How to Root Vernee Mars Pro and Install TWRP Recovery

Updated on August 4, 2017, added TWRP Recovery for Android 7.0 Nougat. We have recently published tutorial to Root and install TWRP on Vernee Mars 4G Smartphone. But, if you are an owner of a Vernee Mars Pro smartphone, and also want to customize this smartphone, then you have visited the right page.

The Vernee Mars Pro is a 2017 flagship from the company, which comes with whopping 6GB of RAM, and based on Helio P25 16nm Octa-core processor from MediaTek. Apart from the all-metal body, it features 1mm extremely narrow frame. The Helio P25 chipset is energy efficient platform, on which a 2.5GHz CPU runs along with Mali T880 GPU, which 40% power consumption. It has a 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM, which is rated to provide more backup compared to the LPDDR3. While the 64GB ROM is emmc 5.1, which is latest standard for the high speed, and enables the apps to open super fast. Besides, there is a up to 256GB expandable storage support, apart from the 64GB ROM. The device boasts of a TDDI AMOLED Display, with 95% NTSC gamut, 1500:1 contrast, and Full incell technology. The Vernee Mars Pro 4G Phablet is packed in a slim body, which eliminates the usual bad hand feeling of a large screen device. The device is crafted using the 13 times fine adjustments for internal structure, with reduced thickness of 7.6mm. The back side of the device has 2.5D arc and 160 degree sand-blasting treatment. The device contains the more humane design, which made the possibility to place the fingerprint sensor at the side of the device, compared to the common placement at the front or the rear side. The fingerprint management chip can automatically learn from the data, and does the adjustments automatically whenever it is used, for improved accuracy, and making safer and faster at the same time. The 3500mAh battery can be charged using a 18W quick charger, which is up to 80% faster compared to 5V/2A chargers. The device features a reversible USB Type C, which makes the digital output possible through earphone, while supporting the OTG.

If 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 install TWRP and root Vernee Mars Pro.

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

If you want to unleash the full potential of the hardware of your Vernee Mars Pro, then rooting and flashing the TWRP is the main 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.

Brief Details and Advantage of TWRP Recovery

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 Vernee Mars Pro 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. 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.

Prerequiste

Ensure to check your model number, which must be:

• Vernee Mars Pro running

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.

• Phone Should be Charged

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

• Back Up

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.

• Enable USB Debugging

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

Downloads For Rooting Vernee Mars Pro

Download MediaTek USB VCOM Drivers here (MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip)

Download AIO Root Toolkit for  Vernee Mars Pro from here (Contains the TWRP Recovery, ADB Tools, SP Flash Tools, and Magisk Root)

or

Download TWRP Recovery 3.1.1 (For Android 7.0 Nougat Firmware)

Steps to Flash/ Install TWRP on Vernee Mars Pro

Step 1: Begin with downloading all the files mentioned above in the prerequisite section.

Step 2: Browse through the files downloaded, and then Right click on the zipped file MT6xxx_USB_VCOM_drivers. zip and extract the same. Then navigate to the extracted folder and then click on the file InstallDriver. exe. This will install the Preloader VCOM in your system.

Step 3: Assuming that you have downloaded SP FlashTool (Win) from the provided link above, Then simply click and extract the archive. Then, browse and run the file flash_tool. exe

Step 4: Find the Scatter File from the downloaded TWRP zip file, which you have downloaded. Rename the TWRP (.img) file to recovery.img. Now, on the flash tool interface, navigate and select the scatter file in the extracted folder of the Stock ROM (Download Stock ROM for your  Vernee Mars Pro smartphone).

Step 5: At this stage, just leave the recovery as ticket/ checked. Now, at the location tab, click on the storage location field of the recovery and search and browse for the custom recovery image file which is device-specific (As shown in the picture above). Then click the Download button.

Step 6: Now, hook up/ connect your Vernee Mars Pro to the computer via USB slot. Connecting your smartphone will begin the flashing process automatically, and it requires simply a few seconds to complete.

Step 7: At this point of the custom recovery on your device has been flashed. Now, you may disconnect the device from computer. Now, you need to turn on/ boot your device into TWRP recovery. For doing the same, boot the device while pressing and holding the volume up button. Kindly note that key combinations may vary on your device model, and you can confirm the right key combination for your Vernee Mars Pro. The Volume Up button also starts the bootloader mode on specific devices, which is equipped with menu to browse to the recovery mode. You may try the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons as key combinations. That’s all, you have successfully flashed the TWRP on your Vernee Mars Pro

Procedure to Root Vernee Mars Pro/ Install Magisk

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

Step 1: Transfer the downloaded Magisk.zip file to the internal storage / SD card of your Vernee Mars Pro smartphone.

Step 2: 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: Tap on Install ‘, and then navigate to the file ‘Magisk.zip’ and swipe to confirm flash (located at the bottom of the screen). The flashing process of Magisk has been started and will take few seconds to complete.

Congratulations, now you have rooted Vernee Mars Pro 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 Root Checker app.

Credits: bobslesbricoleurs

Source: XDA