: While often used for rooting, TWRP itself does not require the phone to be rooted to be installed; it only requires an unlocked bootloader. General Installation Guidelines

: It supports Nandroid backups, which create a "near-complete" image of your phone—including text messages, wallpapers, and app data—allowing for a perfect restoration if a new ROM fails.

The 2.8.7.0 update focused on refining the user experience and expanding technical capabilities:

: Introduced to help users keep their system partition "stock" to better handle official Over-the-Air (OTA) updates while still benefiting from a custom recovery.

This specific version introduced several critical fixes and features that improved the stability of the recovery on modern hardware of its time, such as early 64-bit (arm64) devices. Key Features and Changelog for TWRP 2.8.7.0

: Resolved crashes when taking screenshots on arm64 devices and fixed errors encountered during the creation of encrypted backups.

TWRP 2.8.7.0: A Pivotal Milestone in Custom Android Recovery

: At its release, it was deployed for nearly all supported devices, including popular models like the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, Xiaomi Mi4i, and various Nexus phones.

, released on June 22, 2015, represents a significant evolutionary step for the Team Win Recovery Project. As a fully touch-based custom recovery environment, it replaced the stock recovery on Android devices to allow for advanced management tasks like flashing custom ROMs, creating full system backups (Nandroid), and modifying system partitions.