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[OnePlus 3] How to Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP, Root, Nandroid Backup and More !

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Information​
Rooting this device is actually quite a simple and easy process. Before you begin, it is recommended that you at least try to understand what each part of the process will do. Although this guide will elongate each step in order to show all of the details, the method used can be broken up into 3 main steps: Unlocking the Bootloader, Installing a Custom Recovery and finally Rooting. Each new step relies on the previous step to have been completed, and a basic summary of each part is:
Unlocking Bootloader: Opens the door to the internal memory of the device to be written on to. This allows you to flash images onto the main partitions of the phone.
Installing a Custom Recovery: A custom recovery is flashed onto the recovery partition of the device and overwrites the stock recovery that exists by default. Custom recoveries bring lots of functionality and give you the ability to perform wipes, install flashable zips, create full backups of your NAND (Nandroid backup), and various other features. An unlocked bootloader is needed to install a custom recovery.
Rooting: You can gain root by either flashing via recovery a pre-rooted custom rom, or flashing a zip containing the SuperSU binaries. A custom recovery is necessary to do this.
After completing these steps your phone will be rooted, the phone will have a custom recovery installed, and the phones bootloader will be unlocked. This, in our opinion, is the most practical and beneficial method for rooting your phone. It gives you some basic adb/fastboot knowledge, and should hopefully help you have a decent understanding of what is going on. Also this method will work regardless of what android version your phone has.
If you are confused by anything in this guide, we would highly suggest getting it clarified being before moving on. Ask your question in this thread and we or someone else will likely answer. Also we would suggest that you read over the whole thread a few times before actually doing anything to the phone.
Understood? Good...let's begin

Setup, Preparation and Prerequisites​
Basic tasks that may be referred to throughout this guide:
Open command prompt - Press Shift + Right Click anywhere on the screen and select Open Command Window here/
Enter fastboot mode- Turn the phone off. Hold volume up + power until the "fastboot" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot -> Bootloader from the power menu.]
Enter recovery mode - Turn the phone off. Hold volume down + power until the "OnePlus Logo" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot -> Recovery from the power menu.]
ADB and Fastboot Installation​
1. Download the ADB For Windows from here :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0MKgCbUM0itNVB1elljU2NPR0k
2. Run the .exe file downloaded from above as Administrator.
3. Press 'Y' every time the installer asks for.
4. Continue Driver Installation.
Now,ADB and Fastboot have been installed on your PC. Great !
Some Important Things​
Show File Extensions - Open a command prompt window and run "Control folders" (without the quotes). Go to the View tab and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" option. This will help avoid confusion when renaming files.
Battery - Ensure that your phone has at least 60% battery remaining, and that your PC is plugged in and wont shut down spontaneously during the process. The procedure doesn't take very long , but its best to have enough charge in case something goes wrong.
Backup (Optional) - Unlocking the bootloader will/should completely wipe all data from the device. This includes apps, settings and even the contents of the internal sdcard (pictures, music, etc.). Copy all important files off the phone onto a PC or upload them to a cloud.
Downloads
Download a custom recovery and the SuperSU zip below. Place both files on the desktop.
TWRP:
TWRP
Root:
SuperSU​

USB Debugging - On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking - On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option. Also,a free advice, make sure that from now on,OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot. Sometimes,it might get disabled itself.
Enable Advanced Reboot - On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'Advanced Reboot' option.
1. Unlocking Bootloader
Turn the phone off. Then boot it into fastboot mode by holding volume up + power. The phone will display "fastboot" text indicating that it has successfully entered fastboot mode.
Plug the phone into your PC, then open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here) and type :-
Code:
fastboot devices
This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.
If the phone has been recognized by the command above, proceed to unlocking the bootloader with the following command: Remember that this step will/should wipe EVERYTHING off the phone
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
After the above command has finished excuting, run the following
Code:
fastboot reboot
Now, your phone will reboot. Continue to the next step to install Custom Recovery ...

Wait until the phone has fully booted up into android, then adjust the following settings on the phone:
USB Debugging - On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking - On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option. Also,a free advice, make sure that from now on,OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot. Sometimes,it might get disabled itself. [Most probabaly,it will already be enabled as you did it above.Then,NO NEED to disable and enable it.]
Enable Advanced Reboot - On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'Advanced Reboot' option.
2. Flashing TWRP
Turn the phone off. Then boot it into fastboot mode by holding volume up + power.
Rename the recovery file that you downloaded above to recovery.img. *Make sure that you rename it to recovery.img NOT recovery.img.img* ,Make sure that this file is placed on the desktop.
Open a new command prompt on desktop and run the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed.
In TWRP, select Reboot and then select System. Now your phone will boot into System and you have cleared Steps 2/3 . Grats.
So, now, time has come to do what we want to achieve through all this. The 'ROOT' . Keep following .
But,before that, take a Nandroid Backup.
3. Making a Nandroid Backup
Warning: before you make a backup with TWRP you must remove all lockscreen security. If you do not do this you will not be able to unlock your device after restoring your backup (entering your pin will result in an "incorrect pin" message), you'll be forced to perform a factory reset to boot into Android. To remove lockscreen security go to Settings>Security>Screen Lock and set it to swipe/none.
A Nandroid Backup is a very important thing to have before installing any custom software on your device. It's basically a backup of your stock system that you can fall back on if anything goes wrong or if you just want your stock ROM back. You can also use Nandroid Bckup to create a backup of your favorite ROM set up exactly the way you like it. The backup you create can be easily restored using the restore tool in TWRP recovery.
Boot into TWRP Recovery .
Go to Backup Menu and select all the listed partitions.
Swipe to take Backup. The process will take some time.
Reboot
Now, let us continue to rooting !

4. Rooting
Now that your phone has an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery installed, you have two options to gain root (Pick one or the other. You don't need to do both. ).
Option A) Flash SuperSU binaries which will give you root with the stock ROM
Confirm that you have downloaded the SuperSU zip from the downloads section above. Connect OP3 to PC and send SuperSU to your phone.
Turn the phone off. Then boot into recovery mode by holding volume down + power. Leave the phone at the main screen of the custom recovery for now.
Install > browse to SuperSU zip and select it
Swipe to confirm the installation. Then reboot.
Option B) Flash a custom rom which will come pre-rooted
Note that not all custom roms will be pre rooted, however the majority of them are. Read the OP of the ROM thread to see what the verdict is.
Copy a custom rom (you can find these in the OnePlus 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Development section of XDA or Custom OP3 Software section on OnePlus Forums) onto the phone (remember the location of where you copy it to)
Turn the phone off then boot into recovery mode by holding volume down + power. To install a custom ROM the general procedure to follow is: wipe Dalvik + System + Data + Cache, flash ROM, flash GApps.
Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select Dalvik + System + Data + Cache > Swipe to Wipe
Install > browse to the location where you previously copied the ROM zip and select it > Swipe to confirm the installation
Install GApps using same process as ROM, then reboot.
Keep in mind that the first boot after installing a custom ROM & wiping the phone may take longer than usual, as the phone will need to rebuild the dalvik cache and initialize other first boot stuff.
Congrats! That is all! Your phone now has an unlocked bootloader, a custom recovery installed and is rooted. Enjoy !
The very first thing we highly recommend you to do now is to take EFS Backup and save it at your cloud and PC. It is very very important.
5. Making an EFS Backup
All too often, we've seen folks who have a corrupted or missing EFS Partition. This results in your IMEI being lost and no cellular activity on the device at all. This can be a royal PITA to fix, and some folks haven't been able to fix it at all. You can take a precautionary measure to safeguard yourself against this by taking a couple of minutes to back up your modemst files.
Open up Terminal Emulator on your phone (if you don't have it you can download it here).
Once it's open you'll be greeted with a command line prompt, in which you can enter text commands, the first thing you need to do is enable root access by entering this line (press the enter key on your on-screen keyboard after each command to issue it):
Code:
su
If this is the first time you've used Terminal Emulator a Superuser or SuperSU popup will appear, make sure you grant root access.
Now enter these two commands:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf1 of=/sdcard/modemst1.bin bs=512
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf2 of=/sdcard/modemst2.bin bs=512
This will place two files (modemst1.bin & modemst2.bin) on your internal storage. Make sure you copy them to your PC and other Clouds immediately so that you have a backup there to use if you need to restore it in future.
That's it !! Incase you ever need to restore Nanroid or EFS Backups, continue.
6. Restoring a Nandroid Backup
Note: If you happened to forget to remove lockscreen security (PIN/Pattern/Fingerprint) before creating your backup, and you cannot get into your OS after restoring, you can do the following to fix the issue. Boot into TWRP and use the built in file manager to delete /data/sytem/locksettings.db. This should be enough to get you into your OS again. If it isn't you can also try deleting /data/system/locksettings.db-shm and /data/system/locksettings.db-wal. If this still doesn't fix your issue you can delete /data/system/gatekeeper.password.key and /data/system/gatekeeper.pattern.key.
Boot into TWRP Recovery .
[Only and Only if you want to restore /system and /data too from the Backup] Wipe > Advanced Wipe > Select Dalvik + System + Data + Cache > Swipe to Wipe. Go back to TWRP Home.
Go to Restore Menu and select the backup you want to restore.
Select the partitions you want to restore.
Swipe to Restore. The process will take some time.
Reboot
7. Restoring an EFS Backup
If by chance you end up with a corrupt EFS partition all you need to do is flash the files back to your device using fastboot.
Boot into fastboot mode (power + volume up) and connect your phone to your PC via usb cable.
Keep modemst1.bin and modemst2.bin (backed up earlier) on your desktop and open command window there.
These fastboot commands will restore the files:
Code:
fastboot flash modemst1 modemst1.bin
Code:
fastboot flash modemst2 modemst2.bin
Reboot your device.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Now disconnect phone from PC. Hope your IMEI etc is back.
That's it for the guide. Enjoy !

