Android 12 has completed its developer preview phase and now its second beta is live. Talking about its features, the Android 12 comes with a major UI overhaul in which it uses the Material UI-based theming system. It changes the accent color according to the wallpaper. Android 12 also has new widgets, new Quick settings, and more. It also supports Quad Bayer camera sensor, picture-in-picture improvement, a new way to manage WiFi connection, and more. Compared to Android 11, Android 12 comes with more customization options in which now you get more options. But still, there are many limitations because of security reasons. And if you want to get full control or privilege on your phone, then you can root your phone. Although the security has been improved in Android 12, you can still use the Android 11 method to root Android 12. But if you don’t know the process, check the steps below. Rooting is leveling up the privilege on Android smartphones that grant full control of your phone. You can change any settings or files on the smartphone. It also enables Android terminal support which you can use to run commands on your Phone. Some of the basic features of Root are custom fonts support, custom boot animation, third-party themes. There are many advanced features that you can use if you are aware of them. So, if you want to get advanced features on your Android 12, you need to root Android 12. Luckily it is possible with the useful tool called Magisk. It is the best tool for rooting an Android phone seamlessly. Fortunately, it also works to root Android 12. And so here we are going to use Magisk to Root Android 12 phones. We will be sharing two different methods for rooting Android 12. Let’s start with the first method.
Method 1: Root Android 12 with Patched File
In this method we will use a patched file, it can be either a boot file or an AP tar file. For almost all Android phones we can use a boot image file. But for Samsung, you need to use the AP tar file in place of the boot image file. So, if in steps I refer to the boot image, you need to perform the same task for the AP file if you have a Samsung device.
Prerequisites:
Make sure to unlock the bootloader of your phoneTake a full backup of your phoneDownload firmware of your PhoneDownload the latest Magisk fileInstall ADB & Fastboot driver on your phone
Steps to Root Android 12 with Patched File
Method 2: Root Android 12 with a Custom Recovery
Apart from using the patched file, we can use a custom recovery like TWRP for rooting Android 12. In this method the tool used is common and that is Magisk. Yes, same as the patched file method, we are going to flash Magisk directly using a custom recovery.
Prerequisites:
Make sure a custom recovery is installed on your Android 12 running phoneTake a full backup of your phoneDownload latest Magisk file
Steps to Root Android 12 with Custom Recovery
That’s it, now you can check for root access on any third party root checker app on your Android 12 phone. Now you can use all the apps and features that require root access on your Android 12 running phone. Also, you can enable features that come disabled by default and not accessing before. And the best thing is you can use various Xposed Modules. Here is the guide to install Xposed Framework. So there you have it, the complete guide on how to root Android 12 with TWRP recovery or without TWRP Recovery. If you have any queries let us know in the comment section below. Also Check:
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