How To Guide Nothing Phone (1) - Unlock & Root [ GUIDE ][ HowTo ]

[Pho3nX]

ahahahah exactly when i was backing up i did it, magisk installed
don't know what exactly was the fix, the sure i can tell is that reboot to fastboot is wrong, reboot to bootloader works, only flash boot boot.img is wrong, flash boot_a works

The fate ^^

 

[dreas74]

Thanks for the guide. Now i have open bootloader and root with magisk.

But there is one problem. there are some apps that I would like to delete.
As example the Youtube app. I would delete the app to have the possibility to reinstall the vanced version. But every try to delete such apps with app remover or mixplorer failed.

What should I do to remove such apps?

 

[riccardorossi64]

Ciao,

I successfully upgrade to 1.5 (losting my Root)

I wanted to complete returning Root, so in Magisk I create a patch IMG of boot and I flashed it with:

fastboot boot MGSK.img ...but...

Soft brick!

My PC recognized the NP1 with:

fastboot devices

then

fastboot reboot bootloader

then

fastboot boot boot.img (the basic boot, not the Magisk one)

and...

It boot regularly, BUT...

if I try to RESTART my device it doesn’t start and goes to bootloop with NP1 Logo + NP1 horizontal red and white line, black screen and then reboot, reboot...

Please... How can I solve this?

Thanks so much

 

[xtcislove]

Ciao,

I successfully upgrade to 1.5 (losting my Root)

I wanted to complete returning Root, so in Magisk I create a patch IMG of boot and I flashed it with:

fastboot boot MGSK.img ...but...

Soft brick!

My PC recognized the NP1 with:

fastboot devices

then

fastboot reboot bootloader

then

fastboot boot boot.img (the basic boot, not the Magisk one)

and...

It boot regularly, BUT...

if I try to RESTART my device it doesn’t start and goes to bootloop with NP1 Logo + NP1 horizontal red and white line, black screen and then reboot, reboot...

Please... How can I solve this?

Thanks so much

I would try to FLASH the "basic" boot image and try to root it afterwards.

 

[riccardorossi64]

I would try to FLASH the "basic" boot image and try to root it afterwards.

I flashed with "fastboot boot boot.img" the basic image, but if I restart the NP1 it bootloops

 

[xtcislove]

I flashed with "fastboot boot boot.img" the basic image, but if I restart the NP1 it bootloops

"fastboot boot boot.img" = boot only, which means it does NOT persist after reboot
"fastboot flash boot boot.img" = flash the boot image.

I usually root like this:

Boot normal
Install Magisk APK
Extract stock boot.img from payload
Patch boot.img with magisk
reboot bootloader and BOOT the patched image "fastboot boot boot.img"
Open Magisk (dont restart) and direct install magisk

 

[riccardorossi64]

"fastboot boot boot.img" = boot only, which means it does NOT persist after reboot
"fastboot flash boot boot.img" = flash the boot image.

I usually root like this:

Boot normal
Install Magisk APK
Extract stock boot.img from payload
Patch boot.img with magisk
reboot bootloader and BOOT the patched image "fastboot boot boot.img"
Open Magisk (dont restart) and direct install magisk

Thank You, but I read that is "brickable" to flash with "fastboot flash boot magiskboot.img"

 

[xtcislove]

Thank You, but I read that is "brickable" to flash with "fastboot flash boot magiskboot.img"

You are already in a soft-brick.
But if the boot.img you boot with "fastboot boot boot.img" it will work with "fastboot flash boot boot.img" too.

You messed up your boot.img somewhere and flashed it to your device. You need to flash a working one.

 

[1stStep]

Hi @Pho3nX, do you feel it's worth adding to the Howto Guide Unlock & Root, for Linux users, that they may need to add these 3 udev rule then restart :

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

  GNU nano 6.2                       /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules                             
# SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0666", GROUP="me"
#MyOld
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0666", GROUP="me"
##3 rules below for Nothing Phone (1)
#ID 18d1:4ee1 Google Inc. Nexus/Pixel Device (MTP)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4ee1",
#ID 18d1:4ee7 Google Inc. Nexus/Pixel Device (charging + debug)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4ee7", MODE="0666", GROUP="me"
#ID 18d1:d00d Google Inc. Xiaomi Mi/Redmi 2 (fastboot)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="d00d", MODE="0666", GROUP="me"

^G Help       ^O Write     ^W Search   ^K Cut     ^T Execute   ^C Locatio  M-U Cancel
^X Quit    ^R Read file ^\ Replace  ^U Paste     ^J Justify  ^/ Go line M-E Redo
Replace me with you

Ctrl+X Y

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

?

HTH

 

[mGforCe]

Thanks for this thread and detailed notes. Work perfectly well

 

[smartypants]

Hi, I'm a seasoned phone rooter, but this phone has me tricked. I've followed the guide, but what ever I manage to boot with ` fastboot boot boot.img` Magisk will not show that I have root.

I was rooted on 1.1.4 and was waiting for stable 1.5 to update, but my phone autodownloaded 1.1.7 EE and when it had rebooted my root was gone. Now unable to get my root back. Now my banking app and revolut will not run. Says my phone is rooted, but it's not, only unlocked. Any ideas on what to try?

