@@MaowDroid i just came here again tthis time for the july update, and again messed up the magisk root...i'll take another look at this to see what my mistake was :)
I love the attention to every little detail and that u do every step slowly so even a beginner like me is able to follow your steps :) Updated successful from march to April without loosing root:) Thank you!
Use this if you stucked in the bootloop after upgrade. < adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules > (couldn't find them in the description.) Anyway, helpful video. Thanks
Thanks for your comment 1991shadowheart! Not anywhere yet, I'm sure they're still working hard on it haha, lots of changes they had to go through if I recall. Hopefully soon, but luckily we can still root like this and install custom ROMs.
Yeah it's been a hit or miss with OTAs once you're rooted... I've only gotten it a handful of times and by the time I've already updated via the factory images anyways haha
Hello, So I havent updated my rooted 4XL since your last video... you have the most complete and simplest way to explain how to do do things, and I have been rooting phones since the Original Moto Droid ! hehe With that said, I want to update to June security patch, would it be ok to fallow this same guide ? Thank you sir
Yep! You'll be just fine! I might look at getting a Pixel 4 again later this year, but right now the process is still the same. It's just that you might have to use the canary builds when Android 11 comes out.
Hi. Thank you for your hard work. I have a question. I used your video to root my pixel 4xl and worked great. I didn't update the March update yet and today I see there is an April update. My question is do I have to do the March update and then the April or can I go straight to the April update? I don't want to screw anything up. I'm used to a OnePlus. So your guide is of great help and with the updates. They are a bit more complex for me so I was planning to do the March this weekend and then today woke up to am April patch. If you could advise that be great. Thanks alot 👍
Good morning. Just s quick question. So this is my build number: QQ1B.200105.004. Seems to me I can only find this build with a January download and update. As of the April all I can find is this: QQ2A.200405.005. I assume this won't work. So I'm kinda stumped. If you have any guidance that would be great. Thanks
Pixel 4 does not have SD card, /sdcard NOT FOUND.. can you just copy the files to some internal memory folder ? Pixel 4 does not even have a SLOT to ADD sd card ?
wow, i tested the command either way, and it push the file ok.. where to ? idk, my phone does not have SD card.. yet some how the file got push over to my phone internal memory
/sdcard is actually a symbolic link to where the internal storage is mounted, probably to help with backwards compatibility or something along the lines of that. You saw that I have a Pixel 4 in the video so it's not like some bait and switch! 😉
I can’t get past the skip reboot update and now my phone keeps going back to fast boot it goes to the point where it says “google” but then goes back to fast boot... please help or give a way to contact someone to help me thank you
Hey. I have updated to January build thanks to you. But i have a problem I can't convert an app to system app. It gives me not enough space error. Is this only me. Have i done something wrong?
Just found your channel. I bought a pixel 4 and its motion sense isnt supported in NZ which is a real bummer. To fix this I saw a guide but has to be rooted. Will the phone be completely normal to use afterwards and is Magisk safe? Im about to follow your guide.. nervous
Not completely normal in a sense. If you check the FAQ, firmware updates will need to be done differently and some apps might not function properly whilst rooted. What do you mean by Magisk being safe? As in won't harm your device making it unusable? Or the legitimacy of it?
@@MaowDroid thanks for the reply. Ill check out the FAQ. I hope I'm not too much of a noob haha. Magisk being safe as in me using banking apps and confidential docs etc
I have a rooted Pixel 2 XL, but I didn't receive the June update using the system update setting. It keeps showing up to date. I assumed that rooted devices don't get official updates, but how is your Pixel 4 XL able to get the system update notification? Do I need to do anything extra to get it to work? I already have magiskhide enabled...
I rarely get those notifications to be honest. I only get them during the developer previews/betas, or right after a factory reset. You shouldn't need to have anything special done, but then again, why aren't we getting those updates via the system updater... I have Magisk Hide enabled too, but even on newer versions of Magisk, a clean install will not enable it by default either.
