In this guide, we will show you the steps to unlock the bootloader and root your OnePlus Nord 4. When it comes to offering the best value for money, then the budget series from OnePlus has always been the fan favorite. Being able to checkmark all the prerequisites at a price that wouldn’t burn a hole in your pocket, well, one couldn’t have asked for more.
And the newest entry to this lineup is a perfect testimony of the same. With a large 6.74-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate, the latest Android 14 out of the box and support for 4 years of OS upgrades, up to 512GB/16GB ROM/RAM, and a mammoth 5500 mAh battery to round it all off, this has been the biggest upgrade to the Nord series till date.
Moreover, OnePlus is among the very few remaining players in the market that haven’t placed any roadblocks when it comes to custom development. The ease of bootloader unlocking and gaining administrative privileges are only next to the Pixels out there. So let’s make full use of the same and step into the geeky ecosystem right away. But before that, let’s make you aware of the perks and risks of carrying out these steps.
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Benefits and Risks of Bootloader Unlock & Root
Unlocking the bootloader or rooting your OnePlus Nord 4 will allow you to flash tons of modules onto your device. Some of the noteworthy ones include the likes of Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, LSPosed, Substratum Themes, and Viper4Android. Along the same lines, you can flash a custom kernel and overclock or underclock the device’s CPU and change its Governor profile, among others. However, there’s another side to this story as well.
Carrying out these tweaks could result in the device getting soft-bricked or bootlooped if not done correctly. Likewise, the device will fail the Integrity Test [here’s how to pass it], thereby resulting in the inability to use banking apps. The Widevine L1 Certification will be downgraded to L3, thereby resulting in the inability to watch DRM content in Full HD [here’s a fix for that]. So if that’s well and good, then let’s get started with the instruction steps.
The Prerequisites
Before you get started, make sure to checkmark the below-listed requirements, as they will be required for both unlocking and rooting. Moreover, please take a complete device backup beforehand. 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.
- To begin with, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
- After that head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times.
- This will enable Developer Options. Access it via Settings > System and Update.
- Now enable USB Debugging and connect your device to your PC via a USB cable.
- Then open Command Prompt window inside the platform-tools folder and type:
adb reboot bootloader
- This will boot your device to the Fastboot Mode. Now type in the below command:
fastboot devices
- If you are not getting any serial ID, then install the Fastbooot Drivers on your PC.
How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus Nord 4
- First off, type in the below command in the CMD window
fastboot flashing unlock
- You’ll get a prompt on your device, use the Volume keys to highlight Unlock The Bootloader and press the Power key to confirm.
- Your OnePlus Nord will undergo a reset and subsequently boot to the OS with the bootloader unlocked.
How to Root OnePlus Nord 4
- To begin with, download the same firmware that is currently installed on your device.
- You may verify the same by having a look at the Build Number section of this device.
- Once downloaded, extract init_boot.img from payload.bin via Fastboot Enhance Tool.
- Then transfer the file to your device and install the Magisk app. Now launch the app.
- Then tap on Install next Magisk > select and patch a file > choose the init_boot.img.
- The patched file will be placed in the Download folder on your device, transfer it to platform tools.
- Moreover, rename the file to mpib.img. Then boot your device to Fastboot Mode as explained above.
- Finally, type in the below command to flash the patched init_boot file:
fastboot flash init_boot init_boot.img
- Now use the below command to boot your device to the rooted OS:
fastboot reboot
- Then connect to WiFi and launch the Magisk app.
- You’ll get a prompt that Magisk requires additional setup, tap OK.
- Your device will undergo a restart and then boot to the rooted OS.
Root OnePlus Nord 4 via KernelSU
Root OnePlus Nord 4 via APatch
That’s it. These were the steps to root your OnePlus Nord 4 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.
