How to Install Custom Dual Recovery ( TWRP and PhilZ Touch and ClockworkMod (CWM) ) on Sony Xperia Z1

This post will guide to you install Custom Recovery on your Xperia Z1 ( C6902, C6903, C6909, C6943 )

The recovery is Dual Recovery and includes PhilZ Touch 6.48.4 , CWM 6.0.5.0 and TWRP 2.7.1.0

Thanks to for the Recovery.

This recovery is only for Xperia Z1 do not try it on any other phone. If you want to install Custom Recovery on any other Sony Z series phone just comment your model , I can provide you with the files :)

Disclaimer : I am not responsible if you brick your phone or if u make any other damage to your phone

Note : This works on both locked and unlocked bootloader devices!!!

REQUIREMENTS :-
1. Xperia Z1 running Android KitKat
2.

Root (Instructions to Root KitKat Build 14.4.A.0.157 , Click Here)
Root (Instructions to Root Lollipop Build 14.5.A.0.270 or 14.5.A.0.242 , Click Here)

INSTRUCTIONS :-
1. Download this zip package - XZDualRecovery
2. Extract the zip file.
3. Enable USB debugging from Settings > Developer Options.
4. Enable Unknown sources from Settings > Security
5. Connect your phone to your Computer.
6. Click on install.bat ( CMD window will open , see below screenshot )

7. Now Press 1 and hit Enter , where it says Please choose install action. The installation will begin , you will be asked to grant Super User permissions in your mobile , Select Grant

HOW TO USE :-
1. Power Off your Phone.
2. Power On your Phone.
3. Press the Volume Down Button for TWRP and Volume Up Button for PhilZ Touch, when you see the Sony Logo and Green Notification Light
4. Also you will see an app named NDR Utils in the app drawer, you can use that to boot into recovery.

If you have any problems feel free to comment :)

Author : Waledac

34 comments

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Unknown

14 December 2014 at 21:53 delete

After . 157 update it doesn't work in my z1c6903

Waledac

14 December 2014 at 22:59 delete

what doesnt work , u need to root your phone first and then install the recovery

20 December 2014 at 09:51 delete

not dualRecovery working .......... only TWRP working why ?????? Help me plzzzzz

8stitches

22 December 2014 at 20:13 delete

WILL THIS WORK FOR A Z1 COMPACT?? TNX

26 December 2014 at 10:32 delete

no , this is not for z1 compact

26 December 2014 at 10:33 delete

Press the Volume Down Button for TWRP and Volume Up Button for PhilZ Touch, when you see the Sony Logo and Green Notification Light ( and vibration )

29 December 2014 at 17:32 delete

Is It Helpful!?
What I Can Use It for!?

30 December 2014 at 11:50 delete

Does this work for build 133

suzukibdg

8 January 2015 at 09:04 delete

thx Mr. Oxana, ur tutor always work on me.. hv a beer, cheers..

Muhiudin

18 January 2015 at 00:30 delete

Link (urk) not working how to download?

19 January 2015 at 20:42 delete

yes , but u need to be rooted first

Arjun

18 February 2015 at 22:01 delete

first of all, i'm a noob :'D
If I take a backup of the stock rom before installing a custom rom using duel recovery (cwm or phil wiz) , will I be able to restore the backup after flashing custom rom?
My question is will I loose the duel recovery after flashing custom rom?

mitchel

22 February 2015 at 19:43 delete

I have a few question’s hope you can help me.

I was wondering if I could follow your tutorial using a Z1 compact in combination with
Z1C-lockeddualrecovery2.8.2-RELEASE.installer.zip from NUT his webpage? (http://nut.xperia-files.com/)

I didn’t have CWM or TWRP installed on the phone when I did this but I have root and unlocked bootloader and build 14.4.a.0.157:

I was trying to install CM12nightly with this WIKI http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_amami

I can not perform step 6 because there was no backup and restore option available.
Also step 8 is not working because there is no install zip option available.
Is this because I didn’t have CWM or TWRP installed?

I had to flash (with flashtool) a .tft file from the internet to recover my Z1c because
I flashed the boot.img of a CM12 nightly build over the original boot
so the original firmware was not booting anymore (grey screen), I could only enter Cyanogenmod Recovery. So the phone was not usable anymore.

Any idea how to recover from a fastboot flash boot boot.img because I think that if there is a boot.img for the original stock firmware and I flash that also with fastboot than the original firmware will work again and I don’t have to use the flashtool to restore everything.

24 February 2015 at 17:43 delete

You need to unlock your bootloader to install custom ROMs like CM 12

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6 March 2015 at 16:20 delete

Where is that install.bat file located???

10 March 2015 at 14:28 delete

what if i have 4.2.2 (i have rooted my sony and yes it is sony xperia z1)

14 March 2015 at 15:56 delete

this will work :) make sure u are rooted

15 March 2015 at 18:43 delete

thanks Oxana it's work for xperia z1 4.4.4

3 April 2015 at 02:43 delete

Will it disable ota system updates?

3 April 2015 at 21:06 delete

no unless u unlock ur bootloader

4 April 2015 at 19:21 delete

Will it wipe data?

6 April 2015 at 20:58 delete

nope

davidkor1999mls

3 May 2015 at 11:55 delete

Help me! I had install the dual recovery... i can only enter the recovery by using NDR Utils but can't enter it by pressing key.. i keep pressing the key but it boot to system and not recovery ... help me pls..
Sorry for my english bad...

22 June 2015 at 20:40 delete

file removed pls provide other link..thnx

29 July 2015 at 11:32 delete

Is it works for the Sony xperia z1 running lollipop?
I have so much trouble installing custom recovery.
I have already did unlock bootloader and also rooted my phone.