Magisk v12.0 - Root & Universal Systemless Interface [Android 5.0+]

Latest Stable Magisk Version: v12.0
Latest Magisk Manager Version: v4.3.3

Hello, welcome to the official Magisk Release / Announcement thread!
Magisk can ROOT your device, along with standard common patches.
It packs with a super powerful Universal Systemless Interface, allowing unlimited potential!

Magisk modifies boot image and add files to /data and /cache
It touches your /system partition only if root installed in /system is detected!










Features

• 100% fully open source and easy to build!
  
• Magic Mount:
  Allow you to do any system (vendor) modification without actually tampering the partitions.
  
• MagiskSU: Open Source Root Solution
  Root your device with MagiskSU, based on phh's Superuser, which is based on CM Superuser.
  
• Magisk Manager:
  MagiskSU Root Management, Install / Upgrade Magisk in-app,
  Manage, Upgrade, Download, Install Magisk Modules within a few taps.
  
• Magisk Hide:
  Hide Magisk from detection, including SafetyNet, which is used in Android Pay, Pokemon GO, Mario Run etc.
  
• Resetprop:
  Allow you to do any modifications to system props (build.prop), including read-only props.
  It is also used for tricking the bootloader state, and (for Samsung) the KNOX state
  
• Multiple Entry Points:
  Provide several entry points to developers, reliably pausing the boot process before everything is done.
  Include post-fs (cache) mode, which happens even earlier than data is mounted (used to replace Boot Animation etc.)
  
• Standard Stuffs:
  Remove dm-verity, forceencrypt, unlock partitions blocks to support remount to rw
  

Capability

• Anything that previously modifies /system can be loaded with Magisk. I ported Xposed and ViPER4Android just as an example.
  
• Use apps/features that uses Google's SafetyNet detection
  
• 100% systemless custom roms (take a look at our 100% Systemless Magisk ROM)
  
• (WIP) Universal Multirom for all Magisk supported devices (Proof Of Concept Video)
  

Installation Instructions

Before Magisk installs anything on your device, it will create a boot image backup in /data/stock_boot_<sha1>.img.gz
If anything goes wrong (e.g. bootloop), you can either use the uninstaller (recommended) or decompress the backup and manually restore your boot image
It should ALWAYS bring your device back to life (suppose you have a custom recovery that can decrypt your /data)

If you already have Magisk installed

• Install/upgrade Magisk Manager
  
• Install/upgrade Magisk as prompted in the application
  
• Reboot and you're done!!
  

If you're not rooted, or something went wrong and you need a clean start

• (Recommended) Restore your boot image back to stock (flash uninstaller if Magisk is previously installed)
  
• Download the latest Magisk zip file
  
• Reboot to a custom recovery
  
• Flash Magisk zip
  
• Reboot. Update the stub Magisk Manager to the latest version
  

Please check here for Magisk Manager Tips!

Downloads

Quote:Latest Magisk
Latest Uninstaller (Support v1+)
Magisk Manager

Troubleshooting

[FAQ]

• Q: I am losing root randomly!
  A: In some custom roms (known: LineageOS), enabling the Magisk busybox will make root unstable
  If you experience root loss issue, disable busybox in MagiskManager
  
• Q: Safety Net fails after enabling MagiskHide
  A: Magisk can only hide Magisk core features, for Magisk modules it depends on what the module does.
  If your ROM itself is not able to pass SafetyNet, then there is nothing Magisk can help.
  Your best bet is 100% stock ROMs, because your phone manufacturer is forced to release a device passing CTS.
  
• Q: My device is not supported!
  A: Please open an issue on Github, along with your boot image uploaded. No boot image, no fix.
  
• Sony Devices: If you're using stock kernel, it is using Sony's special ELF format.
  Magisk will repack it to standard AOSP format, which requires your device to be unlocked
  
• Some of the ASUS devices requires boot image signing, search the forums and sign them yourselves.
  

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Magisk v12.0 - Root & Universal Systemless Interface [Android 5.0+]