Android
Steps for re-rooting phone after security update (Pixel 6a)
- On phone:
- Back up pixel xpert config
- Download/install OTA officially. Reboot.
- Find build number in settings, long press to copy.
- Find build here: https://developers.google.com/android/images#bluejay, download to phone.
- Double extract the downloaded zip.
- Run magisk patch on boot.img therein.
- Upload patched boot.img to gdrive (or copy to computer somehow).
- Restart holding volume down to get to fastboot
- On Computer:
- Download patched.img
- Plug phone into computer.
fastboot devices
sudo fastboot flash boot patched.img
- On Phone:
- Start phone.
- Verify root in magisk
- Import Pixel Xpert settings from gdrive (
PixelXpert_Config.bin
) - Potentially reboot phone
- Clean up image files from phone downloads