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Help OP3T with Nougat Root process

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Captain Sexy

Android Enthusiast
The most recent info I found is as follows. i just want to make sure this is still correct. My OP3T arrives tomorrow and the first thing I want to do is root it. Any help or pointers you can give are appreciated. This will be the first phone I've rooted.

Thank you.

  1. Install Minimal ADB Fastboot Tool.
  2. Install ADB Drivers – follow the procedure given in the guide.
  3. Enable USB Debugging – Go to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build number 7 times > Return to Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.
  4. Backup all your data from your device as unlocking bootloader erases all the data.
  5. Charge your device upto 70% to avoid any shutdown during the procedure which might cause some big issue.
  6. Your device must be updated to 3.5.3 or above as TWRP has an issue with Decryption on 3.5.1
  7. Enable OEM Unlocking – On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the ‘OEM Unlocking’ option.
  8. Enable Advanced Reboot – On your phone go to Settings > Developer options. Then enable the ‘Advanced Reboot’ option.
Step 1. Turn off your device. Then boot it into fastboot mode by holding volume up + power. (The phone will display “fastboot” text indicating that it has successfully entered fastboot mode.)


Step 2. Connect your device to your PC & launch command.bat file from ADB folder.

Step 3. To check if everything is working, type below command in command window. It will return your device’s serial number. (If it doesn’t return a serial code, install the ADB drivers again.)

Step 4. To unlock Bootloader of OnePlus 3T, type the below command:

Step 1. Download TWRP Recovery and transfer it into Minimal ADB Folder. (Rename the TWRP

file to whatever you want, I renamed it to TWRP.img)

Step 2. Open Command window & type the below command to flash the TWRP Recovery into your OnePlus 3T.

Step 3. Now to boot into Recovery mode, type below command in command window.



fastboot boot twrp.img (Replace twrp.img with your file name)
Step 4. Once your device boots into TWRP Recovery, it will ask to allow system modifications.


  • By swiping right, you will trigger dm-verity, and if you don’t follow the next step you will be unable to boot!
  • If you are going to root your device and follow the rest of these steps, then it is safe to swipe right and enable modifications.
  • Select your preferred Language, Tap “Never show this screen on boot again,” and Swipe allow modification.
Step 1. Download SuperSU & latest dm-verity and forced encryption disabler zip. Connect your device to PC & transfer all the downloaded files.

Step 2. Boot your device into TWRP Recovery mode. (Jump to step 3 if you’re already in TWRP recovery)

Step 3. Go to Install in recovery mode & Flash the dm-verity-opt-encrypt zip. (This will also allow you to use [Format Data] to completely disable your encryption if desired)

Step 4. Now flash the SuperSU zip file from Recovery. Wait for the installation to complete & reboot your device.
 
I'm having some issues with getting TWRP on to it. When I do this step
Step 2. Open Command window & type the below command to flash the TWRP Recovery into your OnePlus 3T

I get error: cannot load 'twrp-3.0.3-1oneplus3t
 
Sadly I have been unsuccessful with getting TWRP going. I either get the above error or <waiting for any device> and nothing happens. I will take this as a sign I am not a super user. So I tried to put it back and used the code fastboot oem lock and that seemed to work everything rebooted and cleared, but when I installed on of my apps it says it sees i'm rooted and can not allow me access. Any suggestions on how to get back to stock?
 
Providing your PC has the ADB drivers from All-in-One installed and your device is in Bootloader mode, it should work.
 
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