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I'm trying to install twrp on the way to installing Magisk Manager but I don't see the Pixel 4a on the device list here:
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This is the Team Win website and the official home of TWRP! Here you will find the list of officially supported devices and instructions for installing TWRP on those devices.
twrp.me
Now it looks like there is a custom version of twrp for most of the phone models out there but I'm not really sure that's the case. Perhaps there is only one "lastest version" of twrp for all phones or individual operating systems. Anyway is there a version of twrp for my Pixel 4a running Android 11?
If not is there another custom recovery that anyone would recommend?
Thank you!
I'm also looking for one
Arsenal420 said:
I'm trying to install twrp on the way to installing Magisk Manager but I don't see the Pixel 4a on the device list here:
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You don't need TWRP in order to install Magisk Manager / Magisk framework:
[Guide][Root] Magisk without TWRP on Android P
Via Magisk Manager: This method does not need root, and also does not require a custom recovery. However, you MUST have a stock boot image dump beforehand, and you also have to be able to flash the patched boot image, either through fastboot mode...
forum.xda-developers.com
jwoegerbauer said:
You don't need TWRP in order to install Magisk Manager / Magisk framework:
[Guide][Root] Magisk without TWRP on Android P
Via Magisk Manager: This method does not need root, and also does not require a custom recovery. However, you MUST have a stock boot image dump beforehand, and you also have to be able to flash the patched boot image, either through fastboot mode...
forum.xda-developers.com
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As I understand it they're two separate things magisk is a framework and magisk manager is an application that uses that framework. I rooted with magisk no problem but I can't unlock my financial apps without magisk master and a module I believe.
Has anyone updated to Android 12 and successfully rooted again with magisk? It seems from the Pixel 5 thread that there are problems with this..
I have removed root and restored stock boot + updated to Android 12. Have downloaded the factory image and am ready to patch + flash magisk patched boot, but I am reluctant to try after reading the Pixel 5 thread.
Sure, I've done it already.
Check here.
Worked for me too.
I'm starting to think that the 4a 5G and 5 (and presumably all newer models) have this restriction. Not sure why the 4a does not.
a1291762 said:
Worked for me too.
I'm starting to think that the 4a 5G and 5 (and presumably all newer models) have this restriction. Not sure why the 4a does not.
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I have a Pixel 5 running official Android 12. I upgraded from a magisk rooted Android 11. When I flash the patched boot image in fastboot mode, restarting the device only takes me back to fastboot mode. The only way I can get past fastboot mode into Android 12 is to reflash the stock boot image.
Do I need to disable dmverity, etc.?
Skeetch79 said:
I have a Pixel 5 running official Android 12. I upgraded from a magisk rooted Android 11. When I flash the patched boot image in fastboot mode, restarting the device only takes me back to fastboot mode. The only way I can get past fastboot mode into Android 12 is to reflash the stock boot image.
Do I need to disable dmverity, etc.?
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I haven't been flowing this thread since it doesn't apply to me but the last thing I saw seemed to suggest upgrading and then trying to figure it out didn't work. Check it out, maybe they got further.
[Closed] Android 12 Update and Root ***Obsolete***
Update 12-16: I am closing this thread as it is no longer relevant. Please refer to this guide.
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So, has anyone tried the Android 14 developer preview 1? I have and it runs very well on our phone. Would love to hear your impressions.
I tried it briefly on my Pixel 5. Since Magisk does not appear to fully support 14 yet (Zygisk does not work), I ended up going back to TQ1A and am running the developer preview on an Android Virtual Device instead.
Tried it out just now, magisk doesn't detect root at all of a patched boot image, so its a no go as far as a daily use device for me at the moment
TechX1991 said:
Tried it out just now, magisk doesn't detect root at all of a patched boot image, so its a no go as far as a daily use device for me at the moment
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You have to use the Pixel 7 boot image to patch and flash, like we did for some of the QPR2 Betas.