@@MaowDroid Could it be because I rooted my phone by using twrp to flash magisk and not via boot image patch? I also had to install a different version of magisk first with diag port enabled before updating to the latest magisk - long story, needed to do it to enable volte on an unsupported carrier in my country. Do you see any problems here which might be causing me to not get system updates via the updater?
In previous times before, when nobody else has been able to help, you have, reason why I have donated. Maow, in this case I keep getting a "no valid slot to boot" message upon completing the final step of flashing the magisk boot. If I patch the unpatched boot image it will boot.
Hi sorry about that! Here's the video it probably references: ruclips.net/video/qsh1SbOe_Qc/видео.html It really only applies if you receive the OTA update when you check for an update. Lemme know if you've got other questions!
When I tried the --skip-reboot it's not working and without that, I get the message space not enough. Please your help, I'm trying with the March update
What version is your fastboot executable? If you type fastboot --version, does it give you a version at least 29? If not, or that's not a valid command, you're using outdated version of the platform tools. Grab the latest ones as mentioned in the video.
Hello, after I finished ROOT for a period of time, I once turned off the phone and recharged it. When I turned it on again, MAGISK showed that it was not installed, and the APP that was already ROOT was not available. What should I do?
Have you tried rebooting again? Your phone didn't happen to do any updates did it (although it shouldn't be able to). Otherwise, flash the patched boot.img again (or repatch it if necessary).
@@MaowDroid Thank you for your reply I tried to turn off the charger and then turn it on. Later, the system version has been automatically updated to the latest (QQ1C.200205.002),
so I flash the patched boot.img again The problem has now been resolved Thanks again for your suggestions :D
Try the update command again, if the issue still persists, you might have to juggle around different USB ports and cables. Try to only use USB A - USB C cables too!
I haven't updated since the October or November update... Can I skipp the ones I haven't done and update to January or I have to go through all of them?
I got a new pixel 4 xl yesterday. Trying to root it. When I flash boot the magisk patched file. I keep getting {failed to write partition not found} can you help?
Interesting! If you flash the stock boot.img does the screen touch work again? Try flashing the factory images again if this issue persists. Make sure you're also patching the latest boot.img in Magisk Manager as well.
@@MaowDroid so eventually i flashed the stock boot. Phone loaded up, everything worked except I lost root. Patched the stock boot img using magisk. Headed back to adb and flashed the patched boot and everything is fine
This tutorial helped me the last few months but this time something messed up. My phone won't boot after I flash the patched img ( it comes to the G but then turns black and tries to boot again) when I flash the normal boot.img it works fine but without root then. How can I get it to work?
What kind of modules did you have? It could be something form there that's causing it to bootloop. Magisk recently had added to it Safe Mode detection: github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/commit/a5d7c41d209527fe7b45a2ef7d031add9b6fad24 I'm not sure if that feature made it to 20.4, so you might have to use the Canary builds to patch the stock boot.img to ensure we have that feature. Flash the newly patched img and then boot your phone into safe mode. Apparently you can do that by holding Vol. Down when the boot up animation starts, so I presume after the orange bootloader unlocked warning screen. support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2852139?hl=en See if that helps! Although I'd try booting without doing the safe mode business first if you do try the canary builds of Magisk.
@@MaowDroid Thank you for you fast reply. I had some moudles like viper for Android and one that can systemlessly replace your emojis. But I think that I had them the last month too. The new module was one by smali patcher. I already tried the adb command to remove all existing modules. Still the same issue. So is it even worth it trying the method you suggested?
I think so, the ADB command requires your phone to stay on long enough for it to do it. I'd give it a go because its not invasive at all and it'll be quick to find out if it works. Give it a few goes in case it didn't boot into safe mode. Otherwise you'd be left to try one more method before wiping your phone (to get rid of all the modules).
@@MaowDroid I used the canary build to patch the boot img and tried booting normally. Still the same problem. Then I tried booting into safe mode, which also didn't work for some reason. forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4-xl/help/enter-safe-mode-t4001397 I found this ( Edit 5). Maybe I have the same issue. When patching the boot.img I had the option to select: recovery as an option. Do I have to pick this?
