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[Guide] Install Magisk for root & xposed framework and have working OTA updates

Most Nexus phones users use magisk in order to be able to have root and xposed and also be able to easily pass safetynet check tests in order to be able to get OTA updates.
Well now magisk 14.4 works on our device and OTA updates should work just fine according to this https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
Of course when Android Oreo rom comes out we should wait before applying it just to be sure that magisk and twrp will work on that rom so that we wont be left without root after updating (or brick the device.
I wrote a guide for installing magisk 14.4 on our device having 2nd october OTA installed, i copy it here so that more people can see it.
DISCLAIMER - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Bellow steps worked for my device but they might brick yours, you might lose warranty etc.!!!!!!
I am not a developer, I am just a user that wants to have the new phone setup like the older phones in my possession before using it as the main everyday phone.
All below packages are here due to the hard work of the people who made them. If you use them, give them the appropriate credits. This is also the reason that I don't attach any files in this post, I only give links to download the packages on the the forum threads/ sites I also found them.
Here I just show a combination of packages/ programs that worked.
PREREQUISITES:
1) Read the whole guide before starting. Make sure you are familiar with all the terms used and you understand what you are doing in each step.
2) I advise you to firstly download all the needed packages and have them in a folder in your computer and also make a copy of them in your phone and then start with the steps of this guide.
3) In this guide I use a windows pc. Fastboot commands are written in cmd. If you use a pc with another operating system, just make sure you can use adb/ fastboot commands and that you can also use miflash or another tool to flash the rom to your phone.
4) Make sure you have correct adb drivers installed in your pc. For this guide I have used adb-setup-1.4.3.exe from this thread.
So this is the step by step procedure with links:
Flash official rom with miflash
rom image: Here is the latest rom. (tissot_images_7.10.14_20171014.0000.00_7.1_d791bf99f4.tgz is the image I used while writing this guide)
miflash: MiFlash2017-7-20-0.zip
Boot to freshly flashed rom,
Install second october OTA update (75mb),
Do reboot and wait a few minutes until the update is installed.
If you have not done any changes to your device (other root like supersu, old magisk verision etc) you can ignore above step.
From settings-->developer options:
Usb debuging on
OEM unlocking on
Just to be on the safe side for magisk manager app also go to Settings --> Security and enable Unknown sources.
Then shutdown phone, boot phone to fastboot with Vol- & power button,
send the command "fastboot oem unlock" in order to unlock bootloader.
Phone reboots by it self if I remember correctly.
Boot to rom, now being unlocked, and see the splash screen to see if it says "Unlocked" to be sure that it is unlocked.
Then shut down the phone.
Again boot phone to fastboot with Vol- & power button,
boot twrp (just boot, not flash) with command "fastboot boot recovery.img"
recovery-3.1.1-1
From twrp, install Magisk-v14.4-20171103-073038
It installs magisk 14.4 but magisk manager apk version installed with this is 14.0.
So, in order to have magisk 14.4, reboot to rom, uninstall magisk manager and then install Magisk Manager 5.4.0 (as suggested by matcho13579) MagiskManager-v5.0-20170513.apk
The problem now with this version of magisk manager is that it installs modules correctly and they work just fine, but the installed modules are not listed in magisk manager modules page (they work but they cannot be seen). That means that you cannot disable a single module, you have to enable magisk core mode to disable all of them or normal mode to have all modules enabled - I hope this will be fixed in a newer version. Magisk-v14.4-20171103-073038 zip file as I said installs magisk manager 14.0 which also appears to be working, but I did all tests on my device with MagiskManager-v5.0-20170513.apk installed.
Next, inside magisk manager downloads, search and install xposed framework sdk 25 systemless by topjohnwu.
After installation is completed reboot phone (phone boot takes some time at this step).
Then install this Xposed installer apk -material design XposedInstaller_by_dvdandroid_31_10_17.apk.
Now you have October 2nd update rom in your device, magisk 14.4 & xposed framework.
If you select magisk core only mode (which disables magisk modules), have enabled magisk hide and hide it form all apps except the ones you want to have root access, the device passes safetynet and theoretically you can install OTA updates (xposed framework -systemless or not- does not pass safetynet, but being installed systemlessly through magisk, it can be disabled), according to this link
Inside magisk manager you can also install this MiA1Plus_V1.01 module in order to enable camera2api & EIS, to be able to use google camera application.
Finally, i installed gravitybox using gravitybox non-fbe 7.0.4 - 29/10/2017 and it also appears to be working, I have not tested it thoroughly though:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73340439&postcount=2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4317286&d=1509267532

After installing xposed... Safety net goes fail
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How do I flash stock recovery. I flashed twrp earlier and cannot find stock recovery. There is no recovery.img in the tissot system image.

