How to restore Xiaomi HyperOS default recovery

If you have a Xiaomi device and need to restore its default HyperOS recovery, here are several guides that you could follow. Restoring the default recovery is almost essential in cases when you want to revert back to the stock experience or fix issues after installing custom recoveries like TWRP. Here is a detailed guide on how you can restore HyperOS’s default recovery.

Method 1: Flashing Stock Boot Image using TWRP

If your device has a custom recovery like TWRP and you can flash an .img file from there, you can follow these steps.

• Download Stock ROM: First, download the official Stock ROM for your device. You can find this on our source.
• Boot Image Extraction: First and foremost, copy the ROM file and extract it on your computer. In it, look for a particular file called boot.img.
• Copy Boot Image to Device: Transfer the boot.img file to your Xiaomi device.
• Boot into TWRP: Restart your device into TWRP recovery mode. This can often be done by holding the power and volume up buttons at the same time.
• Install Image: Under TWRP, select the “Install” section and further select “Install Image.”
• Boot Image: Click and select the boot.img that you moved earlier.
• Boot Partition Selection: Choose the “Boot” partition once prompted to flash the image.
• Reboot Device: Flash then reboot your device. You should now have the given default recovery restored to your device, HyperOS..

Method 2: Flash Boot Image Using Fastboot

If you have a PC you can flash boot image using Fastboot.

• Download Stock ROM: Download the appropriate Stock ROM for your device of Xiaomi.
• Extract Boot Image: Extract the boot.img from the ROM package.
• Enter Fastboot Mode: This can be done by powering off your device and then holding down the power and volume down buttons to enter Fastboot mode.
• Connect to PC: The device should be connected to a PC using a USB cable.
• Flash Boot Image: From your computer, open a command prompt or terminal window. Navigate into the directory where boot.img is located and run: fastboot flash boot boot.img
• Reboot Device: When you are done flashing, type fastboot reboot to reboot your device.

Method 3: Flash Stock ROM

Or you can install a clean Android on your device and get rid of TWRP completely.

• Download Stock ROM: Download the stock ROM for the device from below.
• Getting Ready for Flashing: Charge your device and then hook it up to your computer.
• ROM Flash: Flash the Stock ROM using the version-specific instructions for your device model with the help of Xiaomi’s official flashing utility tool such as Mi Flash Tool.
• Reboot Device: After flashing, reboot your device. It will restore the default HyperOS recovery

Method 4: For Older Devices – Android 8 and Below

If you have a PC you can flash boot image using Fastboot.

• Download Stock ROM: Get the Stock ROM of your Xiaomi device.
• Extract Recovery Image: Firstly, the ROM package contains recovery.img. Search it out.
• Enter Fastboot Mode: This can be done by first powering off your device and then holding the power and volume down buttons.
• Connect to PC: Using a USB cable, connect your device to a computer.
• Flash Recovery Image: Open command prompt or terminal and change directory to the location of recovery.img and run the command: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
• Reboot Device: Use the command fastboot reboot to restart your device.

Actually, restoring the default HyperOS recovery is pretty simple, provided you carefully follow each step from below. Download the correct Stock ROM for your device model via TWRP or Fastboot, follow the steps nicely so that nothing goes wrong.