Easy Method To Root UMIDIGI A5 Pro Using Magisk [No TWRP needed]

Here in this guide, we will help you to flash the magisk to root UMIDIGI A5 Pro. Read our step by step guide properly! Who doesn’t want to get the most of his...

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Last updated on February 3, 2020

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Here in this guide, we will help you to flash the magisk to root UMIDIGI A5 Pro. Read our step by step guide properly!

Who doesn’t want to get the most of his Android device..?! Getting the superuser access through the root and to be able to control various aspects like clock, access to cache etc. are few of the various possibilities that we can explore. When we mention root access, this means we need to perform a certain modification that will root our phone and we will have access to the root directory of our device. In this post, we will show you how to root UMIDIGI A5 Pro.

Talking about the specifications, UMIDIGI A5 Pro features a 6.3-inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 Pixels. It is powered by MediaTek Helio P23 MT6763, 64-bit Processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB internal memory with expandable storage support of 256GB via microSD card. The camera on the UMIDIGI A5 Pro comes with a Triple 16MP + 8MP + 5MP rear camera with dual-LED dual-tone flash and 8MP front camera for selfies. It is backed by a Non-Removable 4150 mAh Lithium-Polymer Battery. UMIDIGI A5 Pro also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Easy Method To Root UMIDIGI A5 Pro Using Magisk

Steps To Root UMIDIGI A5 Pro Using Magisk

Remember,

After Rooting, it may void the warranty of your phone.
Rooting will block the OTA updates

Before moving on to the flashing steps, you need to follow a few,

Pre-Requisites

Make sure to have enough battery charge on your phone to avoid interruption during the patch installation.
Before performing any modification take backup of your device data.
This image file is strictly for UMIDIGI A5 Pro only. Do not use it on any other OnePlus or other Android devices.
You need PC/Laptop with a micro USB cable to connect.
Make sure that you download all the required files on your PC/Laptop

Required Downloads:

Download ADB and Fastboot files. (Windows/MAC)
Download and Install UMIDIGI USB Drivers.
Download Other Drivers: Mediatek VCOM Drivers or MTK USB Drivers
Download Latest UMIDIGI A5 Pro Stock ROM
Download and Install SP Flash tool on your PC

Disclaimer: We are at GetDroidTips will not be responsible for any bricking/damage to your phone while/after installing this ROM.

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 same 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 UMIDIGI A5 Pro

Follow the given link to install Patched Boot Image on UMIDIGI A5 Pro:

How To Install the Patched Boot Image on MediaTek device

Second method

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?

Download and install the Magisk Manager app APK, and launch it.
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.

So, that’s it. Now that you have rooted your UMIDIGI A5 Pro. If you have any queries regarding this, do let us know.

Easy Method To Root UMIDIGI A5 Pro Using Magisk [No TWRP needed]

Steps To Root UMIDIGI A5 Pro Using Magisk

Pre-Requisites

Required Downloads:

1. How to Extract and Patch Boot.image using Magisk?

2. How To Install the Patched Boot Image on UMIDIGI A5 Pro

How to Verify if your phone has a systemless root?

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