Aman301582 said:
How do I flash stock recovery. I flashed twrp earlier and cannot find stock recovery. There is no recovery.img in the tissot system image.
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Recovery is included in boot.img

tidschi said:
Recovery is included in boot.img
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Which means I'll lose root after flashing ?

Aman301582 said:
Which means I'll lose root after flashing
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Yes, but it takes 1min to boot to TWRP, flash TWRP and Magisk?

blackyz01 said:
After installing xposed... Safety net goes fail
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As I have written in the first post "xposed framework -systemless or not- does not pass safetynet, but being installed systemlessly through magisk, it can be disabled"
This means that if you enable magisk core mode which disables all modules or if you disable xposed framework module, it passes safetynet.

tidschi said:
Yes, but it takes 1min to boot to TWRP, flash TWRP and Magisk?
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Okay, managed to get stock recovery back. But 2nd ota is not installing. Always fails

Why install old Magisk Manager? New one seems like it works, unless I am missing something..

ilpanos said:
Finally, i installed gravitybox using gravitybox non-fbe 7.0.4 - 29/10/2017 and it also appears to be working
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Only one question about this: why did you choose NON-FBE version instead of the normal one?

Thank you :good::good::good:
this is worked for me
but i have a qu. how we will update next OTA?

matcho13579 said:
Only one question about this: why did you choose NON-FBE version instead of the normal one?
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Just because unfortunately it seems that FBE is not currently supported on our device and it is using FDE.
Perhaps the normal version also works, but I didn't want to be in a situation where I find out in the future that something doesn't work correctly and I have to uninstall it.

suryaabadsar said:
Thank you :good::good::good:
this is worked for me
but i have a qu. how we will update next OTA?
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First we have to make sure that magisk works correctly in the new OTA. Then and only then, enable magisk core mode to disable modules and pass safetynet and update according to the instructions in the link I have on the first post.

Will we lose root after an OTA update?

You have to do the procedure as described in the link I have provided in the first post. I am putting it again here:
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips

ilpanos said:
Just because unfortunately it seems that FBE is not currently supported on our device and it is using FDE.
Perhaps the normal version also works, but I didn't want to be in a situation where I find out in the future that something doesn't work correctly and I have to uninstall it.
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I'm currently using the normal version and everything is working as intended.
That's why I ask, because it might not work the same way with Magisk (I used CF-Root + SuperSU + standard Xposed method)

ilpanos said:
First we have to make sure that magisk works correctly in the new OTA. Then and only then, enable magisk core mode to disable modules and pass safetynet and update according to the instructions in the link I have on the first post.
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I HAVE UNROOT PHONE WITH THE SAME METHOD AND RE-LOCK BOOTLOADER WITH FASTBOOT COMMAND fastboot oem lock
NOW OTA WILL WORK PROPERLY ON MY PHONE.?

Thanks for the perfect guide.
One side note: official ROM on the provided link is already version .30, so no need to boot into the ROM and install the updates, the update is already merged in

@ilpanos hello mate! I just ordered my A1 from Trading Shenzhen. I have an clear conception what to do with my A1 when it has arrived. So therefore I am collecting some knowledge about flashing and modding (I am not a beginner, but not familiar with A/B partitions). Your thread is very useful here, many thanks.
I have still one question and maybe you can answer it: i would like to remove the google apps from the system, but I don't know if this works just like usual (to remove it from /system/app or priv-app). The reason is that I am using microG instead gapps.
Or will removing files and folders screw up something?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!

