Chinese Smartphone maker Xiaomi, unveiled its Xiaomi Note 3 in Nov 2015, another successor of Note series. It has full metal body and a fingerprint scanner. The new Redmi Note 3 has a 5.5-inch full HD display, runs the MediaTek Helio X10 64-bit octa-core processor, and sports a 13 mp rear camera with a 5 mp front camera. Xiaomi has launched two versions of the phone. One comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage space and the second has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage space. After having so much high end specs, you would think, Why should I root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3? Well then, you must read this article about Benefits of Rooting your Smartphone.
As every smartphone comes with some bloatwares (Pre-Installed Apps that we can’t uninstall), battery issues or laggy software. Same goes for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, it comes with the beautiful looking MIUI but it consumes much RAM as compared to AOSP. If you love Google’s Pure AOSP UI, rooting your smartphone can help you install ROMs of your choice. We are here with the most easiest way to Install TWRP and root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
Prerequisite
- Ensure that you have installed necessary USB drivers for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
- Enable USB Debugging Mode on phone by following the below method.
- Create a backup of all data of the phone before following the root method.
- Check the battery percentage of the phone, it should be at least 80%.
- Rooting the device will void the manufacturer’s warranty.
- The CWM recovery, ADB files and the SuperSU files are compatible with Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. Applying these on any incorrect variant might brick the device. Therefore, check the model number of the phone by navigating to Settings>> About device>> Model number.
- Devsjournal will not be held liable for any damage to the device.
Download files:
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Root file: Download
- Minimal Fastboot files
- ADB USB Drivers
- TWRP for Redmi Note 3:
How to Install TWRP recovery in Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Step 1: Download the above image file ADB files. Extract the ADB zip file using any extracting tool like winrar or 7zip. Place the recovery img file in the ADB extracted folder.
Step 2: If you have enabled USB Debugging, Goto Step 4. In your Redmi note 3, Goto Settings>About Phone, Tap on MIUI version for seven times, until you see, “You are now a Developer!”
Step 3: Go Back to Settings>Additional Settings > Enable USB Debugging mode & connect your device to your PC. Launch the ADB drivers file & You’ll see Redmi Note 3 as device name, Click on Install, to Install the necessary ADB Drivers.
Step 4: Now launch command.bat file from the ADB folder, type below command in the window to check if everything is done. (Press Yes in the window that will appear in your device to authorize.)
adb devices
Step 5: Now type the below command to reboot your device into bootloader
adb reboot bootloader
Step 6: Now for the final step of installing the custom recovery, type the below command:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Step 7: That’s all, you have successfully flash TWRP Recovery in your device.
Step 8: Switch off your device & Press Vol down+Power button simultaneously to boot into Recovery mode.
How to Root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Kenzo) with PC
Step 1: Download the above Root file & Install it in your windows PC.
Step 2: In your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Goto Settings > About Phone > Tap on MIUI Version for 7 times. Go back to Settings > Additional Settings > Developer options > Enable USB Debugging.
Step 3: Connect phone and PC with USB cable.
Step 4: After installing, Click on the button as shown in the below image. It will successfully root your device.
Step 5: Wait for the process to complete!
How to Root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Kenzo) without PC
Root Xiaomi Redmii Note 3 (Kenzo) With Magisk
To root Xiaomi Redmi 3 using Magisk, follow the given steps.
Step 1: Make sure TWRP is installed on your device.
Step 2: Download Magisk
Step 3: Now, Boot into Recovery mode by pressing Volume Down + Power Button
Step 4: Click Install > Find the Magisk Installer Zip and confirm flashing
Step 5: Upon completion, hit Reboot
You have now successfully rooted your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 using Magisk.
Root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Using SuperSU
Another way to root your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is through SuperSU. To root your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 using SuperSU, follow the given steps.
Step 1: Make sure TWRP is installed on your device.
Step 2: Download SuperSU
Step 3: Now, Boot into Recovery mode by pressing Volume Down + Power Button
Step 4: Click Install > Find the Magisk Installer Zip and confirm flashing
Step 5: Upon completion, hit Reboot
This will now successfully root your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Using SuperSU
Conclusion
Now you can install custom ROMs, Mods in your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. Before flashing any ROM, please make sure that you backup all your important data and files. Flashing a ROM will erase all data on your device. For any queries/issues, please comment below. If you found any problem during this process, let us know through the comment section below. Peace!