Source of TWRP image?

anandbibek said:
Source of TWRP image?
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Oneplus 3 forums. I think it's against XDA rules for me to link it there, so I'll link a similar post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/custom-rom-op3-t3398784

Does rooting the op3 voids warrenty ???
just now got the phone .. Need to restore backups from titanium backup
And kindly tell me whether after unlocking bootloader only datas will be erased or the stock rom too ??

Only data
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA-Developers mobile app

HatRiGt said:
Does rooting the op3 voids warrenty ???
just now got the phone .. Need to restore backups from titanium backup
And kindly tell me whether after unlocking bootloader only datas will be erased or the stock rom too ??
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#YOLO
yes and yes

HatRiGt said:
Does rooting the op3 voids warrenty ???
just now got the phone .. Need to restore backups from titanium backup
And kindly tell me whether after unlocking bootloader only datas will be erased or the stock rom too ??
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No. Rotting OP3 doesn't void warranty, as is the case with OPO, OP2, OPX.
Only Data.
Sent from my OnePlus2 using XDA Labs

Has anyone successfully rooted the device with this method yet? Any reports on how you had to modify it or what may have gone wrong and how you corrected it?

i rooted my op3 successfully =) the only bad sideeffect is the "warning bootloader is open" message. this only appears at boot and tells that the devices is not googles trusted anymore.

Dr4g0n said:
i rooted my op3 successfully =) the only bad sideeffect is the "warning bootloader is open" message. this only appears at boot and tells that the devices is not googles trusted anymore.
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A kernel with dm verity disabled can be flashed. None for now. Will try to get one soon.
Best Regards,
Naman.
Sent from my OnePlus2 using XDA Labs

Dr4g0n said:
i rooted my op3 successfully =) the only bad sideeffect is the "warning bootloader is open" message. this only appears at boot and tells that the devices is not googles trusted anymore.
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And opening the bootloader probably disables the possibility of getting OTA updates as well? Could it be rooted without opening the bootloader, so OTA updates can still be obtained?

UnnamedFile said:
And opening the bootloader probably disables the possibility of getting OTA updates as well? Could it be rooted without opening the bootloader, so OTA updates can still be obtained?
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Yes. It is because of dm verity
Sent from my OnePlus2 using XDA Labs

Dr4g0n said:
i rooted my op3 successfully =) the only bad sideeffect is the "warning bootloader is open" message. this only appears at boot and tells that the devices is not googles trusted anymore.
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UnnamedFile said:
And opening the bootloader probably disables the possibility of getting OTA updates as well? Could it be rooted without opening the bootloader, so OTA updates can still be obtained?
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BTW You guys rooted from this guide ? Because, ideally, it should disable dm verity.
Sent from my OnePlus2 using XDA Labs

I don't guess you can do a "fastboot boot recovery.img" like on Nexus devices? I'd like to keep stock recovery but will flash twrp if that's the only option once the stock images are available.

lensgrabber said:
I don't guess you can do a "fastboot boot recovery.img" like on Nexus devices?
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Nope, I just tried:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67349425&postcount=14
I'd like to keep stock recovery but will flash twrp if that's the only option once the stock images are available.
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Same here.

OnePlus 5: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup & More !!

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Before you start, OTA up to the latest System Update available.
Settings > System Updates > Download & Install the latest available​

Introduction​​
Rooting this device is actually quite a simple and easy process. Before you begin, it is recommended that you at least try to understand what each part of the process will do. Although this guide will elongate each step in order to show all of the details, the method used can be broken up into 3 main steps: ​
Unlocking the Bootloader
Installing a Custom Recovery
Gaining Root Access
Each new step relies on the previous step so please follow the entire process and a basic summary of each part is described as below:
Unlocking Bootloader​​Opens the door to the internal memory of the device to be written on to. This allows you to flash images onto the main partitions of the phone.​
Installing a Custom Recovery​​A custom recovery is flashed onto the recovery partition of the device and overwrites the stock recovery that exists by default. Custom recoveries bring lots of functionality and give you the ability to perform wipes, install flashable zips, create full backups of your device (Nandroid backup), and various other features. An unlocked bootloader is needed to install a custom recovery.
Gaining Root Access​​You can gain root by either flashing via recovery a pre-rooted custom rom, or flashing a zip containing the SuperSU binaries or by Flashing Magisk Zip for a system less root. A custom recovery is necessary to do this.
After completing these steps your phone will be rooted, the phone will have a custom recovery installed and an unlocked bootloader. This, in my opinion, is the a practical and beneficial method for rooting your phone. It will give you some basic adb/fastboot knowledge, and should hopefully help you have a decent understanding of the entire process. This method will work regardless of any android version on the phone.
If you are confused by anything in this guide, I highly suggest getting it clarified being before moving on. Ask your question in this thread and I or someone else will likely answer. Also we would suggest that you read over the whole thread a few times before actually doing anything to the phone.​

Setup, Preparation & Prerequisites​​Basic tasks that may be referred to throughout this guide:​​Open Command Prompt: Press Shift + Right Click anywhere on the screen and select Open Command Window here
Enter Fastboot/Bootloader Mode: Turn the phone off. Hold volume up + power until the "fastboot" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot > Bootloader from the power menu.]
Enter Recovery Mode: Turn the phone off. Hold volume down + power until the "OnePlus Logo" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot -> Recovery from the power menu.]
ADB and Fastboot Installation​1. Download the ADB For Windows from here Credits @Snoop05 his Original XDA Thread Here
Or You can manually update Fastboot and ADB binaries here Credits @lj50036 his Original XDA Thread Here
2. Run the .exe file downloaded from above as Administrator.
3. Press 'Y' every time the installer asks for.
4. Continue Driver Installation.
Now, ADB and Fastboot have been installed on your PC and should be Working as desired.
Things To Remember​Show File Extensions :good:
Open a command prompt window and run "Control folders" (without the quotes). Go to the View tab and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" option. This will help avoid confusion when renaming files.
Battery :good:
Ensure that your phone has at least 60% battery remaining, and that your PC is plugged in and wont shut down spontaneously during the process. The procedure doesn't take very long , but its best to have enough charge in case something goes wrong.
Backup (Optional) :good:
Unlocking the bootloader will/should completely wipe all data from the device. This includes apps, settings and even the contents of the internal sdcard (pictures, music, etc.). Copy all important files off the phone onto a PC or upload them to a cloud.
USB Debugging :good:
On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking :good:
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option. Also make sure that from now on, OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot as sometimes, it might get disabled itself.
Enable Advanced Reboot :good:
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'Advanced Reboot' option.

Unlocking Bootloader​
Turn the phone off. Then boot it into fastboot mode by holding volume up + power or select reboot to bootloader if advanced reboot is activated via developer options. The phone will display "fastboot" text indicating that it has successfully entered fastboot mode.
Plug the phone into your PC, then open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here) and type:
Code:
fastboot devices
This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.
If the phone has been recognized by the command above, proceed to unlocking the bootloader with the following command:
Remember this Step will WIPE EVERYTHING off the phone so Backup all your Data
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
You would be greeted with a Unlock Bootloader Warning page, Hit the Vol button to select Yes and turn it Blue and Hit the Power Button to Execute the selection
Your device will reboot, show you a Secure boot warning, reboot into stock recovery and wipe all data. Once done, your phone will reboot into the OS.
Please continue and follow the next post to install Custom Recovery

Flashing TWRP Recovery
Downloads:
Recovery:
Codeworkx TWRP | Blu_Spark TWRP
Magisk​
Wait until the phone has fully booted up into android, then adjust the following settings on the phone:
USB Debugging:
On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking:
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option and make sure that from now on, OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot. Sometimes, it might get disabled itself.
Enable Advanced Reboot:
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'Advanced Reboot' option.
Download all the files, place SuperSU or Magisk on Device Internal Memory and TWRP img in the Android Folder under the Platform Tools folder in C Drive
Then boot it into fastboot/bootloader mode by holding volume up + power or selecting the reboot to bootloader via advanced reboot options.
Open a new command prompt in the same location and run the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery (file name).img
Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed or you can also use the command:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
PS: DO NOT BOOT IN OS JUST YET & CONTINUE TO THE ROOTING POST