Well, the thing is that by even mounting system partition as read-write ,and of course doing any change - even adding a line in build.prop - disables the ability to do OTA updates. You will have to reflash the new rom for each update. This is the purpose of this thread, to show that there is a way to mod root etc systemlessly without loosing the ability to update (of course under certain conditions).

Stock Android 11

Just Posted
https://developers.google.com/android/images#sunfish

fronto said:
Just Posted
https://developers.google.com/android/images#sunfish
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I just checked my 4a with the Check for Updates button under settings and Android 11 is there waiting for me to d/l and install.

I successfully applied the OTA update, then extracted the boot.img from the full image (both versions matching RP1A.200720.011), patched with Magisk, and then flashed it, but now phone wont boot. Just getting the G startup logo for over 10 min now. Has anyone had success with this method? Is there a better way to do it?

Just updated with no issues, but I'm not rooted yet. Only thing I really want is custom accent color (red), so not sure if it's worth rooting.
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hate to say it but I think at this point that Magisk 20.4 (Manager 7.5.1) cannot root Android 11 on this phone. I have posted this finding on the rooting thread asking if anyone has had success:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4a/how-to/guide-unlock-root-pixel-4a-t4153773/page4

I unrooted, applied update, installed Magisk Canary build, patched boot image from downloaded Factory Image, fastboot flash boot... and have successfully rooted my 4a on w/11.

Well I got an email from Google saying that android 11 was waiting for me to download. So I checked updates and it says my device is up to date. So I guess maybe verizon does hold up updates.

moeava said:
I unrooted, applied update, installed Magisk Canary build, patched boot image from downloaded Factory Image, fastboot flash boot... and have successfully rooted my 4a on w/11.
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where did you find it? nvrmnd https://github.com/topjohnwu/magisk_files/tree/canary

@tcat007 @fronto
For anyone looking to root, you need magisk canary, latest build at time of writing (20424) works fine for me. Took the OTA from 10 to 11 following the magisk OTA update guide here worked like a charm: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ota.html
However, somethings seemed to have changed in 11. For audio apps like jdsp and v4a, you'll need to run this in terminal (only needs done once):
Code:
su -c settings put global hidden_api_policy 1
Also note that sbin is gone too (least on pixel 4a) so v4a app install won't work properly (it's being worked on)

fronto said:
I successfully applied the OTA update, then extracted the boot.img from the full image (both versions matching RP1A.200720.011), patched with Magisk, and then flashed it, but now phone wont boot. Just getting the G startup logo for over 10 min now. Has anyone had success with this method? Is there a better way to do it?
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You need to use latest canary
Stable doesn't yet support 11 afaik

tthalheim said:
You need to use latest canary
Stable doesn't yet support 11 afaik
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You only need Canary to create the patched boot file. After it's been flashed, you can run Stable.
Just flash the pre-patched boot file and keep stable:
magisk_patched_sunfish-rp1a.200720.011.img

Yeah I dont like that canary Magisk so I used your advice and flashed the patched boot.img and then went back to stable Magisk. I am a little underwhelmed with Android 11 maybe its just me.
fronto said:
You only need Canary to create the patched boot file. After it's been flashed, you can run Stable.
Just flash the pre-patched boot file and keep stable:
magisk_patched_sunfish-rp1a.200720.011.img
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good deal...yeah I figured with the pre-patched boot.img, a lot of people could avoid messing with canary alltogether and just keep normal stable.
Agreed 11 does not seem all that revolutionary. ...but all is working well now with no complaints

Archangel said:
Yeah I dont like that canary Magisk so I used your advice and flashed the patched boot.img and then went back to stable Magisk. I am a little underwhelmed with Android 11 maybe its just me.
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If you’re running boot imaged patched with magisk canary then your running magisk canary
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Yeah brother all I was saying is that I dont like the canary design for Magisk Manager so I went back to stable for manager only.
jrkruse said:
If you’re running boot imaged patched with magisk canary then your running magisk canary
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Archangel said:
Yeah brother all I was saying is that I dont like the canary design for Magisk Manager so I wet went back to stable for manager only.
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Oh ok
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fronto said:
You only need Canary to create the patched boot file. After it's been flashed, you can run Stable.
Just flash the pre-patched boot file and keep stable:
magisk_patched_sunfish-rp1a.200720.011.img
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Thank you for the upload. Can this be flashed in magisk? I presume no.
Can you clarify the steps? I'm already on android 10 rooted.
1. Uninstall magisk / Restore image
2.. Download install Android 11 / no reboot
3..... ? Then with patched boot.
Thank you

