This video was extremely helpful. At the end, I got a message saying something along the lines of "this device isn't google play certified" but then it let me log in and everything is working! Thank you so much!
Good tutorial but at 1:49 on my anbernic rg353p magisk apk github the assets doesn’t load, so the way i did it was i used my pc to install magisk apk then i put it on a separate sd card i have to transfer back to my anbernic rg353p Another thing i encountered at 12:13 i don’t see what was shown in the video it seems it's been replaced with a green download button now it still brings me to sourceforge but i don’t see magiskgapps 1.1 i umm tried the latest version maybe it might work but nope play store couldn’t open so i uninstalled magiskgapps latest version then i later found magiskgapps 1.1 it’s in files on sourceforge but in r then click core now i can continue this tutorial, so i did everything you did it was going good but after i try to click sign in to the play store nothing happens uh oh. Idk what i did wrong ☹️
i did everything you said, but after i fastbooted it it didnt show up when it didnt show the device and i cant figure out how to get it to show it so i can fast boot it with boot.img
I ran into an issue where the registration process seemed to not occur overnight, I was still getting the not certified error. The following morning I cleared the storage and cache for the google play store and google play services apps and when I tried to sign into the google store it worked. Thanks for the tutorial. RG353V btw
I've followed these instructions but my play store still gives the certification error. I see the registered android IDs when I go to the device page, so it's there.
got as far as the command prompt ...you are able type C:\platform-tools but I can't ...the CMD PROMPT only lets me add on to C: Users\myname> ...can't seem to get rid of this text ...even when holding the Ctrl+Backspace buttons ...I even tried running CMD PROMPT as administrator ...am I doing something wrong? ...Many thanks for the video
if adb is not connecting go to the developer settings and enable "disable adb authorization timeout" and it will work its caused by a bug the gets stuck in a loop of timeouts because of the usb setup on the device
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Yes I did. I'm thinking it's the drivers. When I try to install them to my Rg353m I don't see a driver to select and when I try and install the entire folder, it says the drivers are already up to date.
Didn't make it very far, unfortunately. When I typed "su" in the cmd prompt (followed all steps correctly until now) I am getting a "permission denied" message. Any idea why? Thanks in advance!
when i get to the Fastboot devices part it doesnt recognize any devices. on the console there is a fastboot screen asking me to reboot or recovery. do i leave the anbernic alone or am i supposed to reboot from it? i cant get past the fastboot devices part
im having problems with the permissions on apps that i download because i downloaded an app and it says to allow permission to storage and it i went to settings and looked at the app and it already has all permissions allowed yet it keeps saying i need to allow permission to storage plz help
@@TechToyTinkerCompany You can turn it off by going into Magisk settings and turning off Superuser Notifications. It's not ideal, and you can't see the SU grants either, but it gets rid of the nagging.
glad you beat Russ to this, he loves to not show such things for some reasons......I've never seen him show this play store install even in rg552 anbernic android 11......I wonder still why? good video Steve
Even after enabling the USB debugging, when running adb devices in CMD; it just tells me "no devices/emulators found." Daemon started successfully and USB is plugged into OTG port as well, but the PC just can't find it in any USB port. Nothing even shows up in device manager either when plugging in the USB. I've even tried multiple PCs with same results. Any idea what the issue is? Thanks.
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Sorry, I'm not sure what that means exactly as I haven't done this kind of thing before as every Android device I have ever owned in the past has already had Google Play installed already by default except this one. I was just following the instructions and trying to do the USB drivers install first, which also instructs that when you plug in the Android device that it should show up in the device manager under mobile devices or other devices and it's not showing up anywhere in the device manager at all when plugged in via USB and powered on. Thanks.
I installed everything, but it still bugs me with "SystemUI was Denied superuser rights" constantly may have timed out and denied the modal after the system was choking? any way to make it go away?
Very good step by step tutorial. I have tried with my Anbernic RG556 but the location of the boot file is different. Do you happen to know where it's located on this particular device?
well if using android its usually easiest to insert it and format it in settings, if its linux almost any format should work. you should format the card in a pc first to make it show up, sometimes a fresh out of the package card won't work.