Gaining Root Access​
This is a continued post from the above post...
For Users who want to remain Encrypted: :fingers-crossed:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery and allow system modifications.
2. Swipe right and enable modifications.
3. Select your preferred Language, Tap “Never show this screen on boot again,” and Swipe allow modification.
4. Navigate to Install and select Magisk Or SuperSU to root OnePlus 5.
5. Swipe to confirm the flash
6. Reboot System
Keep in mind that the first boot after wiping the phone may take longer than usual, as the phone will need to rebuild the dalvik cache and initialize other first boot and would reboot a few times due to SuperSU Flash.
For Users who want to Decrypt Data have to Format Data & Flash No Verity OP5 Zip :fingers-crossed:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery and allow system modifications.
2. Swipe right and enable modifications.
3. Select your preferred Language, Tap “Never show this screen on boot again,” and Swipe allow modification.
Go to “Wipe” section and tap “Format Data”, and type “yes” to mount internal storage
4. Download & Transfer no_verity_op5.zip to the device over MTP from here Credits @snowwolf725
5. Go to “Install” section, select no_verity_op5.zip, and swipe to confirm the flash
6. Transfer latest Magisk/SuperSU to the device over MTP to your Oneplus 5 & Swipe to confirm the flash
7. Reboot System
* MTP, known as Media Transfer Protocol, is the same way you transfer files from your PC to your device when booted into system.
Congrats! That is all! Your Device now has an unlocked bootloader, a custom recovery installed and is rooted along with your preference of staying encrypted or decrypted.
Warning: Do not flash partial update OTAs (under 1 GB) on a modified device! If you want to use partial OTAs, you must first flash a full OTA that it applies to, and then flash the partial OTA from stock recovery. Flashing partial OTAs from TWRP will either fail or soft brick your device. You can return to a usable state by flashing full zips in recovery.
Enjoy :fingers-crossed:

Making a Nandroid Backup​Warning: before you make a backup with TWRP you must remove all Lockscreen Security. If you do not do this you will not be able to unlock your device after restoring your backup (entering your pin/pattern/password will result in an "incorrect pin/pattern/password" message), you'll be forced to perform a factory reset to boot into Android.
To remove lockscreen security go to
Settings > Security > Screen Lock and set it to Swipe/None.
A Nandroid Backup is a very important thing to have before installing any custom software on your device. It's basically a backup of your stock system that you can fall back on if anything goes wrong or if you just want your stock ROM back.
You can also use Nandroid Bckup to create a backup of your favorite ROM set up exactly the way you like it. The backup you create can be easily restored using the restore tool in TWRP recovery.
To Create Nandroid Backup:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery .
2. Go to Backup Menu and select all the listed partitions.
3. Name the Backup if needed (Optional)
4. Swipe to take Backup.
This proces should take 4 to 8 minutes depending upon the size of data.
5. Reboot System when done.
Your Nandroid will be stored in the Backup Folder inside TWRP Folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS

Restoring a Nandroid Backup​
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery
2. Go to Restore Menu and select the backup you want to restore.
3. Select the partitions you want to restore.
4. Swipe to Restore. The process will take 6 to 10 minutes.
5. Reboot system once done
Note: If you happened to forget to remove lockscreen security (PIN/Pattern/Password) before creating your backup, and you cannot get into your OS after restoring, you can do the following to fix the issue.
Boot into TWRP
Use the TWRP File Manager and Navigate to /data/sytem/ and delete the following files:
locksettings.db
locksettings.db-shm
locksettings.db-wal.
gatekeeper.password.key
gatekeeper.pattern.key
You may or may not have all the above files so delete the ones you have.
Reboot the phone and (if you've set a PIN) enter it to decrypt the storage one more time. After that you can simply unlock your phone with a swipe.
Upon Boot > Go into Settings > Security > set your preferred unlock method
Android will ask you if you want to set a boot-time code too so select as per convenience.

Making an EFS Backup​All too often, we've seen folks who have a corrupted or missing EFS Partition. This results in your IMEI being lost and no cellular activity on the device at all. This can be a royal PITA to fix, and some folks haven't been able to fix it at all. You can take a precautionary measure to safeguard yourself against this by taking a couple of minutes to back up your modemst files.
Download & Open up Terminal Emulator on your phone from here
Once it's open you'll be greeted with a command line prompt, in which you can enter text commands, the first thing you need to do is enable root access by entering this line (press the enter key on your on-screen keyboard after each command to issue it):
Code:
su
If this is the first time you've used Terminal Emulator a Superuser or SuperSU popup will appear, make sure you grant root access.
Now enter these two commands:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf1 of=/sdcard/modemst1.bin bs=512
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf2 of=/sdcard/modemst2.bin bs=512
This will place two files (modemst1.bin & modemst2.bin) on your internal storage.
Make sure you copy them to your PC and Cloud immediately so that you have a backup there to use if you need to restore it in future.
That's it !! In case you ever need to restore Nanroid or EFS Backups, please continue and follow the next post...
Restoring an EFS Backup​If by chance you end up with a corrupt EFS partition all you need to do is flash the files back to your device using fastboot.
Boot into fastboot mode (power + volume up) and connect your phone to your PC via usb cable.
Keep modemst1.bin and modemst2.bin (backed up earlier) on your desktop and open command window there.
These fastboot commands will restore the files:
Code:
fastboot flash modemst1 modemst1.bin
Code:
fastboot flash modemst2 modemst2.bin
Reboot your device.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Now disconnect phone from PC. Your IMEI should be back.
That's it for this guide, Enjoy :highfive:

Thank you for your support !!

First OTA 4.5.1

Theoretically unlocking the bootloader and flashing TWRP should be identical to the OnePlus 3/3T and previous devices, i.e. just like a Nexus (R.I.P.).

jmazzamj said:
Theoretically unlocking the bootloader and flashing TWRP should be identical to the OnePlus 3/3T and previous devices, i.e. just like a Nexus (R.I.P.).
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Indeed its similar. Just making it clear for the new users here in one thread so there is no confusion.

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Indeed its similar. Just making it clear for the new users here in one thread so there is no confusion.
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Thank you for this! I'm going to get this device as soon as it's back in stock. It will be my first ever OnePlus device (coming from a Pixel XL). I'll still be using that but the dev support seems to be the highest with these devices.
Definitely going to use this guide to get all setup, so thanks again!
Just wondering though, I've never dealt with this dm-verity thing, what is this exactly?
Also, the day I decide to sell this phone for the next generation OnePlus (6), is it relatively simple to get back to stock and relock the bootloader?
Sorry for all the questions, just want to be thorough before doing all of this and potentially bricking my new device lol

Thank you!

Link to TWRP?
Sent from my OnePlus 3T using XDA Labs

rickysidhu_ said:
Thank you for this! I'm going to get this device as soon as it's back in stock. It will be my first ever OnePlus device (coming from a Pixel XL). I'll still be using that but the dev support seems to be the highest with these devices.
Definitely going to use this guide to get all setup, so thanks again!
Just wondering though, I've never dealt with this dm-verity thing, what is this exactly?
Also, the day I decide to sell this phone for the next generation OnePlus (6), is it relatively simple to get back to stock and relock the bootloader?
Sorry for all the questions, just want to be thorough before doing all of this and potentially bricking my new device lol
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First of all Welcome to the Oneplus Community Buddy, hope your get the device soon, i am also waiting for my unit likewise :fingers-crossed:
DM Verity is just another screen warning just like the secure boot screen, which depicts an unlocked bootloader and a modified recovery, it can be taken care off easily and even if you dont it wont harm in any way just take some addition 5 to 7 seconds on boot. I am here to help so it will be taken care off.
Also its easy to get back to stock as all full zips and both TWRP and Stock Recovery Flashable so just a process of 5 minutes to be precise once you have the required downloads and once stock bootloader can also be locked again via fastboot command.
If you just follow the steps on the guide, everything will be fine. Just wait for the official TWRP source to be released, should not be long though.
Thanks again for supporting Oneplus and Welcome to the Community :highfive:

MrMeeseeks said:
Link to TWRP?
Sent from my OnePlus 3T using XDA Labs
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Will update when released, waiting for the official maintainer to be assigned, or if someone can build an unofficial build to begin with :fingers-crossed:

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Thread Under Construction...
Waiting for hands on experience with the device !!​
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So fast?
You guys are the best!

Hey, many thanks for the guide.
I will be coming from an LG G6.
Question: since there is no external SD card, if we place SuperSU, DM-Verify etc on our internal memory...when we unlock the bootloader will the phone also wipe the internal sd memory??

[Guide] OnePlus 6T [Fajita]: Unlock | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!

