Awesome video! You helped me with my Pixel 3xl on discord and I've been enjoying it. Thank you so much for you help and great knowledge with everything! Happy rooting! Ohhimark!
FUCKIN' A MAN, thanks for getting me rooted again, after taking the OTA. I have an unlocked Pixel3 XL, and this worked like a charm! Updated and ROOTED. Subscribed!!! Cheers.
Another option for the drag and drop vs typing it in is if you hold shift and right click the item you can select "Copy as Path". That will just copy the absolute path to the file that you can then paste into cmd or powershell.
No worries and yes, it's not really the method of rooting that's the issue. It's Android 10 not letting you mount /system as R/W. So Magisk is probably your only chance, unless you wish to compile a ROM from source. :P
So this is the normal Magisk Manager, and you've flashed Magisk and have updated to Android 10? Try rebooting, if that doesn't work, clear data for the new Magisk app and see if that helps.
@@MaowDroid Yes, it was the normal Magisk Manager I had before Android 10. I looked online and someone commented, it was a bug v7.3.2 and I need to wait for an update. The problem is, I can't enable any of my root apps until an update is presented.
Keep trying the canary builds. Or try uninstalling all instances of Magisk Manager, flashing the stock boot.img from the factory image. Reboot and install the latest Canary Magisk Manager, reboot back into the bootloader and flash the patched boot image.
So I followed these instructions for the Pixel 3 but unfortunately I was unable to boot up. My phone attempted to boot twice but then it went back to the bootloader (saying the reason was "unable to boot boot.img" or something). I've tried a couple of methods prior to this... I did the method of flashing the factory image (using the flash.bat file but editing out "-w" so that my phone would not be wiped; which basically is a script of what you did in this video I think) but it didn't work. Same thing, tried to boot twice but then fail, going back to the bootloader. I also tried to ADB sideload the OTA file via the stock recovery and that also did not work. It would end up in a bootloop and try to boot up many times (at least 5) before I just gave up and forced it to load up in the bootloader again, and then flash the August firmware back on the phone. I've been reading online and there have been numerous people having similar issues and the only somewhat consistent issue seems to be factory reset prior to flashing either the factory image or taking the OTA. Really hoping there's a way to still keep the data without needing to reset the phone. I've only rooted with Magisk, no xposed framework or magisk modules.
Sorry for the late reply. Usually that shouldn't be the case, but I have been seeing people have their phones bootloop and unable to boot into the system for whatever reason it might be. Have you tried changing slots? And if you weren't able to boot up after the initial flash, perhaps you could try flashing the Pie images that you were on previously and see if you boot up there. I'd try this before changing slots, unless the slots swapped while you were flashing Android 10.
@@MaowDroid After posting my initial comment, I tried it where I flashed Android 10 to both slots, still didn't work. I can flash the August update of Android Pie no problem and have been doing so each time I try going to 10 and having it bootloop.
@MaowDroid one quick question... in Android 10, how do you edit the build.prop file under /system ? I have tried root explorer and tho i have root access, its not writing back to the file when i attempt to edit in in the text editor... Cheers
@@MaowDroid yeah i downloaded the module and have it working in Terminal, but i have no idea how to use it, i read the overwhelming instructions and can't work it out -.- just wanna add one line of code to the build.prop :(
Hey man, do you have a discord? i want to ask you a couple of questions regarding systemless and editing build.prop, ive tried everything and im not getting anywhere, please help?!
Silly question but is possible to get root on a Pixel 3 XL with carrier restrictions? ( Grey out the OEM unlocked) or is there something for that specific case ? Thanks for your help
Hi MaowDroid, i have a Pixel 3 that was rooted on android 9, however i updated to android 10 and lost root access :( If i follow your tutorial will i regain root access even though im already on android 10? will i lose my data and have to reload everything? Cheers
Hi! That's OK! You can certainly root again without losing data. Easy as pie. In fact, you can follow this video but just focus on the following parts: 1. Downloading the right factory image, match the build number you can find in Settings > About Phone 2. Download Magisk Manager Canary on your phone. 3. Copy the boot.img from the factory image to your phone. 4. Patch using Magisk Manager. 5. Copy the patched image to your PC. 6. Flash the patched boot.img.
