How to Root and Install TWRP Custom Recovery on Oppo N1

Oppo N1 is the new flagship smartphone from Oppo. N1 is the world’s first smartphone with rotating camera. Oppo N1 offers one of the finest hardware. The phone packs full HD  5.9 inches screen with an amazing 374 ppi, 2 GB RAM and a Snapdragon 600 quad core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, there are two variants available, the 16 GB and the 32 GB one, the phone packs a huge 3619 mAh battery to provide the juice, Oppo N1 runs Android 4.2 out of the box,  but that’s not it, the most innovative feature of Oppo N1 is the rotating camera lens. Means that you will be using the 13 mega pixel for video calling and the rear camera as well. However, Oppo N1 does not come with a Micro SD card.

For everyone who owns this amazing device and are looking for the easiest most convenient way to root it, here’s the method to root it, all you need to do is follow the instructions carefully and have some basic knowledge about rooting.

Note; This process does not install a custom ROM on your phone, it is only for people who are looking to get root access and install a custom recovery. Also, rooting your phone will void the warranty, so if you are advised not to root your phone.

Requirements to root your Oppo N1:

1)  Make sure the USB cable you use is the one that was supplied with the phone.

2) Make sure your Oppo N1 has an 80 percent charging or above. This is highly recommended to avoid any hinderance in the rooting process.

3) You should have the knowledge about ADB and Fastboot.

4)  Go to Settings > Security > Unknown Sources and allow.

How to root Oppo N1:

Step 1: Download the Oppo build 3 APK.

Step 2: Place downloaded APK on your phone.

Step 3: Run the APK you placed on your Oppo N1 and install it.

Step 4: After the application is installed, go to Google Play Store and download SuperSu App.

Step 5: Now go to Settings > About Phone and tap the build number 7 times. Now go back to Settings >Developer Options > USB Debug Mode.

Step 6: Now connect your Oppo N1 to your PC/Laptop

Step 7: Now open the fastboot folder and open a ‘Command Prompt’ from there, to do that, hold Shift and press right click, you will see the option to open a ‘Command Prompt’.

Step 8: In the command prompt, type the following command; adb uninstall com.qualcomm.privinit

Step 9: As soon as the uninstall is done, unplug the Oppo N1.

That’s it, your Oppo N1 is now rooted. Now the next guide tells you how to install a custom recovery on your phone. In case you don’ t want to install the recovery on your phone, then don’t follow this guide. There are 2 methods to install TWRP Recovery, and both are mentioned below in details.

Install TWRP Recovery:

Step 1: Download and install Goo Manager app on your Oppo N1; Goo Manager.

Step 2: After the app is installed, launch it and grant the root access as soon as it prompts.

Step 3: Press the menu button and select ‘Open Recovery’.

Step 4: Complete the recovery installation process and you are done.

Install TWRP Recovery via ADB:

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging Mode on the Oppo N1, to do that go to Settings > Developer Options and enable the USB Debugging.

Step 2: Download the TWRP recovery image from the link; TWRP Recovery.

Step 3: Copy the recovery file you downloaded in the last step and paste it on your Oppo N1. Make sure to paste the file in the root of the phone and not in the folder.

Step 4: Connect the Oppo N1 to the PC.

Step 5: Open the Fastboot folder on your PC.

Step 6: Open the command prompt in the folder by pressing and holding shift and pressing right click, from the menu, select ‘Open Command Window Here’

Step 7: After the command window opens, type the following command to reboot your phone in bootloader; adb reboot bootloader

Step 8: After the phone is rebooted in bootloader, type the following command; Fastboot flash recovery openrecovery.x.x.x.example.N1.img. 

Make sure to replace the ‘x.x.x.example.N1.img with the name of the recovery you downloaded earlier. As soon as you are done with the flashing, reboot your device by entering the following command; adb reboot recovery

That’s it, you are done installing TWRP recovery on your Oppo N1. Both the mentioned methods will work efficiently, if you have any difficulties using the one involving ADB, you can use the one that involves using the APK.