This is exactly how i update every month flawlessly, my only difference is magisk canary (though i had to downgrade to beta this patch)
How To Guide Method to upgrade every month, without wiping data and retaining root
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doesn't seem to work with 13 Beta 2. Anyone else who got it working?
Update: A13B2 will require disabling verity - "May need verity and verification disabled. So far the only ones I've seen to successfully flash and root with 24309 on A13Beta2 are those of us that have those flags disabled."
Update 2: I just tried a normal patch process using the canary 24309 downloaded today and it works without disabling anything. The changelog mentions support for A13B2 so it seems dev has fixed it! great work.
steps are as per usual: patch the original boot, bootloader patch boot magisk.img
Update: A13B2 will require disabling verity - "May need verity and verification disabled. So far the only ones I've seen to successfully flash and root with 24309 on A13Beta2 are those of us that have those flags disabled."
Update 2: I just tried a normal patch process using the canary 24309 downloaded today and it works without disabling anything. The changelog mentions support for A13B2 so it seems dev has fixed it! great work.
steps are as per usual: patch the original boot, bootloader patch boot magisk.img
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So, it was a bit different for me this time. I was experimenting and was rooted with Magisk Alpha (t.me/magiskalpha) on 13 Beta 1 when Beta 2 was released. So, I decided to go back on official Magisk Canary, but I didn't re-root Beta 1 with official Canary. However, I installed the latest Canary apk on Beta 1 and patched Beta 2 boot.img and updated using the method I posted in OP.
I booted fine in Beta 2 but could not open Canary app (as was the case with everyone). I tried clearing data of the Canary app, tried reflashing patched boot.img, tried patching boot.img with Alpha and flashing on both slots before realizing that root wasn't working for anyone on Beta 2.
When update to Canary was announced, I simply downloaded the latest Canary apk, patched Beta 2 boot.img and flashed it in bootloader. Now, I haven't wiped my device in a long time and my verity and verification are not disabled (if there is any way to show that, please let me know and I will share it with everyone).
I was fortunate for not having to disable verity or verification (and in the process wipe data) like others on Beta 1.
I booted fine in Beta 2 but could not open Canary app (as was the case with everyone). I tried clearing data of the Canary app, tried reflashing patched boot.img, tried patching boot.img with Alpha and flashing on both slots before realizing that root wasn't working for anyone on Beta 2.
When update to Canary was announced, I simply downloaded the latest Canary apk, patched Beta 2 boot.img and flashed it in bootloader. Now, I haven't wiped my device in a long time and my verity and verification are not disabled (if there is any way to show that, please let me know and I will share it with everyone).
I was fortunate for not having to disable verity or verification (and in the process wipe data) like others on Beta 1.
Just used the method in the OP to update. All good! Checked version, root retained, SafetyNet Passes, Gpay launches, Duo Mobile passes all checks. No issues.
This method has been the fastest most consistent way for me to update since day 1 of the P6P. In total it takes about 10 minutes. Five minutes to extract the boot.img, copy it to the phone, patch, copy patched image back, and modify the flash-all.bat. Then slightly under 5 minutes to reboot into the bootloader and run the .bat file. Which basically consists of watching the screen for errors. Much easier for me than all the convoluted steps in some of the procedures previously described. It has been 100% successful every time.
Best of luck to everyone!
Dave
This method has been the fastest most consistent way for me to update since day 1 of the P6P. In total it takes about 10 minutes. Five minutes to extract the boot.img, copy it to the phone, patch, copy patched image back, and modify the flash-all.bat. Then slightly under 5 minutes to reboot into the bootloader and run the .bat file. Which basically consists of watching the screen for errors. Much easier for me than all the convoluted steps in some of the procedures previously described. It has been 100% successful every time.
Best of luck to everyone!
Dave
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3Just used the method in the OP to update. All good! Checked version, root retained, SafetyNet Passes, Gpay launches, Duo Mobile passes all checks. No issues.
