How to Root Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G using Magisk without TWRP

Pre-Requirements

• You need to unlock the bootloader on your Xiaomi Redmi devices
• Your phone should have a battery juice of more than 60% at least.
• Keep a backup of your device data first. Therefore, if anything goes wrong, you can get back the important data.
• The image file in this article is supported by the Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G models. DO NOT try to flash it on other models.
• You will also require a PC/Laptop and a USB cable to connect your device to the computer.
• You should download all the necessary files, tools, and drivers below accordingly.

Required Downloads:

• Download ADB & Fastboot files (Windows/MAC)
• Xiaomi USB Drivers – Download and install them on your computer
• Download the latest Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G Flash File and move it to the PC

1. How to Extract and Patch Boot.image using Magisk?

• First of all, download and extract the ROM to your PC.
• Attach your device via a USB cable and copy only the boot.img file from the extracted folder to your device storage
• Launch Magisk Manager. When a popup appears asking to install Magisk, select INSTALL and choose Install again.
• Tap on “Patch Boot Image File”.
  

  

• Navigate to internal storage and select your phone’s boot image that you transferred earlier.
• Wait for a couple of seconds. Magisk will start patching the boot image.
• Once the boot image has been patched, copy the “patched_boot.img” from the internal storage and replace it in the same extracted ROM folder on your PC.

Now you can follow the second step to flash the patched boot image file.

2. Steps To Install the Patched Boot Image on Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G

Follow the proper guide to install Patched Boot Image on Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G from the below link:

• Now, extract the ADB & Fastboot tool, then move the patched boot image file to the same folder.
• Press and hold down the Shift key + right-mouse-click to open the command window/PowerShell.
• Next, enter the following command in order to flash the “patched_boot.img” to install Magisk and root your Android device:

fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img

• For devices with an A/B partition system, you have to use the following commands:

fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img

fastboot flash boot_b patched_boot.img

Please replace [patched_boot.img] with the name of the boot image file you downloaded followed by the .img extension.

• Wait for the flashing process to complete.
• Finally, type in the command to reboot your device.

fastboot reboot

• That’s it.

Steps to Verify the Systemless Root

1. Launch the Magisk Manager app on your device.
2. Now, in order to verify the systemless root access on your phone, you will see the status screen. Here all options should be green ticked if properly rooted. If yes, that means you’ve also successfully bypassed the Google SafetyNet measure.

That’s it, guys. We hope you’ve found this guide useful and successfully rooted your Poco X5 and X5 Pro 5G device. For any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.