I have a Samsung s9 and I downloaded the official twrp app from Google play and I cant boot into it. I tried holding the bixby and volume buttons and it didnt work. Also i heard people say you need to enable OEM unlocking but my phone doesnt have that. Any help wold be appreciated.
The Canadian S9 still has a locked bootloader & if you read the play store description of the TWRP app, you'll see that twrp.me is what is there. The play store app can't do what you're trying to do, boot into a custom recovery.
You can root the s9 but there are limitations & you definitely can't do it using the play store app you are talking about.
You might want to go to xda developers & find out more.
You should also never try to use any of the "one click" root apps, they don't work & are full of spyware.
I just looked into it and when I went the twrp.me site it recommended to download it from the Google play store so I think the Google play store will work
Refer XDA forums and serch for root techniques for s9. you might find something over there. directly rooting from play store does not work as s9 has locked bootloder. you will find proper step by step guide on xda.
If you want to boot your Samsung Galaxy S9 into the recovery menu. Then please Follow the below steps: - Turn off the device. - Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Bixby key. Then press and hold the Power key. - When the Android logo displays, release all three keys. - An 'Installing system update' message will show for 30 - 60 seconds before the Android system recovery menu options appear.
Please note that the rooting of the device will void the Samsung warranty. Samsung does not recommend rooting the device because it will make the misbehavior of the device.
