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Unlock and root Poco F2 Pro

Hi experts,
Anybody care to share proven method to unlock and root? I have done some googling and found there were slight difference in rooting method especially. Currently waiting for my unlocking timer to expire and hope to get good and proven method. I saw some recommended flashing verify and vbmeta.img? This is new to me as I did not do this for my Mi6. My understanding is that, flash TWRP then place Magisk.zip and flash using TWRP and that's it.

spicediablo said:
Hi experts,
Anybody care to share proven method to unlock and root? I have done some googling and found there were slight difference in rooting method especially. Currently waiting for my unlocking timer to expire and hope to get good and proven method. I saw some recommended flashing verify and vbmeta.img? This is new to me as I did not do this for my Mi6. My understanding is that, flash TWRP then place Magisk.zip and flash using TWRP and that's it.
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I used Miunlock just had to wait then I tried to install TWRP but it was for the K-30 pro and it was in Chinese which I don't read so I was kinda lost on what I was doing ended up soft bricking my phone but found videos on YouTube on how to fix(THANK GOD) So I'm just gonna wait til a proper TWRP is developed hopefully TEAM-WIN

I unlocked and rooted today using:
- Mi Unlock Tool
- TWRP
- Magisk 20.4

bob*nwk said:
I unlocked and rooted today using:
- Mi Unlock Tool
- TWRP
- Magisk 20.4
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Is that TWRP for Poco F2 Pro and in English?

mattzildjian said:
Is that TWRP for Poco F2 Pro and in English?
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it's in Chinese but it's simple enough to change language. Had to watch a you-tube video but it was easy and now I was able to root with magisk

Yes, let's hope we have official TWRP soon. I'm also worried of using unofficial release TWRP and bricking up my new unit. I wonder why it is 128MB big for the chinese version. My Mi6 TWRP is only 30MB size...
urez2beat said:
I used Miunlock just had to wait then I tried to install TWRP but it was for the K-30 pro and it was in Chinese which I don't read so I was kinda lost on what I was doing ended up soft bricking my phone but found videos on YouTube on how to fix(THANK GOD) So I'm just gonna wait til a proper TWRP is developed hopefully TEAM-WIN
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If you request to unlock can you postpone it until you're ready?

mattzildjian said:
Is that TWRP for Poco F2 Pro and in English?
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Did you even bother to click the link?

If you just want root you don't need TWRP, just an unlocked bootloader. Patch the stock boot.img with Magisk Manager, transfer it to your computer and fastboot flash the patched boot image.

dr.m0x said:
If you request to unlock can you postpone it until you're ready?
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Well, you don't have to postpone it. You can just delay unlocking your phone. Unlocking phone will wipe the phone so always take backup. Once your unlock is approved, you can do it anytime using your mi unlock tool.
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mierlo420 said:
If you just want root you don't need TWRP, just an unlocked bootloader. Patch the stock boot.img with Magisk Manager, transfer it to your computer and fastboot flash the patched boot image.
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I think twrp is essential for those who wants to root their phone as it offers backup which can be restored in case anything wrong happen during os upgrade.
Sent from sagit

urez2beat said:
I used Miunlock just had to wait then I tried to install TWRP but it was for the K-30 pro and it was in Chinese which I don't read so I was kinda lost on what I was doing ended up soft bricking my phone but found videos on YouTube on how to fix(THANK GOD) So I'm just gonna wait til a proper TWRP is developed hopefully TEAM-WIN
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That's the only working twrp just now, in settings you have to change the language from Chinese to English then good to go. Only needs changed after first flashing .

I had just unlocked and flashed magisk but when i run safety net check, the cts profile is false. Any ideas what went wrong?
Found some guide in Poco F1 forum but even after trying the method there, my cts profile is still false...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/fix-magisk-safetynet-t3896695

spicediablo said:
I had just unlocked and flashed magisk but when i run safety net check, the cts profile is false. Any ideas what went wrong?
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what build are you on?
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spicediablo said:
I had just unlocked and flashed magisk but when i run safety net check, the cts profile is false. Any ideas what went wrong?
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The Xiaomi EU builds pass safetynet, What region of Miui and ROM are you on?

gazza1888 said:
what build are you on?
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The Xiaomi EU builds pass safetynet, What region of Miui and ROM are you on?
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I am Miui Global 11.0.2

