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Rooting and SafetyNet

Rooting​

Prerequisites

Instructions are written assuming you have a device with an unlocked bootloader running PixelOS with PixelOS Recovery installed.

Commands can be run on Windows CMD, PowerShell, Bash, MacOS Terminal.

Make sure to enable USB Debugging from Developer Opions.

You may use the volume keys to navigate PixelOS Recovery if touch does not work

From PC/Linux/Mac​

  1. Setup ADB and Fastboot. LineageOS Wiki
  2. Download the Latest Magisk Installer (APK File) and save it to your ADB folder
  3. Rename the file from Magisk-vxx.x.apk to Magisk-vxx.x.zip
  4. Connect your device to your computer using a charging/data transfer cable and connect to it with adb
  5. Reboot the device to recovery by using the command adb reboot recovery
  6. You should be greeted by PixelOS Recovery screen
  7. Select Apply Update
  8. Select Apply from ADB
  9. Sideload the Magisk installer using the command adb sideload path/to/magisk/Magisk-vxx.x.zip

ADB Sideload

  1. If your device now says Signature verification failed. Install anyway?, ignore the warning and click on Yes
  2. The installation should begin. When it is done, you should see it in the terminal window and on the display of the device

ADB Sideload

  1. Unplug the device and reboot to system, by going back to main menu and selecting Reboot system now
  2. Once PixelOS boots up, open the newly created Magisk App and follow on-screen-instructions
  3. Your device should now be rooted

From SD Card​

  1. Download the Latest Magisk Installer (APK File) to your SD Card
  2. Rename the file from Magisk-vxx.x.apk to Magisk-vxx.x.zip
  3. Reboot the device to recovery by holding Volume Up + Power Button [Might change from device to device]
  4. You should be greeted by PixelOS Recovery screen
  5. Select Apply Update
  6. Select Choose from sdcard1
  7. Select the file you downloaded, ie Magisk-vxx.x.zip
  8. If your device now says Signature verification failed. Install anyway?, ignore the warning and click on Yes
  9. The installation should begin. When it is done, you should see it on the display of the device
  10. Reboot to system, by going back to main menu and selecting Reboot system now
  11. Once PixelOS boots up, open the newly created Magisk App and follow on-screen-instructions
  12. Your device should now be rooted

SafetyNet​

SafetyNet on all PixelOS builds should pass by default without the need to do anything further. However, if you have rooted you device, follow the steps below to pass SafetyNet

  1. Download kdrag0n's Universal SafetyNet Fix to your device
  2. Open Magisk App
  3. Select the gear icon on the top right

Magisk App

  1. Scroll down to Magisk
  2. Enable Zygisk and Enforce DenyList
  3. You can ignore the toast saying Reboot to apply changes

Zygisk DenyList

  1. Go back, and select Modules

Modules

  1. Select the downloaded file
  2. It should start installing

SafetyNet Fix Installed

  1. Press the blue reboot button on the right corner
  2. Once the device reboots you should pass SafetyNet.
caution

Some apps may still detect root, try adding them to DenyList.

Some apps may still break due to root, unfortunately there is nothing we can do to fix them. :(