I want to extract the runing boot/kernel from the phone, patch it with magisk and see if I can get root from that. But not sure what partition the boot image resides.

 

[Giunta._]

Hi do you know why my pc see my phone like an adb device but when i boot it in fastboot not? How can i solve this?

 

[iamthechickengod]

Does using the current Magisk canary on the NP1 to hide root for Netflix and other root-detecting apps still work? It's been a while since I rooted outside OnePlus.

 

[Ashiq.makkar]

Unbricking Nothing phone 1: Flash Stock Firmware with Fastboot




Warning : The process below will erase all the data on your device. So, I invite you to make a full backup of the device beforehand.
Unfortunately, as I don't own the Phone(1) yet, I am unable to take screenshots with the Phone(1) at the moment. As soon as I can, I will put them online to finalize the tutorial. Thank you for your understanding


STEP 1: What you need and read before the process.
It’s really important for a process without problems

1. Install Android SDK and the Platform-tools folder
2. Download the Nothing OS version you need (see this post)
3. Extract the "payload bin" file from the rom
4. Extract the Firmware Stock "boot.img" from the rom (see this tutorial)
5. Unlock the bootloader of your Phone(1) (see this tutorial)

STEP 2: Boot the bricked phone 1 into Fastboot mode
Very often, a soft-bricked or boot-looped device may already be in Fastboot mode. However, if you are stuck in a boot-loop, long press the Power key to turn it off.

Then press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys (or Power and Volume Up keys on some devices) simultaneously to boot your device into Fastboot mode.

In case you are unable to turn off your device, let the battery discharge. Once it is drained, connect it to the charger. Then, as soon as it is about to start, use the Power and Volume Up/Down keys and it will start directly in Fastboot mode.


STEP 3: Format the device via Fastboot
1.Go to the platform-tools folder where the extracted ROM is located.
2.Then go to its address bar, type CMD in its address, and press Enter. This will launch the CMD window.
3.Now run the following command to perform a factory reset (optional but recommended)

fastboot -w

STEP 4: Flash the Nothing Phone 1 firmware via the Fastboot commands

1. Run the commands below in the CMD window [which is open in the platform-tools folder] to flash the partition file.
2. Very Important: Only run one command at a time. If you get an error, however, do not exit the process halfway, but go on to the next flashing command instead.
3. Don't forget to check your command line before validating it, because often a small error blocks you!

Spoiler: Command Lines

fastboot flash abl abl.img

fastboot flash aop aop.img

fastboot flash bluetooth bluetooth.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash cpucp cpucp.img

fastboot flash devcfg devcfg.img

flash fastboot dsp dsp.img

flash fastboot dtbo dtbo.img

fastboot flash featenabler featenabler.img

fastboot flash hyp hyp.img

fastboot flash imagefv imagefv.img

fastboot flash keymaster keymaster.img

fastboot flash modem modem.img

fastboot flash multiimgoem multiimgoem.img

fastboot flash odm odm.img fastboot

fastboot flash product product.img

fastboot flash qupfw qupfw.img

flash fastboot shrm shrm.img

flash fastboot system system.img

flash fastboot system_ext system_ext.img

flash fastboot tz tz.img

flash fastboot uefisecapp uefisecapp.img

flash fastboot vbmeta vbmeta.img

flash fastboot vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.img

fastboot flash vendor vendor.img

fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

flash fastboot xbl xbl.img

fastboot flash xbl_config xbl_config.img

Step 5: If you have not had any errors, then you can run the command below to boot your device onto the operating system.

fastboot reboot

Well done , you have just debricked your Nothing Phone 1 by flashing the stock firmware via the fastboot commands.
I hope this tutorial has helped you find your Phone(1).
Thanks

getting partition not found error for some commands like 'fastboot flash product product.img'
how to fix this?

 

[ahmedwahab]

Hi do you know why my pc see my phone like an adb device but when i boot it in fastboot not? How can i solve this?

I face the same issue, have no idea how to solve it, if you got any work around plz share

 

[Giunta._]

I face the same issue, have no idea how to solve it, if you got any work around plz share

i've solved installing the google driver and than when i reboot the phone i plug it out and in again. after this went into device management -> select the phone -> update driver -> search driver in the computer -> choose from a list of driver inside the computer -> google/android -> "Bootloader" is for fastboot

 

[dav1234444]

hello! Thanks. But i cant open magisk and it doesnt have an icon i tried uninstalling it and installing it from the apk but it goes for a second then it crashes and the same thing happens

 

[cibai7181]

Hi, want to ask some questions
1) What is your step to do an OTA update so you won't lose the root and must redo it again?
2) What app/module do you use to hide app root detection

 

[Spectra13]

v1.5.4 can root?

 

[TheHappyBuddhist]

v1.5.4 can root?

Yes. There are no lag issues as in 1.5.3. Flash the patched magisk boot and you are good to go! I'd recommend you to download the regular boot image and patch the file yourself.