If your phone can install the OTA (I presume you're already received the update via OTA), you can follow this guide: topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html#ota-installation Although you'll only be able to tell if you can install the update after it downloads and after you perform a few steps on the Magisk side.
Yep, works just the same! Ensure that you're set to install the beta (or higher) version of Magisk and follow the standard Magisk + OTA update guide. topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html#ota-installation
Great video. I performed your steps against my Pixel 3 XL and everything appeared to have worked correctly but it appears I don't have root. When I go to Magisk manager it indicates that Magisk isn't installed. If I try to install it from the Magisk manager I'm promoted with two options: download zip file or select and patch a file. What do you advise?
Update: The reason Magisk wasn't showing was because the "Manager" app was still on my phone. When I uninstalled it (like you said to do in the video) Magisk appeared in Magisk Manager and I had SuperUser and root privileges. Now I'm unable to edit my build.prop. The file doesn't save. I tried using buildprop editor as well as root file explorer. buidprop presents an error indicating "Error Saving build.prop". Root file explorer appears to save the file, but when I load it again, the edits aren't there. Can you see whether you can edit and save changes to your build.prop? Open the file post saving to see if the edits took. Thanks for all of your support.
Android Q has not made it possible to mount /system as R/W. You might have to use the PropHide Magisk Module to add and change your props for now. And I'm glad you got the other thing sorted out. Removing the hidden Magisk "Manager" app, then just installing Magisk Manager should have done it. :)
@@MaowDroid Excuse my ignorance, but I installed the MagiskHide Props Config via Magisk Download, but how am I supposed to use it to edit my build.prop? Thanks again for you help.
Never mind again. After several google searches, I found the information I needed. Thank you for setting me on the right path! Do you think they will allow mounting /system as R/W in the future?
Ahti. I Flashed magisk zip in twrp.its works. Lot of other user reporting to work this method. Boot into twrp 3.2.1 and Flashed magisk. Don't have to flash twrp permanently
@Ahti u can't do any system changes. Some modules are working though like TH-cam Vanced, Debloat for uninstalling system app and Google pay working. Try manual root like as meowdroid did.
No fix for release builds of Android 10. If you want /system R/W you will need to flash a custom ROM (with userdebug), or compile your own. For editing props/and systemising apps, etc, using Magisk modules would be the way.
my phone did boot up after updating, but it's very very laggy, even the apps won't open up, so yeah it booted up, but is not working. did uninstall all modules before updating edit: as mentioned in your tutorial I flashed boot.img and rebooted it booted as it should, everything is fine so is it ok to patch a new boot.img with magisk, reboot into bootloader and flash it? will this root my phone without any issues? or do i need to do the whole process again? edit2: yeah did it and it is working!
I will but I'm not too sure when, I haven't been feeling well and I've got assignments to do, but you can follow this video but use files associated with the Pixel 2 instead.
mm, are you sure you're using the latest platform tools build? That command has been available for a while now (actually it's probably bootloader related).
Hi Carlos. I don't have one that explains it, but you can think of it as a mirror of your current Android install. One that alternates with each update.
You can actually follow some of my older videos, but the whole thing is use the factory images, then boot TWRP to flash Magisk. I'll have a video out this weekend.
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Awesome video! You helped me with my Pixel 3xl on discord and I've been enjoying it. Thank you so much for you help and great knowledge with everything! Happy rooting! Ohhimark!
Great tutorial as usual. I found that I had to remove all my modules as a few have not been updated which caused a bootloop.
Thanks for the tip
Another great video. Thanks for keeping in the live troubleshooting.
Such a clear and concise tutorial, would have been lost without this. Worked perfectly, thank you.
Thanks for your comment LS G. :D
FUCKIN' A MAN, thanks for getting me rooted again, after taking the OTA.
I have an unlocked Pixel3 XL, and this worked like a charm! Updated and ROOTED.