Anyone have the Mi Flash Unlock chinese version download link?? I have problems with english version and I cant find the chinese version to test the unlock.

spicediablo said:
I had just unlocked and flashed magisk but when i run safety net check, the cts profile is false. Any ideas what went wrong?
Found some guide in Poco F1 forum but even after trying the method there, my cts profile is still false...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/how-to/fix-magisk-safetynet-t3896695
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Could you share the steps how were you able to unlock your device. Since I've been stuck on the "Couldn't Unlock. Please add your account in MIUI settings." - which I've already done several times. Mi Unlock also confirmed that my account and device is already added. I'm running out of hair trying to figure out what went wrong

iceman0826 said:
Could you share the steps how were you able to unlock your device. Since I've been stuck on the "Couldn't Unlock. Please add your account in MIUI settings." - which I've already done several times. Mi Unlock also confirmed that my account and device is already added. I'm running out of hair trying to figure out what went wrong
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I think you have already posted in other topic. As for me, I added my device using mobile data
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spicediablo said:
I think you have already posted in other topic. As for me, I added my device using mobile data
Sent from sagit
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Yeah, there had been several threads discussing it and it seems to be a common thing for Xiaomi devices. Just want to ask if you have encountered an error about the sim not being activated or similar to it? I figured this could be the culprit behind the error.

Why should i root my phone? What features do you guys use that needs rooting?

Lock Bootloader without Data Loss?

Not sure if it's possible to re-lock the Bootloader without loosing all data.
As more and more apps stopped working with some 'security warning' and finding it more and more difficult to run certain banking and other applications I decided to 'unroot' my Poco F2 Pro.
But, too bad, some Apps still complain about 'security issues' or explicitly about the unlocked bootloader - but now there is no MAGISK Hide or similar to 'cheat the system'
But, even worse, according to many posts in various forums locking the BL will erase all data.
Any idea if it's possible?
Thanks!

Tiemichael said:
Not sure if it's possible to re-lock the Bootloader without loosing all data.
As more and more apps stopped working with some 'security warning' and finding it more and more difficult to run certain banking and other applications I decided to 'unroot' my Poco F2 Pro.
But, too bad, some Apps still complain about 'security issues' or explicitly about the unlocked bootloader - but now there is no MAGISK Hide or similar to 'cheat the system'
But, even worse, according to many posts in various forums locking the BL will erase all data.
Any idea if it's possible?
Thanks!
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Not possible.
Install a Xiaomi EU rom Certified play store without root.
https://xiaomi.eu/community/

Thanks!
I just saw a post saying it's possible here ... but I don't want to risk loosing my data

Tiemichael said:
Thanks!
I just saw a post saying it's possible here ... but I don't want to risk loosing my data
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Unroot the phone before flashing rom.

Phone is unrooted and updated with latest Stock, so I want to re-lock the BL.
As too many apps fail working with Magisk installed, and it's a constant search for work-arounds, I decided to stay unrooted. But many apps still fail because of the unlocked BL

Tiemichael said:
Phone is unrooted and updated with latest Stock, so I want to re-lock the BL.
As too many apps fail working with Magisk installed, and it's a constant search for work-arounds, I decided to stay unrooted. But many apps still fail because of the unlocked BL
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That's why https://xiaomi.eu/community/

Sorry, I am lost ...
what's so special about https://xiaomi.eu/community/? How will it help me?

Tiemichael said:
Sorry, I am lost ...
what's so special about https://xiaomi.eu/community/? How will it help me?
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You can flash without losing data(use update scrip in the zip rom or twrp) and have a working phone(certified) without locking the bootloader and these roms are better than stock(choice between android 11 or 12).

Got it! Thanks!

Tiemichael said:
Not sure if it's possible to re-lock the Bootloader without loosing all data.
As more and more apps stopped working with some 'security warning' and finding it more and more difficult to run certain banking and other applications I decided to 'unroot' my Poco F2 Pro.
But, too bad, some Apps still complain about 'security issues' or explicitly about the unlocked bootloader - but now there is no MAGISK Hide or similar to 'cheat the system'
But, even worse, according to many posts in various forums locking the BL will erase all data.
Any idea if it's possible?
Thanks!
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This thread will tell you how to set up Magisk to keep the security conscious apps happy.
[Discussion] Magisk - The Age of Zygisk.
This is a discussion and help thread for the newer versions of Magisk. The main goal of this thread is to help users migrate to Magisk v24+ SafetyNet Basic integrity Pass CTS profile match Pass Play Protect certification Device is certified...
forum.xda-developers.com
No it's not possible to re-lock the bootloader without losing your data.
Installing a Xiaomi.eu ROM will still have things complain about an unlocked bootloader, so isn't much of a solution.

try use latest Magisk (24.3) activate zygisk and set deny list all apps that cause problem..
plus install module safetynet-fix 2.2.1 ..

