Root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Without Risk & Install TWRP Recovery [Tutorial]

Once again we are here with Xiaomi Mi A1 root guide. Here we will discuss about “how to root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Without Risk” and “How to install twrp recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Smartphone?” Before going to root Xiaomi Mi android one mobile, you have to unlock bootloader to install twrp recovery. After that you can modify the system files of your device. Follow the root guide and get root access on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Smartphone safely.

Xiaomi Mi A1 android one Smartphone was launched in September, 2017 on Amazon flash sale. Xiaomi Mi A1 also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China country. The Xiaomi Mi A1 Android one mobile comes with  5.5″ (13.97 cm) display and runs on latest Android v7.1.2 (Nougat) operating system. Xiaomi already announced to upgrade Xiaomi Mi A1 on android Oreo 8.0 very soon. Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 chipset, Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Adreno 506 GPU, 64 GB ROM and 4 GB RAM are enough to boost it performance and speed for all Xiaomi Smartphone lovers. [More Specification about Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Smartphone]




Just root Xiaomi android one and then modify and customize your rooted Mi A1 in your own way. For example you can install Custom ROM, custom recovery, Mode applications, can change imei number etc. Moreover you can increase battery life of Mi A1 and also can delete preinstalled app or third party apps from MI A1 Smartphone after getting full root access.

So now in this post we will show you a easiest method to root Xiaomi Mi A1 android one phone. You have to follow the below instructions one by one to root Xiaomi Mi A1 phone.


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What You Will Find Here?

Here in this post we are going to share full detail post about

  • How to unlock bootloader on Xiaomi Mi A1
  • How to root Xiaomi Mi A1Android One [get root access on Xiaomi Mi A1]
  • How to install TWRP recovery on Mi A1? [Flash custom recovery on Mi Max 2]

So now, if you are ready to root Mi A1 Android One Phone then first you need to install TWRP recovery on Mi A1 and then you need to flash superSu file to root Mi A1 Smartphone. TWRP recovery got upgraded with material designed to TWRP 3.1.0 that means now you can install latest TWRp 3.1.0 on Mi A1. Now follow this Xiaomi Mi A1 root guide to install twrp recovery and root Mi A1 safely.


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Important Points Before Root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One
  • Rooting of any device may void phone warranty.
  • Wrong process may brick your phone permanently. So follow the root guide carefully.
  • Bootloader should be unlock of your phone before rooting.
  • Take backup of your phone data.
  • Rooting process will wipe all phone data and user data.
  • Charge your phone aprox 60%.



Download Xiaomi A1 Root Files & Tools

Download ADB & Fastboot tool Download
Xiaomi Mi A1 USB drivers Download
Xiaomi Mi A1 TWRP Recovery Download
Xiaomi Mi A1 SuperSU Zip Download

Root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One & TWRP

In order to root Xiaomi Mi A1 you have to follow all the below instructions and important points. Here we can divide this root guide in three major steps.

[a] Unlock Bootloader on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

[b] Install TWRP recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

[C] Flash supersu root file using TWRP recovery

[a] Unlock Bootloader on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

Unlock Bootloader Xiaomi

Before root, you have to unlock bootloader of Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Smartphone. Bootloader unlocking is the first step to root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One mobile. Unlock bootloader allows user to modify the system files of android phone. So bootloader must be unlock on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One mobile.

[b] Install TWRP recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

TWRP recovery installation is the second process, in order to root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One Smartphone. Just install twrp recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One and then flash superssu root file to root Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One mobile. You can’t flash supersu root file using default recovery. So install twrp recovery by following the below steps.

Step01 Download Xiaomi Mi A1 Root Files & Tools

Step02 Enable USB Debugging On Mi A1

  • To enable developer option go to your phone setting>> About phone.
  • Tab on build number option for 7 times .now you will get the message “you are now a developer”.
  • Go back again and enter into the “developer”
  • Now find the “USB debugging” option and enable it.
  • Same as you will see the “OEM” option then enable it.

Steps to install TWRP recovery On Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

  • Make sure usb drivers are installed on pc.
  • Make sure USB debugging enabled on your device.
  • Make sure Minimal ADB and Fastboot tool is installed on pc.
  • Now open the Minimal ADB and fastboot tool folder on pc
[Installation directory of adb tool c:\\ >>ADB Folder]

  • Now download the TWRP file from above link and place it into the folder where ADB installed and rename it as Reovery.img

  • Now click on any blank area in ADB folder and then Press and hold Shift Key +Right click and select “open command window here” as shown in below screenshot.

  • Boot Mi A1 Into Fastboot Mode or Bootloader Mode

Here you may use command prompt method or manual method to boot your device into fastboot mode.

Boot Mi A1 Into Fastboot Mode By Command

  • Connect the phone with pc via USB cable and enter the below command to boot it into fastboot mode.

adb reboot bootloader

Boot Mi A1 Into Fastboot Mode Manually

Power off device then press & hold Volume down key + power key together at the same time. Select Reboot to bootloader option to boot into fastboot mode.

  • Now again type the below command and hit enter button

fastboot devices

  • This time, type the below command to install twrp recovery on Mi A1 and hit enter button
[Make sure twrp recovery [ recovery.img] is already placed into the adb folder]

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

[Command will flash twrp recovery on your device]
  • After completing the above process, now type the below command to boot it into recovery mode.

fastboot boot recovery.img

[Command will boot your device into newly installed TWRP recovery]
  • All Done!!! Now you can see newly installed twrp recovery on your Xiaomi Mi A1 Smartphone.

[C] Flash supersu root file using TWRP recovery

Supersu flashing is the last step to root Xiaomi Mi A1 android One Smartphone. After successful installation of twrp recovery, now it’s the time to flash supersu root file using newly installed twrp recovery.



  • Now boot your device into twrp recovery by press and hold volume up key + power key at the same time.
  • Select your preferred language from the list and set it according to you and tap on “never Show this screen on boot again” and swipe allow modifications.
  • Select “Format data” to format all file data of your device.

 

twrp format data

  • And come back to main menu of TWRP.
  • Now connect the device with pc and move the “SuperSu zip” into the internal storage of your device.
  • Now again click on “Install” button and browse the “Supersu” file and swipe it.

 

twrp flash supersu

  • That’s it. All done!!!
  • Congratulations, you root have rooted Xiaomi Mi A1Smartphone successfully.

This is all about how to root Xiaomi Mi A1 android One Smartphone without dead risk. After root Mi A1, now you are ready to tweak your rooted Mi A1 mobile. You can install custom ROM, mode apps, can change imei number and can increase battery life etc. For more interesting android tricks and tips you may go through this link.




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Jagmohan Singh Negi

I am Jagmohan Singh Negi A Tech Enthusiastic Person. I always want to explore something new and experiment on Android Smartphones, here on 99mediasector.com i share solutions of Latest Android Bugs and Their Fixes, Latest Android launches, and How-to-Type Solutions for All Android Smartphones.

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