Unlook Bootloader and Root Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2

Disclaimer :

I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,

thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.

If you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard. A lot

UNLOCK BOOTLOADER AND ROOT MAX PRO M2 (Unofficial)

First of all, this method is taken from Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, So all the credits goes to developers behind M1

<Device will be formatted, so keep a backup >

Instructions : 

//unlocking

Phone:

- Go to Setting > System > About Phone and tap on the build number until developer option appears

- Go back to System > Developer options and enable usb debugging ( If you had already enabled usb debugging, "revoke USB debugging authorisations" and lets start new)

Windows:

- Download the zip file and extract the files

- Go to "adb + asus drivers" folder and install ADB and necessary drivers

- Go to "unlock" folder

- Open an Elevated command promt there and type : 

 adb devices                 ( Allow usb debugging box will appear, check "always allow debugging from  this computer" and click OK and again enter :

 adb devices                 (Device should be listed)

 adb reboot bootloader (Device will now enter fastboot )

 fastboot devices          (Device should be listed )

 Now execute unlock.cmd

 Device will show unlooked bootloader warning, encrypt and reboot

 Thats it, Bootloader is unlocked

//rooting
- Download the twrp recovery and Disable Forced Encryption/Data zip (decrypt.zip) from the links provided
- Go to "Root" folder of unlocker and copy magisk.apk to phone
- Install magisk (update if available) > open > install > install > Download Zip only
- Note the location of the downloaded zip file and move it from there to sd card
- Move the decrypt.zip to sd card
- Extract twrp, open an elevated command prompt and type :

adb devices
adb reboot bootloader

fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

- power off the device and go to recovery by pressing volume down + power button
- Device will boot into TWRP 
- If it asks for decryption key, just cancel it
- Wipe > Format data
- Install > Flash decrypt.zip and magisk.zip that we copied to sdcard and reboot
- Finally, go to magisk manager > install > install > direct install
- Reboot and You are done !

Credits

Sudeep Duhoon
Anit S

Downloads

Unlocker
TWRP
Data Decryption