Android, Google's mobile operating system is more complete than many users know. The normal thing is to press the power button, activate the mobile and use it. But behind all this are fundamental pieces of software such as kernel or, for example, the recovery mode. This recovery menu, or recovery menu is a special boot mode, available through the bootloader.
Although they should not be given, Android is prepared to face critical failures about the system. Since its inception, and due to the strong influence of GNU/Linux, Google's mobile operating system has the recovery mode as an advanced tool for system recovery. But what exactly is it, and in what cases can it be used?
What is the recovery mode of an Android device?
El recovery mode It is actually a system partition with bootable properties. It works in parallel with the Android operating system and the storage reserved for the system is independent of the boot/kernel and root/system partitions. Therefore, this lightweight and secure environment even has its own kernel. It is developed to solve critical bugs and errors on the Android operating system.
That is, it is an emergency partition that, as its name indicates, is developed to repair a device in terms of software. If the operating system is damaged, or even its boot system, the recovery mode You should be able to fix these types of problems. Or at least, to give us access to the device, from a computer, to the point where we can solve the problems.
What is Android recovery mode for?
El recovery mode Android, as we mentioned, is a really simple and lightweight environment, as well as safe due to its independence from system files. And it has key functions such as the application of updates software or options hard reset. This recovery menu is usually customized by smartphone manufacturers; however, there are deeper customization options called custom recovery.
Un custom recovery It is not the conventional recovery mode of the Android operating system, but a modified version. They have more functions and tools such as, for example, the option to flash files on the Android operating system partitions via a micro SD card. While recovery mode is a function 'native' of Android, a custom recovery falls within the tools of the Android scene, for very different purposes. If you want to go further, check out how to install a custom recovery.