Easy Method To Root Realme 5 Pro RMX1971 Using Magisk [No TWRP needed]

It’s a dual Nano-SIM supported device which sports a 4,035 mAh battery with Oppo VOOC fast charging support. The smartphone features a 48MP primary (f/1.8), an 8MP sensor (f/2.25), a third 2MP sensor (f/2.4), and a fourth 2MP sensor (f/2.24) along with an LED flashlight. It also features PDAF, Panorama, AI portrait mode, HDR, and more. While the front packs a single 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture lens supports AI Face Unlock, AI Portrait mode, etc.

The Realme 5 Pro offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port, USB OTG, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 3G/4G LTE, etc. While the phone includes an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, gyro, proximity sensor, and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as well. The phone measures 157.00×74.20×8.90mm and weigh 184 grams.

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 Realme 5 Pro, 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 Realme 5 Pro.
• You can block Ads on any applications.
• By Rooting Realme 5 Pro, you can View, Edit, or Delete any system file inside the root directory.
• You can install the Xposed Framework and Xposed module support.

Steps To Root Realme 5 Pro via Magisk

First of all, you should unlock bootloader on Realme. Then you can continue with the next steps.

Download Stock ROM and Extract the Boot Image

Here is the link for the same.

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 Realme 5 Pro

Follow the given link to install Patched Boot Image on Realme 5 Pro (RMX1971):

• 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:

    fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img
    
    fastboot flash boot_b patched_boot.img

    Please replace [patched_boot.img] with the name of the boot image file you downloaded followed by the .img extension.

• The flashing process will begin. Once done, run

  fastboot reboot

How to Verify if your phone has a systemless root?

1. Download and install the Magisk Manager app APK, and launch it.
2. To verify that you have systemless root, check the top of the screen and if you see all option with Green Tick which means you have successfully rooted and bypassed SafteyNet.

That’s all folks! If we helped you in rooting your Realme 5 Pro, 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!