Question Safetynet

Hello everyone.
I have such a problem I have uploaded a new room from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/vayu/stable/V13.0.4.0.SJUMIXM/ via fastboot. in the SafetyNet Test application it says CTS profile match fail. is there any way to fix this without root?

PanXD said:
Hello everyone.
I have such a problem I have uploaded a new room from https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/vayu/stable/V13.0.4.0.SJUMIXM/ via fastboot. in the SafetyNet Test application it says CTS profile match fail. is there any way to fix this without root?
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Relock the bootloader.

NOSS8 said:
Relock the bootloader.
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in locked and unlocked bootloander is the same
I uploaded via mi flash and selected the "clear and lock" option

PanXD said:
in locked and unlocked bootloander is the same
I uploaded via mi flash and selected the "clear and lock" option
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What apps are not working?

NOSS8 said:
What apps are not working?
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google pay

PanXD said:
google pay
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India version?
try the lastest.V13.0.5.0.SJUMIXM

If you're using Magisk, try using the Universal SafetyNet Fix module. Since you're on a custom ROM, you'll probably need to use MagiskHide Props Config to spoof a valid device signature.
Also, be aware that Google Pay no longer depends on SafetyNet attestation for device integrity; Google is moving to a new "Play Integrity" API. More information here
For more information on how to get Google Pay working with Magisk, check the Google Pay Magisk discussion thread.

Question Edge S stock rom to G100 - is it possible?

Hello, I do not care about google, and was wondering is it possible and doable to get the China rom for Edge S to G100 (or Edge 20 to G200)? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

If I understand correctly, you have a Edge S, and want to install the G100 ROM. Yes, that is possible, but you will have to unlock the bootloader and flash the rom from lollinet. It's not a difficult process at all.
After that I recommend also installing magisk, universal safetynet fix and magisk props (the module to change the fingerprint), as the phone now will not be playstore certified just by flashing the G100 ROM.

moxtrom said:
If I understand correctly, you have a Edge S, and want to install the G100 ROM. Yes, that is possible, but you will have to unlock the bootloader and flash the rom from lollinet. It's not a difficult process at all.
After that I recommend also installing magisk, universal safetynet fix and magisk props (the module to change the fingerprint), as the phone now will not be playstore certified just by flashing the G100 ROM.
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Hello, thanks for your responce. I am about to get G200 - and since there is no custom.roms for it yet and I do not care about gms, I want to do the opposite - flash the china rom (made for S20) onto G200. In order to degoogle it at once. Would this work? Do I need to unlock the bootloader for this or could use motorola's tool? Thanks!

MindlessDreams said:
Hello, thanks for your responce. I am about to get G200 - and since there is no custom.roms for it yet and I do not care about gms, I want to do the opposite - flash the china rom (made for S20) onto G200. In order to degoogle it at once. Would this work? Do I need to unlock the bootloader for this or could use motorola's tool? Thanks!
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At least in theory, you will need to unlock the bootloader and flash it using fastboot.
Be careful not to flash the bootloader when doing so.

More styles for EdgeLighting

Hi, i am looking more styles for EdgeLighting. before, we could use EdgeLighting+ but now its not working on android 12.
there is an app called muviz edge that contains excellent styles but app does not work properly. so i am looking for a better app for replacing edgelighting+ with beautiful styles.
can we install S21 or something else edge lighting app on our A51?
do you have any recommended app?

Funny thing is, your phone already has all the edge lighting effects built in, the only problem is that there is a specific file called floating_feature that's missing one text line that would make all those extra edge lighting effects appear
So to answer your question, to get more styles for edge lighting you need to root your phone and edit the following file:
system/etc/floating_feature.xml
And add the following line inside the features:
<SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_SYSTEMUI_CONFIG_EDGELIGHTING_FRAME_EFFECT>frame_effect</SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_SYSTEMUI_CONFIG_EDGELIGHTING_FRAME_EFFECT>
Save, reboot and your phone should now have all the effects available that Samsung enables on their flagship phones.
And before you ask, no, there is no way to do this without root.

