How To Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051 With Magisk (No TWRP Required)

Here we are sharing a guide to Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051 With Magisk (No TWRP Required). Finally, the Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051 can be rooted with Magisk. The best part is users don’t need to have TWRP recovery. Currently, there is no TWRP recovery available for the devices, so it is the only way to Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051.

The Lenovo Z6 pro Android 9 Pie with ZUI 11. It’s a dual Nano-SIM phone which sports a 6.39-inches AMOLED display with DC dimming support and HDR 10 support. It has also an in-display fingerprint sensor, Face Unlock option, etc. The handset is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, paired with Adreno 640 GPU.

While the device packs an 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage option. It sports an AI-enabled quad-camera setup on the rear side of the 48MP primary sensor (f/1.8) with a dual-LED flashlight. Meanwhile, there is a 16MP secondary sensor with a wide-angle lens, an 8MP telephoto lens, and a 2MP ToF (Time of Flight) sensor offers PDAF, Portrait, HDR, and more. While on the front side, the device packs a 32MP selfie camera with AI modes.

This method of rooting an Android device doesn’t require TWRP as it uses the patch boot image. This is really a great thing as there are many devices for which TWRP recovery or any other recovery is not available. For the new devices too, this is the only method to get root access.

Rooting Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051 gives you additional benefits like you can install special apps, flash custom ROMs, you can streamline your phone performance and many extra features. The real performance of an Android smartphone can only be unlocked once it is rooted. Rooting your Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051, lets the user flash different Custom MODs, ROMs, and such stuff onto the device.

What is Rooting An Android Device Mean?

Rooting is the process of gaining full admin control of the Android device. You can use the device to its full potential,‘Rooting’ means giving yourself special privilege or “root permissions” on your phone. It’s similar to running programs as administrators in Windows.

whats rooting

After rooting your device you can install different MODs, kernel, ROMs on your device. You can install the latest Android updates (like the Android 8.0 Oreo or 9.0 Pie) On old device by installing third-party ROMs like Lineage OS 15.1 or AOSP Pie. You can overclock the CPU and GPU of your device to get the best performance. You can hibernate any app you want. You can underclock the CPU to get better battery life.

 For more information about Android rooting, check out our detailed post here > What Is Rooting Android Phone? Advantages And Disadvantages

Important Note: Without TWRP, you can’t flash the root files like Magisk. Now we have to manually modify the stock boot image by patch to get root access on the device

How To Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051 With Magisk Manager

Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051

#1 Unlock the bootloader

#2 Download stock boot image

  • Download Stock ROM

Download the boot file according to your device. Once downloaded, unzip the file and open it, look for a .zip file. Open that file too, now you will see a file named boot.img (This is the official stock image or firmware)

#3 Patch boot image

  • Move the boot.img to your device’s internal storage.
  • Download & install the latest Magisk Manager on your device
  • Open magisk manager, On the main screen, select Install > Install > Patch Boot Image File
  • Now select the boot image (boot.img). Magisk will start to patch the boot image.
  • After completion, the file will be saved as “magisk_patched.img” in your Downloads folder

#4 Finally, Root Lenovo Z6 Pro L78051

  • Connect your device to PC and transfer the “magisk_patched.img” file from your phone’s download section to the platform-tools folder on your PC

Download and Install Latest ADB and Fastboot SDK Platform-Tools (2019)

  • Now issue the following command to boot your device to bootloader mode (Make sure your device is connected to the PC)
adb reboot bootoader
  • Now issue the command given below to Flash the patched boot image
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
  • For devices with A/B partition system, use the below commands:
fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img

fastboot flash boot_b patched_boot.img

Note: If you have MediaTek powered device you can follow this guide to flash the patched boot.img > How to Install MediaTek Stock ROMs With SP Flash Tool (MTK Android Smartphones)

Done !!! Just reboot your device. Your device should be rooted now.

Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma graduated in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela. For the past eight years, she has been blogging about Android, which she is really passionate about. She has built a good reputation as a reliable source. Away from the digital sphere, Dibyashree enjoys playing tennis, a sport she is as passionate about as she is about technology.

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