If you're having trouble when on the "reboot fastboot" part.. here's what you have to do to get it working and to find your device and complete this tutorial - TECHNICALLY THIS PART IS NOT IN THE TUTORIAL- FIRST, remember the google usb drivers you downloaded? Put that folder, after unzipping it, on your desktop (or anywhere you can locate it easily). SECOND, follow this video tutorial to 9:43. Third, once you're device is in fastboot mode, go to your pc and open "Computer Management", then on the side panel locate "Device Manager", then locate "Portable Devices" or "Other Devices", you'll see one or the other, you should see your device once you click the arrow or double click "Portable Devices" or "Other Devices", FOURTH, Right click on your device and select "Update Driver" and then select "Browse my computer for drivers" then select "Browse", FIFTH, now just locate the "usb driver" folder you downloaded earlier and select it and click "OK", SIXTH, now click NEXT. The Google drivers should now install correctly and you'll be able to move past the reboot fastboot stage of this tutorial, so just continue with video from here. Hope this helps. Also, once i completed the device registration, i restarted my RG353P and my device was shortly, almost instantly, registered. And heres the exact link to the Magisk Android 11 GAPPS, sourceforge.net/projects/magiskgapps/files/r/ , they aren't so easy to find any longer.
@@TechToyTinkerCompany I caught on to that. Your work is amazing btw. Crazy how much you put into everything. I wanted to help with this information so any new comers or beginners won’t have any issues. I wasn’t necessarily replying to you directly, but to those who are looking for answers regarding the reboot fastboot part.
I've followed your guide step by step but it will not register the device after rebooting into fastboot. My screen says "fastbootd" but it will not identify via adb bridge. I have also updated the device drivers
@Richard Garrett if its not showing up on your pc, something is wrong with the drivers somewhere, did you install the Android USB drivers? and ADB/Fastboot for windows/linux? fastboot devices should show the device with fastboot, and when its powered on and connected adb devices should show it on your PC, maybe start with making sure it shows when the device is on, to be sure the drivers are OK.
I need help setting this up I have been trying to do this for so long. I have no idea how to set up the ADB drivers. Is there a video explaining this because i just have no idea (UPDATE it did it and now I have play store on the rg353p :)
So this seems to have bricked the android side of my device. Was having issues, got them sorted out step by step. Finally got the image sent over to the device, got to the final reboot/fastboot step and it won't go beyond the Anbernic splash screen. Any advice?
@@TechToyTinkerCompany I haven't. It's soft bricked at the moment. I took a break from it but factory resetting and things of that nature via recovery mode didn't work. I was going to start googling general Android recovery methods but I'm worried the version of Android on the device isn't the same as typical devices.
Hey Steve. I appreciate the video as always. Quick question. Do you advise against using personal gmail accounts when signing in to android handhelds? Are there privacy issues to be worried about? I don't like having many accounts and would prefer if I could use my normal one for these devices so I'd be interested to know if that's a bad idea.
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Alright that's good to know. I've heard people talking about security compromises that's why I was asking. Looking to buy my first android handheld so I want to learn the most I can. Thanks for answering.
This video was extremely helpful. At the end, I got a message saying something along the lines of "this device isn't google play certified" but then it let me log in and everything is working! Thank you so much!
Good tutorial but at 1:49 on my anbernic rg353p magisk apk github the assets doesn’t load, so the way i did it was i used my pc to install magisk apk then i put it on a separate sd card i have to transfer back to my anbernic rg353p
Another thing i encountered at 12:13 i don’t see what was shown in the video it seems it's been replaced with a green download button now it still brings me to sourceforge but i don’t see magiskgapps 1.1 i umm tried the latest version maybe it might work but nope play store couldn’t open so i uninstalled magiskgapps latest version then i later found magiskgapps 1.1 it’s in files on sourceforge but in r then click core now i can continue this tutorial, so i did everything you did it was going good but after i try to click sign in to the play store nothing happens uh oh. Idk what i did wrong ☹️
Now that plays services is on the device would you be able to update the android with a better certified google model
i did everything you said, but after i fastbooted it it didnt show up when it didnt show the device and i cant figure out how to get it to show it so i can fast boot it with boot.img
Totally works thanks! Had trouble on waiting for device part BUT I needed to download a redist package. Worked like a charm.
I ran into an issue where the registration process seemed to not occur overnight, I was still getting the not certified error. The following morning I cleared the storage and cache for the google play store and google play services apps and when I tried to sign into the google store it worked. Thanks for the tutorial. RG353V btw
I've followed these instructions but my play store still gives the certification error. I see the registered android IDs when I go to the device page, so it's there.
still an issue? it can take up to 24 hours to fully register but its rare it does.
got as far as the command prompt ...you are able type C:\platform-tools but I can't ...the CMD PROMPT only lets me add on to C: Users\myname> ...can't seem to get rid of this text ...even when holding the Ctrl+Backspace buttons ...I even tried running CMD PROMPT as administrator ...am I doing something wrong? ...Many thanks for the video
Hey Steeve! Great tutorial! Just followed thru, but playstore still saying its not possible, even after registration.. should i register again?