Tnx, but with root, secure folder will be disabled. and i cant root my phone.
in android 10 We could install edgelighting+ that installs additional styles. (without root).
so Did EdgeLighting+ somehow edit this file?

mahdi72 said:
Tnx, but with root, secure folder will be disabled. and i cant root my phone.
in android 10 We could install edgelighting+ that installs additional styles. (without root).
so Did EdgeLighting+ somehow edit this file?
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I have no clue. But as you said, edge lighting+ no longer works so on newer Android versions, rooting is your only choice.

ShaDisNX255 said:
I have no clue. But as you said, edge lighting+ no longer works so on newer Android versions, rooting is your only choice.
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Can i Edit Stock Rom in Linux (add Floating_Feature, remove apps, add new apps) and flash it in my A51 phone?
Do I need root to install this modified rom?

mahdi72 said:
Can i Edit Stock Rom in Linux (add Floating_Feature, remove apps, add new apps) and flash it in my A51 phone?
Do I need root to install this modified rom?
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You will need to root, yes. Since you will edit it, it will lose Samsung's trusted signature and will therefore count as a custom ROM

ShaDisNX255 said:
You will need to root, yes. Since you will edit it, it will lose Samsung's trusted signature and will therefore count as a custom ROM
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As far as I have researched, it does not seem to require root, but we have to open the bootloader or OEM Option in Developer Mode.
People are also talking about a tool called Odin Patched, which can bypass some verifications.
Is it possible to flash only the edited CSC file with this tool? Sorry to take up your time

mahdi72 said:
As far as I have researched, it does not seem to require root, but we have to open the bootloader or OEM Option in Developer Mode.
People are also talking about a tool called Odin Patched, which can bypass some verifications.
Is it possible to flash only the edited CSC file with this tool? Sorry to take up your time
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Hey no worries, XDA is meant for a place to learn and I'm happy to try and help/educate in any way I can.
Opening the bootloader is step 1 in getting root access. You may think that root is the equivalent of installing Magisk and that's what root is but it's a lot more than that. By installing something custom you've in some way obtained root access by editing your stock ROM.
But anyway, going back to your original question/answer, the patched Odin can only bypass some verifications on Odin's side but it can't bypass the verification that the phone does itself. The patched Odin is mainly for installing U firmware on U1 variants and vice-versa, something that you can't do on the original Odin. It can't really bypass checking the validity of Samsung's signature on stock firmware. Even if it could bypass that check, the phone also checks the firmware it's being installed so it will detect it as a custom fw file
So, long story short, if you edit stock FW with any tool it will break Samsung's trusted signature and both phone and Odin will pick it up as a custom firmware (i.e. custom ROM) and you will only be able to install it by unlocking the bootloader. Flashing anything custom will break/trip Knox and it will be broken forever
Let me know if you have any more questions I can help you with.

ShaDisNX255 said:
Hey no worries, XDA is meant for a place to learn and I'm happy to try and help/educate in any way I can.
Opening the bootloader is step 1 in getting root access. You may think that root is the equivalent of installing Magisk and that's what root is but it's a lot more than that. By installing something custom you've in some way obtained root access by editing your stock ROM.
But anyway, going back to your original question/answer, the patched Odin can only bypass some verifications on Odin's side but it can't bypass the verification that the phone does itself. The patched Odin is mainly for installing U firmware on U1 variants and vice-versa, something that you can't do on the original Odin. It can't really bypass checking the validity of Samsung's signature on stock firmware. Even if it could bypass that check, the phone also checks the firmware it's being installed so it will detect it as a custom fw file
So, long story short, if you edit stock FW with any tool it will break Samsung's trusted signature and both phone and Odin will pick it up as a custom firmware (i.e. custom ROM) and you will only be able to install it by unlocking the bootloader. Flashing anything custom will break/trip Knox and it will be broken forever
Let me know if you have any more questions I can help you with.
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Thank you, now many things are clear.
I want to know if unlocking the bootloader is worth it?
I have no problem with the warranty, I have the phone for more than 2 years and Samsung has no after sales service in our country. But for me, the use of banking app, Secure Folder, Samsung Pass are very important.
Is there a way to make all these apps work without problems by unlocking the bootloader?
Surely the OTA updates will also fail with this work, right?
can i unlock bootloader, flash edited files and relock bootloader?