Subscribed!!! Cheers.
Another option for the drag and drop vs typing it in is if you hold shift and right click the item you can select "Copy as Path". That will just copy the absolute path to the file that you can then paste into cmd or powershell.
Oh good idea! thanks for sharing Joseph! I'll try and mention this in future videos.
Absolutely amazing! I love your channel MaowDroid!
Thanks Sam! I'm glad you found it useful. :D
Thanks again! Great job. Worked flawlessly with Pixel 3.
This method works! Thanks a lot :-) Rooted Pixel 2 XL
This method won't allow me to edit my build.prop :-(
Nevermind I just used MagiskHide Props Config module to add props... cheers!
No worries and yes, it's not really the method of rooting that's the issue. It's Android 10 not letting you mount /system as R/W. So Magisk is probably your only chance, unless you wish to compile a ROM from source. :P
I can also verify that this does indeed work for Pixel 2 XL!
I had my Magisk hidden and deleted "Manager" as mentioned 2:28
Now It says Magisk is not installed.
How do I reinstall/fix?
So this is the normal Magisk Manager, and you've flashed Magisk and have updated to Android 10?
Try rebooting, if that doesn't work, clear data for the new Magisk app and see if that helps.
@@MaowDroid Yes, it was the normal Magisk Manager I had before Android 10.
I looked online and someone commented, it was a bug v7.3.2 and I need to wait for an update.
The problem is, I can't enable any of my root apps until an update is presented.
Keep trying the canary builds. Or try uninstalling all instances of Magisk Manager, flashing the stock boot.img from the factory image.
Reboot and install the latest Canary Magisk Manager, reboot back into the bootloader and flash the patched boot image.
Does this work for pixel 2 and 2 xl, assuming that you use their respective images
Yes. Currently rooted in Pixel 2 XL
I can confirm that it worked for me on my Pixel 2 XL.
@@ruben79nyc is it stable?
@@Zubbbz So far, so good. Everything is running smoothly. Have to give Maowdroid props for all these updated tutorials.
@@ruben79nyc thanks for letting me know, gonna root tonight
Does anyone know how to turn the x menu off in TH-cam for Android 10? It use to be in accessibility in Pie but it's not there now. It's very annoying.
So I followed these instructions for the Pixel 3 but unfortunately I was unable to boot up. My phone attempted to boot twice but then it went back to the bootloader (saying the reason was "unable to boot boot.img" or something).
I've tried a couple of methods prior to this... I did the method of flashing the factory image (using the flash.bat file but editing out "-w" so that my phone would not be wiped; which basically is a script of what you did in this video I think) but it didn't work. Same thing, tried to boot twice but then fail, going back to the bootloader.
I also tried to ADB sideload the OTA file via the stock recovery and that also did not work. It would end up in a bootloop and try to boot up many times (at least 5) before I just gave up and forced it to load up in the bootloader again, and then flash the August firmware back on the phone.
I've been reading online and there have been numerous people having similar issues and the only somewhat consistent issue seems to be factory reset prior to flashing either the factory image or taking the OTA. Really hoping there's a way to still keep the data without needing to reset the phone. I've only rooted with Magisk, no xposed framework or magisk modules.
Sorry for the late reply. Usually that shouldn't be the case, but I have been seeing people have their phones bootloop and unable to boot into the system for whatever reason it might be.
Have you tried changing slots? And if you weren't able to boot up after the initial flash, perhaps you could try flashing the Pie images that you were on previously and see if you boot up there. I'd try this before changing slots, unless the slots swapped while you were flashing Android 10.
@@MaowDroid After posting my initial comment, I tried it where I flashed Android 10 to both slots, still didn't work. I can flash the August update of Android Pie no problem and have been doing so each time I try going to 10 and having it bootloop.
@MaowDroid one quick question... in Android 10, how do you edit the build.prop file under /system ? I have tried root explorer and tho i have root access, its not writing back to the file when i attempt to edit in in the text editor... Cheers
Hey! I would use the Magisk Hide Props module. It will allow you to edit the build.prop systemlessly.
