Root Realme XT Pie 9.0 using TWRP and Install Magisk

Most of the users hate Custom Skin OS because of the manufacturers. Some Custom Skin OS is excellent; They give additional benefits. Samsung is working well on their OS, After One UI. Color OS is good. But, some users hate it like MIUI. Also, It comes with some bloatware apps. You can disable those apps without Root. But, When you want to use some root-level access, You need to Root your Mobile. For regular users, Realme XT is an excellent mobile. It comes with Pie 9.0 version. Realme is going to roll out the Android 10 based Realme UI soon. When you are a Developer, you already know your purpose. You can flash the Custom ROMs using TWRP Recovery. This mobile has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. So, We can Unlock your Bootloader and flash TWRP. Some Realme mobiles that have MediaTek processor doesn’t get official to unlock support.

If you are a regular user, You don’t need to root to enhance the performance. The reason is you hate Color OS UI, Wait for new Realme OS. They are working on a beta version. Soon you will get the update. Why I am saying is, After the root, you will not get the official updates. Also, Rooted mobiles need regular manual optimizations.

Why should you Root Oppo Realme XT?

We should thank XDA Developers-  thesprintster, Wzsx150, and TWRP team for the root files. Without them, this method can’t happen. You should have a proper reason, and you know what you are doing. Yes, with a minimum of 4-8 GB RAM and Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 processor, You can use this mobile without root for 4-5 Years If you use correctly. Don’t root because everybody is saying when root your mobile it can become the fastest car in the world. No. Rooting is to extract some performance from the device. But, you already have Powerful specs and software. So, If you are addicted to some root apps, you can root. But, if you want to test, I won’t recommend it.

How to Root Oppo Realme XT Pro Pie 9.0 (RMX1921)

Oppo Realme XT International Variants comes with a flexible bootloader. Some Manufacturer devices come with locked Bootloader. This means that different smartphone variants can be easily rooted. Also, the device can accept to install TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery file/app alike.

TWRP recovery is a custom recovery file that must be installed on your devices because you can root them successfully. In this article, we explained the easiest method to follow and install TWRP recovery on Oppo Realme XT. However, the tool required for rooting this device is the Magisk App.

With the help of TWRP Recovery, you can quickly flash the latest version of Magisk into your Realme XT to gain root access. Before sharing the tutorial, you may want to know that, with the TWRP recovery present on your device, you can easily install any custom ROM or firmware. Does it seem complicated? Relax, everything will be explained succinctly in bullets.

Things to check out for;

• Make sure your device battery is charged above 50%

• Backup your current files and data, full data loss process (save them on external storage).

Pre-Requirement Steps

• Enable USB Debugging Mode and OEM Unlock on your mobile. To do this; go to settings >>> about >>> Tap on the “Build Number” 7-10 times consistently to enable “Developer Options,” then go to the “Developer Options” and enable USB Debugging Mode, OEM Unlock. There is no complicated process in Realme XT.

• Download the ADB drivers. Install it on your PC.
• Download Magisk.Zip (Latest Version), Kernel (Optional), and no-verity-opt-encrypt – Copy it to Your SD Card Memory.

• Download and save the TWRP File, extract them in your PC and rename the recovery file to recovery.img. Copy all these files to installed ADB and Fastboot folder.

• twrp-RMX1921-RealmeXT-Pie.zip

Unlock Bootloader using ADB and Fastboot

• Download the unlock tool apk and install it on your mobile. Don’t use other Tools. This tool is mainly for Snapdragon 71x variants.
• Enable mobile data and Open the Unlock tool app.

• Select Start applying, accept Terms and Conditions, Submit your application. Within 1 Hour or a maximum of 24 hours, you will receive the confirmation from the Realme team if you get a successful move to the below steps.

• After the successful review message, boot your mobile into fastboot mode and connect your mobile with the PC.

• Switch off your device. Then, enter into Fastboot mode. To do this; Press and hold down the Volume Up + Power buttons at the same time for some time.

• Press the Volume Up button to continue when you see the warning message.

• Now, connect the Realme XT mobile to the computer via USB cable.

• Launch the fastboot on your computer. Open a Command prompt on your PC and type below command.

• fastboot devices

• It should display the connected devices. If you didn’t get the mobile, restart the command prompt and Disconnect and Connect your Realme XT. If you are detected, type below commands.

• fastboot flashing unlock

• Hit enter, you will prompt to select an option in your mobile, Select Unlock Bootloader.

• After the process complete, It will boot into the regular operation. Now you have Unlocked Bootloader.

• Check again enable “Developer Options,” then go to the “Developer Options” and enable USB Debugging Mode, OEM Unlock. Sometimes they disabled themselves after the boot.

Flash TWRP

• Switch off your device. Then, enter into Fastboot mode. To do this, press and hold down the Volume Up+ Power buttons at the same time for some time.

• Press the Volume Down button to continue when you see the warning message.

• Now, connect the Realme XT mobile to the computer via USB cable.

• Launch the fastboot on your computer. Open a Command prompt on your PC and type below command.

• fastboot devices

• It should display the connected devices. If you didn’t get the mobile, restart the command prompt and Disconnect and Connect your Realme XT. If your device detected type below commands one by one and Hit Enter.

• fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

• After the process complete, It will boot into the temporary TWRP. Don’t Boot into standard OS until we flash magisk.

Install Magisk, no-verity-opt-encrypt, and Kernel in your Realme XT using TWRP

• Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache Data.

• Return to Home of TWRP select Install.

• Select kernel.Zip, no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip.

• After the Installation again Return to Home of TWRP select Install.

• Select Magisk.Zip.

• After the Installation Reboot Your Mobile.

Selva Ganesh

Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Science Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger with 8+ years in the field. He completed courses about Google News Initiative. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.