Asus is primarily known for its powerful laptops and other high-end hardware. However, they also manufacture a gaming smartphone under the ROG Phone branding. After the successful reception of Asus ROG Phone, the company announced its successor – Asus ROG Phone II. The new gaming smartphone offers improved performance and a lot of other gaming-oriented features.
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Being a gaming smartphone, the user would want to root the device in order to get gaming-related MODs, can overclock the processor for enhanced performance, and a lot more.
Asus ROG Phone II specifications
Asus ROG Phone II comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset, coupled with Octa-Core processor, and Adreno 640 GPU enhancing gaming performance. The smartphone features an 8GB/12GB RAM and UFS 3.0 storage options of 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB.
The smartphone features a dual rear camera consisting of a 48-megapixel primary camera, and a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens. There’s a 24-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling.
To enhance the gaming experience there’s a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch-sensing. The display features a 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution having a 19.5:9 aspect ratio with 391 PPI and is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 6. There are DTS:X stereo speakers with 2 dedicated amplifiers for immersive sound. It’s 3.5mm jack packs DTS Headphone X technology to give a magnificent sound effect.
Asus ROG Phone II features a 6000 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery with 20W fast charging support. There’s another 10W Reverse charging support. It is available in Matte Black and Glossy Black Colors.
Note: Gizmochina.com is not responsible if any damage to your device or data occurs while following this guide. You are proceeding at your own will. Unlocking Bootloader or rooting the device will void the warranty. The device will not receive any official OTA update from the company.
The guide covers all below-mentioned topics:
- Unlock Bootloader
- Flash TWRP Recovery
- Root Your device
Unlocking Bootloader of Asus ROG Phone II
Unlocking the bootloader of any device is the first and the primary step towards customization after rooting it. The Asus ROG Phone II also has the same liability before changing anything.
PreRequisites
- Keep the battery charged at least up to 50% for smooth unlocking.
- Make sure to back up essential data on any external media. The phone will be fully formatted, resulting in loss of data.
- A PC and a USB cable are necessary.
- Download and Extract ADB and Fastboot Drivers.
- Download ROG Phone 2 Unlock Utility.
Steps to unlock ROG Phone II bootloader
- Enable Developer Option by heading to Settings > About Phone > and tap MIUI Version 7 times.
- Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlock by Heading to Settings > Developer Option > and Enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging.
- Install ROG Phone II Unlock Utility on your smartphone. However, the user needs to enable installation from Unknown Sources in Settings.
- Open the app and follow on-screen instructions.
- It will take a few minutes to complete the ongoing process.
- You’ve successfully unlocked the device!
We hope you’ve successfully unlocked the bootloader of Asus ROG Phone II.
Install TWRP on ROG Phone II
TWRP – Team Win Recovery Project is a custom recovery for Android devices. The custom recovery opens doors for various customization options such as the installation of third-party mods, custom ROMs, allows instant backups and much more.
It is a single-window solution for a lot of tasks. The TWRP helps to install Magisk and SuperSU to attain root privileges on Android smartphones. It is a door to the installation of different frameworks, MODs, and other stuff.
However, there are some disadvantages of using custom recovery. The user has to install OTA updates manually, the phone warranty will void after installing TWRP recovery, and the unstable version of custom ROM can brick your phone.
Prerequisites:
- Download all the USB drivers from the above prerequisite section.
- Backup your smartphone using our definitive guide.
- Keep the battery level above 60%.
- Download TWRP Recovery 3.2.3.
Steps to Install TWRP on ROG Phone II
- Follow Step 1 & 2 from the above Bootloader Unlock Section.
- Extract ADB and Fastboot tools, and place TWRP Recovery in the same folder after renaming it to twrp.img.
- Now, Connect your smartphone to PC via a USB Cable.
- Type the below command to reboot your smartphone into the bootloader mode.
adb reboot bootlaoder
- Upon booting into the bootloader mode, type the command to flash TWRP on your device.
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
- After successfully flashing the recovery, reboot the device by typing the below command:
fastboot reboot
- You have successfully installed recovery on Asus ROG Phone II.
We hope your device now has fully functional TWRP recovery. To root Asus ROG Phone II, follow the guide below.
Root Asus ROG Phone II
It is the final step to get root privileges on ROG Phone II. Follow the steps below carefully to successfully root the device.
Prerequisites:
- Backup important data.
- Charge your smartphone battery up to 50%.
- Download Magisk Manager on your smartphone.
Steps to root Asus ROG Phone II
- Turn off your smartphone, and then Boot into Recovery mode by pressing Volume Down + Power Button until you see boot animation.
- Once in TWRP, tap on Install >> Browse the Magisk.zip on your phone and select it.
- Now, Tap on Swipe to confirm flash.
- That’s it, now reboot the device and enjoy the root access.
Following our guide, you have successfully unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP recovery and rooted Asus ROG Phone II. If you get any issue, then comment below, we will help you to resolve the issue.