@@MaowDroid I tried doing this with my pixel 4 xl for android 11 and it gave me must flash partition in fastbootd it doesn't automatically appear as it did for you but once I go into fastbootd through recovery mode and do the same thing it tells me operation not permitted
It's the 'today rects' widget from the Trident 3 KWGT pack. It is paid however. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=trident3forkwgt.kustom.pack&hl=en_AU To use this pack, KWGT Pro is required too.
An unlocked bootloader will break it according to my quick research. But if you're concerned about Netflix, streaming services, this might be useful for you: forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/magisk-liboemcrypto-disabler-drm-t3794393
Hi! Yes this will! You just need to make sure that you use the Canary builds of Magisk (you will have to download the canary build of Magisk Manager you can get from GitHub). Alternatively you can check out my latest video which will go through the whole thing: ruclips.net/video/fYib1WNr2I8/видео.html
Hi Jerry, sorry for the late reply. It's a KWGT (Kustom Widget) from the Trident 3 KWGT pack, it is paid. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=trident3forkwgt.kustom.pack&hl=en_AU
@@MaowDroid One more question, how did you remove the defult date & temperature display on the home screen, is it done by a luancher? Or by a Magisk module? Please let me know if there are any methods. Have a nice day
Not much really, but since the full OTA and factory images are almost the same in size, I choose to download the factory images as they are more versatile (its got the boot.img that I need, and if I ever need to restore a single partition, it has got all that). I prefer more control so I use the images and fastboot, and I personally find it easier to do this.
![Update Rooted Pixel 4 using OTA + Fix Backup Not Found [December]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qsh1SbOe_Qc/mqdefault.jpg)
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![How to Root Google Pixel 4 & 4 XL on Android 10 [Walkthrough]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/S2Ke36U2WqQ/mqdefault.jpg)
I come here every single month :D
Good to see you hehe
@@MaowDroid i just came here again tthis time for the july update, and again messed up the magisk root...i'll take another look at this to see what my mistake was :)
Great work mate! This worked for pixel 3a for the April build! Will be donating! Stay safe and thanks for producing these videos!
That's great to hear! Thank you for donating and keep safe too! ♥
I love the attention to every little detail and that u do every step slowly so even a beginner like me is able to follow your steps :)
Updated successful from march to April without loosing root:)
Thank you!
Thanks so much 😊 I'm glad it worked out well for you! :D
Works with June update thx!!!
I'm glad it worked out for you! It should remain mostly the same until Android 11 comes out, you might have to use the canary builds of Magisk.
Worked perfectly for me with the March update, thank you for your Pixel 4 videos
Thanks for your comment Chris! :)
Thanks again. Worked perfect for the March 5 2020 update on the Pixel 4XL
Thanks for reporting back Lyle! :) I'm glad you phone updated with no issues.
Awesome man just did this on my pixel 3a worked like a charm...
Awesome! I'm gald it worked out well for you! I don't have the Pixel 3a anymore but this method is quite universal with the Pixel family.
Thanks so much! This worked great!
Great to hear! :D
excellent as always :D
Thank you Gonzalo! :)
It worked on pixel 4xl in 2023. thanks a lot.
Use this if you stucked in the bootloop after upgrade. < adb wait-for-device shell magisk --remove-modules > (couldn't find them in the description.) Anyway, helpful video. Thanks
Thanks Aif! I forgot to add that in the description. Thanks for the reminder!
works perfect with the march update :D
Awesome! Thanks for reporting back Gonzalo!
Awesome video my dude! Really helped me in a bind.
Question though: is TWRP anywhere on the horizon for Android 10?
Thanks for your comment 1991shadowheart! Not anywhere yet, I'm sure they're still working hard on it haha, lots of changes they had to go through if I recall.
Hopefully soon, but luckily we can still root like this and install custom ROMs.
thank you , very helpful video, where did you download the radio flash.img file from?
Thank you for this video. I guess rooted pixels no longer get OTA updates.
