Easy Method To Root Nubia Red Magic 3S Using Magisk [No TWRP needed]
If you’re an advanced user who does customizations, flashing files, etc on an Android device and using the Nubia Red Magic 3S smartphone or planning to buy it,...
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Last updated on March 2, 2022
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If you’re an advanced user who does customizations, flashing files, etc on an Android device and using the Nubia Red Magic 3S smartphone or planning to buy it, this guide is for you. Here in this article, we will share with you Easy Method To Root Nubia Red Magic 3S Using Magisk [No TWRP needed]. We will use the Magisk by patching the stock boot image file and flashing to the device boot partition.
You will require to download the patched image file from Magisk Manager and flash it. For doing this, your device bootloader should be unlocked. By rooting your handset, you will get a superuser or administrator access to your system. Therefore, you can easily customize, change or edit system files according to your preference. Let’s take a closer look at Rooting access.
Nubia Red Magic 3S was announced in September 2019 which sports a 6.65-inch AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels with 388 PPI pixel density. The device is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.
Nubia Red Magic 3S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It also supports an external memory card. The device came out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie under nubia Red Magic 2.1 and backed by a 5000 mAh battery (Non-removable). As far as the camera concerned, the device has a single-camera setup with 48MP primary sensors and a selfie camera with an 16MP lens. Other connectivity option includes 4G-VoLTE, GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth, Mobile Hotspot, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer. etc. The Nubia Red Magic 3S come with a rear fingerprint sensor feature.
Nubia Red Magic 3S – Device Overview
Talking about the specifications, Nubia Red Magic 3S features a 5.73-inch LTPS IPS LCD touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2040 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6GB and 8GB of RAM variants. The phone also comes with 64/128GB internal memory without any expandable storage support. The camera on the nubia Z17s comes with a Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8) + 23 MP (f/2.0) and on the front, device has a dual 5MP camera for selfies. It is backed by a Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery with Fast battery charging. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
What is Rooting?
Rooting for Android means similar to the jailbreaking the device to get access to the root directory of your android mobile. It will give you the superuser access as an administrator to use your device over an Android subsystem and system apps.
Though sometimes improper rooting may brick your device or void your device warranty as well (if applicable). But it will give you some unleash power and access to change or edit the system settings, themes, icons, install other mod files, etc.
Advantages of Rooting:
You can get access to all files on your Nubia Red Magic 3S, even the files which present in the root directory of your phone.
You can increase the performance of your device by overclocking.
By rooting you can increase battery life by underclocking device.
Uninstall Bloatware on Nubia Red Magic 3S.
You can block Ads on any applications.
By Rooting Nubia Red Magic 3S, you can View, Edit, or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
You can install the Xposed Framework and Xposed module support.
Unlocking the device bootloader and installing root will void your phone warranty (if applicable). The process also will wipe out all the internal data. Therefore, take a complete backup of device data at first before doing anything. GetDroidTips will not responsible for any kind of boot loops or crashes or any damage to your devices while/after following this guide. Do it at your own risk.
Please Note:
After Rooting, it may void the warranty of your phone.
Once you have downloaded the exact firmware file based on your device model number, you can extract the boot.img file to patch it via Magisk manager app.
1. How to Extract and Patch Boot Image using Magisk?
First of all, download and extract the ROM to your PC.
Attach your device via USB cable and copy only the boot.img file from the extracted folder to your device storage
Launch Magisk Manager. When a popup appears asking to install Magisk, select INSTALL and choose install again.
Tap on “Patch Boot Image File”.
Navigate to internal storage and select your phone’s boot image that you transferred earlier.
Wait for a couple of seconds. Magisk will start patching the boot image.
Once the boot image has been patched, copy the “patched_boot.img” from the internal storage and replace it in the ADB fastboot extracted ROM folder on your PC.
Now you can follow the second step to flash the patched boot image file.
2. How To Install the Patched Boot Image on Nubia Red Magic 3S
Follow the given link to install Patched Boot Image on Nubia Red Magic 3S:
We assume that you have already downloaded the ADB & Fastboot tool from the link given above.
Now, extract the ADB fastboot tool, then move the patched boot image to the same folder.
Hold the Shift key and right-click on the mouse to open the command window/PowerShell.
Next, enter the following command:
Flash the “patched_boot.img” to install Magisk and root your Android device:
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
For devices with A/B partition system, use the following commands:
To verify that you have a systemless root, check the top of the screen and if you see all options with Green Tick which means you have successfully rooted and bypassed SafteyNet.
That’s all folks! If we helped you in rooting your Nubia Red Magic 3S, then we’re glad we could be of use. If you have any queries regarding the guide, then let us know down below, we’d be happy to assist you!
