Right from flashing a custom ROM to installing a custom recovery like TWRP, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk. This will then allow you to flash a plentitude of mods, such as Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, Substratum Theme, Viper4Android. However, this is just one side of the coin. These tweaks do bring in quite a few risks as well. Among them, the device going into a bootloop or getting softbricked is the most common phenomenon. Fortunately, there’s an easier way out to rectify this issue. And this guide shall make you aware of just that. Given here are the detailed instruction steps to restore the OnePlus Nord CE 5G device to stock via Fastboot Commands and hence unbrick it.
How to Restore OnePlus Nord CE 5G to Stock via Fastboot Commands
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned. 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: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Download OnePlus Nord CE 5G Stock Firmware
STEP 3: Extract Payload.bin and Get Fastboot IMG Files
OnePlus packs all its partition files inside the payload.bin file. So you will have to extract this payload.bin file to get hold of all the IMG files, such as boot.img, system.img, recovery.img, and the likes. For that, please refer to our detailed guide on How to Extract OnePlus payload.bin.
STEP 4: Boot Bricked Nord CE 5G to Fastboot Mode
You will now have to boot your soft-bricked/boot-looped device to Fastboot Mode. Here’s how it could be done:
STEP 5: Flash Stock Firmware on OnePlus Nord CE 5G via Fastboot Commands
That’s it. These were the steps to restore your OnePlus Nord CE 5G device to stock via Fastboot Commands and hence unbrick it. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. Moreover, if any of the partition files show up an error during the flashing process, then please let us know the name of that file as well as the error message that you got. It will help us in quickly rectifying the issue.
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