Yeah it's been a hit or miss with OTAs once you're rooted... I've only gotten it a handful of times and by the time I've already updated via the factory images anyways haha
Hello, So I havent updated my rooted 4XL since your last video... you have the most complete and simplest way to explain how to do do things, and I have been rooting phones since the Original Moto Droid ! hehe
With that said, I want to update to June security patch, would it be ok to fallow this same guide ?
Thank you sir
Yep! You'll be just fine! I might look at getting a Pixel 4 again later this year, but right now the process is still the same. It's just that you might have to use the canary builds when Android 11 comes out.
Hi. Thank you for your hard work. I have a question. I used your video to root my pixel 4xl and worked great. I didn't update the March update yet and today I see there is an April update. My question is do I have to do the March update and then the April or can I go straight to the April update? I don't want to screw anything up. I'm used to a OnePlus. So your guide is of great help and with the updates. They are a bit more complex for me so I was planning to do the March this weekend and then today woke up to am April patch. If you could advise that be great. Thanks alot 👍
Hi RGD! You can go straight to the April patch! No need to go through March, you should be able to just go the April update. :)
@@MaowDroid hi. Thanks so much🙂🙂
Good morning. Just s quick question. So this is my build number: QQ1B.200105.004. Seems to me I can only find this build with a January download and update. As of the April all I can find is this: QQ2A.200405.005. I assume this won't work. So I'm kinda stumped. If you have any guidance that would be great. Thanks
@@TheCitrus13 The build number changes each update. QQ2A.200405.005 is the newest update for all Pixel 4 XL devices
Great buddy , can I go from November to January with this method? I never updated to December. Thanks !!
Yep, you can :)
Pixel 4 does not have SD card, /sdcard NOT FOUND.. can you just copy the files to some internal memory folder ?
Pixel 4 does not even have a SLOT to ADD sd card ?
wow, i tested the command either way, and it push the file ok.. where to ? idk, my phone does not have SD card.. yet some how the file got push over to my phone internal memory
/sdcard is actually a symbolic link to where the internal storage is mounted, probably to help with backwards compatibility or something along the lines of that.
You saw that I have a Pixel 4 in the video so it's not like some bait and switch! 😉
I just went to unlock the bootloader and it erased everything on my phone?!?!?! Is there a way back from this or is it done?
I can’t get past the skip reboot update and now my phone keeps going back to fast boot it goes to the point where it says “google” but then goes back to fast boot... please help or give a way to contact someone to help me thank you
Hey. I have updated to January build thanks to you. But i have a problem I can't convert an app to system app. It gives me not enough space error. Is this only me. Have i done something wrong?
The system is mounted as RO in Android 10. You may have to use the App Systemizer (Terminal) Magisk Module to achieve what you want to do.
@@MaowDroid thank you so much! Systemizer saved the day.
Just found your channel. I bought a pixel 4 and its motion sense isnt supported in NZ which is a real bummer. To fix this I saw a guide but has to be rooted. Will the phone be completely normal to use afterwards and is Magisk safe? Im about to follow your guide.. nervous
Not completely normal in a sense. If you check the FAQ, firmware updates will need to be done differently and some apps might not function properly whilst rooted.
What do you mean by Magisk being safe? As in won't harm your device making it unusable? Or the legitimacy of it?
@@MaowDroid thanks for the reply. Ill check out the FAQ. I hope I'm not too much of a noob haha. Magisk being safe as in me using banking apps and confidential docs etc
@MaowDroid. Nice. Know of any way to clone slot B over to slot A?
Not that I know of unfortuantley. But you can force a slot change: fastboot --set-active=a/b
Tried that. Slot A boot loops
I have a rooted Pixel 2 XL, but I didn't receive the June update using the system update setting. It keeps showing up to date. I assumed that rooted devices don't get official updates, but how is your Pixel 4 XL able to get the system update notification? Do I need to do anything extra to get it to work? I already have magiskhide enabled...
I rarely get those notifications to be honest. I only get them during the developer previews/betas, or right after a factory reset.
You shouldn't need to have anything special done, but then again, why aren't we getting those updates via the system updater...
