TWRP is a touch-enabled custom recovery that allows you to install custom ROMs. The process below uses Odin on Windows:
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The SM-T116 has a Spreadtrum (Unisoc) SC8830 processor, not a Snapdragon. This makes custom ROMs extremely rare. There is no official LineageOS 14/15/16/17 for this chipset in 2021+ . Most "custom ROMs" for this device are either for the older SM-T110 (different CPU) or are just debloated stock ROMs. TWRP is a touch-enabled custom recovery that allows