Huawei P20 Pro Root & Install Magisk: Huawei released a trio of P20 devices a few days back; Huawei P20, Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P20 Lite. If you are the proud owner of a Huawei P20 Pro, and want to root your smartphone you have come to the right place. Ih this post we are going to tell you how to achieve Huawei P20 Pro root. Follow along and by the end of this post you will have a rooted Huawei P20 Pro.
How To : Huawei P20 Pro Root & Install Magisk
Warning
We are not responsible for any bricked devices. You are doing this at your own risk.
Pre-Requisites
Make sure your Huawei P20 Pro is charged 70-80 percent.
Also, make sure you have unlocked the bootloader on your Huawei P20 Pro. If not, then you can follow the below guide.
How To : Huawei P20 Bootloader Unlock (P20/P20 Pro/P20 Lite)
Setup adb and fastboot on your computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) by following the steps listed in the link below.
Step 1 – Download Patched Ramdisk
Download patched ramdisk for Huawei P20 Pro from the links below, rename the file to patched_ramdisk.img and place the img file in platform-tools folder. You should have a platform-tools folder if you followed the guide to setup adb and fastboot above.
Compatible Models
CLT-L29 on Android 8.1.0.106 build
CLT-L09 on Android 8.1.0.106 build
Download patched Ramdsik for Huawei P20 Pro
Compatible Models
CLT-L09 on Android 8.1.0.103 build (EE UK model)
Download Patched Ramdisk for Huawei P20 Pro
If your model is not listed above, please do not proceed further.
Step 2 – Boot Huawei P20 Pro into fastboot mode
Boot Huawei P20 Pro into fastboot aka bootloader mode.
- Make sure Huawei P20 Pro is turned on and connect to computer using usb cable.
- Open command prompt (for Windows) or Terminal (for Mac and Linux).
- Navigate to platform-tools folder and issue below command.
Windows
adb reboot bootloader
Mac or Linux
./adb reboot bootloader
With device turned off, pressing and holding Volume Down and Power at the same time will also get you into bootloader mode.
Step 3 – Root Huawei P20 Pro (Flash Patched Ramdisk)
Once in fastboot mode, issue below command to check Huawei P20 Pro is detected in fasboot mode.
Windows
fastboot devices
Mac or Linux
./fastboot devices
If drivers are installed correctly you will see your device listed. If not, you will have to reinstall Huawei usb drivers.
Next, we are going to flash patched ramdisk we downloaded in Step 1.
Windows
fastboot flash ramdisk patched_ramdisk.img
Mac or Linux
./fastboot flash ramdisk patched_ramdisk.img
Step 4 – Reboot
That’s it folks. Huawei P20 Pro root has been achieved. Next step is to reboot. Issue below command to reboot back into Android.
Windows
fastboot reboot
Mac or Linux
./fastboot reboot
Step 5 – Install Magisk
Download and Install Magisk Manager apk from the below link.
Open Magisk Manager, and insall Magisk again to avoid any issues.
How to : Check Huawei P20 Pro Root
To double check if your Huawei P20 Pro has root access or not, download Root Checker app, open it and click on Verify Root. If you are rooted you will get an appropriate message.
How to : Revert Huawei P20 Pro Root
If you feel the need to revert root, or are in a bootloop after installing patched ramdisk, download stock ramdisk and flash it via fastboot mode.
Compatible Models
CLT-L29 on Android 8.1.0 build
CLT-L09 on Android 8.1.0 build
Place the above img file in platform-tools folder, boot into fasboot mode (Step 2 above) and then issue below commands.
Windows
fastboot flash ramdisk RAMDISK.img
Mac or Linux
./fastboot flash ramdisk RAMDISK.img