Update: took abou 30 min but it worked by itself
@@victoriemini yeah, it takes a little bit sometimes!
if adb is not connecting go to the developer settings and enable "disable adb authorization timeout" and it will work its caused by a bug the gets stuck in a loop of timeouts because of the usb setup on the device
So when the device is in fastboot, windows doesn't recognize fastboot so neither does ADB in CMD.
Then you are missing a driver. Probably rockchip driver assistant?
I'm stuck at the "fastboot flash boot boot.img " Mine says
Did you have your device on and connected to adb and type reboot fastboot first?
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Yes I did. I'm thinking it's the drivers. When I try to install them to my Rg353m I don't see a driver to select and when I try and install the entire folder, it says the drivers are already up to date.
Mine says "cannot load 'boot.img': No such file or directory"
Didn't make it very far, unfortunately. When I typed "su" in the cmd prompt (followed all steps correctly until now) I am getting a "permission denied" message. Any idea why? Thanks in advance!
when i get to the Fastboot devices part it doesnt recognize any devices. on the console there is a fastboot screen asking me to reboot or recovery. do i leave the anbernic alone or am i supposed to reboot from it? i cant get past the fastboot devices part
You type adb reboot bootloader or tell recovery to boot to bootloader
im having problems with the permissions on apps that i download because i downloaded an app and it says to allow permission to storage and it i went to settings and looked at the app and it already has all permissions allowed yet it keeps saying i need to allow permission to storage plz help
Is it possible to just use an apk instead of the store from factory setting ?
im having issues with my device with pc adb now recognizing
Hey Steve, any way to turn off the continual “System UI was granted super user” message?
not that i've found yet but it generally stops after a few popups i've found
@@TechToyTinkerCompany You can turn it off by going into Magisk settings and turning off Superuser Notifications. It's not ideal, and you can't see the SU grants either, but it gets rid of the nagging.
@@jal32231 thank you.
Is there another way to do something if the assets won’t load?
glad you beat Russ to this, he loves to not show such things for some reasons......I've never seen him show this play store install even in rg552 anbernic android 11......I wonder still why?
good video Steve
Why don't you ask him
Even after enabling the USB debugging, when running adb devices in CMD; it just tells me "no devices/emulators found." Daemon started successfully and USB is plugged into OTG port as well, but the PC just can't find it in any USB port. Nothing even shows up in device manager either when plugging in the USB. I've even tried multiple PCs with same results. Any idea what the issue is? Thanks.
its fastboot not adb
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Sorry, I'm not sure what that means exactly as I haven't done this kind of thing before as every Android device I have ever owned in the past has already had Google Play installed already by default except this one. I was just following the instructions and trying to do the USB drivers install first, which also instructs that when you plug in the Android device that it should show up in the device manager under mobile devices or other devices and it's not showing up anywhere in the device manager at all when plugged in via USB and powered on. Thanks.
I installed everything, but it still bugs me with "SystemUI was Denied superuser rights" constantly may have timed out and denied the modal after the system was choking? any way to make it go away?
It's in magisk under superuser notification
does this wipe all apps and files on android if i root and install play store
Hey Steve, you think this tutorial would work with the new RG353V?
Quite possibly yes.
can confirm it 100% does
@@epistemophobia69 thanks!
Very good step by step tutorial. I have tried with my Anbernic RG556 but the location of the boot file is different. Do you happen to know where it's located on this particular device?
I can't get my rg353p to read my sd cards, is there a format they have to be in?
well if using android its usually easiest to insert it and format it in settings, if its linux almost any format should work. you should format the card in a pc first to make it show up, sometimes a fresh out of the package card won't work.
If you're having trouble when on the "reboot fastboot" part.. here's what you have to do to get it working and to find your device and complete this tutorial - TECHNICALLY THIS PART IS NOT IN THE TUTORIAL- FIRST, remember the google usb drivers you downloaded? Put that folder, after unzipping it, on your desktop (or anywhere you can locate it easily). SECOND, follow this video tutorial to 9:43. Third, once you're device is in fastboot mode, go to your pc and open "Computer Management", then on the side panel locate "Device Manager", then locate "Portable Devices" or "Other Devices", you'll see one or the other, you should see your device once you click the arrow or double click "Portable Devices" or "Other Devices", FOURTH, Right click on your device and select "Update Driver" and then select "Browse my computer for drivers" then select "Browse", FIFTH, now just locate the "usb driver" folder you downloaded earlier and select it and click "OK", SIXTH, now click NEXT. The Google drivers should now install correctly and you'll be able to move past the reboot fastboot stage of this tutorial, so just continue with video from here. Hope this helps.
