Magisk Hide Props
Lora Ceasor
A few years ago I bought a Lenovo 4 10 Plus and upgraded it to what was then the latest version of Android (Pie/9) and made it pass safety net using magisk and a few modules. I later did the same to Android Q/10 and now again to Android 11
Also note that this guide is for upgrading a tablet that already has a version of TWRP installed, if you have a fully stock tablet check out the beginning of my post for upgrading to Pie/9 where I install TWRP on a stock tablet first and then come back here once you have TWRP installed.
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Once again I went with a third party build of lineage that I found on XDA, this time it was a build created by Senior member LumenReaper. You can find the thread for the Lineage OS 18.1 build here and I used the version that was released on 2022-04-15.
GAPPS
Just like last time I went with GAPPS from the open gapps project, make sure you select Arm64, Android 11 and Micro. The version I installed was from 2022-02-15 but you should probably use the latest one.
Next I rebooted the tablet into recovery, selected install, changed to image and flashed the new version of TWRP that I downloaded.
The tablet then rebooted into the OS, once it did I rebooted it to TWRP again
Now it was time to clean out the old Android, hit wipe but dont use the slide, instead hit format data and type yes. Once done, hit the back button and go to advanced wipe. Check Dalvik/ART Cache, System and Cache then swipe to wipe them. Go back to the main menu and reboot into recovery. If it asks if I want to install a TWRP app I always say no.
Ok so now that I was back in the tablet I installed magisk (same apk we flashed earlier), opened it and went into settings to hide Magisk, this failed. To fix it I went back to the start of the Magisk app and clicked install, when it was ready I rebooted the tablet. After a reboot I was able to hide it.
While in the Magisk app I also installed the module magisk hide props conf that I downloaded earlier, then rebooted the device.
When my device was back up I went to Google Play and installed the app YASNAC and ran a Safetynet Attestation, this failed. I tried rebooting the device again just to make sure, it still failed. The clock had reached 3AM so for now I will have to make due without
I found a new way to do this with something called safetynet fix so I downloaded that (you already did that earlier) and I went into the Magisk app and installed it as a module, then rebooted the device.
The tablet is now running Android 11 and passes SafetyNet. One last thing to keep in mind is that SafetyNet is always updated so this might break in the future and then someone will need to find a new way around it again etc etc. If always passing SafetyNet is really important to you I recommend looking for a new tablet with official updates.
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The process of rooting the Pixel 5 is a tried and true method: Unlock the bootloader, patch the stock boot image with Magisk Manager, then flash the patched image in Fastboot Mode. But there are some new hurdles if you still want to pass all the latest SafetyNet checks, so I'll cover every step of the process in detail to help you avoid any issues.
This process will wipe your device, so make sure any important data is backed up. Installed apps generally back up to your Google account, so really, the things to worry about are documents, photos, videos, and music files.
So to start, open Settings and select "About phone," then tap "Build number" seven times in rapid succession and enter your lock screen passcode to confirm. This will unlock the hidden "Developer options" menu.
Inside, scroll down a tiny bit and tap the toggle switch next to "OEM Unlocking," then press "Enable" on the popup. To be clear, your bootloader isn't unlocked yet, you've just allowed it to be unlocked.
To do that, begin by restarting the phone. When the screen goes black, press and hold the volume down button. Keep holding it until the Fastboot Mode main menu appears, as shown below. Once you arrive at this screen, leave the phone as it is and connect it to your computer with a USB data cable.
On your computer now, download Google's platform-tools. This is a small piece of software, colloquially known as ADB and Fastboot, that allows your computer to communicate with your phone on a low level.
Once you've downloaded the ZIP file, extract its contents to a location on your computer that you can access easily. Personally, I like to put that extracted platform-tools folder right on my desktop.
Now, you'll need to get a command window operating out of the platform-tools folder. If you're on Windows, press the Windows button on your keyboard, then type "cmd" and hit enter to open a command prompt window. If you're on Linux or Mac, simply open the "Terminal" app.
Now, type "cd" in the prompt, then add a space, but don't hit enter yet. Instead, drag the platform-tools folder you extracted in Step 6, then drop it right on top of the command window. This will populate the folder's location. When it does, hit enter.
Your phone should now display a warning message instead of the standard Fastboot Mode menu. Press the volume down button, and the text at the top of this screen should change to say "Unlock the bootloader." When it does, press the power button to confirm your choice.
Now, open the Files app from your app drawer. Select "Downloads" from the main menu, and make sure you're on the Browse tab. From there, tap the redfin-rd1a ZIP file, then a second or two later you'll see a popup. Tap "Extract" here, and when it's finished about ten seconds later, tap "Done."
Next, you'll need to get the bleeding-edge version of Magisk Manager installed. It's the app that will allow you to install Magisk modules, as well as dole out root access to other apps. It's also the only version of the app that will patch the Pixel 5's boot image and create a rooted version just for your phone.
Next, tap the Download complete notification to launch the APK, then press "Install" when prompted. If this is your first time sideloading an app, you'll have to tap "Settings" on the popup, then enable the switch next to "Install from this source" and go back. At that point, you'll be able to tap "Install."
Open the hamburger menu in the file picker by tapping the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner. Here, select "Downloads." From there, open the redfin-rd1 folder, then the redfin folder inside of that. Next, open the image-redfin folder and select the "boot.img" file. You'll be taken back to Magisk, where you should now tap "Let's Go." After about 30 seconds, your stock boot image will be patched.
You'll need to move this patched boot image over to your computer. You can do that with a USB data cable if you want to be extra careful, or you can upload the file to Google Drive, then re-download it on your computer.
As in Step 4, you'll need to boot into Fastboot Mode again. So restart your phone, then press and hold the volume down button. Once on the main Fastboot screen, connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable again.
If you left the command window open after unlocking the bootloader, you can skip this step. But if not, you'll need to open your computer's command line tool and change directories to the platform-tools folder. In other words, repeat Step 7.
Within seconds, the terminal should say "Finished." Congrats! You just rooted your phone. You can now type fastboot reboot (or ./fastboot reboot) to boot back into Android, then unplug your phone.
Google's SafetyNet system can now detect Magisk unless you take a few extra measures. In other words, you'll want to do these last few steps if you don't want to be blocked from using secure apps like Google Pay or games that people use root to cheat in like Pokmon GO.
Now, head back to Magisk Manager's main menu and tap the puzzle icon on the floating menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Here, tap the search icon and type in "magiskhide." Tap the top result (MagiskHide Props Config), then press "Install" on the popup. When that's done, hit "Reboot."
When you get back up, install Termux from the Google Play Store. Open it up and type su, then hit enter and tap "Grant" on the popup to give the terminal app root access.
Now, enter d to select "Pick from device list." From there, enter 7 to select "Google," then 20 to select "Google Pixel 3a." The reason for this is the Pixel 3a was the last Google device to use the old SafetyNet attestation method, which Magisk can hide from. So essentially, you're making SafetyNet think you have the Pixel 3a so it will use its old method of checking for root.
Finally, enter y to confirm your choice, then enter y again to reboot. When you get back up, you'll be rooted and you'll pass SafetyNet! Note that you may have to clear data on the Google Play Store app before you'll see apps that are normally hidden from rooted users.
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