Today, Androidbiits.com will share a glorious news with Nothing Phone 2a A142 owners who are trying to root their device. It comes with HDR10+ certification, Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro processor, Quasi Zenith Satellite System support, gyro sensor, 50MP rear camera, 8GB random access memory and 45W wired charging support. If you have managed to unlock bootloader in Nothing Phone 2a A142, then you can install Magisk on it by patching its stock firmware boot image using Magisk v28.1. According to XDA Developer topjohnwu, installing Magisk on Android smartphone will give root. So you can root Nothing Phone 2a A142 by installing Magisk. If you have successfully unlocked bootloader, then Androidbiits.com will help you in rooting Nothing Phone 2a A142. You can use Magisk v28.1 to patch boot image. Previously, I have published the simple instructions for unlocking bootloader in Nothing Phone 2a. Now, I will discuss about the step-by-step tutorial to root Nothing Phone 2a.
I am expecting that you will be able to root Nothing Phone 2a A142 using Magisk v28.1 without experiencing problem after reading the tutorial written in Androidbiits.com. Magisk v26.1 is developed by XDA Senior Recognized Developer topjohnwu. Nothing Phone 2a A142 may lose warranty after being rooted. This method will remove the factory restrictions. It will let you enjoy many Custom ROMs on your phone. This method will also let you enjoy many other benefits on your phone.
You must save your private documents securely including messages and contacts before rooting Nothing Phone 2a A142 using Magisk v28.1, because there is a possibility of losing all documents from your phone. If you are a big fan of Custom ROM and planning to install it on your Nothing Phone 2a A142, then you must be eagerly waiting to root your phone.
Below are the steps using which you can root Nothing Phone 2a A142. Androidbiits.com will not be responsible if your phone got broken while being rooted using Magisk v28.1. Nothing Phone 2a battery must be above 82 percentage before following the rooting steps. You will not be able to root your phone without unlocking its bootloader.
How to Root Nothing Phone 2a A142 Easily
1. First you have to unlock bootloader in Nothing Phone 2a.
2. Download stock firmware for Nothing Phone 2a in your desktop. You will find “payload.bin” file after extracting the stock firmware.
3. Download Fastboot Enhance v1.4.0 zip file and extract it on your computer. You will find FastbootEnhance.exe file.
4. Run FastbootEnhance.exe on your computer.
5. Click “Payload Dumper” option and select the “payload.bin” file. You will get “init_boot.img” file.
6. Download Magisk v28.1 apk. It is developed by XDA Senior Recognized Developer topjohnwu.
7. Download and install USB driver on desktop.
8. Activate USB debugging on your phone.
9. Attach your phone with desktop and transfer Magisk v28.1 apk and “init_boot.img” file to your phone.
10. Install Magisk v28.1 apk on your phone.
11. Start Magisk v28.1 on Nothing Phone 2a and choose “Select and Patch a File” option.
12. Select the stock “init_boot.img” file that you have transferred to your phone. Finally, you will get magisk_patched img file.
13. You have to download SDK Platform Tools ZIP file.
14. Open platform tools folder on your PC after extracting the ZIP file.
15. Copy the magisk_patched img file from Nothing Phone 2a to platform tools folder on your PC. You have to rename magisk_patched img file to “magisk_patched.img” file.
16. Connect your phone with PC via USB cable.
17. Inside the platform-tools folder, you have to type “cmd” in the address bar and press “enter” button to open the Command Window.
18. Enter the following command to check the connected device:
adb devices
19. If your device is successfully connected with PC, then you will be able to see a serial number.
20. Enter the following command to put Nothing Phone 2a into Fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
21. Enter the following command to check Fastboot mode:
fastboot devices
22. If your phone is successfully entered into Fastboot mode, then you will be able to see a serial number.
23. Enter the following command to install “magisk_patched.img” file in your Nothing Phone 2a:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
If you are using A/B device, then enter the following command to install “magisk_patched” Boot Image:
fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
24. Enter the following command after the installation process is completed:
fastboot reboot
You have successfully rooted Nothing Phone 2a A142. If you are experiencing any difficulty while rooting Nothing Phone 2a, then don’t hesitate to share your issue with Androidbiits.com. Please submit your email address and subscribe to get more information regarding Nothing Phone 2a. You must check your email to activate subscription.