mustbevick said:
Thank you for the upload. Can this be flashed in magisk? I presume no.
Can you clarify the steps? I'm already on android 10 rooted.
1. Uninstall magisk / Restore image
2.. Download install Android 11 / no reboot
3..... ? Then with patched boot.
Thank you
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Its not flashed in Magisk. Its flashed using fastboot via a computer connection. With that file, you never need to touch Canary manager.
1. uninstall Magisk but you keep Magisk Manager
2. update to Android 11 via OTA or with full image provided you revise the flash-all to not wipe, or just manually issue each command.
3. make sure your 11 is up and running
4. reboot to bootloader, connect PC
5. fastboot flash boot magisk_patched_sunfish-rp1a.200720.011.img
6. reboot and open regular stable Magisk Manager
enjoy

I've rooted my 4a with magisk with the Aug factory image (android 10). I have the both Titanium Pro and Mybackup Pro - Do either of those programs create an image backup similar to the image I create of my PC using a program like Acronis, so that I could just re-install the Android 10 system if I don't like Android 11? If those programs don't do that is there any program that will do that?

Has anyone else noticed x google enrollment then updating message every (re) boot? I must have done something wrong. I got magisk working nicely. Can install itself, modules, ctsProfile is true, whatevs... But nothing else gets a su toast. Not too worried with it this first week or so.. I'll stab again weekend after next.
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[SOLVED] OTA with ROOT...

I ask before in "guide to root motorla g stylus":
really is no way to work OTA while Magisk installed? i mean some Magisk Hide Props Config, or not install TWRP or anything? i actualy have Nokia 7 Plus (unlocked via unoficial method) and last year while not installed TWRP is possible check system update, install over air (while Magisk is installed), before reboot run MagiskManager, install Magisk to other slot, reboot, started from updated slot with Magisk installed, without need flash stock boot img before ota and flash manualy patched boot img after OTA... sure have Moto G Pro additional check or limitation and this not work? thanks...
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without reaction, then try make separated thread, i actualy have one week "Motorola Moto G Pro" (XT2043-7), rooted, and wait for OTA, UpdateCheck in Settings not show me, try LMSA Rescue/Download and show me same version as have installed QPRS30.80-109-2-7...
Questions:
- Have any user of same phone, without root, already showed Octorber OTA?
- Is on rooted posible UpdateCheck with show if OTA avaiable?
- Have any working solution for OTA update on rooted phone without need connected with PC? Similar or same as i write about Nokia7Plus?
(i mean without flash back stock img, make ota, patch new boot.img file in MagiskManager, flash it via TWRP booted...
i think without PC be sure posible flash back stock boot.img to boot partition, before OTA, maybe download zip of full "rom" and extract boot.img, patch via MagiskManager, but not flash patched
EDIT: Sollution here

The answers to your first two questions are yes. When on stock I successfully updated. And while rooted there was a notification for ota update, it would download, but fall to install. I came across a way to do it without having to connect to pc. Some said it was successful but I was not able to try. It has something to do with placing your original boot.img into a a folder on one of the root directories but I had no idea how in the hell they came up with the system path to the file (encrypted??) Because I didn't have any of the folders on my phone and was to lazy at the time to ask for help. It was also an older thread so I didn't feel like bringing up a thread that old.

without root you updated system to higher (with Ocrober security patches) version than QPRS30.80-109-2-7 (this version have September security patches) ?
second part of you answer i think not understand, with rooted phone, put boot.img in "a" directory in one (which?where?) root folder and OTA services flash it before upgrade/reboot???

please, anyone with "Motorola Moto G Pro" (XT2043-7), channel "reteu", have already displayed update notification for "QPRS30.80-109-2-8" ?

Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...