[Guide] OnePlus 6T [Fajita]: Unlock | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!
[Guide] OnePlus 6T [Fajita]: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!
This Guide will not work on the T-Mobile Carrier Locked Device as it may have the 40 Day/Fully Pay off restriction set by the carrier
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Before you start, OTA up to the latest System Update available.
Settings > System Updates > Download & Install the latest available
Thank You all for your support!!
Never Settle :fingers-crossed:​

Introduction​​
Unlock & Rooting OnePlus 6T would give you additional benefits like you can install special apps, Flash Custom ROMs & Custom Mods, you can streamline your phone performance and many extra features. The real performance of an Android smartphone can only be unlocked once it is rooted.
Rooting this device is actually quite a simple and easy process. Before you begin, it is recommended that you at least try to understand what each part of the process will do. Although this guide will elongate each step in order to show all of the details, the method used can be broken up into 3 main steps: ​
1. Unlocking the Bootloader
2. Installing a Custom Recovery
3. Gaining Root Access
Each new step relies on the previous step so please follow the entire process and a basic summary of each part is described as below:
Unlocking Bootloader​​Opens the door to the internal memory of the device to be written on to. This allows you to flash images onto the main partitions of the phone.​
Installing a Custom Recovery​​A custom recovery is flashed onto the recovery partition of the device and overwrites the stock recovery that exists by default. Custom recoveries bring lots of functionality and give you the ability to perform wipes, install flashable zips, create full backups of your device (Nandroid backup), and various other features. An unlocked bootloader is needed to install a custom recovery.
Gaining Root Access​​You can gain root by either flashing via recovery a pre-rooted custom rom, or by Flashing Magisk Zip for a system less root.
After completing these steps your phone will be rooted, the phone will have a custom recovery installed and an unlocked bootloader. This, in my opinion, is the a practical and beneficial method for rooting your phone. It will give you some basic adb/fastboot knowledge, and should hopefully help you have a decent understanding of the entire process. This method will work regardless of any android version on the phone.
If you are confused by anything in this guide, I highly suggest getting it clarified being before moving on. Ask your question in this thread and I or someone else will likely answer. Also we would suggest that you read over the whole thread a few times before actually doing anything to the phone.​

Setup, Preparation & Prerequisites​​
Basic tasks that may be referred to throughout this guide:​​Open Command Prompt: Press Shift + Right Click anywhere on the screen and select Open Command Window here
Enter Fastboot/Bootloader Mode: Turn the phone off. Hold volume up + power until the "fastboot" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot > Bootloader from the power menu.]
Enter Recovery Mode: Turn the phone off. Hold volume down + power until the "OnePlus Logo" screen appears. [Alternatively, if Advanced Reboot is enabled, you can press Reboot -> Recovery from the power menu.]
ADB and Fastboot Drivers Installation​1. Download & Update OnePlus 6T Drivers From Here
2. Download & Update Fastboot and ADB Binaries/Drivers from Here
3. Run the .exe file downloaded from above as Administrator.
4. Press 'Y' every time the installer asks for.
5. Continue Driver Installation.
Now, ADB and Fastboot have been installed on your PC and should be Working as desired.
Things To Remember​Show File Extensions
Open a command prompt window and run "Control folders" (without the quotes). Go to the View tab and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" option. This will help avoid confusion when renaming files.
Battery
Ensure that your phone has at least 60% battery remaining, and that your PC is plugged in and wont shut down spontaneously during the process. The procedure doesn't take very long , but its best to have enough charge in case something goes wrong.
Backup (Optional)
Unlocking the bootloader will/should completely wipe all data from the device. This includes apps, settings and even the contents of the internal sdcard (pictures, music, etc.). Copy all important files off the phone onto a PC or upload them to a cloud.
USB Debugging
On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option. Also make sure that from now on, OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot as sometimes, it might get disabled itself.
Enable Advanced Reboot
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options > Enable the 'Advanced Reboot' option.

Unlocking Bootloader​
Turn the phone off. Then boot it into fastboot mode by holding volume up + power or select reboot to bootloader if advanced reboot is activated via developer options. The phone will display "fastboot" text indicating that it has successfully entered fastboot mode.
Plug the phone into your PC, then open a command prompt window on the desktop (Shift + Right Click -> Open Command Window here) and type:
Code:
fastboot devices
This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.
If the phone has been recognized by the command above, proceed to unlocking the bootloader with the following command:
Remember this Step will WIPE EVERYTHING off the phone so Backup all your Data
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
You would be greeted with a Unlock Bootloader Warning page, Hit the Vol button to select Yes and turn it Blue and Hit the Power Button to Execute the selection
Your device will reboot, show you a Secure boot warning, reboot into stock recovery and wipe all data. Once done, your phone will reboot into the OS.
Please continue and follow the next post to install Custom Recovery

Flashing TWRP Recovery​
Downloads:
Official TWRP | TWRP Thread | Credits @mauronofrio
Root
Magisk​
Wait until the phone has fully booted up into android, then adjust the following settings on the phone:
USB Debugging
On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number 7 times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging
Enable OEM Unlocking
On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the 'OEM Unlocking' option and make sure that from now on, OEM unlocking option is enabled before you reboot. Sometimes, it might get disabled itself.
The OnePlus 6T uses the newer AB partition scheme first introduced on the Pixel 1. As such there is no recovery partition. Instead, the recovery is part of the boot image. You will temporarily boot TWRP to perform and later perform a more permanent TWRP installation.
Download all the files, place Magisk & TWRP installer zip on Device Internal Memory and TWRP img on your PC
Then boot it into fastboot/bootloader mode by holding volume up + power or selecting the reboot to bootloader via advanced reboot options.
Open a new command prompt in the same location and run the following commands:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp img name
You will temporarily boot into TWRP
Now in TWRP, tap on Install and browse to the zip and install it (the zip will probably be in /sdcard/Downloads). TWRP will now be installed to both slots. TWRP is now installed.
PS: DO NOT BOOT IN OS JUST YET & CONTINUE TO THE ROOTING POST

Gaining Root Access​
This is a continued post from the above post...
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery
2. If you want to stay systemless continue without swiping right else Swipe and enable modifications.
3. Select your preferred Language, Tap “Never show this screen on boot again,” and Swipe allow modification.
4. Navigate to Install and select Magisk to root.
5. Swipe to confirm the flash
6. Reboot System
Keep in mind that the first boot after wiping the phone may take longer than usual, as the phone will need to rebuild the dalvik cache and initialize other first boot and might reboot a few times.
* MTP, known as Media Transfer Protocol, is the same way you transfer files from your PC to your device when booted into system.
Congrats! Your Device now has an unlocked bootloader, a custom recovery installed and is rooted !!
Warning: Do not flash partial update OTAs (under 1 GB) on a modified device! If you want to use partial OTAs, you must first flash a full OTA that it applies to, and then flash the partial OTA from stock recovery. Flashing partial OTAs from TWRP will either fail or soft brick your device. You can return to a usable state by flashing full zips in recovery.
Enjoy :fingers-crossed:

Making a Nandroid Backup​
Warning: before you make a backup with TWRP you must remove all Lockscreen Security. If you do not do this you will not be able to unlock your device after restoring your backup (entering your pin/pattern/password will result in an "incorrect pin/pattern/password" message), you'll be forced to perform a factory reset to boot into Android.
To remove lockscreen security go to
Settings > Security > Screen Lock and set it to Swipe/None.
A Nandroid Backup is a very important thing to have before installing any custom software on your device. It's basically a backup of your stock system that you can fall back on if anything goes wrong or if you just want your stock ROM back.
You can also use Nandroid Bckup to create a backup of your favorite ROM set up exactly the way you like it. The backup you create can be easily restored using the restore tool in TWRP recovery.
To Create Nandroid Backup:
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery .
2. Go to Backup Menu and select all the listed partitions.
3. Name the Backup if needed (Optional)
4. Swipe to take Backup.
This proces should take 5 to 7 minutes depending upon the size of data.
5. Reboot System when done.
Your Nandroid will be stored in the Backup Folder inside TWRP Folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS

Restoring a Nandroid Backup​
1. Boot into TWRP Recovery
2. Go to Restore Menu and select the backup you want to restore.
3. Select the partitions you want to restore.
4. Swipe to Restore. The process will take 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Reboot system once done
Note: If you happened to forget to remove lockscreen security (PIN/Pattern/Password) before creating your backup, and you cannot get into your OS after restoring, you can do the following to fix the issue.
Boot into TWRP
Use the TWRP File Manager and Navigate to /data/sytem/ and delete the following files:
locksettings.db
locksettings.db-shm
locksettings.db-wal.
gatekeeper.password.key
gatekeeper.pattern.key
You may or may not have all the above files so delete the ones you have.
Reboot the phone and (if you've set a PIN) enter it to decrypt the storage one more time. After that you can simply unlock your phone with a swipe.
Upon Boot > Go into Settings > Security > set your preferred unlock method
Android will ask you if you want to set a boot-time code too so select as per convenience.

Making an EFS Backup​All too often, we've seen folks who have a corrupted or missing EFS Partition. This results in your IMEI being lost and no cellular activity on the device at all. This can be a royal PITA to fix, and some folks haven't been able to fix it at all. You can take a precautionary measure to safeguard yourself against this by taking a couple of minutes to back up your modemst files.
Download & Open up Terminal Emulator on your phone from here
Once it's open you'll be greeted with a command line prompt, in which you can enter text commands, the first thing you need to do is enable root access by entering this line (press the enter key on your on-screen keyboard after each command to issue it):
Code:
su
If this is the first time you've used Terminal Emulator a Superuser or SuperSU popup will appear, make sure you grant root access.
Now enter these two commands:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf2 of=/sdcard/modemst1.bin bs=2048
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/sdf3 of=/sdcard/modemst2.bin bs=2048
This will place two files (modemst1.bin & modemst2.bin) on your internal storage.
Make sure you copy them to your PC and Cloud immediately so that you have a backup there to use if you need to restore it in future.
That's it !! In case you ever need to restore Nanroid or EFS Backups, please continue and follow the next post...

