The base variant is not so impressive, but the Pro variant worth the price. As compared to last year’s OnePlus 7T, the OnePlus 8 is a let down in Camera. But the phone comes with a powerful Snapdragon 865 processor, which means better speed, RAM management, and more. The device features a big 6.55-inch FHD+ fluid AMOLED display. The display comes with a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz response rate. The battery has also been improved to 4300mAh on OnePlus 8. OnePlus has lower down the camera specs, and it has a 48MP primary sensor, 16MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2MP macro sensor. At the front, it has a 16MP selfie shooter same as the OnePlus 8 Pro. Lets now get into the guide. OnePlus phones are very active in custom development, and the old OnePlus phones are still getting custom recoveries, custom ROMs. Not just ROMs but also many Apps and customizing tools. We can also root our device for additional advanced features. Rooting will bring features like custom fonts, custom boot animation, third party themes, and a lot more. It also lets us install Xposed Modules to customize your phone as you want. With root, we can also boost the Camera performance on OnePlus 8. Earlier, most of the Android phones were easier to root, but with increased security measures in Android, it is a little bit tough. But we can still root our phones. All thanks to John Wu, the developer of Magisk. Magisk is the tool/app that we can use to root any Android phone. But rooting is only possible if the bootloader is unlocked of OnePlus 8. So first, we will start with the guide to unlock bootloader on OnePlus 8, follow the below method for it.
OnePlus 8 Unlock Bootloader
OnePlus is now a popular brand that started with taking on flagship devices at much affordable prices. Till now, the company has released many popular phones and recently released OnePlus 8. And if you own this device, then you can easily unlock the bootloader of your phone. Yes, the OnePlus allows us to unlock bootloader without any waiting time. There are some points you need to remember before unlocking bootloader.
Prerequisites
Take a full backup of your phone as unlocking bootloader will delete data Charge your phone to at least 50% Install ADB & Fastboot driver on your computer
Steps to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus 8
After unlocking the bootloader, you can easily root your phone following the below guide. It will let you enjoy all the advanced features that are not available on the device by default.
Guide to Root OnePlus 8
OnePlus phones also share the same rooting method as other Android phones. There are few methods to root OnePlus 8 like using a custom Recovery or using a patched boot image. As the device is recently released and no custom recovery is available so we will be using the patched boot image. But first, go through the requirements given below.
Prerequisites
Take a full backup of your phone Download Magisk Manager APK on your phone Make sure bootloader is unlocked on your phone Install ADB & Fastboot driver installed on your PC Download firmware for your phone (The same version that is installed on your phone)
Steps to Root OnePlus 8
That’s it, you can now enjoy all the modules & customizations by using Apps that work on rooted phones. You can change boot animation, apply custom fonts, and even you can uninstall System apps easily. So there you have it the complete guide on how to root OnePlus 8 along with OnePlus 8 unlocking bootloader guide. If you have any queries, then let us know in the comment section below. Enjoy rooting. Also Read:
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