Very nice writeup. With respect to step 3, I never installed Magisk Manager (I simply did the patch of boot.img) so what should I do to restore image? With respect to step 5, how do I get to that point? Is it a prompt after rebooting?

flroots said:
[...] step 3, I never installed Magisk Manager (I simply did the patch of boot.img) so what should I do to restore image?
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you must have installed Magisk via TWRP (only temporary booted is enough), this make backup image which is latter in MagiskManager used for restore
flroots said:
[...] step 5, how do I get to that point? Is it a prompt after rebooting?
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this is normal OTA screen, is show if you check update and if available, then show progress about installing, only is need after ota finished, not using reboot button in this OTA screen, but make steps 6 and 7

k3dar7 said:
you must have installed Magisk via TWRP (only temporary booted is enough), this make backup image which is latter in MagiskManager used for restore
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I installed Magisk Manager via download of apk file (not TWRP). I then clicked on Magisk and chose "Select and patch a file". The end result was getting root. I never actually did a separate install of Magisk or Magisk Manager. I wonder if your step 3 will work in this case.
k3dar7 said:
this is normal OTA screen, is show if you check update and if available, then show progress about installing, only is need after ota finished, not using reboot button in this OTA screen, but make steps 6 and 7
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Thanks

flroots said:
I installed Magisk Manager via download of apk file (not TWRP). I then clicked on Magisk and chose "Select and patch a file". The end result was getting root. I never actually did a separate install of Magisk or Magisk Manager. I wonder if your step 3 will work in this case.
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Understand, but as i write, you must have installed Magisk via TWRP, with this method, Magisk make backup of boot image to "/data/magisk_backup_SomeRandomStrings/boot.img.gz", this file is used when you doing step 3, but if you only patch stock boot file, then ofcourse this backup is not created... i sugest you:
- revert boot to stock via same way as you flash patched before, but using stock boot.img
- boot TWRP (NOT flash, use command is section "Boot") and install Magisk.zip oficial release
- if on your phone/touchscreen variant not work touchscreen in TWRP, then (while still is booted TWRP) install it using adb

Thanks.

I have a couple questions:
1. Is it true that one shouldn't do an OTA unless the corresponding firmware can be downloaded due to the fact that you will lose root and not be able replace it until the corresponding boot.img can be obtained?
2. When downloading firmware from LMSA, does it download the latest or does it download your current version?

flroots said:
I have a couple questions:
1. Is it true that one shouldn't do an OTA unless the corresponding firmware can be downloaded due to the fact that you will lose root and not be able replace it until the corresponding boot.img can be obtained?
2. When downloading firmware from LMSA, does it download the latest or does it download your current version?
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1. NO - i with Magisk installed, receive OTA October (delayed) and November, and hope with december be same
not need wait for avaiable boot.img, because with "Boot TWRP & Flash MagiskZip" is patched onthefly "any" version of boot partition on device.
2. not sure, i not use LMSA

k3dar7 said:
1. NO - i with Magisk installed, receive OTA October (delayed) and November, and hope with december be same
not need wait for avaiable boot.img, because with "Boot TWRP & Flash MagiskZip" is patched onthefly "any" version of boot partition on device.
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Thanks, that sounds great. Would you mind elaborating the steps involved? I have TWRP and Magisk installed now.

k3dar7 said:
Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...
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Do these steps cause loss of data? Thanks

flroots said:
Do these steps cause loss of data? Thanks
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i ofcourse not garant ;-) but for me nothing lost, also installed magisk modules is preserved...

k3dar7 said:
Yesterday i finally get OTA notify with QPRS30.80-109-2-8, with Magisk installed, ofcourse failed install, then i find this solution, to update OTA over Air with Magisk installed without need any steps with PC
Code:
1. Settings System/DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdate=Disable
2. Settings System/SystemUpdate/.../SmartUpdate=Disable
3. MagiskManager UninstallMagisk/RestoreImages
4. Settings System/SystemUpdate "doing normal update and wait for finish"
5. After OTA Instralled [B]NOT[/B] Restart
6. MagiskManager MagiskInstall/InstallToInactiveSlotAfterOTA/LetsGo "wait for finish"
7. After Magisk installed tap to Reboot button in Magisk Instalation wIndow...
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Tried the above steps, but OTA update unsuccessful. Discovered that phone still rooted so obviously step 3 did not work for me. What should I try next? How about fastboot of original boot.img?

