In this guide, we will show you the steps to unlock the bootloader on your Rabbit R1. There’s a new player in town that has created quite a buzz in the tech industry, though not for all the right reasons. This GPT-3.5-based, Android-powered personal assistant device is literally half the size of your iPhone and even comes with a rotation camera [though you shouldn’t expect much from it].
Under the hood, you get a 2.3GHz MediaTek chipset, 4GB of memory, and 128GB of storage, supported by the Rabbit OS which in itself is simply an Android-based OS. The device has trained its model via LAM and it’s definitely quite impressive, to say the least. You just need to train it once and it will automatically carry out the said task without your intervention.
But in spite of a slew of goodies involved, the tech enthusiasts are still on the lookout for getting the most out of this device. And why not, when it is running on an open-source operating system? However, before you can welcome abode any of these tweaks, you’ll have to checkmark the first prerequisite off the list- the bootloader on your Rabbit R1 needs to be unlocked. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started.
Benefits and Risks of Bootloader Unlocking on Rabbit R1
Usually, when you unlock the bootloader on an Android device, you get the opportunity to gain administrative privileges by rooting the device via Magisk boot/init boot patched file and flashing tons of modules, including but not limited to the likes of Magisk modules and Xposed/LSPosed Framework. While some of these tweaks are still yet to make their way over to Rabbit, however, it’s just a matter of time before that happens, considering the impressive pace of custom development.
With that said, carrying out the unlocking process comes with a few downsides as well, most noticeably the device being wiped off and the probability of the device’s warranty being bull and void. If that’s all well and good, then let’s get started with the steps.
How to Unlock the Bootloader on Rabbit R1
Before starting, please take a backup of all the data on your device, just to be on the safer side. Thedroidwin will not be held responsible if something happens to your device or data after performing the below steps.
- Download and install the Google Android USB Drivers on your Windows PC.
- After that, download and install the MediaTek Preloader USB VCOM drivers.
- Then open Powershell as an administrator and type in the below command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
- Now download and install Python. Make sure to check Add Python to Path.
- Then download and extract the repository. Download the system.img.xz file.
- Extract it and you’ll get the system.img file. Transfer it inside the repository.
- Now run the below command and the script will install all the required stuff.
.\r1.ps1
- This is needed for setting up the environment for MTK client dependencies.
- Now connect your Rabbit R1 and the script will automatically unlock the bootloader and then flash the system.img file.
- You’ll get the prompt to unplug and then replug the device back in. Do so.
- The flashing will then resume and could take a while. Once done, your device will boot to the OS,
That’s it. These were the steps to unlock the bootloader on your Rabbit R1. 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. [Screenshots Credits: Howtomen].
