How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Alcatel One Touch 990

So you have rooted your Alcatel One Touch 990 using SuperOneClick and now wish to flash a custom recovery? That’s great, as with a custom recovery you will have plenty of options to customize your device. From changing firmwares to installing mods, everything’s possible with a custom recovery. Here’s how you can flash a custom recovery on your Alcatel One Touch 990 smartphone.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Our guide on the same will help you do that.

2. This will replace your current recovery with the CWM Recovery.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Recovery Manager APK

2. ClockworkMod Recovery Image

III. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Alcatel One Touch 990:

1. Place both the files you downloaded to your Desktop.

2. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

3. Copy both Recovery Manager as well as Recovery Image files over to the root of your SD card.

4. Once both the files have been copied, unplug your device from your PC.

5. Open the File Manager app on your device and install the Recovery Manager APK you just copied to your device.

6. Once it’s been installed, launch it from your App Drawer.

7. In the app, head to Recovery tab and tap on Install Recovery option.

8. Now select the CWM Recovery file you copied earlier to your device for flashing.

9. It’ll flash the recovery on your device

10. And you’re all set!

Awesome! You’ve successfully flashed a custom recovery on your One Touch 990. You should now be able to install custom ROMs and Mods on your device!

IV. Flash a Custom ROM (Optional):

1. If you are ready to flash custom ROMs on your device, head to the How To Flash a Custom ROM on the Alcatel One Touch 990 to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.

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