Restoring an EFS Backup​If by chance you end up with a corrupt EFS partition all you need to do is flash the files back to your device using fastboot.
Boot into fastboot mode (power + volume up) and connect your phone to your PC via usb cable.
Keep modemst1.bin and modemst2.bin (backed up earlier) on your desktop and open command window there.
These fastboot commands will restore the files:
Code:
fastboot flash modemst1 modemst1.bin
Code:
fastboot flash modemst2 modemst2.bin
Reboot your device.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Now disconnect phone from PC. Your IMEI should be back.
That's it for this guide, Enjoy :highfive:

Just in Case if you want to go back to stock, please follow the below to safely lock the bootloader and return to 100% Stock device:
Before you start, make sure you deactivate and uninstall all mods, magisk modules substratum overlays and any other system/build.prop mods that you may have executed/experimented with.
1. Download the latest full rom from my update thread.
2. Move the Downloaded file from the Downloads folder to the root of device internal storage.
3. Navigate to Settings > System Update > Settings > Local upgrade > Select latest OOS Full Zip
4. Flash the Full Zip
5. Upon Successful Flash > Reboot to Recovery
6. Factory Reset and Wipe internal from Recovery to Reset the device
7. Reboot To Fastboot/Bootloader Menu
8. Connect the device and execute the below command
Code:
fastboot oem lock
9. Select the Volume Button to Select Lock Bootloader and Power Button to Execute the command :good:
10. Device will Reboot and Lock the Bootloader and there would be no more secure boot prompt on the reboot to confirm :good:
Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
PS: Tested on Global Version, Please check T-Mobile thread for T-Mobile version, Thanks

I assume this is only for non TMo devices for the first 40 days. Or will this unlock them also?

This is a boilerplate thread, it will not work with T-Mobile without modifying the instructions.

jpeckinp said:
I assume this is only for non TMo devices for the first 40 days. Or will this unlock them also?
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This is a boilerplate thread, it will not work with T-Mobile without modifying the instructions.
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This guide will unlock all other versions which includes both Global and Chinese variants. T-Mobile Version may have the fully paid/40 days carrier restrictions.
I shall add the disclaimer on the OP for T-Mobile Users

Hey Funk Wizard,
It is also possible to unlock bootloader and stop there right? In case i would like to root and/or flash custom recovery or roms later. Im asking so that i dont have to wipe my data to unlock the bootloader, but i want to keep my phone clean in the beginning.
Thanks in advance!

Gsopx19 said:
Hey Funk Wizard,
It is also possible to unlock bootloader and stop there right? In case i would like to root and/or flash custom recovery or roms later. Im asking so that i dont have to wipe my data to unlock the bootloader, but i want to keep my phone clean in the beginning.
Thanks in advance!
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Unlocking the bootloader wipes everything in your phone
You can better unlock the bootloader before setting up your device
And finally , yes you can unlock the bootloader first & install twrp and root whenever you want

The guide makes very limited sense as of writing, as there is no TWRP version out yet for the OP 6T ...using TWRP for the OP 6 on the OP 6T will result in a crash.

Great tutorial funk. Easy to read and follow and good on you for going into detail on the EFS backup/restore. Hopefully is saves people from a bricked device!

I'm getting my oneplus 6t tomorrow. Will root it right away.
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The guide makes very limited sense as of writing, as there is no TWRP version out yet for the OP 6T ...using TWRP for the OP 6 on the OP 6T will result in a crash.
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Ya ur right. Blu_spark wil most probably make one once the official one gets released. His recovery is working great on oneplus 6.

Will there be a guide to root without installing TWRP? I prefer that because you can do the OTA with relative ease.

[Android 11] Unofficial Lineage OS 18.1 for A21s

WARNING + DISCLAIMER:
By installing this custom ROM, you are VOIDING your warranty. Also, installation of this ROM WILL TRIP KNOX PERMANENTLY, and render apps such as Samsung Health, Private Folder, (+ any apps that depend on KNOX) useless until you get the phone's motherboard replaced at the Samsung C/S center.
Although this software is released in the hope that it will be useful, there is NO GUARANTEE that installing this will not cause any harm to your device. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY BRICKED DEVICES, DAMAGED HARDWARE, OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS ROM. You are using this ROM at YOUR OWN RISK. I strongly recommend that you DO NOT continue to the steps below UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
While this ROM has been tested with South Korean variant of Galaxy A21s (SM-A217N, CSC changed from LUC->SKC), please keep in mind that it hasn't been tested on any other variant (such as A217F, A217M.)
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I would like to express special thanks to all the developers who contributed to the LineageOS port for Galaxy Tab S6 Lite + all the other developers who contributed to sepolicy & hardware parts for Samsung SLSI (Exynos) devices. Porting LineageOS to A21s would have been much harder without them.
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After doing some research on this device, I was able to port LineageOS. The original sources are based on Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Wi-Fi version (gta4xlwifi), with some heavy modifications made for the A21s. In the process, I was able to fix some of the problems that were found on GSI (MTP, Fingerprint removal issues, NFC, Wi-Fi hotspot and direct), and added in some enhancements to the kernel.
Unfortunately, installation of this ROM requires Lineage Recovery, and since FBE (File-based-encryption) is enabled by default, it is incompatible with the TWRP.
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NOT WORKING:
- Cell Broadcast (Emergency Messages) is broken in South Korea. The phone shows notifications, but the messages appear broken. Not sure about other countries. FIXED in South Korea as of 2021/9/2. However, its functionality in other countries hasn't been tested.
- Samsung's Proprietary Apps
- In order to use Wi-Fi Direct, you need to install a Wi-Fi direct sharing app from Google Play, as LineageOS doesn't have a sharing app installed by default
- Auto Brightness (The phone doesn't have the sensors for it anyway)
- On very rare occasions(probably once in more than 20 boots), the device's RIL (Phone calls, Data) might start up late when booting. If you see "No service" after booting, please wait for 30-60 seconds.
- VoLTE & VoWifi(not tested) - Unfortunately, this is located deep within Samsung's framework. AOSP-based roms for other Samsung devices don't support it either. Someday, this might be fixed.....
WORKING:
- Everything Else
GITHUB:
Device Source Tree: android_device_samsung_a21s, android_device_samsung_universal3830-common
Kernel: android_kernel_samsung_universal3830-common
Instructions for Installation:
1. BEFORE INSTALLING, make sure that you have UNLOCKED the bootloader of your device. This is a great guide that show how to do it. Also, the phone must be on the Stock ANDROID 11. If you are on binary U6, please use the recovery tar for U6.
2. Download the Lineage Recovery, ROM, Google Apps, ADB, and Odin. Unzip ADB and Odin to somewhere appropriate.
- ROM
- Recovery / Recovery(for U6)
- Google Apps
- ADB
- Odin
3. Enable USB Debugging on the device. Go to settings->About phone->Software information, and tap the build number several times until you see the notification that the devloper settings have been enabled. After enabling developer settings, go to settings->developer settings and check USB debugging.
4. Open Command Prompt, and type "cd <the path where you saved ADB to>".
4-1. As a test, type "adb devices". After typing it, the phone should show a screen that asks you to grant permissions for USB debugging. Select Yes.
5. On the phone, start holding down the Volume Up and Down keys. KEEP THE KEYS PRESSED UNTIL THE PHONE REBOOTS AFTER YOU TYPE THE COMMAND IN THE NEXT STEP.
6. While holding the keys down. type in the command "adb reboot recovery" on the command line.
11. After the phone reboots into download mode, press volume up to continue. Make sure that you see the "OEM LOCK: OFF" before continuing.
12. Open Odin. After opening Odin, click on AP, and select the Lineage Recovery Tar file that you downloaded in the step 2. After that, click on Start.
13. After a few seconds, if everything goes well, Odin should show "PASS" and the device should reboot into Lineage Recovery. After the device enters recovery, tap on Apply update->Apply from ADB. In some cases, touchscreen may be unresponsive or slow. If that happens, use Volume Keys to navigate and Power key to select. KEEP THE DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER.
14. After choosing Apply from ADB, type "adb sideload <the path where you saved the ROM file>" on the command prompt and press enter.
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15. If everything goes right, the device should show "script succeeded: result was [1.000000]" While ADB may show errors such as "Failed to read command" at 47%, this is no problem as long as the device says that the script succeeded.
16. Now it is time to install Google apps. On the phone, tap on Apply from ADB again, and on the computer, type "adb sideload <the path where you saved Google apps to>" and press enter.
17. After about 1-2 minutes, installation should be complete. Again, ADB might show "Failed to read command" errors. As long as the phone says that it was success, this is no problem. After installing, click on the "back" icon shown below.
18. Choose Wipe data/factory reset, and reboot the device.
19. If everything went well, the phone should reboot into LineageOS. Set up the device and Enjoy!

