How To Guide [Guide] Root Pixel 7 Pro with Magisk + Unlock Bootloader + Pass SafetyNet + More

[dd805bb]

FYI, I have been using update method install into inactive slot through Magisk for awhile now. At least the past 2 or 3 times and going from stock to beta. No issues at all for me.

 

[Homeboy76]

FYI, I have been using update method install into inactive slot through Magisk for awhile now. At least the past 2 or 3 times and going from stock to beta. No issues at all for me.

"...stock to beta" Are you using these instructions to do that?

I wonder has anyone else been sucessful installing to the stock OTA inactive slot, manually, on their stock Pixel 7 Pro.

 

[Slim2none4u]

"...stock to beta" Are you using these instructions to do that?

I wonder has anyone else been sucessful installing to the stock OTA inactive slot, manually, on their stock Pixel 7 Pro.

I do my monthly updates with PF and I use the steps to install the update to the inactive slot.

 

[Homeboy76]

I do my monthly updates with PF and I use the steps to install the update to the inactive slot.

Excellent!
I have a link to PF in this thread.

Once upon a time a member could install to the inactive slot using these instructions. I want to know has anyone been able to install to the intactive slot on their Pixel 7 Pro phone using the aforementioned instruction.

 

[Lughnasadh]

Excellent!
I have a link to PF in this thread.

Once upon a time a member oould install to the inactive slot using these instructions. I want to know has anyone been able to install to the intactive slot on their Pixel 7 Pro phone using the aforementioned instruction.

I'm getting a 404 on your link. Think because it has a / at the end? Without the slash it's ok.

I've seen a handful or so of people successfully use this method over the past few months, but I've seen more who have been unsuccessful, for what it's worth.

 

[Homeboy76]

I'm getting a 404 on your link. Think because it has a / at the end? Without the slash it's ok.

I've seen a handful or so of people successfully use this method over the past few months, but I've seen more who have been unsuccessful, for what it's worth.

I fixed the links, thanks.

Yeah, that's why that particular set of instructions has a strike through more people are unsuccessful using this method to install to the Inactive slot and keep root.

 

[Slim2none4u]

Excellent!
I have a link to PF in this thread.

Once upon a time a member could install to the inactive slot using these instructions. I want to know has anyone been able to install to the intactive slot on their Pixel 7 Pro phone using the aforementioned instruction.

Oh my bad. I haven't tried using those instructions for a while. Having PF makes the process to easy. I still follow your guides though!

 

[dd805bb]

I fixed the links, thanks.

Yeah, that's why that particular set of instructions has a strick through more people are unsuccecessful using this method to install to the Inactive Slot.

Only thing I do differently is I don't untick auto updates and restart it on the update screen.
Steps I do
I see the update notification
I uninstall Magisk, just restore images
Go to update screen and let it fully update
Once the restart button is there on update screen,
I head over to magisk install to inactive slot,
After that is done go back to update screen and restart it there via bottom restart button.
It worked on stock, then I went to android beta, it worked. That was December I jumped back on beta. Then January update did the same way to update.

 

[Homeboy76]

Only thing I do differently is I don't untick auto updates and restart it on the update screen.
Steps I do
I see the update notification
I uninstall Magisk, just restore images
Go to update screen and let it fully update
Once the restart button is there on update screen,
I head over to magisk install to inactive slot,
After that is done go back to update screen and restart it there via bottom restart button.
It worked on stock, then I went to android beta, it worked. That was December I jumped back on beta. Then January update did the same way to update.

Ok, thanks for sharing your method.

 

[Homeboy76]

Updated OP
~ ~ ~ Part II - INSTRUCTIONS ~ ~ ~
3. Take the OTA Update and Maintain Root

 

[innit]

Hi. Sorry if this has already been asked but can magisk be updated as usual (Install - Direct install) on Pixel 7?
On Samsung it's easy as that but Pixel has A/B partitions and I'm not sure if updating magisk this way will not break something and leave the phone unbootable. Thanks.

 

[HipKat]

Hi. Sorry if this has already been asked but can magisk be updated as usual (Install - Direct install) on Pixel 7?
On Samsung it's easy as that but Pixel has A/B partitions and I'm not sure if updating magisk this way will not break something and leave the phone unbootable. Thanks.

You update it in the app without a problem. As for installation, I had an issue last month with PixelFlasher not installing Magisk correctly, - it wouldn't grant SU to any of the apps I needed it to, so I just installed it as any app, downloaded and installed with Package Manager, and it was fine

 

[Homeboy76]

Hi. Sorry if this has already been asked but can magisk be updated as usual (Install - Direct install) on Pixel 7?
On Samsung it's easy as that but Pixel has A/B partitions and I'm not sure if updating magisk this way will not break something and leave the phone unbootable. Thanks.