mahdi72 said:
But for me, the use of banking app, Secure Folder, Samsung Pass are very important.
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Some banking apps are harder to trick than others. I have no problems hiding root from my banking app but I've seen others struggle to hide from theirs, can't really comment on it. Secure Folder has a fix in Android 12 so it should be able to be fixed. Samsung Pass is something that still has no fix as far as I know so if you decide to root/blow knox fuse, this will never work again even if you lock your bootloader again. I've made my change to Google Pass which works with root so Samsung Pass isn't important to me anymore.
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Surely the OTA updates will also fail with this work, right?
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This is correct, OTA updates stop working when you unlock your bootloader but if you re-lock your bootloader, you may get OTA updates again.
mahdi72 said:
can i unlock bootloader, flash edited files and relock bootloader?
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No, this will lock your phone. Once you edit anything with root or install a custom fw (rom) then it will always count as custom for the phone. If you lock your bootloader while you have custom fw installed, your phone will be stuck in download mode telling you that your phone has custom fw and will refuse to boot until you flash stock fw.

Thank you very much for your very detailed explanation
So, for this part, I need Magisk, which probably Hide all banking apps in Iran
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Some banking apps are harder to trick than others. I have no problems hiding root from my banking app but I've seen others struggle to hide from theirs, can't really comment on it.
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According to your explanation, This is my decision: I can unlock the bootloader and flash the modified ROM (I can apply the necessary fixes for Secure Folder and other changes to the ROM (Can i?)). The only thing I miss is the Samsung Pass feature, which I can replace with Google Pass, OTA updates can be ignored and do not have much priority for me.
The only important thing is the banking apps.
When the bootloader is unlocked, is the root status rooted or un-rooted? Because I feel that some banking apps only check root access and have nothing to do with bootloader (At least in Iran).
If the root status has not changed after Unlocking the bootloader (I think the root status changes after installing Magisk or SU) I think that I can do the above steps and reach my goal

mahdi72 said:
This is my decision: I can unlock the bootloader and flash the modified ROM (I can apply the necessary fixes for Secure Folder and other changes to the ROM (Can i?))
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You can, yeah.
mahdi72 said:
When the bootloader is unlocked, is the root status rooted or un-rooted?
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With unlock bootloader alone it's still un-rooted
mahdi72 said:
When the bootloader is unlocked, is the root status rooted or un-rooted? Because I feel that some banking apps only check root access and have nothing to do with bootloader (At least in Iran).
If the root status has not changed after Unlocking the bootloader (I think the root status changes after installing Magisk or SU) I think that I can do the above steps and reach my goal
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This is where it can get a little tricky and depends on each app because it's not a standard. If your banking app checks if your bootloader is unlocked then you pretty much need Magisk to hide your bootloader unlocked. Without Magisk, any app will be able to check that you have an unlocked bootloader
If your bank app checks to see if you have Magisk only then you can certainly avoid having to flash Magisk if you're not going to use it anyway
If your bank apps checks safetynet then you will again need to flash Magisk and flash a patch to pass safetynet tests
Again, it's not a standard so it all depends on the bank app in question. You can certainly try to unlock your bootloader and stay in stock and check if your bank apps detects your unlocked bootloader. Just unlocking bootloader shouldn't blow knox yet.

ShaDisNX255 said:
You can, yeah.
With unlock bootloader alone it's still un-rooted
This is where it can get a little tricky and depends on each app because it's not a standard. If your banking app checks if your bootloader is unlocked then you pretty much need Magisk to hide your bootloader unlocked. Without Magisk, any app will be able to check that you have an unlocked bootloader
If your bank app checks to see if you have Magisk only then you can certainly avoid having to flash Magisk if you're not going to use it anyway
If your bank apps checks safetynet then you will again need to flash Magisk and flash a patch to pass safetynet tests
Again, it's not a standard so it all depends on the bank app in question. You can certainly try to unlock your bootloader and stay in stock and check if your bank apps detects your unlocked bootloader. Just unlocking bootloader shouldn't blow knox yet.
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thank you so much Now everything became clear to me