I have Magisk Hide enabled too, but even on newer versions of Magisk, a clean install will not enable it by default either.
@@MaowDroid Could it be because I rooted my phone by using twrp to flash magisk and not via boot image patch? I also had to install a different version of magisk first with diag port enabled before updating to the latest magisk - long story, needed to do it to enable volte on an unsupported carrier in my country. Do you see any problems here which might be causing me to not get system updates via the updater?
In previous times before, when nobody else has been able to help, you have, reason why I have donated. Maow, in this case I keep getting a "no valid slot to boot" message upon completing the final step of flashing the magisk boot. If I patch the unpatched boot image it will boot.
That's quite interesting, can you try patching the boot.img again and see if there was just some weird problem?
@@MaowDroid Well it's Android 11. That must be it haha
Did you get it working on the Android 11 Update?
@@madushanmad2011 Not yet, everyone is having this issue with canary/new android 11 release
@@camiloguido7284 yeah another recent release is not working! Keep trying with the new canary releases or wait for the beta/stable to come up.
how to do OTA update?
I think there is no link on top right at 0:35
Hi sorry about that! Here's the video it probably references: ruclips.net/video/qsh1SbOe_Qc/видео.html
It really only applies if you receive the OTA update when you check for an update.
Lemme know if you've got other questions!
When I tried the --skip-reboot it's not working and without that, I get the message space not enough. Please your help, I'm trying with the March update
What version is your fastboot executable? If you type fastboot --version, does it give you a version at least 29?
If not, or that's not a valid command, you're using outdated version of the platform tools. Grab the latest ones as mentioned in the video.
Hello, after I finished ROOT for a period of time, I once turned off the phone and recharged it. When I turned it on again, MAGISK showed that it was not installed, and the APP that was already ROOT was not available. What should I do?
Have you tried rebooting again? Your phone didn't happen to do any updates did it (although it shouldn't be able to).
Otherwise, flash the patched boot.img again (or repatch it if necessary).
@@MaowDroid Thank you for your reply
I tried to turn off the charger and then turn it on.
Later, the system version has been automatically updated to the latest (QQ1C.200205.002),
so I flash the patched boot.img again
The problem has now been resolved
Thanks again for your suggestions :D
When it tries to flash the vendor image it gives me a "command failed"
Try the update command again, if the issue still persists, you might have to juggle around different USB ports and cables. Try to only use USB A - USB C cables too!
I haven't updated since the October or November update... Can I skipp the ones I haven't done and update to January or I have to go through all of them?
Not when using the factory images, so you would be good to go! So you can skip straight to the January update.
@@MaowDroid awesome thank you!
I got a new pixel 4 xl yesterday. Trying to root it. When I flash boot the magisk patched file. I keep getting {failed to write partition not found} can you help?
You've unlocked the bootloader, and you're on the latest version of the platform tools that you downloaded from Google?
@@MaowDroid yes I have the latest version
@@MaowDroid the bootloader is unlocked
@MaowDroid .. 👌🏾👌🏾😁😁👍🏾👍🏾 ..
Now I'm just waiting for ROMs to come out ;)
did this step by step for the april update. everything went well. phone loaded up but screen is unresponisve.
Interesting! If you flash the stock boot.img does the screen touch work again? Try flashing the factory images again if this issue persists. Make sure you're also patching the latest boot.img in Magisk Manager as well.
@@MaowDroid so eventually i flashed the stock boot. Phone loaded up, everything worked except I lost root. Patched the stock boot img using magisk. Headed back to adb and flashed the patched boot and everything is fine
This tutorial helped me the last few months but this time something messed up. My phone won't boot after I flash the patched img ( it comes to the G but then turns black and tries to boot again) when I flash the normal boot.img it works fine but without root then. How can I get it to work?
What kind of modules did you have? It could be something form there that's causing it to bootloop.
Magisk recently had added to it Safe Mode detection: github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/commit/a5d7c41d209527fe7b45a2ef7d031add9b6fad24
I'm not sure if that feature made it to 20.4, so you might have to use the Canary builds to patch the stock boot.img to ensure we have that feature. Flash the newly patched img and then boot your phone into safe mode.
