Xiaomi finally launched Poco M4 Pro 5G in Europe and other markets which is their rebranded version of Redmi Note 11 5G which was debuted in China. The device comes with a 90Hz display, MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, dual stereo speakers, and up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. POCO M4 Pro 5G came out of the box with Android 11 and it sports a dual rear camera setup that houses a 50 MP primary sensor and an 8 MP ultra-wide shooter with a 119-degree lens.
If you’re using the POCO M4 Pro 5G device and want to enable root access via Magisk then this guide is for you. In this guide, we have shared with you the steps to Root POCO M4 Pro 5G using Magisk without TWRP in a very simple way for your ease.
In order to root your POCO M4 Pro 5G, we will use the Magisk to patch the stock boot image and flash that to your device’s boot partition. Now, if you ask why Magisk? It’s a system-less root process that doesn’t tamper with the system partitions while enabling root access. Magisk can also hide online security measures to work apps properly like any banking app, SafetyNet, etc.
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POCO M4 Pro 5G Device Overview:
Poco M4 Pro features a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate. It has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The screen has a peak brightness of 1000 nits and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Under the hood, we have the MediaTek Helio G96 that is built on a 12nm manufacturing process. It is an octa-core processor with two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.05 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. For handling the graphics-intensive tasks, we have the Mali-G57 MC2.
In terms of optics, we get a triple camera setup at the rear and a single camera at the front. The triple camera consists of a 64 MP primary sensor paired with an f/1.8 lens, an 8 MP ultrawide sensor paired with an f/2.2 lens, and a 2 MP macro sensor paired with an f/2.4 lens. At the front, we have a 16MP sensor paired with an f/2.5 lens. Both the front and rear camera setup is limited to 1080p video recording.
There are two storage variants of this smartphone: 128GB 6GB RAM and 256GB 8GB RAM. there is a dedicated microSD card slot available for storage expansion. in terms of communications, we have Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, Infrared port, and USB Type-C 2.0. And for sensors, we get a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. Powering it all is a 5000 mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging. The smartphone is available in three color options: Power Black, Cool Blue, and Poco Yellow.
Steps To Root POCO M4 Pro 5G Using Magisk
Follow the full-depth guide along with the requirements and download links below.
Keep in mind:
- Rooting may void the manufacturer’s warranty on your device.
- Rooting will block the firmware OTA updates.
Now, let’s head over to some of the necessary steps which you need to abide by:
Pre-Requirements
- You need to unlock the bootloader on your POCO M4 Pro 5G
- Your phone should have a battery juice of more than 60% at least.
- Keep a backup of your device data at first. Therefore, if anything goes wrong, you can get back the important data.
- The image file in this article is supported by the POCO M4 Pro 5G model only. DO NOT try to flash it on other models.
- You will also require a PC/Laptop and a USB cable in order to connect your device with the computer.
- You should download all the necessary files, tools, and drivers from below accordingly.
Required Downloads:
- Download ADB & Fastboot files (Windows/MAC)
- Xiaomi USB Drivers – Download and install it on your computer
- Download the latest POCO M4 Pro 5G Firmware Flash File and move it to the PC
1. How to Extract and Patch Boot.image using Magisk?
- 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.
Warning:
2. Steps To Install the Patched Boot Image on POCO M4 Pro 5G
Follow the proper guide to install Patched Boot Image on POCO M4 Pro 5G from the below link:
- Now, extract the ADB & Fastboot tool, then move the patched boot image file to the same folder.
- Press and hold down the Shift key + right-mouse-click to open the command window/PowerShell.
- Next, enter the following command in order to flash the “patched_boot.img” to install Magisk and root your Android device:
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
- For devices with an A/B partition system, you have to 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.
- Wait for the flashing process to complete.
- Finally, type in the command to reboot your device.
fastboot reboot
- That’s it.
Steps to Verify the Systemless Root
- Launch the Magisk Manager app on your device.
- Now, in order to verify the systemless root access on your phone, you will see the status screen. Here all options should be green ticked if properly rooted. If yes, that means you’ve successfully bypassed the Google SafetyNet measure as well.
That’s it, guys. We hope that you’ve found this guide useful and have successfully rooted your POCO M4 Pro 5G device. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.
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