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When i go into recovery mode after installing the twrp it only shows the MI icon for 5 seconds and then it just starts up again.. Help me please.
Redmi note 3 32GB with china developer miui 7.5.12.31 Beta, Root software show unsupported device and unable to root at this moment.
hi,
i’m stuck at 65% while rooting
could you help me ?
thx
Restart your device & try again. Make sure to turn off your Antivirus software.
just did what u told me
still stuck
at 65% my phone reboot and the software says it failed
i’m using Xiaomi redmi note 3 32go bought on Banggood with french Sim card in it
android 5.0.2 LRX22G
MIUI 7.0.99.11
Hi I enter command adb reboot bootloader and phone enters fastboot mode, than I enter command fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and I get error in command prompt FAILED remote: download for partition ‘recovery’ is not allowed. Help
Some people says that this tutorial didn’t work and some others says that it works.
Please tell us the fact.it works or not ? should i unlock the bootloader before rooting.
if i buy a Redmi Note 3 from tinydeal with Two Language Chinese/English, will this instruction work with it and can i install a custom rom or multilanguage rom in this version??
For rooting, you don’t need to unlock your Bootloader. This method works like a charm! You’ll get your Redmi Note 3 rooted in a single click. Yes you can install Custom ROMs. We are here to help you out! You can try this deal Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 for 170$. Anyways, don’t worry get the device & follow the above method. 🙂
will it work for on Redmi note 3 SD running on miui 8 stable with locked bootloader?
Thanks for the guide! If I root the device how can I unroot it?
If you feel like unrooting your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, just follow this instructions: How to unroot Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
Any idea how to unlock the bootloader?
Awesome! This worked like a charm, please let me know if you have any custom roms like Cyanogenmod, Android Marshmallow 6.0 for Redmi Note 3. Thanks again!
Ok so i’m on the following stage:
I have a redmi note 3 32gb, model 2015617, I rooted the phone successfully. I downloaded all 3 files you told me, I installed the program and opened adb[that closes automatically in 1 second] the phone is already in usb debugging mode. I connect the phone to pc and when I type “adb devices” It doesnt find the phone, so I can’t continue to other stages.
Unlike other phones, I can’t go to recovery because when I choose from device to go to recovery it restarts and shows me a screen with a print of phone and asking me to connect to the pc, I connect and nothing happens, It already installed the drivers but I get no results, It doesn’t go into fast boot or recovery mode at all.
Also “fastboot devices” doesnt work because my phone has no recovery.
HELP PLEASE.
Maybe you have got a defective model. You must ask for a replacement. If this isn’t the case, once you have rooted your device, Download Rebooter App from playstore & grant root permissions to it. Now open the app & click on reboot to Fastboot/Bootloader. It will boot your device into fastboot mode, now follow the above procedures. Cheers!
How did you unlock it? My phone is arriving this week and would like to inlock it too.
Can anyone confirm , if they managed to unlock the bootloader? Regards
Thank you for your guide @Devs-Lab Staff , but I want to ask you something. I bought a Note 3 from vickmall and I am waiting for it to arrive. Everyone is saying that the bootloader is locked and we can’t install twrp or root etc. You think that with this code ” fastboot oem unlock” the bootloader will unlock just like that?
Is it working? Anyone tried?
Not working on the edition sold in mainland China, its bootloader is locked. You cannot get entry to recovery/fastboot. Maybe you are using a different edition?
Which version? 16GB or 32GB?
Both 16GB and 32GB.
Good news is that Xiaomi released official bootloader unlocker today, user will need to apply for the permission to unlock their device. The device will be marked as “unlocked” on their server permanently, there’s no going back, so they say.
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB Gold Edition, but I can’t run Recovery by twrp.img. Please!
1. Rename recovery name into update.zip
2. Put the file into internal memory, then Install from updater (Settings>About Phone>update), choose twrp.zip or you can rename it first as update.zip then install from updater.