How to Root OnePlus 2 and Install Custom Recovery TWRP

How to Root OnePlus 2 and Install Custom Recovery TWRP

OnePlus has finally released its new flagship phone OnePlus Two / OnePlus 2 , and many of you have already bought the beast and the first thing u would want is unlock bootloaderroot and install custom recovery

So here is the tutorial , to unlock bootloader , flash TWRP custom recovery and root OnePlus 2 the flagship killer.

There are three parts in this tutorial :
  • Unlock Bootloader of OnePlus 2
  • Installing TWRP Custom Recovery
  • Finally rooting the device
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Disclaimer : I am not responsible if you brick your phone or if u make any other damage to your phone
  
First We Need to Unlock the Bootloader.

1. Download the ADB and Fastboot Files - CLICK HERE  

Note :- Unlocking Bootloader will erase all your data it is best to backup everything before proceeding.

2. Power off your phone and Press Power + Volume Up to boot your phone in fastboot mode.

3. Now Connect your phone to your PC using USB Cable.

4. Extract the Adb And Fastboot.zip file which u downloaded in step 1 using WinZip or WinRaR and open the file named " OPEN " 

5. A command promt window will open , Enter the command  " fastboot devices " without quotes. In response you will see your device serial number.



Note :- If you do not see your device serial number , then u don't have proper drivers installed. Install ADB Drivers from here - Universal Windows ADB Driver

6. If you see your device serial number , enter the following command " fastboot oem unlock " , without quotes , this will unlock your bootloader ,  your device might boot up , let it boot completely.

7. Now turn off your phone , and again connect it in fastboot mode - Press Power + Volume Up to enter fastboot mode and enter the command " fastboot oem device-info " without quotes , you will couple of lines with flag set True , it means your device has been unlocked.

The next part is to Install Custom Recovery

1. Now the bootloader is unlocked we can install custom recovery. Download the TWRP Recovery file - twrp.img

2. Copy the twrp.img file to the Adb And Fastboot folder and run the following command " fastboot flash recovery twrp.img " without quotes.

3. After the flashing is successful , enter the command " fastboot reboot " , without quotes. Now you can disconnect the cable.

Now the final part Rooting your OnePlus 2

1. Download SuperSu.zip - LINK UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

2. Copy it your internal storage of your OnePlus 2

3. Power off your phone , Press Power + Volume Down to enter into TWRP recovery

4. Now select Install and select the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip which u copied , finally Slide to flash the file , now you can reboot your phone and enjoy root with Custom TWRP Recovery.

If You Have Any Problems Feel Free To Comment :)






 



 

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23 August 2015 at 23:46 delete

hey there. im getting this error.

C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending ‘recovery’ (25956 KB)…
OKAY [ 0.729s]
writing ‘recovery’…
OKAY [ 0.219s]
finished. total time: 0.948s

C:\adb>fastboot boot recovery
cannot load ‘recovery’: No such file or directory

can you help me out?

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24 August 2015 at 11:30 delete

Enter recovery manually by pressing Power + Volume Down and flash supersu.zip

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26 September 2015 at 19:52 delete

I face same error,please help someone

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23 October 2015 at 22:37 delete

Use the command as "fastboot recovery" without quotes

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12 November 2015 at 14:16 delete

What's the benefits of doing this?

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12 November 2015 at 14:45 delete

u could use google http://lmgtfy.com/?q=benefits+of+rooting

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8 September 2016 at 18:32 delete

I rooted my moto e1... supersu installed successfully but when I'm trying to open supersu its showing error "No binary Su installed . SuperSU can't install this .. " How can I fix this problem ..... please mail me the solution : indrakantimaheshchary28@gmail.com

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