Realme launched its on one of the best phones back in October 2019. It majorly competes with the budget flagship smartphones. The phone is powered by the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855+ along with 6 GB of RAM. The phone has a 400 mAh battery and supports 50W Super VOOC charging. Realme claims that the phone can be charged from 0-100 in just about 35 mins.
The phone features a 6.5-inch display which has a 90Hz of Refresh rate. The phone runs on Realme UI which is a heavily customized version of Android. So if you want to try some other custom ROMS or root your device to try new mods. Below is the first step towards it. Guide on how to unlock the bootloader of Realme X2 Pro.
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What is Bootloader?
According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and binding its root of trust”. Confused? So am I! let us leave all this aside.
In simpler terms, a Bootloader is software that runs every time your phone boots (start). It contains a set of instructions that tells the device which program to load at what instance. It also decides whether to boot your device to ‘Android OS’ or the ‘recovery mode’. Consider it a gateway, leading towards a road having all directions in technical jargon. hence, if you aren’t comfortable with the technical terms, you may get lost in the way (if that happens, just remember us!).
Advantages of Bootloader Unlocking
Unlocking your device’s bootloader is like opening the gate to a plethora of opportunities. You could flash various Custom ROMs, install Custom Recovery (like TWRP), try out tons of mods and hacks, and most importantly- root your device. After you get administrative privileges, you could then try out a ton of Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework among others.
What is even more interesting is the fact that just by using a single line of code, the bootloader could be unlocked. So what are you waiting for, go ahead and give it a try, or should you? Before beginning with the process, make sure to read the downsides of unlocking it. All this is mentioned in the below article.
Downsides of Unlocking the Bootloader
The biggest downside of unlocking the bootloader is that the warranty of your device would be void. But why do the manufacturers do this? The answer is simple. All the OEMs ship their devices with a locked bootloader so that the users could only use the stock OS that comes pre-installed.
The device vendors do not want the users to try out the customized version of the OS as they are launched by third-party sources such as LineageOS or Resurrection Remix. The manufacturers are in no way related to these creators, hence they distance themselves by voiding the warranty of the device.
How to Unlock the Bootloader of Realme X2 Pro
To unlock the bootloader of your device, follow the below-mentioned points. Make sure not to skip any one of them.
Prerequisites
- Your entire data would be wiped off. So before beginning with the process, make sure to make a complete backup of your device.
- Enable USB Debugging: To do so, head over to Settings and navigate to About Phone. Then tap on Build Number 7 times, doing which you should be greeted with a message along the lines that you are now a developer. Now go back to Settings and head over to System. Tap on Advanced and now you should see the Developer Options.
- Enable OEM Unlocking: To unlock the bootloader of the Android device, you will also be required to enable OEM unlocking. To do so, head over to Developer Options and enable the said toggle.
- Download ADB and Fastboot Tools for executing various ADB and Fastboot commands.
- Finally, download the Unlock Bootloader Tool for your device: Realme X2 Pro In-Depth Test APK.
Warning
DroidWin or any of its members won’t be held responsible in case anything happens to your device while performing the below steps. You completely understand the risk of bootloader unlocking and proceed ahead at your peril.
Steps to Unlock Bootloader of Realme X2 Pro
- To begin with, download and install the In-Depth Test APK onto your device.
- Now launch the app and tap on the Start Applying button situated at the bottom.
- After this, agree to the Terms and Conditions and click on the Submit Application button.
- Realme will take around 15-20 minutes to verify and once done, you shall get the Review Successful message. So tap on the Start In-Depth Test message situated at the bottom.
- As soon as you do so, your device will reboot once and you will see the fast boot_unlock_verify ok message.
- Now connect your device to PC via USB cable.
- Navigate to the folder where you have installed Android SDK and Platform Tools.
- Type in cmd in the folder’s address bar and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt window
- Next, type the below code to boot your device to fastboot/bootloader mode:
adb reboot bootloader
- Now type the below code to unlock the bootloader on the Realme X2 Pro device.
fastboot flashing unlock
- At this point, you shall get a confirmation message on your screen, select the Unlock the Bootloader Message using the Volume Keys, and hit the Power key to confirm it.
- Your device will reboot once, all the data will be wiped and the bootloader will be unlocked.
- The device shall now boot to the OS. If that doesn’t happen automatically, not an issue, you could do so manually via the below command as well:
fastboot reboot
That’s it. You have successfully unlocked your device’s bootloader. The first boot may take a little longer than usual. That is completely normal. Furthermore, you will also have to set up your device using your Google Account as a wipe has been taken place.
Conclusion
Now that you have successfully unlocked the bootloader of Realme X2 Pro, go ahead and try rooting your device, flashing various custom ROMs, and installing tons of amazing mods, including GCam. So with that, we conclude this comprehensive guide on how to Unlock the Bootloader of Realme X2 Pro. If you are having any issues concerning any part of this guide, do let me know. I will get back to you with a solution.
