formatting the device without the need to be dependent on Fastboot Commands [fastboot -w], or mounting the various device partitions in just a single tap, the possibilities are endless. And now, both the OnePlus 12 and 13 have been blessed with a custom recovery in the form of OrangeFox and PitchBlack, respectively. So, without any further ado, let’s make you aware of their installation steps.

UPDATE: TWRP Recovery for OnePlus 13 is now available as well. Check it out here .

• Usage of Custom Recovery Flashing Custom ROMs Rooting Device Flashing Google Apps [GApps] Creating and Restoring Backup Mounting Partitions with Ease Other Advanced Functionalities
• How to Flash OrangeFox/PitchBlack Recovery on OnePlus 13 and 12

Usage of Custom Recovery

Here are some of the noteworthy benefits of having a custom recovery like TWRP, OrangeFox, or PitchBlack at our disposal:

Easily Format Device in OrangeFox

Flashing Custom ROMs

You can easily flash the desired custom ROMs with just a couple of taps. Likewise, its prerequisites for formatting the device could also be directly done from the recovery with ease.

Rooting Device

You can flash the Magisk ZIP file directly from TWRP to obtain root.

Flashing Google Apps [GApps]

If you have flashed a vanilla-based ROM, then you can flash the desired GApps package from the TWRP to get Google Apps in that ROM.

Creating and Restoring Backup

You can create a backup of all the device partitions [apart from the data] and restore them as and when required.

Mounting Partitions with Ease

Mounting and Unmounting partitions and even devices like USB OTG can be done with ease

Other Advanced Functionalities

These recoveries also hold a slew of other advanced features up their sleeves, such as the ability to access system partitions that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible without root.

Now that you are aware of the benefits and use case scenario for these custom recoveries, let’s install them onto the OnePlus 12/13. Follow along.

How to Flash OrangeFox/PitchBlack Recovery on OnePlus 13 and 12

Before starting, please take a complete device backup. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device, and data by performing the below steps. NOTE: All the commands given below are the same for OnePlus 12 and 13.

1. Download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
2. Then, enable USB Debugging & OEM Unlocking on your device.
3. Now unlock the bootloader on your device [backup beforehand].
4. Then download the recovery for your device from the below link OrangeFox Recovery OnePlus 13: DOWNLOAD Credit: XDA Senior Member koaaN PitchBlack Recovery OnePlus 12: DOWNLOAD Credit: XDA Senior Member snowwolf725
5. Rename it to recovery.img file & transfer it to the platform tool.
6. Then open Command Prompt inside platform-tools and type in: adb reboot bootloader
7. After that, type in the below command to flash the recovery file: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
8. Now boot to the newly flashed recovery via the below command: fastboot reboot recovery
9. You may flash the desired file. Once done, go to Reboot > System.

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