@@MaowDroid yeah i downloaded the module and have it working in Terminal, but i have no idea how to use it, i read the overwhelming instructions and can't work it out -.- just wanna add one line of code to the build.prop :(
Hey man, do you have a discord? i want to ask you a couple of questions regarding systemless and editing build.prop, ive tried everything and im not getting anywhere, please help?!
It's the first link in the more info 😅
But regardless, with Android 10, the system cannot be modified. You will need to use the MagiskHide Props Config module to change or add props.
Silly question but is possible to get root on a Pixel 3 XL with carrier restrictions? ( Grey out the OEM unlocked) or is there something for that specific case ? Thanks for your help
Hi there, sorry for the late reply! There's no workaround as of yet, and it's quite unlikely that we'll find one anytime soon. :(
i want to my update my pixel 3a to andriod 10 april update without losing data.
currently using andriod 10 magisk installed march update
Yeah you can follow this video, just use the April factory image.
Hi MaowDroid, i have a Pixel 3 that was rooted on android 9, however i updated to android 10 and lost root access :(
If i follow your tutorial will i regain root access even though im already on android 10? will i lose my data and have to reload everything?
Cheers
Hi!
That's OK! You can certainly root again without losing data. Easy as pie.
In fact, you can follow this video but just focus on the following parts:
1. Downloading the right factory image, match the build number you can find in Settings > About Phone
2. Download Magisk Manager Canary on your phone.
3. Copy the boot.img from the factory image to your phone.
4. Patch using Magisk Manager.
5. Copy the patched image to your PC.
6. Flash the patched boot.img.
@@MaowDroid what a champ, thankyou :) ill go through that now and let you know if i get stuck, subbed bro!
@@MaowDroid great success! worked like a dream, super easy! thanks bro :)
Is it possible to update rooted Pixels to the October build with the OTA update ?
If your phone can install the OTA (I presume you're already received the update via OTA), you can follow this guide: topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html#ota-installation
Although you'll only be able to tell if you can install the update after it downloads and after you perform a few steps on the Magisk side.
After update my pixel 3 xl to android 10
Sensors stop working.
Is there any solution for fix ?
Is Been necessary downgrade to pie ?
I haven't heard of that happening to anyone.
You can try downgrading to see if that's the issue.
forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3-xl/how-to/android-10-sensors-bug-t3964904
I found this ...
But iam so comfused for what is happening !
Hopefully this isn't a a bad question but can you do the OTA method for updating to Android 10 through magisk?
Yep, works just the same! Ensure that you're set to install the beta (or higher) version of Magisk and follow the standard Magisk + OTA update guide.
topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/tutorials.html#ota-installation
@@MaowDroid ohwow. Thanks for the reply! :). Love the videos
Great video. I performed your steps against my Pixel 3 XL and everything appeared to have worked correctly but it appears I don't have root. When I go to Magisk manager it indicates that Magisk isn't installed. If I try to install it from the Magisk manager I'm promoted with two options: download zip file or select and patch a file. What do you advise?
Update: The reason Magisk wasn't showing was because the "Manager" app was still on my phone. When I uninstalled it (like you said to do in the video) Magisk appeared in Magisk Manager and I had SuperUser and root privileges. Now I'm unable to edit my build.prop. The file doesn't save. I tried using buildprop editor as well as root file explorer. buidprop presents an error indicating "Error Saving build.prop". Root file explorer appears to save the file, but when I load it again, the edits aren't there. Can you see whether you can edit and save changes to your build.prop? Open the file post saving to see if the edits took. Thanks for all of your support.
Android Q has not made it possible to mount /system as R/W. You might have to use the PropHide Magisk Module to add and change your props for now.
And I'm glad you got the other thing sorted out. Removing the hidden Magisk "Manager" app, then just installing Magisk Manager should have done it. :)
@@MaowDroid Excuse my ignorance, but I installed the MagiskHide Props Config via Magisk Download, but how am I supposed to use it to edit my build.prop? Thanks again for you help.