Also, once i completed the device registration, i restarted my RG353P and my device was shortly, almost instantly, registered. And heres the exact link to the Magisk Android 11 GAPPS, sourceforge.net/projects/magiskgapps/files/r/ , they aren't so easy to find any longer.
I didn't have to touch my device manager at all. But I also work on numerous Android devices so my PC was already set up
@@TechToyTinkerCompany I caught on to that. Your work is amazing btw. Crazy how much you put into everything. I wanted to help with this information so any new comers or beginners won’t have any issues. I wasn’t necessarily replying to you directly, but to those who are looking for answers regarding the reboot fastboot part.
@@techqin I appreciate the help, thank you 😀
It doesn't show in Portable Devices on my end.
Its possible to make the root on the anbernic rg505?
Is there a way to change home launcher to Daijisho after root? Be nice if that acted as my home screen.
Where this is Android 11, would installing a GSI work?
I've followed your guide step by step but it will not register the device after rebooting into fastboot. My screen says "fastbootd" but it will not identify via adb bridge. I have also updated the device drivers
Did you enable USB debugging
@Richard Garrett if its not showing up on your pc, something is wrong with the drivers somewhere, did you install the Android USB drivers? and ADB/Fastboot for windows/linux? fastboot devices should show the device with fastboot, and when its powered on and connected adb devices should show it on your PC, maybe start with making sure it shows when the device is on, to be sure the drivers are OK.
@Richard Garrett that can be from 5 mins to 3 hours i've found
I need help setting this up I have been trying to do this for so long. I have no idea how to set up the ADB drivers. Is there a video explaining this because i just have no idea (UPDATE it did it and now I have play store on the rg353p :)
Both Google and retrogamecorps have guides. The Odin guide explains adb setup.
@@TechToyTinkerCompany thanks
So this seems to have bricked the android side of my device. Was having issues, got them sorted out step by step. Finally got the image sent over to the device, got to the final reboot/fastboot step and it won't go beyond the Anbernic splash screen. Any advice?
you sort it out?
@@TechToyTinkerCompany I haven't. It's soft bricked at the moment. I took a break from it but factory resetting and things of that nature via recovery mode didn't work. I was going to start googling general Android recovery methods but I'm worried the version of Android on the device isn't the same as typical devices.
@@hillvalleyvideostoresupers9559 so there was no error in the process but it won't boot? remove any sd cards
@@TechToyTinkerCompany No error. Everything seemed to worked as it did in the video but it locked on the anbernic screen. I had both SD cards removed.
@@hillvalleyvideostoresupers9559 you can flash the old boot.img back
For the life of me I can't get my Mac mini to see my 353v. I looked up drivers and found nothing
For anyone worrying they've done something wrong registering their Google Services ID, mine took a solid 25 minute. Go and walk the dog or something.
Is anyone else having issues installing google usb drivers mine just dont install
Try a different version maybe?
Hello! Now that Anbernic has released a new version of Android with their emulation frontend, would this process still work?
yes I just did it
Would this work on RG353V?
should yes
Hey Steve. I appreciate the video as always. Quick question. Do you advise against using personal gmail accounts when signing in to android handhelds? Are there privacy issues to be worried about? I don't like having many accounts and would prefer if I could use my normal one for these devices so I'd be interested to know if that's a bad idea.
No it's fine. But I had to show my password so I made a throw away account
@@TechToyTinkerCompany Alright that's good to know. I've heard people talking about security compromises that's why I was asking. Looking to buy my first android handheld so I want to learn the most I can. Thanks for answering.
@@nsp6590 you are welcome
Rather than moving the file from the device with a flash drive, exit to client in terminal and pull /storage/emulated/0/Download
You can also turn off Magisk SU toasts in Magisk settings
Does it still work?
Yes
@@TechToyTinkerCompany i went to the website and none of the assets are loading
@@lil_zyro-_-3033 I can't even get past the fastboot stage. Saying no such directory or file.
@@wclac yea I never figured it out
@@lil_zyro-_-3033 my assets aren’t loading either have you found a way to fix it yet
Did I miss how to install the USB driver? Very much appreciate the video.
Written guide in description
i would love to root mine but the android part is so unstable it will just root itself randomly with no warning at all
lots of misunderstood steps and confusion, lost me at the command prompt setup.
Apkpure
So.... why does system ui keep asking for super user rights? even after like 30 minutes after boot it keeps spamming it?
You need to open magisk n turn notifications off