How do I root my phone (SuperSU)?

[Abbieru]

I read the post about it. I'm new to this, it just looked like a lot of jargon. From what I can tell though I can't just downloaded supersu then flash it in TWRP. I tried it, it doesn't work. Can anyone explain in layman's terms how to root my phone? I have the pixel XL. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[BDogg718]

Thats exactly what you can do. If your bootloader is unlocked and you have TWRP RC1 installed you simply flash SuperSU v2.79 SR3 and all is well.

 

[alluringreality]

As noted, you will need to unlock the bootloader before using TWRP to flash the SuperSU zip. At that point the standard warning is: DO NOT LOCK THE BOOTLOADER. Items 1 and 8 from the following have more information.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-root-flash-pixel-xl-t3507886

 

[Abbieru]

As noted, you will need to unlock the bootloader before using TWRP to flash the SuperSU zip. At that point the standard warning is: DO NOT LOCK THE BOOTLOADER. Items 1 and 8 from the following have more information.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-root-flash-pixel-xl-t3507886

I did this, and it didn't work. I downloaded the SuperSU app and it said there aren't any SuperSU binaries. I tried flashing multiple times.

 

[Abbieru]

Thats exactly what you can do. If your bootloader is unlocked and you have TWRP RC1 installed you simply flash SuperSU v2.79 SR3 and all is well.

I did exactly this, and it didn't work.

 

[alluringreality]

The latest beta SuperSU zip is at:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133

The latest stable SuperSU zip is at:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703

If you are using TWRP RC1, it should come up with a message when it starts. Sometimes TWRP RC1 doesn't start with the message, and if that happens, I'm not sure if it will install a zip without following the additional instructions from Dees_Troy. Personally I installed the SuperSU v2.79 SR3 zip this past weekend just by booting TWRP RC1, and for a second install I used TWRP Alpha 2. Assuming your Pixel XL indicates it's unlocked, my suggestion would be just to boot the TWRP Alpha 2 image, don't install the TWRP zip, and then install whichever of the above SuperSU zips you want to use.