How to Root Realme GT 5G via Magisk Patched Boot

Sadique Hassan•Updated Mar 19, 2022

In this guide, we will show you the steps to root your Realme GT 5G device via Magisk. This device from the Chinese OEM comes power-packed with quite an impressive feature set. The likes of 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 888 chipset, 65W fast charging, and being blessed with the latest Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12 has made it the perfect device for users who were looking at an affordable flagship. Along the same lines, these devices are quite an active player in custom development.

Once you unlock the device’s bootloader, you will be in a position to try out customized firmware or a custom recovery like TWRP. Likewise, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk patched boot.img. This in turn will allow you to welcome a plethora of mods and tweaks onto your device. So without any further ado, let’s get started with the steps to root your Realme GT 5G device via Magisk. Follow along.

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Benefits and Risks of Rooting

Once you root your device by flashing the Magisk patched boot.img via Fastboot Commands, you will be in a position to try out a plethora of customizations on your device. These include the likes of flashing custom ROMs, installing a custom recovery like TWRP, or flashing a custom kernel. Along the same lines, you could also flash Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, Substratum Themes, Viper4Android, and the likes. However, this is just one side of the story.

Carrying out this process also has its downsides. First off, the process requires an unlocked bootloader. Doing so will wipe off all the data and could nullify the device’s warranty as well. Likewise, WideVine L1 will be degraded to L3, resulting in the inability to stream Netflix in HD [FIXED]. Then the SafetyNet will be triggered, which might cause issues with banking apps [FIXED]. So if all that’s well and good, then let’s get started with the steps to root the Realme GT 5G via Magisk.

How to Root Realme GT 5G via Magisk

The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned below. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.

STEP 1: Install Android SDK

To begin with, install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.

STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking

Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.

So head over to Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Tap on Build Number Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.

STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on Realme GT 5G

You will also have to unlock the bootloader on your Realme GT 5G device if you wish to root it via Magisk. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data and might make the device’s warranty null and void as well. So if that’s well and good, then refer to our guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on Realme GT 5G.

STEP 4: Download Realme GT 5G Stock Firmware

Next up, download the stock firmware for your device corresponding to the region from the below links. You may refer to the below information to know more about the firmware region codes:

RMX2202 GDPR : UK, FR, IT, DE,ES, PL, CZ
RMX2202 export: TW, TH, IN, RRU
RMX2202 domestic: CN

Realme UI 2.0

RMX2202_11.A.14 export
RMX2202_11.A.16 export
RMX2202_11.A.17 export

RMX2202_11.A.17 GDPR

RMX2202_11.A.20 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.21 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.23 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.24 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.25 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.26 domestic
RMX2202_11.A.27 domestic

Realme UI 3.0

RMX2202_11.C.04 export
RMX2202_11.C.05 export
RMX2202_11.C.12 export

RMX2202_11.C.05 GDPR
RMX2202_11.C.12 GDPR

RMX2202_11.C.10 domestic
RMX2202_11.C.11 domestic
RMX2202_11.C.13 domestic
RMX2202_11.C.14 domestic
RMX2202_11.C.15 domestic

STEP 5: Extract Realme GT 5G OZIP Firmware

The downloaded firmware will be in OZIP format. So you will have to extract it in order to get the partition IMG files. For that, please refer to our guide on How to Extract OZIP Realme Stock ROM (Firmware). Once the extraction is complete, transfer all the IMG files to the platform-tools folder on your PC.

STEP 6: Patch Realme GT 5G Stock Boot via Magisk

First off, install the Magisk App onto your device
Likewise, make sure that the boot.img has been transferred to your device.
Then tap on the Install button situated next to Magisk.
From the Method section, choose Select and Patch a file.
Browse to the extracted boot.img file and select it. Then tap on the Let’s Go option situated at the top right.
Magisk will now load the boot.img file and will patch it accordingly. Once that is done, you would get the Download Complete message.
The patched boot image file will be saved in Internal Storage > Downloads. Rename it to magisk_patched_boot.img.

STEP 7: Boot Realme GT to Fastboot Mode

Connect your device to the PC via USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
After that, type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID.
```
fastboot devices
```

STEP 8: Root Realme GT 5G via Magisk

To begin with, transfer the magisk_patched_boot.img file to the platform-tools folder on your PC.
Likewise, also transfer the vbmeta.img and vendor_boot.img to the platform-tools folder as well.
Now execute the below command to flash the Magisk Patched Boot file:
```
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched_boot.img
```
After that, execute the below command to disable the verity check by flashing the vbmeta file:
```
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
```
Then execute the below command to flash the vendor_boot.img file:
```
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
```
Finally, execute the below command to boot your device to the OS:
```
fastboot reboot
```

That’s it. These were the steps to root your Realme GT 5G device via Magisk. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.