Android recovery mode

The Android recovery mode is a mode of Android used for installing updates and wipe data. It consists of a Linux kernel with ramdisk on a separate partition from the main Android system.

Not to be confused with Fastboot mode or Odin mode.

Recovery mode can be useful when a phone is stuck in a bootloop or when it has been infected with malware.

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