Yes.
(OP (Post 1),
~ ~ ~ Part II - INSTRUCTIONS ~ ~ ~...,
6. Set Magisk App Update Channel/Update Magisk,
• Update Magisk)

 

[Homeboy76]

You update it in the app without a problem. As for installation, I had an issue last month with PixelFlasher not installing Magisk correctly, - it wouldn't grant SU to any of the apps I needed it to, so I just installed it as any app, downloaded and installed with Package Manager, and it was fine

Huh???

The answer to his question is in the OP (Post 1), ~ ~ ~ Part II - INSTRUCTIONS ~ ~ ~...,
6. Set Magisk App Update Channel/Update Magisk,
• Update Magisk

 

[HipKat]

Huh???

The answer to his question is in the OP (Post 1), ~ ~ ~ Part II - INSTRUCTIONS ~ ~ ~...,
6. Set Magisk App Update Channel/Update Magisk,
• Update Magisk

That was supposed to say that you can update in the app itself not implying that that’s the only way to do it. My bad on the typo.

 

[schmeggy929]

Ya'll are confusing the heck out of me. Wouldn't 100% be unsuccessful using that link method? As Magisk wants to patch the boot.img and not init_boot.img the Pixel 7 needs?

 

[Lughnasadh]

Ya'll are confusing the heck out of me. Wouldn't 100% be unsuccessful using that link method? As Magisk wants to patch the boot.img and not init_boot.img the Pixel 7 needs?

I assume you are talking about updating the Magisk version within the Magisk app (via direct install)? If so, Magisk does have the ability to find and patch the init_boot.img. Support for that was added back in March of last year.

Add init_boot parition · topjohnwu/[email protected]

The Magic Mask for Android. Contribute to topjohnwu/Magisk development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[schmeggy929]

I assume you are talking about updating the Magisk version within the Magisk app (via direct install)? If so, Magisk does have the ability to find and patch the init_boot.img. Support for that was added back in March of last year.

Add init_boot parition · topjohnwu/[email protected]

The Magic Mask for Android. Contribute to topjohnwu/Magisk development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

No I am referring to taking the OTA, open Magisk and install to Inactive Slot(after OTA). Then reboot, doesn't that fail?

 

[Lughnasadh]

No I am referring to taking the OTA, open Magisk and install to Inactive Slot(after OTA). Then reboot, doesn't that fail?

Ah, ok. There have been a few people (that I have seen) on the Pixel 7 series who have been successful using that method, but most have not. There are 2 Github issues opened related to this issue. The devs couldn't find any problems with the script and no one has provided a log so they can look into it more. Until logs are provided, they can't work on a fix or figure out why some are successful while most are not.

Magisk wants to patch boot part instead of init_boot on devices that ship A13 · Issue #6380 · topjohnwu/Magisk

Device: Pixel 7 Global Android version: 13 (comes with A13 and therefore used init_boot) Magisk version name: latest debug Magisk version code: 25205 On devices that ship with A13 (pixel 7 for now)...

github.com

Magisk won't backup init_boot.img · Issue #6378 · topjohnwu/Magisk

Device: Pixel 7 Android version: 13 Magisk version name: cf9957c Magisk version code: 25205 I'm using the latest version of Magisk on my pixel 7 and everything works fine. However, there is a small...

github.com

 

[schmeggy929]

Ah, ok. There have been a few people (that I have seen) on the Pixel 7 series who have been successful using that method, but most have not. There are 2 Github issues opened related to this issue. The devs couldn't find any problems with the script and no one has provided a log so they can look into it more. Until logs are provided, they can't work on a fix or figure out why some are successful while most are not.

Magisk wants to patch boot part instead of init_boot on devices that ship A13 · Issue #6380 · topjohnwu/Magisk

Device: Pixel 7 Global Android version: 13 (comes with A13 and therefore used init_boot) Magisk version name: latest debug Magisk version code: 25205 On devices that ship with A13 (pixel 7 for now)...

github.com

Magisk won't backup init_boot.img · Issue #6378 · topjohnwu/Magisk

Device: Pixel 7 Android version: 13 Magisk version name: cf9957c Magisk version code: 25205 I'm using the latest version of Magisk on my pixel 7 and everything works fine. However, there is a small...

github.com

Ok thanks, so I wasn't going crazy lol