TechX1991 said:
Tried it out just now, magisk doesn't detect root at all of a patched boot image, so its a no go as far as a daily use device for me at the moment
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I do not need a rooted devices, so I just used the Developer Preview to check out the new Android 14 release before it is officially released on my Bluejay.
V0latyle said:
I tried it briefly on my Pixel 5. Since Magisk does not appear to fully support 14 yet (Zygisk does not work), I ended up going back to TQ1A and am running the developer preview on an Android Virtual Device instead.
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Have you tried Canary 25206? Magisk reports "Zygisk: Yes" (with Zygisk enabled in settings) for me on my Pixel 6 Pro running A14 DP1.
Lughnasadh said:
Have you tried Canary 25206? Magisk reports "Zygisk: Yes" (with Zygisk enabled in settings) for me on my Pixel 6 Pro running A14 DP1.
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If I can figure out how to get Magisk running on an AVD, I'll try that. Tried patching the ramdisk image, that didn't work.
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You have to use the Pixel 7 boot image to patch and flash, like we did for some of the QPR2 Betas.
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ohhhhh. So just download the pixel 7 beta, extract the boot.img, patch it and flash it?
TechX1991 said:
ohhhhh. So just download the pixel 7 beta, extract the boot.img, patch it and flash it?
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Yes
I tried Pixel 6a & 7 boot.img from Android 14 Dev Beta 2 and tried to patch with latest Magisk. However after flashing the patched boot.img from fastboot, phone is still in stock unrooted state.
Anyone has a compatible rooted boot image for Pixel 6a?
d5aqoep said:
I tried Pixel 6a & 7 boot.img from Android 14 Dev Beta 2 and tried to patch with latest Magisk. However after flashing the patched boot.img from fastboot, phone is still in stock unrooted state.
Anyone has a compatible rooted boot image for Pixel 6a?
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Same problem on Pixel 7 Pro
Think we'll have to wait...
Has anyone tried with the new Magisk 26.0 yet? I just installed the 14 preview, so I'll give it a shot and report back, if not.
Edit: Sucessfully rooted with the 6a boot image from the latest dev preview and Magisk 26001.
Are you patching the init_boot.img or the just the boot.img
kamote_sa_ulap said:
Are you patching the init_boot.img or the just the boot.img
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The Pixel 6a (or any of the PIxel 6 series devices) doesn't have an init_boot.img.
Oh so I guess for the 7 it should really be the init_boot.img
I tried with the new 14 public beta patching the init boot with Magisk 26 and it's still not rooted.
I wonder if I patch the boot.img instead for the 7, will it brick my phone?
kamote_sa_ulap said:
Oh so I guess for the 7 it should really be the init_boot.img
I tried with the new 14 public beta patching the init boot with Magisk 26 and it's still not rooted.
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That's because the Pixel 6 series doesn't have an init_boot.img. You are patching an image that your phone doesn't have.
Patching the Pixel 6a boot.img with Stable 26.1 or Canary 26101 should work. It did for me on my Pixel 6 Pro running A14 Beta 1.
Lughnasadh said:
That's because the Pixel 6 series doesn't have an init_boot.img. You are patching an image that your phone doesn't have.
Patching the Pixel 6a boot.img with Stable 26.1 or Canary 26101 should work. It did for me on my Pixel 6 Pro running A14 Beta 1.
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Im sorry, but im not using a Pixel 6a I'm using a Pixel 7 which have both the init_boot.img and the boot.img
kamote_sa_ulap said:
Im sorry, but im not using a Pixel 6a I'm using a Pixel 7 which have both the init_boot.img and the boot.img
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Ok. I figured you had a PIxel 6a since this is a Pixel 6a forum and thread.
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Ok. I figured you had a PIxel 6a since this is a Pixel 6a forum and thread.
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yeah unfortunately, so far this the only thread that talks about rooting a pixel on android 14, nothing on the pixel 7 forum yet. Well it was worth the shot. Thanks.
kamote_sa_ulap said:
yeah unfortunately, so far this the only thread that talks about rooting a pixel on android 14, nothing on the pixel 7 forum yet. Well it was worth the shot. Thanks.