flroots said:
Tried the above steps, but OTA update unsuccessful. Discovered that phone still rooted so obviously step 3 did not work for me. What should I try next? How about fastboot of original boot.img?
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step 3 restore boot image(what show you MagiskManager as output while you restore images??), but without reboot you have ofcourse still root, and you can't reboot if you want patch boot in other slot after ota via MagiskManager....
but i don't know reason why OTA failed anyway restoring original boot.img via fastboot be i think possible (not try in MotoGPro but manytime with Nokia7Plus)

k3dar7 said:
step 3 restore boot image(what show you MagiskManager as output while you restore images??), but without reboot you have ofcourse still root, and you can't reboot if you want patch boot in other slot after ota via MagiskManager....
but i don't know reason why OTA failed anyway restoring original boot.img via fastboot be i think possible (not try in MotoGPro but manytime with Nokia7Plus)
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Thanks. Magisk simply says, "restoration done". Once I fastboot boot.img will I need to re-install magisk from scratch or should I continue with steps 6 and 7?

flroots said:
Thanks. Magisk simply says, "restoration done". Once I fastboot boot.img will I need to re-install magisk from scratch or should I continue with steps 6 and 7?
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maybe magisk backup boot.img have already twrp inside if you install twrp before magisk?
anyway, if you flash stock boot.img, then step 6&7 is not applicable, because this need booted rooted system

btw: method above work for me also while i upgrade from Android10 to Android11 ;-)

Lost root after installing TWRP. Can anyone share patched boot image for 11.0.5.1.GM21AA?

As above, I would appreciate it if someone could share a copy of a Magisk patched 11.0.5.1.GM21AA boot image. Thanks!
P.S. - Do not update to Magisk 24 or 24.1 unless you want to have to mess around with your phone!

Here you go.
Patched with 24.1 Magisk. Rom Zip downloaded from here
[OnePlus 7 Pro (5G)][ROM][OTA][Oxygen OS] Repo of Oxygen OS Builds
As OnePlus doesn't always provide download links for all of their OxygenOS ROMs & OTA update zips, we've created an index to put the links in one post so that they're easy to find. Note: this is not a support thread for issues you may have with...
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File on MEGA
mega.nz
I also had problems with updating Magisk trough the app. No root after reboot.
Could not get root access with flashing magisk in twrp. I tried several version of magisk but nothing worked. Ended up using the patched boot.img
Dont know what the problem is.

Dan3ll1 said:
Here you go.
Patched with 24.1 Magisk. Rom Zip downloaded from here
[OnePlus 7 Pro (5G)][ROM][OTA][Oxygen OS] Repo of Oxygen OS Builds
As OnePlus doesn't always provide download links for all of their OxygenOS ROMs & OTA update zips, we've created an index to put the links in one post so that they're easy to find. Note: this is not a support thread for issues you may have with...
forum.xda-developers.com
File on MEGA
mega.nz
I also had problems with updating Magisk trough the app. No root after reboot.
Could not get root access with flashing magisk in twrp. I tried several version of magisk but nothing worked. Ended up using the patched boot.img
Dont know what the problem is.
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Thanks a lot!
I managed to get Magisk 23 installed, would the patched boot image be different from yours?

benengyj said:
Thanks a lot!
I managed to get Magisk 23 installed, would the patched boot image be different from yours?
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How did you do??
I tried to downgrade Magisk to 23.0 due to the lack of Magisk Hide but now my OnePlus 7 Pro is no longer rooted. So I tried to re-root it in several ways (flashing boot.img previously patched with Magisk Manager or by directly installing Magisk.zip with TWRP) but nothing to do, still without root...
I would like to try to use another boot.img but I would need one taken from a rom 11.0.5.1.GM21BA and patched with Magisk 23. I can't find it on the net.

