The mid-rangers from Samsung have appealed to the masses and in some style. In this regard, the M21 is no different either. In countries like India, it has always occupied among the top spot in the buyer’s preference list. When you are getting a device that tick marks all the required necessities and OneUI as the underlying OS skin without burning a hole in your pockets, then the device’s rise to fame is no hidden secret. However, for the tech enthusiasts, there were a few doubts. This is because the device comes with Exynos as the underlying chipset. And if we were to line Snapdragon, MTK, and Exynos on the ease of development, there’s no doubt who would occupy the last spot. Furthermore, being a majorly closed source makes it quite difficult for the modding community. But once Samsung released the source code for this device, everything picked up the pace. In this regard, the device was recently blessed with the TWRP Recovery [Read: How to Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy M21]. Well, the availability of this custom recovery automatically opens the gate to a plethora of tweaks. These include the likes of creating Nandroid backup, flashing ZIP and IMG files, and the likes. Then you could also flash the Magisk ZIP Installer file and root your device. However, there were a few users who don’t wish to install TWRP on their device but still wants to root it. If you also echo these thoughts, then you have come to the right place. Given here are the detailed steps to root your Samsung Galaxy M21 device without using TWRP Recovery.
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Benefits and Risks of Rooting Samsung Galaxy M21
Rooting the device via Magisk allows you to carry out a plentitude of modifications and tweaks. To begin with, it would give you administrative level access. Likewise, you would easily be able to access the system partition on your device. Along the same lines, it allows you to install Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, Substratum Themes. Rooting also gives you the opportunity to flash custom kernels onto your device. The latter would make it possible to overclock or underclock the CPU or set a different CPU profile. However, rooting your Samsung Galaxy M21 might bring in a few uninvited risks as well. The first prerequisite to root any device requires an unlocked bootloader. Once you do so, your device’s warranty will instantly become null and void. Likewise, you will also lose all the data on your device. The KNOX counter will also be tripped.
How to Root Samsung Galaxy M21 without TWRP
The entire instructions are written under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the exact same sequence as listed below. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Unlock Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy M21
To begin with, you need to unlock the bootloader on your Galaxy M21 device. For that, please refer to our comprehensive guide: How to Unlock Bootloader on any Samsung Device [New VaultKeeper Method]. If you don’t wish to check out that guide, then here are the instructions in short: Start off by Enabling USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device.
Then boot your device to Download Mode and use the Volume Keys to select the option to unlock the bootloader. Your device will then automatically boots up, go to Developer Options, and make sure that OEM Unlock is greyed out. That’s it, the bootloader stands unlocked. Now move over to the next step to root your Samsung Galaxy M21 device without using TWRP Recovery.
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STEP 2: Download Samsung Galaxy M21 Stock Firmware
Next up, download the stock firmware for your device. Since Samsung doesn’t host the firmware files on their servers, you would have to take the help of the Frija Tool. While there are quite a few other alternatives as well (SamMobile), I usually prefer this only. So refer to our detailed guide on How to Download Samsung Stock Firmware/ROM via Frija Tool. As for this device, type in the below-given information in the Frija Tool and hit the Download button situated at the bottom left: [Just make sure to change the CSC code as per your country accordingly before downloading the firmware]:
Model Number: SM-M215FCSC: INS (for India)
If you are using SamMobile to download the firmware, then input the following details (these are for the Indian variant, the PDA and CSC might be different for different regions):
Device Name: Samsung Galaxy M21Model Number: SM-M215FAndroid: 11PDA: M215FXXU2BUACCSC: M215FODM2BUAC
STEP 3: Extract Galaxy M21 AP File from Stock Firmware
STEP 4: Patch Galaxy M21 AP File via Magisk
Now that you have the AP file extracted from the firmware, transfer it to your device’s internal storage. After this, install the Magisk Manager app on your device. Then launch the app and check if it says YES or NO next to Ramdisk. Remember the answer as it will be used at the end to boot your device to the rooted OS.
After this, refer to our detailed guide on how to: How to Patch Samsung AP Firmware via Magisk. The shorter explanation is as follows: Launch the Magisk Manager app on your device. Tap on Install > Select and patch a file > Select the AP firmware file and tap on Let’s Go. The process will take a few seconds. Once done, you should get the magisk_patched.tar file placed inside the Download’s folder. We will now use this file to root Samsung Galaxy M21 without using TWRP Recovery.
STEP 5: Boot Samsung Galaxy M21 to Download Mode
The next step requires you to boot your device to the Download Mode. This is needed so that Odin is able to interact with your device. Hence refer to our detailed guide to Boot any Samsung Device to Download Mode. Wish to save a click? Then here are the instructions in short:
STEP 6: Flash Patched Galaxy M21 magisk_patched.tar via Odin
It’s now time to root your Samsung Galaxy M21 device without using TWRP Recovery. Starting off, you will have to flash the magisk_patched.tar file (patched AP file) to your device via Odin. To do so, please refer to our comprehensive guide on this topic: How to Flash magisk_patched.tar (patched Samsung AP file) via Odin. For the shorter version, proceed to the below steps:
STEP 7: Boot Samsung Galaxy M21 to Rooted OS
Now that your device is rooted, it’s time to boot it to the rooted OS. We have an extensive guide on the same topic, including the explanation as to why this needs to be done: How to Boot Rooted Samsung to Recovery Mode and Rooted OS. The shorter explanation follows: With this, we conclude the guide on how to root Samsung Galaxy M21 without using TWRP Recovery. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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