Never mind again. After several google searches, I found the information I needed. Thank you for setting me on the right path! Do you think they will allow mounting /system as R/W in the future?
That's a new system update for Android 10. Possible to make video of it?
Ah yes the C3 update. I've haven't had much time recently to make videos, but updating will be exactly the same.
a lot of new rom out there for the Nexus 6p i would like to how to flash dotos v3.1.1
can u help me please 😭 🙏 being bootlooping even with the pixel experience plus rom can u help me with a video
Do what I did and go back to stock and re root
Should these instructions work on my Pixel 3 XL as well?
Yes it will. :) You can now use Magisk Beta instead if you want.
Also remember to use the Pixel 3 XL files. 👍
I rooted my pixel 2 XL using magisk 19.3 stable on Android 10
Ahti. I Flashed magisk zip in twrp.its works. Lot of other user reporting to work this method. Boot into twrp 3.2.1 and Flashed magisk. Don't have to flash twrp permanently
I tried this and it wouldn't work. Had to patch the boot.img in order for it to work without bootloop
@Ahti Pixel 2 XL my man.
@Ahti u can't do any system changes. Some modules are working though like TH-cam Vanced, Debloat for uninstalling system app and Google pay working. Try manual root like as meowdroid did.
Can we follow the same process for monthly updates?
Yep! You can, since TWRP hasn't been updated yet. Ensure you're using Magisk beta or above (19.4+).
Hey, good video. But we haven't /system mount rw . How fix it ?
im having the same issue... any ideas? i have root explorer app, but still cant get RW access to system
No fix for release builds of Android 10. If you want /system R/W you will need to flash a custom ROM (with userdebug), or compile your own.
For editing props/and systemising apps, etc, using Magisk modules would be the way.
my phone did boot up after updating, but it's very very laggy, even the apps won't open up, so yeah it booted up, but is not working. did uninstall all modules before updating
edit:
as mentioned in your tutorial I flashed boot.img and rebooted
it booted as it should, everything is fine
so is it ok to patch a new boot.img with magisk, reboot into bootloader and flash it? will this root my phone without any issues? or do i need to do the whole process again?
edit2:
yeah did it and it is working!
Yes sir, just the boot.img will do each time (as long as you haven't updated your Android build). :) Glad you got it sorted out.
Any chance you'll do a video for Pixel 2?
I will but I'm not too sure when, I haven't been feeling well and I've got assignments to do, but you can follow this video but use files associated with the Pixel 2 instead.
@@MaowDroid ok. Does canary magisk work on pixel 2?
@@d.logic1 yes it does, but I'm not sure if TWRP works just yet
@@MaowDroid success! thank you! the one difference was that the Pixel 2 didn't boot into a special fastboot mode when flashing the main image.
Fastboot reboot bootloader failed for me lol.
The command is: fastboot reboot-bootloader
(I took a peek in the latest flash-all.bat file.)
mm, are you sure you're using the latest platform tools build? That command has been available for a while now (actually it's probably bootloader related).
Thanks Buddy, cheers :)
Would this be the same method for Pixel XL first gen?
Yes
@@SuperZero225 thank you man keep up the good work in bringing us good info thank you
did it work?
@@AnirbanChamp I can certainly confirm it works, did it on one of my other Pixel XL and worked like a charm
Thanks so much for your videos! Learn so much from them. Do you have any that explain the difference between Slot_A Slot_B
Hi Carlos. I don't have one that explains it, but you can think of it as a mirror of your current Android install. One that alternates with each update.
does it work on verizon pixel
Will this allow us to still have twrp?
Any mod recommendations for pixel 3xl?
Active Edge mod. :D Customise the squeeze function.
Thanks. That saved my day!
do the OG pixel
In the works! :)
@@MaowDroid please also can you update a video how to sideload the new Oct update. I have currently rooted pixel xl on Sept patch. I have no twrp ty
You can actually follow some of my older videos, but the whole thing is use the factory images, then boot TWRP to flash Magisk. I'll have a video out this weekend.
@@MaowDroid ty
I love you.