DISCLAIMER This is the method which worked personally for me after trying out a number of attempts. Try at your own risk. I am not responsible for any bricked devices.
First of all I would like to appreciate @topjohnwu for his amazing Magisk Project and being wonderful people around in XDA. It is because of the Magisk project that the A6 plus got root although having no stable twrp.
Directions
First of all you need to download the following files :
After downloading all of these tools, install 7zip Zstandard , Odin and Samsung USB driver in your Pc or Laptop. After that you need to extract your stock firmware if it's in compressed zip with 7zip. Now , there will be 5 files AP, BL, CSC, HOME CSC and CP. You need to extract AP file to get boot.img of your device . Select the AP file , right click > 7zip Zstandard > Extract Here.
Once decompressed you will find your boot.img.lz4 in there. again extract it using 7zip Zstandard and you will get your boot.img .Now transfer this boot.img to your android device.
Install Magisk Manager latest version (v6.0.0 as of now) in your phone and got to settinngs and select patched boot output format to img.tat . Return to the homepage of app and tap on install now. From the two options, select Patch boot image and browse to your boot.img. From here, a black terminal will appear and Magisk will download the root zip and patch your boot image to be ready for Magisk su. Once it is done with the process, it will show you the location if the patched image file. Now, Copy this patched image to your desktop and make sure you have both, the stock boot.img and the patched boot.img in case something goes wrong. In your device go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information and tap on the Build number for around 7 times until it shows “Developer settings has been turned on” . Now come again to the settings of your device and move to bottom. Below About Phone you will find Developer Settings. Go and tick on OEM Unlock there . It will ask for a reboot , allow it to perform that. Now follow the final steps given below:
1) Download Odin to your laptop/PC.
2) Turn off your phone.
3) Go to download mode (by pressing Volume down+Volume up buttons together and then connect the USB cable)
4)Press the Volume up button to continue.
5)Open Odin on your laptop/pc.
6) Connect your phone to your laptop/PC through USB cable.
7) When ODIN detects your phone, It will show added in the Log.
8) In ODIN click on AP and then select the patched boot.img file you created.
9) Click on start. The flashing process will start.
10) If the flashing succeeds, ODIN will show 'PASS'. That means the boot image flashed successfully.
11) After it finishes, go back and reboot your phone.
Enjoy your rooted Samsung Galaxy A6 PLUS !!!
First of all I would like to appreciate @topjohnwu for his amazing Magisk Project and being wonderful people around in XDA. It is because of the Magisk project that the A6 plus got root although having no stable twrp.
Directions
First of all you need to download the following files :
- Latest version of ODIN
- 7Z Zstandard
- Samsung USB Drivers
- Stock Firmware of your model ( Use Sammobile or Updato)
- Magisk Manager v6.0.0 apk ( https://******************/ or xda thread )
After downloading all of these tools, install 7zip Zstandard , Odin and Samsung USB driver in your Pc or Laptop. After that you need to extract your stock firmware if it's in compressed zip with 7zip. Now , there will be 5 files AP, BL, CSC, HOME CSC and CP. You need to extract AP file to get boot.img of your device . Select the AP file , right click > 7zip Zstandard > Extract Here.
Once decompressed you will find your boot.img.lz4 in there. again extract it using 7zip Zstandard and you will get your boot.img .Now transfer this boot.img to your android device.
Install Magisk Manager latest version (v6.0.0 as of now) in your phone and got to settinngs and select patched boot output format to img.tat . Return to the homepage of app and tap on install now. From the two options, select Patch boot image and browse to your boot.img. From here, a black terminal will appear and Magisk will download the root zip and patch your boot image to be ready for Magisk su. Once it is done with the process, it will show you the location if the patched image file. Now, Copy this patched image to your desktop and make sure you have both, the stock boot.img and the patched boot.img in case something goes wrong. In your device go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information and tap on the Build number for around 7 times until it shows “Developer settings has been turned on” . Now come again to the settings of your device and move to bottom. Below About Phone you will find Developer Settings. Go and tick on OEM Unlock there . It will ask for a reboot , allow it to perform that. Now follow the final steps given below:
1) Download Odin to your laptop/PC.
2) Turn off your phone.
3) Go to download mode (by pressing Volume down+Volume up buttons together and then connect the USB cable)
4)Press the Volume up button to continue.
5)Open Odin on your laptop/pc.
6) Connect your phone to your laptop/PC through USB cable.
7) When ODIN detects your phone, It will show added in the Log.
8) In ODIN click on AP and then select the patched boot.img file you created.
9) Click on start. The flashing process will start.
10) If the flashing succeeds, ODIN will show 'PASS'. That means the boot image flashed successfully.
11) After it finishes, go back and reboot your phone.
Enjoy your rooted Samsung Galaxy A6 PLUS !!!