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Try here. Patching the init_boot.img with Stable 26.1 or Canary 26101 should work for you.
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Try here. Patching the init_boot.img with Stable 26.1 or Canary 26101 should work for you.
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Alright, i'll try the Canary 26101 since I already tried the Stable 26.1 and it still doesn't work. Hopefully that will do the trick.
kamote_sa_ulap said:
Alright, i'll try the Canary 26101 since I already tried the Stable 26.1 and it still doesn't work. Hopefully that will do the trick.
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Awesome, was able to root 14 Public Beta on my Pixel 7 using Canary Magisk 26101, Lets see if I can enable 5G now. Thanks man.
Hi, I tried to root pixel 6a and got a hard brick. I can't get into fastboot and I can't power on the device. The screen is black and the pc does not detect it. What I can do?
Has anyone tested the Magisk Beta or Canary channels with the latest Android 14 Beta 2 released on I/O?
k9r4n16 said:
Has anyone tested the Magisk Beta or Canary channels with the latest Android 14 Beta 2 released on I/O?
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The latest Canary (26101), Beta (26100), and Stable (26100) versions should all be the same at the moment as a new Canary has not been released since the release of 26.1. Canary 26101 is working fine on A14 Beta 2 on my Pixel 6 Pro.
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The latest Canary (26101), Beta (26100), and Stable (26100) versions should all be the same at the moment as a new Canary has not been released since the release of 26.1. Canary 26101 is working fine on A14 Beta 2 on my Pixel 6 Pro.
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Perfect, I'll give that a shot now then.
Well, I ****ed up.
I forgot that I was on the 14 Beta.
I pushed the boot.img from the latest, stable Android 13 build to be patched by Magisk Manager. Then I rebooted and flashed that. Of course it didn't work, so I re-flashed the original boot.img from the Android 13 build. That of course didn't work either, so I flashed the entire Android 13 package back over, excluding the bootloader and radio images and without wiping the device.
Now it's not doing anything. It doesn't continually boot loop, it doesn't react to a charger (any of the 5 chargers I have, including wireless) and doesn't react to any power combination. I think it's hard bricked.
Is there any hope at all? This is the first time I've ever hard bricked a phone
I have a protection plan on it with T-Mobile, do you think I can get away with using that? The device is fully paid off.
pctv007 said:
Same problem on Pixel 7 Pro
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I was able to root it with this fastboot boot command and the magisk image
Hi folks, I am running a Pixel 6A that I rooted with magisk back in December. I stupidly did not disable OTA updates. Last night the QPR2 update came down and wiped root from my phone.
Bootloader is still unlocked and magisk app is installed.
I am confused about the best way to restore root. I see that the QPR2 beta required the use of the pixel 7 boot image. Does that still hold for the stable QPR2?
Also, the magisk app offers a way to choose and patch an image within the app. Can I get the pixel 7 boot image and patch it in magisk, or do I have to use the ADB/ fastboot method?
Sorry for the trouble. I promise I will disable OTA updates in the future. Thanks for any help.
Hello! I am also root user and if it is true that there was an update with the boot 6a not root and I had to use the pixel 7 or 7 pro (I do not remember which was) but if in doubt I would try only with the 6a just in case, the procedure is to download the full rom of the same version you have now, extract the boot.img, patch it with magisk and flash it by adb from the pc, is the method I use in each update and no problems until today, good luck and greetings!
If you are using Magisk Stable 26.1 or Canary 26101, you can use the Pixel 6a boot image to root as the problems mentioned above have been fixed with these versions of Magisk.
Problem solved. Y'all rock.
I'm having a similar problem. I'm am unable to find the boot.img anywhere in the zip file I'm on Bluejay TQ2A 230305.008E1.
RimWulf said:
I'm having a similar problem. I'm am unable to find the boot.img anywhere in the zip file I'm on Bluejay TQ2A 230305.008E1.
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Download and open the zip => open "image-bluejay-tq2a.230305.008.e1.zip" => find your boot.img