ADDITIONAL TIP: HOW TO ROOT THE PHONE ON LINEAGE 18
On Lineage 18, I patched the kernel so that it would have no problem with the official Magisk app.
Therefore, you DON'T need to use a version that has been modified for A21s.
If you want to have root, you can get the Official Magisk App.
1. Download & Install Magisk from the official source.
2. Select Install. When it asks you to select the boot image, choose the boot image from the Lineage OS ROM file that you downloaded from the step above. After patching the boot image, move & rename it to something you can type easily (ex. /sdcard/rooting.img)
3. Enable developer settings (Settings->About phone->Tap on build number)
4. Go to developer settings and enable USB debugging & root permissions for usb debugging.
5. Connect the phone to the PC.
6. Open the command prompt, and type "cd <the folder where you installed adb>. After that, type "adb root". If the phone asks you for permissions for USB debugging, allow it.
7. After the adb shows "Restarting adbd as root", type "adb shell dd if=/sdcard/<the path to saved boot image>" of=/dev/block/by-name/boot". The output should be something like
" *** records in
*** records out
*** bytes (** M) copied, *** s, **M/s"
8. After seeing the output above, reboot the phone. After rebooting, it should be rooted.

Good news. Thank you very much

Then, my friends, write here how it works and thank you for your observations

Thanks for your work buddy.....
I got Magisk installed an easier way...
Download Magisk Canary .apk
Change .apk to .zip then install the same way as the Rom and Gapps, by ADB sideload.
Factory reset/Format data and reboot.
Done
All we need is a working TWRP.... I've got one working but it shows no files and won't mount anything..... e.g. system, data etc

Pharcanal40 said:
Thanks for your work buddy.....
I got Magisk installed an easier way...
Download Magisk Canary .apk
Change .apk to .zip then install the same way as the Rom and Gapps, by ADB sideload.
Factory reset/Format data and reboot.
Done
All we need is a working TWRP.... I've got one working but it shows no files and won't mount anything..... e.g. system, data etc
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What is your device model ...is it SM A217F/DS android 11 U6? Pls reply..

Gxzllen said:
What is your device model ...is it SM A217F/DS android 11 U6? Pls reply..
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A217F on U5

Pharcanal40 said:
A217F on U5
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Can i download it on u6?i'm afraid my phone brick if i do it

Gxzllen said:
Can i download it on u6?i'm afraid my phone brick if i do it
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If you're on U6, there's a chance that Odin might fail on vbmeta.
A possible solution is:
1. Download Magisk (version doesn't matter)
2. Download the U6 firmware that you're on
3. Using Magisk, patch the AP tar of U6 firmware
4. In the Lineage recovery tar file that you downloaded from above, replace the vbmeta.img with the one from Magisk-patched AP tar file
5. Proceed with the installation as written above
A more fail-safe method would be:
1. Root the phone using a patched Magisk app
2. unpack the recovery.img in the Lineage recovery tar file and copy it into your device's SD card
3. Enable USB debugging on the phone, and connect the phone to adb
4. Using command prompt, type
"cd <path to adb>"
"adb shell"
"su"
"dd if=/sdcard/<path to lineage recovery image> of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery"
"reboot recovery"
After typing these, your device will reboot into Lineage Recovery. After entering recovery, select apply update->apply from adb, and proceed with the installatiom above from Step 14.

grccorps said:
If you're on U6, there's a chance that Odin might fail on vbmeta.
A possible solution is:
1. Download Magisk (version doesn't matter)
2. Download the U6 firmware that you're on
3. Using Magisk, patch the AP tar of U6 firmware
4. In the Lineage recovery tar file that you downloaded from above, replace the vbmeta.img with the one from Magisk-patched AP tar file
5. Proceed with the installation as written above
A more fail-safe method would be:
1. Root the phone using a patched Magisk app
2. unpack the recovery.img in the Lineage recovery tar file and copy it into your device's SD card
3. Enable USB debugging on the phone, and connect the phone to adb
4. Using command prompt, type
"cd <path to adb>"
"adb shell"
"su"
"dd if=/sdcard/<path to lineage recovery image> of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery"
"reboot recovery"
After typing these, your device will reboot into Lineage Recovery. After entering recovery, select apply update->apply from adb, and proceed with the installatiom above from Step 14.
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nice thankyou bro

Or you can extract just the boot.img from the AP.tar. Patch it in Magisk then repack in the AP and flash with Odin

Pharcanal40 said:
Or you can extract just the boot.img from the AP.tar. Patch it in Magisk then repack in the AP and flash with Odin
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Ohh okay its easy this way

Can I use adb fastboot instead of Odin?

Successfully Flashed! Everything work fine.
Model- A217f /DS
U6 binary ,Android 11 latest.

NuzzaimStark said:
Successfully Flashed! Everything work fine.
Model- A217f /DS
U6 binary ,Android 11 latest.
Note: Encountered some problems when I flash (vbmeta) ie, its because of its only for u5.
Odin showed failed at last ,
Phone was unable to boot but
By using hijacking software , bootloader was again running . but when auto reboot lineage recovery was automatically loaded, and tryed your above steps and everything working fine,
Note: pubg is very very better in this ROM.
Close range is also better.
Thankyou grccorps .
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Thank you for your review. It's such a great news that it's working on U6.
Yes, PUBG is a hell of a game, Krafton has done such a great job with it The kernel has newer mali graphics driver (R26P0 -> R31P0), maybe that could've done the trick (or it may just be due to LineageOS being much, much lighter than One UI)
How is the battery? While I wasn't able to find any abnormal battery drains (both in standby and stress conditions), I'm concered about how it would perform in other devices.

NuzzaimStark said:
Successfully Flashed! Everything work fine.
Model- A217f /DS
U6 binary ,Android 11 latest.
Note: Encountered some problems when I flash (vbmeta) ie, its because of its only for u5.
Odin showed failed at last ,
Phone was unable to boot but
By using hijacking software , bootloader was again running . but when auto reboot lineage recovery was automatically loaded, and tryed your above steps and everything working fine,
Note: pubg is very very better in this ROM.
Close range is also better.
Thankyou grccorps .
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Can you be a little more specific? my phone U6 but idk how to flash recovery can or you give me email so i can exchange?

Phuc230204 said:
Can you be a little more specific? my phone U6 but idk how to flash recovery can or you give me email so i can exc(hange?
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First look on A21s LineageOS 18.1

hi,so i get this message "only official released binaries are allowed''in download mode,after the vbmeta failed...
SM-A217F/DSN
and in frp hijacker i get ''check device connection or com ports''

Update:so i succeded to hijack my phone after the error but it wouldn't boot into recovery,and i got everytime a screen with a warning that my phone is not using samsung's official software,and when i press the power button to continue,like it shows,it boots automatically into android.
So what should i do?
And do i need root to do this?

How To Guide [GUIDE] [Magisk] [Unlock / ROOT / Keep Root]

