ROG Phone 5 series has some amazing specifications. All the phones in the series have almost the same specifications but vary in some features. Pro and Non-Pro variants have a 6.78-inch FHD+ display with 144Hz refresh rate support. As it is a powerful phone series, it comes with the latest Snapdragon 888 SoC in all three models. The phones in the series are coupled with 8/12/16GB RAM and 128/256/512GB storage. You will find everything that a gamer can wish for. The ROG Phone 5 can handle all the games easily. Luckily there are some developers who like to port custom ROMs, develop gaming modules for the ROG Phone 5. So if you want to improve the performance or want to experience features that are not available by default you can do that. Here in this guide, you will know both to root ROG Phone 5 Pro and how to unlock bootloader of ROG Phone 5 Pro. Both are useful in many ways. If you want to customize your phone without installing any custom ROMs, then rooting the phone is the best option available unless you just want to customize the home screen. Rooting brings many features to any Android phone including the support for boot animation, third party themes, custom fonts, and more. Rooting ROG Phones are easy if you are aware of bootloader, Magisk, and boot image. Unlocking bootloader is a necessity if you want to root your phone, so let’s first start with how to unlock bootloader of ROG Phone 5.
Unlock Bootloader of ROG Phone 5 Pro
By default, Asus phones come with locked bootloader for security reasons. Google started it long ago with one of the Android versions. Although it is good to have a bootloader locked on phones, it restricts users from modifying their phone such as installing custom ROMs. So if you are ok to lose this security feature you can proceed with unlocking the bootloader. Below you can find the steps to unlock bootloader of ROG Phone 5 and 5 Pro. After unlocking the bootloader, you can verify with the command fastboot oem device-info (you need to boot your phone in bootloader/fastboot mode to enter this command). The status will show unlocked. And once you verify that you can root your ROG Phone 5, 5 Pro, and 5 Ultimate with the method given below. But first, check out the requirement section.
Prerequisites
Take a full backup of phone’s data (To restore just in case)Charge your phone to at least 50%Download & Install Magisk app on your PhoneInstall ADB & Fastboot drivers on your PCDownload Asus ROG Phone 5/Pro/Ultimate firmware (Same version as your build number. Use this link)
Steps to Root ROG Phone 5 (Pro) with Magisk
Open the Magisk app again and if it asks for additional steps, complete those steps. Now you can check for root access using any root checker app from PlayStore. After verifying, you can enjoy all the apps and features that require root privilege. Also, you can get various Xposed Modules for customization and improving the game experience. But you need to first install Xposed Framework to use modules. So, there you have it, the complete guide on how to root ROG Phone 5 Pro and how to unlock bootloader of Asus ROG Phone 5 Pro. And if you have any questions regarding the device and guide then let us know in the comment section. Also Check:
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