Your device will now boot into crDroid Android. The first boot may take 5–10 minutes, so be patient.

The crdroid recovery.img is a bootable image file that replaces your Android device’s stock recovery partition. It is a lightweight, open-source recovery environment developed and distributed by the crDroid team alongside their ROM builds.

If you want Google Services (GApps) or root access (Magisk), do not reboot yet.

Unlike TWRP, crDroid recovery does not include nandroid backup by default. This is an intentional design choice to keep the image under 40MB and reduce complexity. For backups, use adb backup or an app like Swift Backup once your ROM is running.

With each Android iteration (12 → 13 → 14), Google tightens file-based encryption (FBE). The crDroid recovery is built from the same source tree as the ROM, meaning it shares the exact decryption libraries. As a result, you can access your /sdcard (internal storage) inside recovery without manually entering a password or experiencing "0MB internal storage" bugs.

+------------------------------------+ | crDroid Recovery | +------------------------------------+ | [ Reboot System Now ] | | [ Apply Update ] | | [ Factory Reset ] | | [ Advanced ] | +------------------------------------+

No touch-gesture gimmicks. Just a clean, text-based menu that works reliably even on older hardware.

If your device is recognized, you will see a serial number.

: Allows for Factory Resets and formatting of the /data partition, which is often required when moving from a different custom ROM or stock firmware.