Magisk VariantStable / Beta / CanaryReleaseOfficialAndroid / OOSOOS 11 and aboveMaintainertopjohnwuProject LinkGitHubZygiskNoDenyListNoMagiskHideYesModules RepoYesDownload LinkGitHub
This tutorial will :
provide you with all the steps to root your Oneplus 10 Pro (with your bootloader already unlocked)
provide you with all the steps to unlock your Oneplus 10 Pro bootloader
provide you with all the steps to keep root during/after an OTA (system update)
provide you with a lot tricks if you have troubleshooting questions
provide you with a lot of solutions of you have softbricked your Oneplus 10 Pro
provide you with all the ways if you want to bring back your Oneplus 10 Pro to unroot & lock back the bootloader
STEPS to root your device:
I recommand to update first your device with all OTA available using Settings/updates before unlocking & rooting it.
Root your Oneplus 10 Pro (with Bootloader already unlocked)​Step 1 - Booting temporarily root​1. Connect your phone to your pc and boot it into fastboot mode. You can leave it connected throughout this guide.
2. First, enter the following command in the PowerShell/Terminal window to ensure that your PC can communicate with the phone over the fastboot interface.
"fastboot devices"
The command should return your phone’s unique ID. In case it doesn’t, then make sure that you have the required USB drivers installed and restart your PC. You can also use TOOL ALL IN ONE, not officially updated to Oneplus 10 Pro but once install go to Others options and go to Install drivers.
3. Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot boot magisk_boot.img" (use the "magisk_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "magisk_boot.img" of the boot that has been patched in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
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You could flash this boot.img, but it's safer to temporarily boot from it without overwriting your existing image in case anything went wrong along the way. The effect is that you still get root access without modifying your device, and then you can use the much safer Magisk direct install option, which has some safeguards in place.
By booting with the patched image, you now have temporary root access. To make it permanent open Magisk app.
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Direct Install (Recommended) to root your internal boot.img
Step 2 - Reboot and your device is now rooted !​Unlock the Bootloader and Root the OnePlus 10 Pro​Step 1 – Enable OEM unlocking​You need to enable OEM unlocking, which can be done by enabling the developer settings on your device. To do so, go to Settings > About phone and repeatedly tap Build number. Developer options will then be added to your system settings, where you can then enable OEM unlocking.
Step 2 – Unlock your phone
Set up adb, reboot into your bootloader, and run the following command. Yes, it’s really that simple!
"fastboot oem unlock"
You can reboot into the bootloader by switching on USB debugging, setting up adb and fastboot and typing “adb reboot bootloader”. Alternatively, you can hold volume down and the power button to boot up your device. USB debugging is also located under the developer options.
Unlocking the bootloader wipes your device :
Step 3 - Booting temporarily root​1. Connect your phone to your pc and boot it into fastboot mode. You can leave it connected throughout this guide.
2. First, enter the following command in the PowerShell/Terminal window to ensure that your PC can communicate with the phone over the fastboot interface.
"fastboot devices"
The command should return your phone’s unique ID. In case it doesn’t, then make sure that you have the required USB drivers installed and restart your PC. You can also use TOOL ALL IN ONE, not officially updated to Oneplus 10 Pro but once install go to Others options and go to Install drivers.
3. Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot boot magisk_boot.img" (use the "magisk_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "magisk_boot.img" of the boot that has been patched in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
You could flash this boot.img, but it's safer to temporarily boot from it without overwriting your existing image in case anything went wrong along the way. The effect is that you still get root access without modifying your device, and then you can use the much safer Magisk direct install option, which has some safeguards in place.
Step 4 - Install magisk​Install the latest Magisk Canary apk on your phone. Open it and:
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Direct Install (Recommended) to root your internal boot.img
Step 5 - Reboot and your device is now rooted !​Keep Root and OTA updates​How to update OTA and KEEP ROOT
It is advised to disable or even uninstall all magisk modules to be safe!
How: go to Magisk application/modules/disable &/or uninstall
Option 1: With full OTA Access (BA/DA) :
Step 1 - Get & install the full OTA zip file​1. Go to System-Update or update get the OTA using Oxygen Updater
2. Tap OK when the message that you are rooted appears
3. Tap "Download and install" or local update if OTA from Oxygen Updater
4. Wait until you are prompted to reboot - DO NOT REBOOT NOW!
5. Open Magisk Manager
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Install to inactive slot
Step 2 - Reboot and enjoy your device still rooted with latest OTA installed !​​Option 2: with incremental OTA Access (AA) :​Step 1 - Get back your original boot image​1. open the Magisk Manager application, select “Uninstall”, and choose the “Restore Images” option. Magisk will restore your phone’s stock boot image that was backed up during the rooting process.
2. Now go to “Settings” → “System” → “System updates” and select “Download and Install Now” to install the OxygenOS OTA update on your rooted OnePlus 10 Pro
3. Open Magisk Manager
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Install to inactive slot
Step 2 - Reboot and enjoy your device still rooted with latest OTA installed !​
Troubleshooting questions :​Before reporting any trouble, follow the steps below in order to have GooglePlay certified, keep L1 Widevine & pass CTS :
Step 1 - Magisk Settings​1. Once rooted, in Magisk setting, select MagiskHide and Systemless host
2. In MagiskHide select GMS, Netflix, Google Store & any application you may find sensitive to Magisk detection
For Netflix, go to Settings, Appplications & select Netflix:
a-force stop the app
b-clear cache and storage
c-hide the App in magisk
d-restart phone to recovery and clear cache
If you can't install/update Netflix install the latest Netflix from apkmirror manually (like any other apk file)
Hide everything under Google play services and store.:
3. Reboot
Step 2 - Clear caches​Clear caches of Google Play Service & Play Store
Go to Settings, Applications & select Google Play Service, delete data
Go to Settings, Appplications & select Play Store, delete data
Step 3 - Clear cache from Recovery​Reboot into Recovery and select wipe CACHE. Recovery boot to be activated from Settings/System/developpers options/advanced restart. Once in Recovery select WIPE & WIPE CACHE Only !
Step 4 - Safetynet Fix​Install Safetynet Fix Magisk Module
Phone Bricked ? :​Five options (ranked from the easiest to tougher method):
Option 1 - Reboot to Safe mode & remove Magisk modules​Option A : Safe Mode
1. Hold power until it goes off
2. Boot and wait for the bootloader warning
3. Hold vol up and down until boot animation
4. Once it's booted just reboot again and you're done
Now on boot all magisk modules are disabled
Option B : thru adb command
1. Code with phone connected with USB debugging on (from developpers options):
"adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules"
2. reboot
Option 2 - Get back the original boot.img​If your device can go to fastboot mode:
Flash back the original boot.img (w/o magisk) and reboot
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot flash Original_boot.img" (use the "Original_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "Original_boot.img" of the boot that has been posted in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
Option 3 - Flash back full OTA file​If you can still go to Settings:
Flash back the OTA RUU full package and reboot
Option 4 - Change the active slot​If your device can go to fastboot mode:
"fastboot getvar current-slot"
This will tell you what (corrupted) slot you are currently booting from (either a or b).
Then just change to the other slot with the following command:
"fastboot --set-active=a"
or
"fastboot --set-active=b"
Then reboot with the command:
"fastboot reboot"
Option 5 - Wipe data in Recovery mode or fastboot command​Option A : If your device can still go to Recovery mode (ie thru fastboot mode: "fastboot reboot recovery")
From Recovery Wipe data and reboot
Option B :
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot- w"
Option 6 - MSM​If none of the above works then go for MSM tool
Option 1 to 4 would normally not alter your personal data, applications and own set-up
Option 5 & 6 will wipe your personal data and applications
Return your phone to unlock and unroot? :​​Option 1 : Original Boot & relock with fastboot command​Step 1 - Restore orignal boot.img​Option A : Thru Magisk App
Open Magisk App on your phone. You will see the Uninstall button in the app. Just click on Uninstall button.
Then you need to click on Complete Uninstall. Your phone will be rebooted automatically.
Option B : Thru fastboot mode
Flash back the original boot.img (w/o magisk) and reboot
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot flash Original_boot.img" (use the "Original_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "Original_boot.img" of the boot that has been posted in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
Once booted, remove Magisk application
Option C : Flash the current or latest full OTA zip twice. Why twice, to ensure both slot have the latest update flashed with original boot.
Step 2 - Relock the bootloader​1. Execute the following command to proceed for bootloader unlocking: "fastboot oem lock"
2. A verification window will appear on your mobile device asking to confirm the action. Just highlight “Relock Bootloader”using volume buttons and hit the power button to confirm.
3. The phone will initialize to relock the bootloader. It will take some time to reboot after resetting the whole phone into a locked stage.
4. Your device is now locked again !
Option 2 : MSM Tool ​MSM tool will relock your boaloader !​Option 1 & 2 will wipe your personal data and applications
Do any process described at your own risk. None Xda none the author are responsible for your own choice to unlock & root your Device.
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Decent.
Tbh though, looks like you just added pics to my one.
(Guide) Rooting, payload dumper, magisk_patched guides NE2213
Hi all, Thought i'd share a guide on how to get these boot images yourself as well as all the files required, plus the patched boot.img if you just want to go ahead and boot/flash it without obtaining one yourself Please read the process before...
forum.xda-developers.com
Even the categories look the same.
FYI, there is no MSM tool for the 10

dladz said:
Decent.
Tbh though, looks like you just added pics to my one.
(Guide) Rooting, payload dumper, magisk_patched guides NE2213
Hi all, Thought i'd share a guide on how to get these boot images yourself as well as all the files required, plus the patched boot.img if you just want to go ahead and boot/flash it without obtaining one yourself Please read the process before...
forum.xda-developers.com
Even the categories look the same.
FYI, there is no MSM tool for the 10
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No MSM yet...

Steve0007 said:
No MSM yet...
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No mate, fastboot enhance only, which has been hit and miss for most.
I haven't had to use it yet but seemingly it's the only option.
Hope things change but nothing yet

has old outdated info. If you flash, then you can't take ota updates.

Sorry, where is the magisk_boot.img file? I could not find it in this post.

Viewerisland said:
Sorry, where is the magisk_boot.img file? I could not find it in this post.
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Please refer to this link. I personally used this approach with no issues
click me

use these steps to Unlock the bootloader... https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-oneplus-10-pro-color-os-oxygen-os.4401243/
after running through this post.. i would advise caution proceeding with the steps outlined ...
for OnePlus 10 Pro NE2213 & Ne 2215 ... you boot into Bootloader (adb reboot bootloader) and use ' fastboot flashing unlock ' to unlock the bootloader... NOT 'fastboot OEM unlock'
for my OnePlus 8T i would use 'fastboot oemunlock' ... not for the OnePlus10Pro