This method has been the fastest most consistent way for me to update since day 1 of the P6P. In total it takes about 10 minutes. Five minutes to extract the boot.img, copy it to the phone, patch, copy patched image back, and modify the flash-all.bat. Then slightly under 5 minutes to reboot into the bootloader and run the .bat file. Which basically consists of watching the screen for errors. Much easier for me than all the convoluted steps in some of the procedures previously described. It has been 100% successful every time.
Best of luck to everyone!
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67Caution: I originally wrote this guide when it was necessary to disable verity and verification before flashing patched boot.img. Now Magisk has overcome this requirement and some users have reportedly flashed updates without disabling verification and verity and did not have to wipe their phones, but request everyone, who have verification and verity disabled and using this guide, make sure you backup all the data and post your results here (I suggest backing up data anyway for everyone).
Following is a guide to update Pixel 6 Pro (perhaps all Pixel devices) every month, without wiping and retaining root. I tested it on my Pixel 6 Pro from 12.0.0 (SD1A.210817.015.A4, Oct 2021) to 12.0.0 (SD1A.210817.036, Nov 2021). There is no reason that it should not work on subsequent monthly patches, but just take the backups to be sure.
1) Download the latest factory image for your device and platform-tools from the official Google site and extract them in one folder.
2) Extract the boot.img from image-raven-xxxxxxx.zip which was extracted from the image in the above step and patch it in Magisk Manager (latest canary build from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk) on your phone and copy it back to the folder where you extracted the factory image and platform-tools. Rename the copied file to magisk_patched.img
3) Open flash-all.bat in notepad, add --skip-reboot and remove -w from the fastboot update line. Also add the following lines after the fastboot update line to flash the Magisk patched boot.img automatically:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot
After editing, the edited part of your flash-all.bat should look something like this:
Code:fastboot --skip-reboot update [****image_name****] fastboot reboot-bootloader ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img fastboot reboot echo Press any key to exit...
Note: [****image_name****] is just a placeholder and needs to be the name of zip file which was originally there in flash-all.bat, do not change that. Be careful to rename the Magisk patched boot.img to magisk_patched.img or in the alternative make appropriate modifications in the flash-all.bat
4) Open command prompt and go the folder where you extracted factory image and platform-tools. Type the following commands:
adb reboot bootloader
flash-all.bat
Your device should be upgraded to the latest factory image, while retaining root, without wiping data.
Update 1: I updated from 12.0.0 (SD1A.210817.036, Nov 2021) to 12.0.0 (SD1A.210817.037, Nov 2021) successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.
Update 2: I updated from 12.0.0 (SD1A.210817.037, Nov 2021) to 12.0.0 (SQ1D.211205.016.A1, Dec 2021) successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.
Update 3: I updated from 12.0.0 (SQ1D.211205.016.A1, Dec 2021) to 12.0.0 (SQ1D.220105.007, Jan 2022) successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.
Update 4: I updated from 12.0.0 (SQ1D.220105.007, Jan 2022) to 12.0.0 (SQ1D.220205.003, Feb 2022) successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.
Update 5: I updated from 12.0.0 (SQ1D.220205.003, Feb 2022) to Android 12L DP 3 successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.
Update 6: I updated from Android 12L DP 3 to Android 13 DP successfully using my method, without loosing data and root.8I don't know why folks continue to have issues updating when a new Android update is released. Despite Magisk having the option to install to an inactive slot for easy OTA updating, I simply avoid it and go the old-school route of updating via sideload to prevent any issues.
In hopes of putting to rest issues some of you face, here is what I do:
- Make a backup of all my important files in case something goes wrong
- Disable any Magisk modules if it makes you feel any safer
- Download the OTA image online and NOT from the system update!
- Reboot to recovery and sideload the OTA by using:
Code:adb reboot sideload- Then, in recovery I load up the file by using:
Code:adb sideload "insert OTA file name here.zip"- Once it finishes, you will be in recovery mode. Select "Reboot to system now".
- Once the system reboots, I unlock the device and let it finish completing the update before anything else.
