Install TWRP Recovery on Galaxy S22 Ultra | Root via Magisk

In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Galaxy S22 Ultra and then root it via Magisk. The latest flagship from the South Korean giant beholds quite an impressive specs sheet. With a 120Hz refresh rate, the latest and most powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1/Exynos 2200 chipset, up to 12GB RAM, and massive 1TB storage, there’s a lot to look forward to. Along the same lines, the device has also carried forward the legacy of being the most active player in custom development.

Be it for flashing custom ROMs or gaining administrative privileges by rooting the device via Magisk, the possibilities stand endless. However, before you could flash any of these ROMs, Magisk Module, or any ZIP/IMG file, you will need to have a working custom recovery. And in this guide, we will help you with just that. Given here are the detailed steps to install the TWRP Recovery onto your Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra device and then root it via Magisk.

Perks and Risks of TWRP and Root

Once you have installed the TWRP Recovery, you could then flash a plethora of mods and ZIPs onto your device. Along the same lines, you could also take a backup of all the partitions on your devices via its Nandroid Backup feature. Then if you root your device via Magisk, you would have gained access to the system partition. Consequently, you could try out a plentitude of mods, including the likes of Magisk Modules, Viper4Android, Xposed Framework, and Substratum Themes among others.

However, these tweaks come with a few risks as well. First off, the process requires an unlocked bootloader. Doing so will wipe off all the data and could nullify the warranty as well. Likewise, Knox will also be tripped which will result in the inability to use banking apps. Likewise, Netflix WideVine L1 will be degraded to L3, hence Full HD resolution might not be supported. If all this is well and good, then let’s proceed ahead with the steps to install TWRP Recovery and root Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

How to Install TWRP and Root Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned. 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.

Supported Devices [Snapdragon]:

Galaxy S22 Ultra S908E/S9080

Supported Devices [Exynos]:

Galaxy S22 Ultra S908B/S908N

STEP 1: Unlock the Bootloader on Galaxy S22 Ultra

First and foremost, you will have to unlock the bootloader on your device. For that, you may refer to our comprehensive guide on How to Unlock the Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S22, S22 Plus, S22 Ultra. Once the process is complete and your device boots up, don’t restore the data yet, as your device will again have to go for a wipe in the subsequent step.

STEP 2: Boot Samsung Galaxy Galaxy S22 Ultra to Download Mode

You will have to boot your device to Download Mode so that you are able to flash the required mods. So either refer to our detailed guide on How to Boot any Samsung Device to Download Mode or refer to the below shorter instructions:

1. To begin with, power off your device.
2. Then press and hold the Power and Volume Up keys and your device will be booted to Stock Recovery.
3. Now highlight the Reboot to Bootloader option using Volume keys and then press the Power key to confirm it.
4. Your device should now boot to the Download Mode.

STEP 3: Install Odin

Next up, you will have to download and install the Odin Tool onto your PC. This is needed to flash the TWRP and to disable AVB on your device. So get hold of the latest Odin from here: Download: Odin3-v3.14.4.zip. Once downloaded, extract it to any convenient location on your PC.

STEP 4: Disable Android Verified Boot on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Next up, you will have to disable AVB on your device which would then allow you to flash the desired custom binary (in this case, TWRP and Magisk).

1. So start off by downloading the vbmeta_disabled.tar file onto your PC.
2. Now connect your device to the PC via USB cable (make sure that it is booted to Download Mode)
3. Then launch the Odin Tool and click on the Userdata button.
   
4. Navigate to the vbmeta_disabled.tar file, select it and click Open.
   
5. Finally, click on the Start button. You shall now get a prompt on your device, stating that “You have to reset your device to factory settings”.
   
6. So use the Volume Keys to select the reset option and hit the Power key to confirm it.

Your device will now undergo a reset and then, the AVB stands disabled. You may now proceed ahead to install the TWRP Recovery and root Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

STEP 5: Download Magisk App

Next up, download the Magisk APK file. This will be used to root your Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra device. So download it from the below link and then rename the APK to ZIP (i.e change the file extension from APK to ZIP). This will make the file TWRP flashable. Along the same lines, you will also have to flash a custom kernel on your device. So download both of them from the below links and then transfer them to your device

• Download Magisk: Latest Magisk APK
• Download Custom Kernel: Snapdragon | Exynos

STEP 6: Download TWRP Recovery for Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

You could now grab the latest custom recovery for your device from the below link. Credits: XDA Senior Member afaneh92

• TWRP Recovery for Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Snapdragon | Exynos

STEP 7: Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

1. Launch the Odin Tool on your PC and click on the AP button.
   
2. Navigate to the downloaded TWRP.tar file, select it and click Open.

   

3. Finally, hit the Start button and TWRP will be flashed onto your device.
   
4. Now use the hardware key combinations to boot your device directly to TWRP.

STEP 8: Disable Encryption on Galaxy S22 Ultra via TWRP

1. Once your device boots to TWRP, go to Advanced > Terminal.
   
2. Then type in the below command and hit Enter

   multidisabler

3. Your device will now resize the vendor and will ask you to run multidisabler again.
4. So again execute the below command and hit Enter

   multidisabler

STEP 9: Install Custom Kernel on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

1. Once you have disabled encryption, you’ll have to format it. So go to Wipe and select Format Data.
2. Then type in YES in the space provided and tap on the checkmark situated at the bottom right.
   
3. Once the format is complete, you will have to reboot the device to TWRP. So go to Reboot and select Recovery.
   
4. Now go to Install, select the custom kernel ZIP and perform a right swipe to flash it.

STEP 10: Root Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra via Magisk

1. It’s now time to flash Magisk and root your device. So go to Install, select the Magisk ZIP and perform a right swipe to flash it.
   
2. Once Magisk has been flashed, you may reboot the device to the OS. So go to Reboot and select System.
3. That’s it. Your device will now boot up to the rooted OS with TWRP permanently installed.

With this, we round off the guide on how you could install the TWRP Recovery and root Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments section. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.

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