Apparently you can do that by holding Vol. Down when the boot up animation starts, so I presume after the orange bootloader unlocked warning screen.
support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2852139?hl=en
See if that helps! Although I'd try booting without doing the safe mode business first if you do try the canary builds of Magisk.
@@MaowDroid Thank you for you fast reply.
I had some moudles like viper for Android and one that can systemlessly replace your emojis. But I think that I had them the last month too. The new module was one by smali patcher.
I already tried the adb command to remove all existing modules. Still the same issue. So is it even worth it trying the method you suggested?
I think so, the ADB command requires your phone to stay on long enough for it to do it. I'd give it a go because its not invasive at all and it'll be quick to find out if it works. Give it a few goes in case it didn't boot into safe mode.
Otherwise you'd be left to try one more method before wiping your phone (to get rid of all the modules).
@@MaowDroid I used the canary build to patch the boot img and tried booting normally. Still the same problem. Then I tried booting into safe mode, which also didn't work for some reason.
forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-4-xl/help/enter-safe-mode-t4001397
I found this ( Edit 5). Maybe I have the same issue.
When patching the boot.img I had the option to select: recovery as an option. Do I have to pick this?
@@MaowDroid what is the last method you talked about?
Can I flash Android 11 image to my pixel 4 by this method so that my data wouldn't be wiped? Please, please, do answer me, thanks very much
Yep! That should be fine! Keep in mind currently Magisk doesn't work on Android R DP1
@@MaowDroid I tried doing this with my pixel 4 xl for android 11 and it gave me must flash partition in fastbootd it doesn't automatically appear as it did for you but once I go into fastbootd through recovery mode and do the same thing it tells me operation not permitted
I hate it when it takes over 5 mins to restart...it's a Looong 5 mins 😄😁🤣😅😂
Tell me about it haha, I start to sweat. 😹
weirdly i did this, but my Pix 4 XL is still showing latest security update is Dec 5
Is that under the Google Play System Update? That is different from the Android security patch level.
@@MaowDroid when I go to security in settings, it says security update, December 5 2019
What widget is on your home screen?
It's the 'today rects' widget from the Trident 3 KWGT pack. It is paid however. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=trident3forkwgt.kustom.pack&hl=en_AU
To use this pack, KWGT Pro is required too.
Does root break Google widevine drm and change it to L3?
An unlocked bootloader will break it according to my quick research. But if you're concerned about Netflix, streaming services, this might be useful for you: forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/magisk-liboemcrypto-disabler-drm-t3794393
Will this work on the Android 11 Update?
Hi! Yes this will! You just need to make sure that you use the Canary builds of Magisk (you will have to download the canary build of Magisk Manager you can get from GitHub).
Alternatively you can check out my latest video which will go through the whole thing: ruclips.net/video/fYib1WNr2I8/видео.html
What's the weather app on your screen?
Hi Jerry, sorry for the late reply. It's a KWGT (Kustom Widget) from the Trident 3 KWGT pack, it is paid. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=trident3forkwgt.kustom.pack&hl=en_AU
@@MaowDroid Thanks a lot
@@MaowDroid One more question, how did you remove the defult date & temperature display on the home screen, is it done by a luancher? Or by a Magisk module? Please let me know if there are any methods. Have a nice day
How do I do April update
Same as this, but just use the April factory image.
What's the difference between using your method and just sideloading the ota downloaded here: developers.google.com/android/ota
Not much really, but since the full OTA and factory images are almost the same in size, I choose to download the factory images as they are more versatile (its got the boot.img that I need, and if I ever need to restore a single partition, it has got all that).
I prefer more control so I use the images and fastboot, and I personally find it easier to do this.
I want the pixel 4 ;-;
Hey just very curious question but what are your computer specs???
I've got a Ryzen 7 1700, 16 GB 2400MHz RAM, Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders 8GB. The RAM does have room for improvment.. 😅
MaowDroid
Ahhhh Cool specs tho :)