POCO X3 NFC comes as a slightly improved edition of the regular POCO X3. Powered by the 8nm based Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, the device is almost the same as the POCO X3, except the fact it had got NFC capability. Nevertheless, let’s see the method to root the POCO X3 NFC.Poco X3 NFC

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Poco X3 NFC Specs

For the unversed, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is a 6.67″ device with a 1080x2400p resolution LCD display. The Qualcomm SM7150-AC aka the Snapdragon 732G based on an 8nm chipset is paired with 6GB of RAM and 68/128GB of storage. In terms of optics, the main camera is 64MP accompanied by 13+2+2MP auxiliary sensors and the selfie camera is of 20MP. The battery has a 5160mAh capacity.
That’s enough of the intro and let’s get into the tutorial. Starting with the bootloader unlock steps as you need to get the bootloader unlocked before flashing any custom binaries.

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Unlock Bootloader of POCO X3 NFC

Disclaimer: Bootloader unlock may erase your data. So backup all the necessary data before proceeding.

Once all the necessary files are downloaded and set-up. Proceed with the given steps. Note that, unlocking the bootloader is the same as other Xiaomi devices.

  1. If not yet, create a Xiaomi Mi account and log-in to your device with the same credentials.
  2. Then visit Xiaomi’s bootloader unlock page.
  3. Click the Unlock Now button and then log into your Mi account.
  4. Wait for the bootloader to unlock the approval SMS message.

  5. You need to have a Mi account created, confirmed, and attached to a phone number so Xiaomi can verify you are the owner of this device.

  6. Open the Settings app on your device.

  7. Go to Mi Account, and log-in if not already done.
  8. Enable the Sync option and Find Device (You might need to enter the password if prompted)
  9. Enable Developer Options, then OEM Unlock, and USB Debugging on the POCO X3 NFC.Developer options
  10. Download and Extract the Mi Unlock Tool to your PC
  11. Run the Mi Unlock program

    It should be a file named “miflash_unlock.exe”.

  12. Sign in to your Mi Account on the Mi Flash Unlock Tool. Make sure to login with the same Mi ID you’ve used while requesting the unlock.
  13. Boot the POCO X3 NFC into Fastboot Mode: Once the device has been shut off, press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons together at the same time. Continue holding these two buttons down until you get to the POCO X3 NFC Fastboot Mode splash screen.
  14. Connect your device to the PC via micro USB cable.
  15. Click the Unlock button at the bottom of the Mi Unlock program
  16. Wait through the two warning pop-up messages and click the Unlock Anyway button

    You should see the Unlock Anyway button appear after the countdown finishes.

  17. Wait for the Mi Unlock program to go through the Verify Device phase
  18. If everything goes smoothly you should see this image on the Mi Unlock program

    Redmi Note 6 Pro Unlock Bootloader

    Once the unlock is successful, the device would reboot automatically and during the phase, it’ll wipe the system/internal storage. So, as said earlier, don’t forget to backup important data.

Sometimes, Xioami would insist to wait for a period of time until you can unlock the device upon clicking the Unlock Anyway button mentioned in step 16. If that’s so, you’ve to wait the amount of time you were told and once done, repeat the steps once again.

Once you unlocked the bootloader, it’s time to flash TWRP. Read on…

Flash TWRP on POCO X3 NFC

Fortunately, despite being a new device the POCO X3 NFC has already got an unofficial TWRP. We’ll be making use of it to root the device.

  1. Download the TWRP to your PC and rename it to twrp.img.
  2. Now boot your device into fastboot and connect it to PC via USB Cable.
  3. Open a command prompt window and input the following command to flash the recovery:- 
    fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
  4. On installation of TWRP, to boot the recovery do:- 
    fastboot boot twrp.img"
  5. The device will automatically reboot into TWRP, and you will have TWRP as your permanent recovery!
  6. Now on TWRP, allow modification so that you can flash custom binaries such as Magisk for rooting.

Once all the steps are successfully completed, the time has arrived to root the device.

Root POCO X3 NFC

Make sure you’ve transferred the Magisk.zip to your device, preferably on an external SD Card. Now, provided you’re on the TWRP main screen.

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  1. Tap on Install
  2. This will open the file picker, and choose the Magisk.zip file
  3. Swipe the slider to confirm the flashing
  4. Wait for the flash to finish
  5. Reboot

Once you successfully boot the device, check for the Magisk Manager icon on the app drawer. If not visible, manually install the Magisk Manager. Your device should be rooted now. Enjoy customizing and tinkering with your POCO X3 NFC.

Also Read: How to unlock bootloader and install TWRP on POCO X3

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