Frodolo said:
How did you do??
I tried to downgrade Magisk to 23.0 due to the lack of Magisk Hide but now my OnePlus 7 Pro is no longer rooted. So I tried to re-root it in several ways (flashing boot.img previously patched with Magisk Manager or by directly installing Magisk.zip with TWRP) but nothing to do, still without root...
I would like to try to use another boot.img but I would need one taken from a rom 11.0.5.1.GM21BA and patched with Magisk 23. I can't find it on the net.
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Once you've upgraded to 24 or 24.1 it seems that the only way to go back to an older version is to use the built-in uninstall button in the Magisk app. Just trying to flash a new boot image over it doesn't seem to stick.
In my case, I had to:
Uninstall any version of the Magisk app
Install 24.1
Extract the boot image using Payload Dumper
Creating a 24.1 patched boot image to re-root my device
Uninstalling 24.1 using the uninstall button in the Magisk app
Install Canary Magisk (23 should work too)
Create a new 23 patched boot image and root using it
Still have not gotten around to fixing my MagiskHide and SafetyNet failing though, I think that requires some cache clearing and other steps to resolve. Also somehow managed to get rid of my TWRP accidentally along the way too, so I'll have to reinstall that again.

Thanks a lot!

benengyj said:
Uninstalling 24.1 using the uninstall button in the Magisk app
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I only see an "Install" button in the Magisk 24.1 app. I don't see an "Uninstall" button.
Were you already rooted when you saw the Uninstall button?

¿GotJazz? said:
I only see an "Install" button in the Magisk 24.1 app. I don't see an "Uninstall" button.
Were you already rooted when you saw the Uninstall button?
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See steps 1-4. You have to temporarily root it by flashing a patched boot image (that was patched with 24.1) so that you can use the root privileges to uninstall Magisk. It's kinda ass-backwards I know...lol

benengyj said:
See steps 1-4. You have to temporarily root it by flashing a patched boot image (that was patched with 24.1) so that you can use the root privileges to uninstall Magisk. It's kinda ass-backwards I know...lol
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Yep, that's weird. I was having (a ton of) trouble getting my phone rooted at the time, so that's why I didn't see it.

How To Guide How to Update OOS 12 with Root

Hi Everyone, there seems to be a lot of bits and pieces in regards to updating OOS 12 and Root so I thought I put together this guide on the way I do it while retaining Root. Unless something changes, this method should work for all future OOS 12 OTA updates.
Please read through all of the steps below before attempting. I will take no responsibility if something goes wrong, this works for me on my OnePlus 9 LE2115 and it should work for other OnePlus 9/Pro models.
1. Install Oxygen Updater app from the Play Store
2. Download the Full OTA.
3. Download and install the OP Local Update app ( apk).
4. Use the OP Local Update app to flash the Full OTA (you will lose root and custom recovery).
Optional - Retaining Root
DO NOT REBOOT if you want to keep Root
5. Open Magisk and in the Magisk section, tap 'Install'.
6. Select ' Install to Inactive Slot (After OTA)'.
7. Tap ' LET'S GO', let it run and then reboot.
After the system boots back up, check to make sure you have retained Root. You will not lose any data doing it this way.

What do you do if you've rebooted, are on the new OS but don't have root? When I go back to Magisk it's asking for an IMG file... I saved the last used kernel before upgrading (11.2.10.10)

I tried installing that app, which looks like its an udpate for a system app (system updater) which is prob why it fails.
I was previously under the impression that this app was to replace the missing system updater in OOS12.

Nick James said:
What do you do if you've rebooted, are on the new OS but don't have root? When I go back to Magisk it's asking for an IMG file... I saved the last used kernel before upgrading (11.2.10.10)
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This guide is for updating OOS 12, i have not tested it from OOS 11 to 12. It looks like you just need to flash the patched boot.img again.
Also, just to make sure, you didn't reboot the phone after flashing the Full OTA? After flashing Full OTA, you need to go straight into Magisk as per instruction.

gorilla p said:
I tried installing that app, which looks like its an udpate for a system app (system updater) which is prob why it fails.
I was previously under the impression that this app was to replace the missing system updater in OOS12.
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Yeah, it does not replace any app, it installs a new one. The Local Updater app is only for OOS 12. In OOS 11, it's integrated into system Updater but for some reason in OOS 12, OP removed it and created a seperate app for Local OTA flashing.

