Themes / Apps / Mods 📳🔥PixelFlasher for Google Pixel 7 Support Thread.

[badabing2003]

Hi there, I plan to update to Apr patch from Jan's.
Is there any way to avoid wipe?
Right now the phone is rooted and Magisk is 13adb22d-32bit (25206).

Yes of course.
Just follow the usage details in OP or at GitHub.

 

[doomwithdon]

Can I use full OTA as flash mode and keep data? Or is keep data possible only if factory image flash mode is selected?

 

[badabing2003]

Can I use full OTA as flash mode and keep data? Or is keep data possible only if factory image flash mode is selected?

Yes, with full OTA there is only keep data, there is no wipe data possibility.

 

[omegalulred]

I have hidden magisk, so it has a different package and name, can I still update and keep that magisk/root/data?

 

[badabing2003]

I have hidden magisk, so it has a different package and name, can I still update and keep that magisk/root/data?

Yes,
If you're rooted, PF will use files from /data/adb/magisk and will not need the Manager files.
However it is a good idea to go to PF settings and set the correct package name for your Magisk.
If the Manager has been updated since your last root, then you should hide the manager so that you create a patch with the newer Magisk rather than the old one (assuming that is what you want)

 

[badabing2003]

New Release:
Sep 19, 2023 v5.8.0.0 release

• Added support for scrcpy (Screen Copy), you can now launch scrcpy to the attached device, configuration is done in the main settings window.
• Completely redid the wireless connection, there is now wireless manager, that shows history, status and quick selection from history, and supports wireless debugging which requires pairing and is the only option for newer OS-es.
• For crDroid and other non Pixel firmware automatically set to Full OTA mode (ie sideload) if payload.bin is detected.
• Added a button to reboot to userspace fastboot (fastbootd).
• Added system menu to be able to move, resize, minimize, maximize. (useful when the window is of the screen)
• When extracting from payload.bin, optionally also extract (if available) dtbo.img, super_empty.img, vendor_boot.img, vender_kernel_boot.img in addition to boot.img and init_boot.img (configurable in the settings), as some of these images are needed for 3rd party firmware flashing.
• On Linux, display a message when terminal app is not set and open shell feature is used.
• For Samsung devices, when creating a tar file of a patched boot, use POSIX tar format.
• Miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

 

[omegalulred]

Question, how do i recover from boot loops, from magisk/lsposed modules?

I used this utility to install magisk and that's it. How do i enter recovery? To disable modules for example

 

[badabing2003]

Question, how do i recover from boot loops, from magisk/lsposed modules?

I used this utility to install magisk and that's it. How do i enter recovery? To disable modules for example

The easiest would be to use the SOS button
This work if your phone during bootloop gets a brief access to adb.
Often this is not the case, and the sos button will not be able to disable the modules.

You can also boot to safe mode by using the key combination, and that would disable Magisk modules
But again this does not always work.

your last option would be to flash a special Magisk version that gives you root without loading the modules.
You would need that so that you can disable the module.
To learn more about this option, in PF, select Install Magisk and then select special and read the instructions.

 

[omegalulred]

The easiest would be to use the SOS button
This work if your phone during bootloop gets a brief access to adb.
Often this is not the case, and the sos button will not be able to disable the modules.

You can also boot to safe mode by using the key combination, and that would disable Magisk modules
But again this does not always work.

your last option would be to flash a special Magisk version that gives you root without loading the modules.
You would need that so that you can disable the module.
To learn more about this option, in PF, select Install Magisk and then select special and read the instructions.
View attachment 6008817

Thank you, with this method can get rid of lsposed modules too?
Is there a custom recovery that i can install with this?

Also using the latest version srccpy is grayed out, what am i missing?

 

[badabing2003]

Thank you, with this method can get rid of lsposed modules too?

The first two methods would disable all modules, and then you can enable or uninstall whichever you want
The third method, you would have to selectively disable modules once you boot to system, and you can do that with PF's Modules button.

Is there a custom recovery that i can install with this?

Depending on your device, there could be 3rd party recoveries available.
As far as I know you flash all those with fastboot.
You would enable PF's advanced setting, and then select custom

Also using the latest version srccpy is grayed out, what am i missing?

You probably have not selected a device or have not defined where scrcpy files are on your system, you would do that in the settings.

 

[omegalulred]

Depending on your device, there could be 3rd party recoveries available.
As far as I know you flash all those with fastboot.
You would enable PF's advanced setting, and then select custom
View attachment 6008821

Ok thanks, so it disables both magisk and LSPosed module

My device is a pixel 7

Ok thanks!

 

[badabing2003]

Ok thanks, so it disables both magisk and LSPosed module

My device is a pixel 7

Ok thanks!

It disables Magisk Modules, which in effect disables all of LSPosed

I don't use 3rd party recovery, but I'm certain that there are many for Pixel 7.
You can check in the Pixel 7 forums.

 

[badabing2003]

New Release:
Sep 24, 2023 v5.8.0.1 release

• Bug fix: #99 Settings not opening on linux/arch based distro