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# Rooting a OnePlus 6T
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The easiest way to root a OnePlus 6T handset is to flash it with LineageOS. Recent versions of LineageOS allow you to enable/disable 'root' directly from the system's settings menu, making it ideal for reverse engineering applications which have root detection.
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At the time of writing, the latest version of LineageOS is v18.1 (Android 11), and can be downloaded from [here](https://download.lineageos.org/fajita). The official LineageOS installation instructions can be found on its [wiki](https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/fajita/install).
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N.B. Some applications (annoyingly) require the Google apps suite in order to run. These can be downloaded from [here](https://wiki.lineageos.org/gapps.html).
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## Requirements
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1. Android Platform Tools.
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2. An OEM unlocked bootloader.
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3. LineageOS recovery image.
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4. Partition copy utility.
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5. LineageOS system image.
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6. Google apps suite.
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## Instructions
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### Unlocking the OnePlus 6T bootloader
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- Boot into the device's bootloader.
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- If ADB is enabled on the handset, this can be achieved using `adb reboot bootloader`.
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- Otherwise, with the device powered off, hold `Volume Up` + `Volume Down` + `Power`.
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- Run `fastboot oem unlock`.
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- Reboot the device.
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### Flashing the LineageOS bootloader
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- Boot into the device's bootloader.
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- If ADB is enabled on the handset, this can be achieved using `adb reboot bootloader`.
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- Otherwise, with the device powered off, hold `Volume Up` + `Volume Down` + `Power`.
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- Flash the recovery image using `fastboot flash boot <recovery_filename>.img`.
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### Safeguarding the partitions
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- Download the parition copy utility from [here](https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=2188818919693768129).
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- Sideload the `copy-partitions-20210323_1922.zip` package.
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- On the handset, select 'Apply Update', then 'Apply from ADB'.
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- Run `adb sideload copy-partitions-20210323_1922.zip`.
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- Accept the signature verification warning.
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- Reboot to recovery by selecting 'Advanced', then 'Reboot to recovery'.
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### Installing LineageOS
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- Perform a factory reset.
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- On the handset, select 'Factory Reset', then 'Format data / factory reset'.
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- Sideload the LineageOS package.
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- On the handset, select 'Apply Update', then 'Apply from ADB'.
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- Run `adb sideload <lineageos_image>.zip`.
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- If the process succeeds the output will stop at 47% and report adb: failed to read command.
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- Reboot to recovery by selecting 'Advanced', then 'Reboot to recovery'.
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- Sideload the Google apps package BEFORE BOOTING INTO THE OS.
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- On the handset, select 'Apply Update', then 'Apply from ADB'.
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- Run `adb sideload <google_apps>.zip`.
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- Accept the signature verification warning.
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- Reboot!
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