Z-Blade said:
Yeah, it does not replace any app, it installs a new one. The Local Updater app is only for OOS 12. In OOS 11, it's integrated into system Updater but for some reason in OOS 12, OP removed it and created a seperate app for Local OTA flashing.
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I rebooted per old instructions and that is what messed it up.
Used the Oxygen Updater to re-download the OTA.
Extracted the boot.img with payload dumper.
Patched boot.img
Reflashed
And we are good to go.

Nick James said:
I rebooted per old instructions and that is what messed it up.
Used the Oxygen Updater to re-download the OTA.
Extracted the boot.img with payload dumper.
Patched boot.img
Reflashed
And we are good to go.
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Ah, right. From the other thread. Good to hear it's all sorted out.

If you are looking for the boot.img for a OP9 (not pro) LE2115_11_C.47... here you go:
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This is valuable if you get stuck in a position like I did on C.47 without root. Patch this file with Magisk and follow the instructions as you normally would when flashing for root:
Installation
The Magic Mask for Android
topjohnwu.github.io

Nick James said:
I rebooted per old instructions and that is what messed it up.
Used the Oxygen Updater to re-download the OTA.
Extracted the boot.img with payload dumper.
Patched boot.img
Reflashed
And we are good to go.
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So, how did you get from e.13 to c.47 with root?
1. Download c.47
2. Install it via updater - no resart
3. install the patched_boot.img in inactiv slot
4. restart
Correct?

AxelM said:
So, how did you get from e.13 to c.47 with root?
1. Download c.47
2. Install it via updater - no resart
3. install the patched_boot.img in inactiv slot
4. restart
Correct?
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I uninstalled Magisk (restored images).
Rebooted (I shouldn't have done this)
Updated via OTA; rebooted.
Confirmed I was on the new version; indeed I was... completely new UI... did not lose any data or apps
Used the update app to redownload the OTA, copied it to my computer, used payload dumper to get the boot.img. Moved that back to my phone, patched with magisk and reflashed and voila.
I'm not sure on the exacts in terms of versions that I was on before but I did back up the kernel prior to all this (force of habit) and it was 11.2.10.10.

Thank you, i will try
1. I will just restore the normal boot.img
2. Update via OnePlus Update app from device
3. reboot
4. install the patched_boot.img in the inactiv slot
5. restart
Done!

So to be clear, we can now upgrade like we used to, by downloading full image From Oxygen Updater, using system update complete the upgrade, then go to magisk and install to inactive slot and reboot?
I tried this with the earlier 12 release and it went poor.
Luckily, I realized before trying this, is this only for 12 to 12 udpates and not 11 to 12? If the former, it may be best to clarify.

I am not sure. But like I understood you have to unroot before...
@Nick James am I right?

AxelM said:
I am not sure. But like I understood you have to unroot before...
@Nick James am I right?
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I dont think so. It says if you wanna keep root, follow #5, 6, 7

AxelM said:
I am not sure. But like I understood you have to unroot before...
@Nick James am I right?
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Honestly this OS sucks. I wouldn't waste your time. I'm going to factory reset tomorrow. It's that bad.

The steps I provided is only OOS 12 to OOS 12. I have not tried these steps from OOS 11 to OOS 12. My assumptions is it should still work since you are flashing the Full OTA, it pretty much overrides everything including boot.img. This is why you shouldn't reboot after flashing the OTA if you want to keep root.
However, this is just an assumption, if someone who is currently on OOS 11 can test it out and report here, that would be great.

gorilla p said:
I dont think so. It says if you wanna keep root, follow #5, 6, 7
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You are right for OS12 but not OS11. Therefore I assume you have to do my mentioned steps, but like @Z-Blade wrote, anyone has tested here yet...

Hello I tried it today. Like this:
1. I will just restore the normal boot.img
2. Update via OnePlus Update app from device
3. install the patched_boot.img in the inactiv slot
4. restart
Everything seems normal, but I am ony able to connect to the internet when in wlan...

I went from OOS 11 to 12... I wouldn't say the upgrade went smooth thus why I have to reinstall the OS to see if that clear things up. This OS is still really buggy from what I can see but it could be due to not clean flashing. Just beware is all I'm sayin'

So, my internet is back to live...after some reboots it works well