Steve0007 said:
Magisk VariantStable / Beta / CanaryReleaseOfficialAndroid / OOSOOS 11 and aboveMaintainertopjohnwuProject LinkGitHubZygiskNoDenyListNoMagiskHideYesModules RepoYesDownload LinkGitHub
This tutorial will :
provide you with all the steps to root your Oneplus 10 Pro (with your bootloader already unlocked)
provide you with all the steps to unlock your Oneplus 10 Pro bootloader
provide you with all the steps to keep root during/after an OTA (system update)
provide you with a lot tricks if you have troubleshooting questions
provide you with a lot of solutions of you have softbricked your Oneplus 10 Pro
provide you with all the ways if you want to bring back your Oneplus 10 Pro to unroot & lock back the bootloader
STEPS to root your device:
I recommand to update first your device with all OTA available using Settings/updates before unlocking & rooting it.
Root your Oneplus 10 Pro (with Bootloader already unlocked)​Step 1 - Booting temporarily root​1. Connect your phone to your pc and boot it into fastboot mode. You can leave it connected throughout this guide.
2. First, enter the following command in the PowerShell/Terminal window to ensure that your PC can communicate with the phone over the fastboot interface.
"fastboot devices"
The command should return your phone’s unique ID. In case it doesn’t, then make sure that you have the required USB drivers installed and restart your PC. You can also use TOOL ALL IN ONE, not officially updated to Oneplus 10 Pro but once install go to Others options and go to Install drivers.
3. Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot boot magisk_boot.img" (use the "magisk_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "magisk_boot.img" of the boot that has been patched in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
You could flash this boot.img, but it's safer to temporarily boot from it without overwriting your existing image in case anything went wrong along the way. The effect is that you still get root access without modifying your device, and then you can use the much safer Magisk direct install option, which has some safeguards in place.
By booting with the patched image, you now have temporary root access. To make it permanent open Magisk app.
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Direct Install (Recommended) to root your internal boot.img
Step 2 - Reboot and your device is now rooted !​Unlock the Bootloader and Root the OnePlus 10 Pro​Step 1 – Enable OEM unlocking​You need to enable OEM unlocking, which can be done by enabling the developer settings on your device. To do so, go to Settings > About phone and repeatedly tap Build number. Developer options will then be added to your system settings, where you can then enable OEM unlocking.
Step 2 – Unlock your phone
Set up adb, reboot into your bootloader, and run the following command. Yes, it’s really that simple!
"fastboot oem unlock"
You can reboot into the bootloader by switching on USB debugging, setting up adb and fastboot and typing “adb reboot bootloader”. Alternatively, you can hold volume down and the power button to boot up your device. USB debugging is also located under the developer options.
Unlocking the bootloader wipes your device :
Step 3 - Booting temporarily root​1. Connect your phone to your pc and boot it into fastboot mode. You can leave it connected throughout this guide.
2. First, enter the following command in the PowerShell/Terminal window to ensure that your PC can communicate with the phone over the fastboot interface.
"fastboot devices"
The command should return your phone’s unique ID. In case it doesn’t, then make sure that you have the required USB drivers installed and restart your PC. You can also use TOOL ALL IN ONE, not officially updated to Oneplus 10 Pro but once install go to Others options and go to Install drivers.
3. Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot boot magisk_boot.img" (use the "magisk_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "magisk_boot.img" of the boot that has been patched in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
You could flash this boot.img, but it's safer to temporarily boot from it without overwriting your existing image in case anything went wrong along the way. The effect is that you still get root access without modifying your device, and then you can use the much safer Magisk direct install option, which has some safeguards in place.
Step 4 - Install magisk​Install the latest Magisk Canary apk on your phone. Open it and:
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Direct Install (Recommended) to root your internal boot.img
Step 5 - Reboot and your device is now rooted !​Keep Root and OTA updates​How to update OTA and KEEP ROOT
It is advised to disable or even uninstall all magisk modules to be safe!
How: go to Magisk application/modules/disable &/or uninstall
Option 1: With full OTA Access (BA/DA) :
Step 1 - Get & install the full OTA zip file​1. Go to System-Update or update get the OTA using Oxygen Updater
2. Tap OK when the message that you are rooted appears
3. Tap "Download and install" or local update if OTA from Oxygen Updater
4. Wait until you are prompted to reboot - DO NOT REBOOT NOW!
5. Open Magisk Manager
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Install to inactive slot
Step 2 - Reboot and enjoy your device still rooted with latest OTA installed !​​Option 2: with incremental OTA Access (AA) :​Step 1 - Get back your original boot image​1. open the Magisk Manager application, select “Uninstall”, and choose the “Restore Images” option. Magisk will restore your phone’s stock boot image that was backed up during the rooting process.
2. Now go to “Settings” → “System” → “System updates” and select “Download and Install Now” to install the OxygenOS OTA update on your rooted OnePlus 10 Pro
3. Open Magisk Manager
a. Select the Install option.
b. Use Install to inactive slot
Step 2 - Reboot and enjoy your device still rooted with latest OTA installed !​
Troubleshooting questions :​Before reporting any trouble, follow the steps below in order to have GooglePlay certified, keep L1 Widevine & pass CTS :
Step 1 - Magisk Settings​1. Once rooted, in Magisk setting, select MagiskHide and Systemless host
2. In MagiskHide select GMS, Netflix, Google Store & any application you may find sensitive to Magisk detection
For Netflix, go to Settings, Appplications & select Netflix:
a-force stop the app
b-clear cache and storage
c-hide the App in magisk
d-restart phone to recovery and clear cache
If you can't install/update Netflix install the latest Netflix from apkmirror manually (like any other apk file)
Hide everything under Google play services and store.:
3. Reboot
Step 2 - Clear caches​Clear caches of Google Play Service & Play Store
Go to Settings, Applications & select Google Play Service, delete data
Go to Settings, Appplications & select Play Store, delete data
Step 3 - Clear cache from Recovery​Reboot into Recovery and select wipe CACHE. Recovery boot to be activated from Settings/System/developpers options/advanced restart. Once in Recovery select WIPE & WIPE CACHE Only !
Step 4 - Safetynet Fix​Install Safetynet Fix Magisk Module
Phone Bricked ? :​Five options (ranked from the easiest to tougher method):
Option 1 - Reboot to Safe mode & remove Magisk modules​Option A : Safe Mode
1. Hold power until it goes off
2. Boot and wait for the bootloader warning
3. Hold vol up and down until boot animation
4. Once it's booted just reboot again and you're done
Now on boot all magisk modules are disabled
Option B : thru adb command
1. Code with phone connected with USB debugging on (from developpers options):
"adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules"
2. reboot
Option 2 - Get back the original boot.img​If your device can go to fastboot mode:
Flash back the original boot.img (w/o magisk) and reboot
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot flash Original_boot.img" (use the "Original_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "Original_boot.img" of the boot that has been posted in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
Option 3 - Flash back full OTA file​If you can still go to Settings:
Flash back the OTA RUU full package and reboot
Option 4 - Change the active slot​If your device can go to fastboot mode:
"fastboot getvar current-slot"
This will tell you what (corrupted) slot you are currently booting from (either a or b).
Then just change to the other slot with the following command:
"fastboot --set-active=a"
or
"fastboot --set-active=b"
Then reboot with the command:
"fastboot reboot"
Option 5 - Wipe data in Recovery mode or fastboot command​Option A : If your device can still go to Recovery mode (ie thru fastboot mode: "fastboot reboot recovery")
From Recovery Wipe data and reboot
Option B :
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot- w"
Option 6 - MSM​If none of the above works then go for MSM tool
Option 1 to 4 would normally not alter your personal data, applications and own set-up
Option 5 & 6 will wipe your personal data and applications
Return your phone to unlock and unroot? :​​Option 1 : Original Boot & relock with fastboot command​Step 1 - Restore orignal boot.img​Option A : Thru Magisk App
Open Magisk App on your phone. You will see the Uninstall button in the app. Just click on Uninstall button.
Then you need to click on Complete Uninstall. Your phone will be rebooted automatically.
Option B : Thru fastboot mode
Flash back the original boot.img (w/o magisk) and reboot
Code once in fastboot mode:
"fastboot flash Original_boot.img" (use the "Original_boot.img" from the above zip file)
Change to the exact name "Original_boot.img" of the boot that has been posted in the above zip file
"fastboot reboot"
Once booted, remove Magisk application
Option C : Flash the current or latest full OTA zip twice. Why twice, to ensure both slot have the latest update flashed with original boot.
Step 2 - Relock the bootloader​1. Execute the following command to proceed for bootloader unlocking: "fastboot oem lock"
2. A verification window will appear on your mobile device asking to confirm the action. Just highlight “Relock Bootloader”using volume buttons and hit the power button to confirm.
3. The phone will initialize to relock the bootloader. It will take some time to reboot after resetting the whole phone into a locked stage.
4. Your device is now locked again !
Option 2 : MSM Tool ​MSM tool will relock your boaloader !​Option 1 & 2 will wipe your personal data and applications
Do any process described at your own risk. None Xda none the author are responsible for your own choice to unlock & root your Device.
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I have read all text, i cant see if this are only for PC or if i can use whit Mac computer.
Do you know somethinhg about that?

lordxcom said:
use these steps to Unlock the bootloader... https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-oneplus-10-pro-color-os-oxygen-os.4401243/
after running through this post.. i would advise caution proceeding with the steps outlined ...
for OnePlus 10 Pro NE2213 & Ne 2215 ... you boot into Bootloader (adb reboot bootloader) and use ' fastboot flashing unlock ' to unlock the bootloader... NOT 'fastboot OEM unlock'
for my OnePlus 8T i would use 'fastboot oemunlock' ... not for the OnePlus10Pro
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It would be great if somehow this (and other) corrections (such as where is the ZIP file that is referenced but not linked) were added to the instructions above. I spent an hour trying to figure out why "fastboot oem unlock" didn't work.

okay, tried updating my phone w/the steps mentioned above w/o, unfortunately disabling my Magisk modules
ended up in Qualcomm Crashdump mode...
I was able to restore back to slot a w/the following command:
fastboot --set-active=a
then used fastboot mode to boot to the following boot image (from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/ne2215_11_c22-update.4524469/)
fastboot boot NE2215-C.22_boot_magisk25.2.img
this got me back up & running but I'm still stuck on C21
My question is, how do i upgrade to C22 now w/o losing data/root?