Installing OrangeFox Recovery helps to root POCO X3 Pro, flash custom ROMs and better recovery options for backup and tweaks. This software is popular with Poco X3 users because of its decryption support, simple module management and friendly user interface. This guide will explain how to install OrangeFox Recovery on Poco X3 Pro. Unlocked Bootloader and a PC are required for its installation. You can find the article related to unlocking Bootloader on POCO X3 Pro here. The steps involved are quite simple and easy to follow.
Prerequisites
- Unlock Bootloader on your POCO X3 pro and ensure that it is working.
- You will have to download OrangeFox zip file for Poco X3 Pro from official download link.
- Next step is to extract the downloaded OrangeFox zip file and find recovery.img file.
- PC should have installed Google Platform Tools (ADB and Fastboot).
- Place the OrangeFox.zip file into the phone’s internal storage or an Sd card.
- You should backup your data to PC or cloud before proceeding. Please see a full tutorial on how to backup data on android device here.
Install OrangeFox Recovery on Poco X3 Pro
- First of all download the android SDK platform tools from here and extract the platform-tools folder.
- Power off your Poco X3 Pro. Hold ‘Volume Down + Power’ until you see the Fastboot bunny logo. Connect the phone to the PC with the help of USB cable.
- Open a command window in the platform- tools folder by typing cmd in the address bar. Type the following command to verify connection: fastboot devices. Your device will show up.
- Next step is to flash through Fastboot. For this, first extract ‘recovery.img’ from OrangeFox zip file into the platform tools folder and run the command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
- After this, reboot to OrangeFox recovery with the command: fastboot reboot recovery.
- You can also do it manually by holding ‘Volume Up + Power’ until the OrangeFox logo appears.
Finish Installation by Flashing the ZIP
This part is essential to unlock full OragneFox functionality.
- In the Orangefox recovery, go to ‘Install’.
- Select the OrangeFox ZIP you copied into your phone internal storage or SD card.
- Confirm flash by swiping it and this should automatically reboot into the new OrangeFox Recovery after installation.
Explore OrangeFox
Once OrangeFox Recovery on POCO X3 Pro is installed, you’ll see a nice oranged theme interface. Test if your internal storage is accessible. Backup your current ROM/data before advancing to any custom ROM flashing.
Common Tips and Troubleshooting Issues:
- Just flash the new ZIP over the old one to update OrangeFox later.
- Incase of failure with decryption, you might need to Format Data (wipes data).
- Try different cables, ports, reinstall drivers, or restart everything if Phone not showing up on PC.
- Just re-flash it , when Recovery gets overwritten after a MIUI update.
After completing this tutorial, you should now have OrangeFox running smoothly on your Poco X3 Pro. If you like the tutorial on installation of OrangeFox Recovery on Poco X3 Pro, then be sure to like our page and share it with others who might need it. You can also find similar tutorials on other devices as well. Let us know in the comments below if you want any other tutorial.