- Getting the NEW boot.img file from the full factory image
- Copy it to my mobile device
- Open up Magisk and patch the boot.img file
- Copy the patched file to my PC
- Reboot into bootloader using:
Code:adb reboot bootloader
Then, patch the new boot.img using:
Code:fastboot flash boot "patched_boot.img"
Reboot / Done.
I have not had it fail once using this process on stable Magisk and NO "disable" tags. The only reason I can see for anyone to use Canary versions of Magisk or "disable" tags, is if its absolutely required for some modules, ROMs, or kernels you are using. If it's not needed, just leave it alone.
You could technically just dirty flash the entire full factory image using the Android Flash Tool or flash-all.bat script on your PC, but the script file is where I find most folks mess up because they copy and pasted instructions improperly, or there's a line of code they forgot to add or remove without proofreading before running the script. I'd rather take matters into my own hands, even if it means completing more steps to make sure things go smoothly.
Anyway, I hope this helps someone!7So I notice there are some people, like me, that are a bit confused on how to exactly do this process. I like to be nice every once in a while, so this is my time. I will try to do a step by step process with exactly how I did after reading, and re-reading all the comments on how to do it (with pictures cuz I need pictures to learn haha).
These are the exact steps I took when I updated from .36 to .37
I downloaded the .37 zip, the one for your phone, mine is an unlocked version.
Slapped the .37 zip file into a folder by itself so I can extract it inside that same folder. It should look like this once its extracted inside the same folder.
Then I opened another folder/window with the Platform-tools so I can easily navigate between the 2 folders.
Then I opened the flash-all.bat from the zipped folder, to see what it contains, noticed that it flashes 3 files/images.
“bootloader-raven-slider”
“radio-raven”
“Image-raven-sd1a”
Then close the file as we dont need it right now.
So with this I know that I will need to add those 3 files to the platform-tools folder when I go to actually run the command.
I actually took the .37 boot.img and copied it into my pixel with version .36 still running.
The boot.img is inside the zipped folder and when you extracted it, it will now be viewable along with other files and the zipped folder still there.
copy this boot into the main folder of the pixel
On your Pixel, open Magisk and click install then select patch file, navigate to the boot.img file in your internal storage.
Patch it with Magisk and then take the patched boot.img (which that file will actually be in your downloads folder in your Pixel) and copied it back to my computer.
So as of now, it seems we are able to patch boot.img with current build without having to update then patch then flash. We can just patch on the current build then copy the patch to the computer and run the rest of the steps.
Now that I have the patched boot.img on my computer, I will take all the highlighted files in the picture, plus the patched boot.img over to the Platforms-tools folder and just copy them in that folder.
Here, I’m not sure how everyone else has their folder since I rarely use those tools, so I just add the files and then delete them after I’m done flashing. See picture of all copied in files. (dont forget your patched boot.img)
Now I will open the flash-all.bat that's inside the Platform-tools using Notepad ++ (personal preference).
Edit this file exactly like in the picture. Add the lines exactly how it shows in the picture.
**NOTE** that you need to type the exact patched boot file in there. So, like in this picture, but with YOUR patched "magisk_patched" file as this will have your own ID after 23014.
once you made the edits on this file, dont forget to save it before you run the commands!
Now plug in your phone to the computer.
Make sure you have USB debugging turned on.
Press shift and right click inside the Platform-tools folder and open Command Prompt.
run these 2 commands:
adb reboot bootloader
flash-all.bat
When it's all done, your phone will boot up and you will be on the new .37
Nothing else to add here as it will literally run through everything for you and boot up and you're done.
Hope this helps someone, as I am a visual learner myself.7
holy poop that worked!! i was scared to try it myself but since i have a backup phone with all my data on it, it wouldnt be so bad to wipe the pixel if i messed it up doing it this way! But hey, it actually worked!!
here is the modified flash-all and yes you will need the "ping" line after the update line.
so with this, no need to type extra stuff, just add it all in the flash-all file and run the first 2 commands:
adb reboot bootloader
flash-all.bat
and thats it, the only time consuming part is patching the boot, putting it in the folder with the platform-tools.
