How to Root Coolpad Note 3 Lite and Install TWRP Recovery
Updated on 18.07.2017, Added Unofficial TWRP 3.1.1.0. (Link in prerequisite section) (Source).
If you own a Coolpad Note 3 Lite, which is an affordable price, which is a heavy-weight contender to the likes of Xiaomi Redmi series smartphones.
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a 5-inch device, which boasts of a display with resolution of 720×1280 pixels. It runs on a MediaTek 6735 Processor, coupled with 3GB of RAM. At even affordable price, the Coolpad Note 3 Lite offers 13MP main camera, along with 2MP front camera for taking selfies. The phone supports 4G/ LTE, and supports 1900/2100 MHz bands. The phone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop, and equipped with a 2500 Li-ion non-removable battery. If you are an Android Enthusiast, and want to Root and Install TWRP recovery on your beloved, then you have landed on the right page. In the due course of the article, we will guiding you through the process to root and install TWRP recovery on Coolpad Note 3 Lite.
The TWRP features the material design, and attractive user interface (UI), and by following this guide you can install latest TWRP for Coolpad Note 3 Lite. You can download TWRP Recovery for Coolpad Note 3 Lite from the links provided in the pre-requisite section of this article. Kindly note that this is a unofficial TWRP recovery and is only for Coolpad Note 3 Lite (Kindly confirm the model by going to Settings>About). The process given below is merely for rooting and installing TWRP on Coolpad Note 3 Lite, do not try out this method on any other device.
If you want to unleash the full potential of the hardware of your Coolpad Note 3 Lite , then rooting and flashing custom recovery like 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. You can easily root the device with One Click Android Root Tool, with either via PC or through the APK, which is a quick process.
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Brief Details and Advantage of TWRP Recovery
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is an open source, community development project. By flashing the TWRP, your device will be enabled to install any custom firmware, rooting your smartphone, mod zip files for customizations, Xposed Modules for customized features, one click root and unroot processes. Apart from that, it allows you to take Full Nandroid Backup and restore it later, one click image file flashing, remove bloatware, overclock and underclock. Using TWRP, one can easily clean Wipe, Cache and Data after flashing any image file to reflect the changes and rectify minor errors due to cache.
For installing the TWRP, your Coolpad Note 3 Lite phone must have the Unlocked bootloader. That means you have to firstly unlock the bootloader to root your device as well doing any customization.
Prerequiste
Ensure to check your model number, which must be:
- Coolpad Note 3 Lite
You must have to ensure that prior to rooting your phone , you have read thoroughly the disclaimer and you agree to proceed further on your risk.
- Phone Should be Charged
Your phone must be 70% charged at least, else, it may lead to complications sometimes while experimenting. Why to take risk, try to charge it fully.
- Back Up
If you are either going to root your phone or install a Custom ROM, it is a good habit to make a back up of your phone. Make a back up of all your media like images, videos and all on your PC and your contacts on Cloud.
- Enable USB Debugging
(Applicable only for PC method, Skip if you will use APK method)
You must enable USB debugging option by going in to Settings, Applications and Developer options.
Downloads For Rooting Coolpad Note 3 Lite
Download MediaTek USB VCOM Drivers here (MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip)
Download TWRP Recovery for Coolpad Note 3 Lite fromÂ
here. (Google Drive Link, TWRP File including Scatter)Download Latest TWRP Recovery 3.1.0. from here.
Download SuperSU by Chainfire from here.
Download Latest version of SPFlash Tool for Windows here.
Changelog TWRP 3.1.0 (Unofficial:
- Backups will now include adopted storage keys (Dees_Troy)
- Fixed an adb restore issue (bigbiff)
- Fixed rebooting when no OS is present (Dees_Troy)
- Fixed line wrapping in the GUI terminal (_that)
- Updated TWRP source code to AOSP 7.1.2 (Dees_Troy)Updated TWRP source code to AOSP 7.1.2
What’s Working:
- MTP
- ADB
- Themes
- Busybox
- All rom can b flashed including MAD os and team ZERO roms (both mount points are included)
- Everything else
Known Issues:
- Random exit on some touches (common in all twrp for cn3l)
- Nothing else
Steps to Flash/ Install TWRP on Coolpad Note 3 Lite
Step 1:Â Begin with downloading all the files mentioned above in the prerequisite section.
Step 2:Â 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:Â 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 your  Coolpad Note 3 Lite smartphone).
Step 5:Â 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 (As shown in the picture above). Then click the Download button.
Step 6:Â Now, hook up/ connect your Coolpad Note 3 Lite 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:Â 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 turn on/ 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 Coolpad Note 3 Lite. 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 Coolpad Note 3 Lite
Procedure to Root Coolpad Note 3 Lite/ Install SuperSU
Make sure that you have downloaded SuperSU (link in pre-requisite section of this article). Then, proceed to the steps.
Step 1:Â Transfer the downloaded SuperSU.zip file to the internal storage / SD card of your Coolpad Note 3 Lite smartphone.
Step 2:Â 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.
Congratulations, now you have rooted Coolpad Note 3 Lite and also flashed the TWRP. Now, you can install Xposed Framework, and customize your smartphone as per your preference. If you wish to verify, you may download and check the Root Status through Root Checker app.