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GUIDE TO ROOT AND INSTALL TWRP RECOVERY ON ONEPLUS 5T

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To Root OnePlus 5t all you have to Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP recovery and flash the SuperSu zip file. Here in this guide, we will provide all the detail to get the root access to the Oneplus 5t Android smartphone. Oneplus 5t is released on the market, and many of the Oneplus fans already bought the phone, and the phone is packed with Snapdragon 835 Octa-core processor with 8GB of RAM.

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So here we are doing the same, and this method is 100% secure and one of the easiest way to Root Oneplus 5t Android smartphone. Once the Oneplus 5t is rooted with the help of TWRP recovery. You can do lots of things like take the system backup, Install custom ROMS on your phone and do lots of customization. This guide is only for the OnePlus 5t users and doesn’t apply this method to any other phone. Read all the steps very carefully and follow all of them one by one on your phone.

Did you know? Unlocking the bootloader on any OnePlus smartphone and Root Oneplus 5t won’t void the warranty? But this process will wipe all your data from the phone like images, videos, files, etc. So make sure to take the full backup of your phone.

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Why to Root Oneplus 5t Phone

  • Once the phone is rooted, you can easily install the Custom ROMs and custom Kernel to improve the performance of the phone.
  • Install the Rooted apps and Xposed framework on your phone.
  • Block unwanted ads on the applications.
  • Take the Full system backup (Nandroid backup) of your phone.
  • Remove unwanted system application once the devices is rooted.

Prerequisites To Root OnePlus 5t and Flash TWRP

  • Unlock Bootloader of Your Oneplus 5 First.
  • Download the Oneplus-5t USB drivers here
  • Download the ADB and fastboot Drivers For Windows from here. This will create an ADB folder on your Windows C Drive (C:/ADB)
  • Ensure that your phone has at least 60% battery remaining.
  • Enable USB Debugging: On your phone go to Settings > About phone > Tap on Build number seven times. This will enable Developer options. Now go back to Settings > Developer options > Enable USB debugging.
  • Enable OEM Unlocking: Go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the ‘OEM Unlocking‘ option.

 

How To Root OnePlus 5t and Install TWRP Recovery

First part – Install TWRP Recovery

1. To install the TWRP recovery on your phone, you need to unlock the bootloader first. Without unlocking the bootloader you can flash Recovery on your phone. Check out OnePlus-5t Unlock Bootloader guide here.

2. Now download all the Rooting files from the Download section and save it to your desktop.

3. Now open the ADB folder on your desktop. The same folder that you created while installing the ADB and Fasboot drivers. (C:/ADB)

4. Rename the TWRP recovery file to recovery.img (Make sure that you rename it to recovery.img NOT recovery.img.img) and paste it into the ADB folder.

5. Now save the Super Su zip file on your phone’s internal memory.

6. Connect your phone and Open a new command prompt windows in the ADB folder. Open the ADB file folder which you created above. And open the Command prompt there. (shift + right click anywhere within that folder, select open command prompt here).

7. Now it’s time to boot your phone in fastboot mode. To do this run the following command on the command prompt window

8. Issue the following command in terminal check your device connectivity

9. Once your

Oneplus 5t boots into bootloader mode,

issue the following command into command window to flash the recovery.img file:

10. Once the flash has completed. Run the following command to boot your Phone in TWRP recovery mode.

Now your phone will boot in TWRP mode.

Second part – Flash Super Su to Root Oneplus 5t

11. Now your phone will boot into the TWRP mode. From the main page of the recovery select your preferred Language and set it to what you want, tap “Never show this screen boot again,” and Swipe allows modification.

12. Now tap on the WIPE section and tap “Format Data”, and type “yes”.

13. Now go back to the main menu of TWRP and Select install and select ‘SuperSu.zip’ to root OnePlus 5t.

14. Once the flashing process is completed. Reboot System.

Now your phone will boot, the first boot after wiping the phone may take longer than usual, as the phone will need to rebuild the Dalvik cache.

Congrats! That’s all! Your Oneplus 5t now has an unlocked bootloader, a TWRP custom recovery installed and is rooted. Enjoy !! If you have any questions, then comment below.

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