How to Install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 9 / 9 Pro and Root it

What is TWRP Recovery?

Team Win Recovery Project or TWRP Recovery is a useful and popular custom recovery, which is open-source software. The touch-screen-enabled interface allows users to flash third-party firmware and back up the system or data easily like never before. For Android customization lovers or developers, a custom recovery is a much-needed tool or software.

Additionally, you can install the kernel, modules, root or unroot, take Nandroid backups, etc. Meanwhile, you can wipe system partitions, internal storage, data, cache, vendor, etc. very easily.

Advantages of TWRP Recovery

• Backups of partitions in TAR or raw Image format
• Restore backups from internal storage, external SD storage or OTG devices
• Install Custom Firmware
• Install flashable ZIPs and image files
• Partition wiping
• Delete System, Cache, Vendor, Partition, User Data, etc
• Install Root or Unroot by flashing ZIPs
• Terminal access
• ADB Root Shell
• Theme Support
• Possible decryption support depending on the device

Steps to Install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro (lemonadep)

Now before we go ahead and install TWRP Recovery on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, let us make a list of pre-requisites that are required to unlock it:

Charge your phone

You need to make sure that your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are charged to about 60% before installing TWRP recovery to avoid any boot loop issues during the unlocking process.

Take a complete backup

Before rooting, one of the most important things that you need to do on your phone is to take a complete backup of your phone. For that, you can follow the guide by clicking the link below:

• How to Backup Your Data on an Android device

Activate Developer Options

To Enable the Developer Option on your device, follow the below steps:

• Go to the Settings menu of your Android device.
• Then scroll down and go to About.
• Now you need to head to Software Information>> More.
• Here tap on the Build Number 7-8 times until you see a message “You are now a developer”.

You also need to enable USB Debugging and OEM unlock option under the Developer Options menu. And to do that:

• Head over to Developer Options and toggle ON the USB Debugging option as well as the OEM unlock option.

 

Install ADB and Fastboot tools

You need to install the latest ADB and Fastboot tools on your PC. For that, you can follow the link mentioned below:

• ADB and Fastboot tools

Unlock the bootloader

In order to install the TWRP Recovery, you have to first unlock the bootloader on OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro.

Download OnePlus USB Drivers

You can follow the link below in order to download the correct OnePlus USB drivers for your phone.

Download OnePlus USB Drivers for Windows and Mac

Download TWRP Recovery

Here you will find the latest and TWRP recovery for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro TWRP Recovery

Instructions to Install TWRP

Follow the step by step instructions mentioned below to simply install the TWRP Recovery on your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro:

1. Firstly, download the TWRP recovery from the above download section.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file into a folder.
3. Download ADB and Fastboot tools zip files and extract the components of it as well.
4. Copy and paste all the files extracted from the TWRP Recovery zip files into the same folders where you have extracted the contents of the ADB and Fastboot tools.
5. Connect your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro to the PC using a USB cable.
6. By pressing the Shift button on your keyboard, open a Powershell or command prompt.
7. Enter the below command in the Powershell or command prompt:
   adb reboot bootloader
8. Now once the phone has booted up in the Fastboot mode, execute the following command:
   fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
9. Now enter the below command:
   fastboot reboot
10. That’s it!

Root OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro Using Magisk

1. Now you need to install the Magisk Manager APK on your phone.
2. Place it in the internal memory on your device.
3. Then head over to recovery by pressing the Volume up + Power button together.
4. Make sure you have created a backup of your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro.
5. In TWRP, select Install and locate Magisk.zip and select the file.
6. Swipe to Install and flash it.
7. Restart your device.
8. Voila!

So, there you have it from my side in this post. I hope you guys liked this post and were able to install the TWRP Recovery and root your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro smartphone. Let us know in the comments below if you faced any issues while installing the TWRP recovery on your phone and then rooting it using Magisk. Until the next post…Cheers!