If you聽own a聽Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343, and also want to root the device, then you are on the right page.

Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 series was announced August 2017, and was upgraded to the XZ series devices. Featuring the HDR Display, which offers typical 16:9 display but looks stunning. Sony has equipped same technology of Bravia TVs for XZ1 display, in the form of HDR display. So users enjoy stunning and crisp and clear viewing experience with rich colors. As we all are aware about Sony devices, this series too offers stunning sound quality experience for the users.

If聽you are an Android Enthusiast, and want to Root and Install TWRP recovery on your beloved, then you have landed on the right page. In the due course of the article, we will guiding you through the process to root Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 .

The TWRP features the material design, and attractive user interface (UI), and by following this guide you can install latest TWRP for Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343. You can download TWRP Recovery from the links provided in the pre-requisite section of this article. Kindly note that this is a unofficial TWRP recovery and is only for Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 (Kindly confirm the model by going to Settings>About). The process given below is merely for rooting and installing TWRP on Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343, do not try out this method on any other device.

If you want to unleash the full potential of the hardware of your Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 , then rooting聽and flashing custom recovery like TWRP is the main聽concern. The Stock ROMs have often limited and unsupported features in the sense of Customization. When you have a rooted device and also flashed TWRP recovery, then you are free to install any Custom ROMs, Mods, Kernel, and Xposed etc., as well as many apps which requires root access to work properly. You can easily root the device with One Click Android Root Tool, with either via PC or through the APK, which is a quick process.

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TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is an open source, community development project. By flashing the TWRP, your device will be enabled to install any custom firmware, rooting your smartphone, mod zip files for customizations, Xposed Modules for customized features, one click root and unroot processes. Apart from that, it allows you to take Full Nandroid Backup and restore it later, one click image file flashing, remove bloatware, overclock and underclock. Using TWRP, one can easily clean Wipe, Cache and Data after flashing any image file to reflect the changes and rectify minor errors due to cache.

For installing the TWRP, your Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 phone must have the Unlocked bootloader. That means you have to firstly unlock the bootloader to root your device as well doing any customization.

Disclaimer: The AndroidWeblog.com covers although everything in a very neat and a processed manner so that our readers get exactly what they want, still there are meager chances of basic issues that may arise out of the listed steps here.聽Hence it is in sole interest of the user to follow the steps very cautiously so as to stay away from any mishappenings with your device.

Rooting and flashing the Custom ROM firmware, certainly without any doubt voids your devices warranty and AndroidWeblog.com in no way will be held responsible for warranty void or your bricked device.

Ensure to check your model number, which must be:

You must have to ensure that prior to rooting your phone , you have read thoroughly the disclaimer and you agree to proceed further on your risk.

Your phone must be 70% charged at least, else, it may lead to complications sometimes while experimenting. Why to take risk, try to charge it fully.

If you are either going to root your phone or install a Custom ROM, it is a good habit to make a back up of your phone. Make a back up of all your media like images, videos and all on your PC and your contacts on Cloud.

(Applicable only for PC method, Skip if you will use APK method)

You must enable USB debugging option by going聽in to Settings, Applications and Developer options.

Download Universal ADB Drivers聽here聽(If your PC have already drivers installed then skip this)

Download platform-tools/ SDK Tools package from Android SDK on PC from聽here. (Android command line tools> SDK Tools package)

Download TWRP Recovery for Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 from here:

TWRP Recovery 3.2.3.0聽(Login required)

TWRP Recovery 3.3.1-0 (AFH Link)

TWRP Recovery 3.5.0 (Google Drive Link)

Download SuperSU by Chainfire from聽here.

Download Magisk Manager from聽here.

Make sure that you have downloaded聽the required files (link in pre-requisite section of this article). Then, proceed to the steps.

Note:聽If you have already unlocked bootloader, then skip these steps.

Step 1:聽First, you need to Connect your Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 Device to the computer, in Fastboot Mode. You can reboot your device to聽fastboot using the command in adb terminal:

Step 2:聽Now, open the Adb Terminal in PC, and then just enter this command:

Step 3: Then, issue this command:

At this stage, your device will be reboot automatically. Now, you can Root Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343, as bootloader of your device is already unlocked.

Step 1:聽Assuming you have already downloaded the聽platform-tools from Android SDK (SDK Manager) platform-tools on your PC. The platform-tools contains the required adb and fastboot binaries.

Step 2:聽Make sure that the drivers are installed on your computer. Then, skip to the next step.

Note:聽If Developer Settings and USB Debugging settings are already enabled on your device, as suggested in Prerequisite section, then simply skip the Step 3 and Step 4, and follow Step 5 directly.

Step 3:聽Now, enable the developer settings on your Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 Device. To achieve the same, just navigate to the聽Settings -> About and then find the ‘Build Number ‘, and then tap on ‘Build Number’ for 7 times, this will enable the developer settings on your device.

Step 4:聽If you have USB Debugging already, then skip this step. If you have not, then open the Developer Options and then enable USB debugging option.

Step 5:聽Now, open the command prompt in computer/ ADB Terminal, and simply type the command:

Step 6: Your device should have not entered into fastboot mode. Now copy the TWRP.img file downloaded in prerequisite section, to the same folder where adb and fastboot binaries are located. Rename the file to ‘twrp.img’ and then聽enter this command:

and then run this command, type:

Step 7聽(Important):聽Some devices might not replace the custom recovery automatically during the first boot. You can search Google for key combinations to enter your device into recovery mode. After running the ‘fastboot reboot’ command, press and hold the proper key combination to enter device into TWRP Mode. Once the device boots to TWRP mode, the TWRP will automatically patch the stock ROM, to prevent the chances of replacing TWRP with Stock Recovery.

After typing fastboot reboot, hold the key combo and boot to TWRP. Once TWRP is booted, TWRP will patch the stock ROM to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP. If you don’t follow this step, you will have to repeat the install.

Make sure that you have downloaded SuperSU or Magisk Manager (link in pre-requisite section of this article). Then, proceed to the steps.

Caution: You can use either Magisk Manager or Super SU, but only one, so choose wisely. Go for Magisk Manager if you are not sure.

Step 1:聽Transfer the downloaded SuperSU or Magisk Manager file to the internal storage / SD card of your Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 smartphone.

Step 2:聽Now, just boot into the recovery. From the TWRP interface, you can optionally backup the Stock ROM. Though, I would recommend to backup the Stock ROM. Because if in case process gets failed, you can flash the Stock ROM.

Step 3:聽Tap on Install ‘, and then navigate to the file ‘SuperSU.zip’ or ‘magisk.zip’ and swipe to confirm flash (located at the bottom of the screen).聽The flashing process of Magisk/ SuperSU has been started and will take few seconds to complete.

Congratulations, now you have rooted Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341, G8342, G8343 and also flashed the TWRP. Now, you can install Xposed Framework, and customize your smartphone as per your preference. If you wish to verify, you may download and check the Root Status through聽Root Checker app.