How To Basis Your Capital Ph-1 With Magisk

Despite its bouldered start, the Essential PH-1 has a lot activity for it. Not alone does it get constant security patches and arrangement updates hours afterwards the Pixels, but like the Google-developed lineup, it's additionally abundant for rooting. Not alone is your assurance not abandoned with rooting, but the action is appealing straightforward. For those new to rooting, you may accept heard some adverse letters about it all. On one side, you will accept a loud accumulation declaring acclaim abortive at this point in Android's lifecycle. On the added ancillary is the Android association who adore the added abandon and ascendancy that... more

Despite its bouldered start, the Essential PH-1 has a lot activity for it. Not alone does it get constant security patches and arrangement updates hours afterwards the Pixels, but like the Google-developed lineup, it's additionally abundant for rooting. Not alone is your assurance not abandoned with rooting, but the action is appealing straightforward.

For those new to rooting, you may accept heard some adverse letters about it all. On one side, you will accept a loud accumulation declaring acclaim abortive at this point in Android's lifecycle. On the added ancillary is the Android association who adore the added abandon and ascendancy that comes with rooting. I accept that if you are account this article, you angular against the latter.

At the time of this writing, the adopted adjustment of acclaim is Magisk. This is a systemless basis account which will acquiesce you to adore all the apps on the Play Store, alike those like Netflix and Android Pay which attack to block abiding users. Magisk additionally includes a framework for modules which enhance the phone's performance, such as convalescent the apostle and advocacy array life.

Step 1: Alleviate the Bootloader

To achieve any custom modification to your device, you will charge to alleviate the bootloader first. The acceptable affair is clashing best Android phones, your PH-1's assurance isn't abandoned back accomplishing so. If this is not your aboriginal rodeo, here's the cliffs addendum version:

1. Back up important abstracts (unlocking bootloader will clean your device).
2. Download the drivers (Windows only).
3. Install ADB and Fastboot.
4. Unlock Developer Options, accredit "OEM Unlocking" & "USB Debugging."
5. Connect to your computer and attainable Command Alert or Terminal.
6. Redirect Command Alert or Terminal to platforms-tools.
7. Use command "adb devices" to analysis connection.
8. Use command "adb reboot bootloader" to cossack into bootloader mode.
9. Verify Fastboot affiliation by sending "fastboot devices" command.
10. Use command "fastboot aflame unlock_critical" to admit bootloader unlock.
11. Choose "Yes" in the menu.
12. Skip through the antecedent bureaucracy process.
13. Open Developer Options, accredit "OEM Unlocking" & "USB Debugging" again.
14. Use command "adb reboot bootloader" to cossack into bootloader mode.
15. Use command "fastboot aflame unlock" to agree bootloader unlock.
16. Choose "Yes" in the menu.

However, back this action can butt new users, we actualize a abundant adviser which you acquisition at the articulation below.

• More Info: How to Alleviate the Bootloader on the Essential PH-1

Step 2: Install TWRP Custom Recovery

Now you can alpha installing mods on your Essential PH-1, the aboriginal actuality TWRP. TWRP is a custom accretion which replaces the banal accretion interface with one that provides abounding added options. Specifically for rooting, we will be leveraging its adeptness to install custom ZIP files.

Because the Essential Phone supports seamless updates, the action of installing TWRP is a bit added circuitous than normal. However, for those adequate with rooting, actuality a simplified outline of how to achieve it:

1. Download the TWRP ZIP file assimilate your phone.
2. Download the TWRP IMG file assimilate your computer.
3. Move IMG book to the platform-tools binder in your ADB accession directory.
4. Switch your awning lock to either a PIN or password.
5. Connect the Essential to your computer and accredit "USB Debugging."
6. Send the command "adb reboot bootloader" to cossack into bootloader mode.
7. Send the command "fastboot getvar current-slot" to acquisition the accepted cossack slot.
8. If cossack aperture was A, accelerate "fastboot beam boot_b twrp-3.2.3-0-mata.img" to beam TWRP. If it was B, accelerate "fastboot beam boot_a twrp-3.2.3-0-mata.img" instead.
9. If cossack aperture was A, accelerate "fastboot --set-active=b" to about-face cossack slots. If it was B, accelerate "fastboot --set-active=a" instead.
10. Use the aggregate rocker to highlight "Recovery mode" on your phone and use the ability button to baddest it.
11. Select "Install," afresh acquisition and install the TWRP ZIP file. Do not baddest "Reboot" afterwards installation.
12. Return to the capital card and baddest "Reboot."
13. Choose the aboriginal cossack aperture (the one yielded in #7 above).

We would acerb acclaim that you booty a attending at our adviser alike if you are accustomed with rooting. Dealing with slots A and B can calmly cruise up alike acclimatized rooters, and our adviser lays aggregate out to advice abstain issues. Analysis out the articulation beneath for the all-embracing tutorial.

• More Info: How to Install TWRP on the Essential PH-1

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Step 3: Install the Magisk Manager App

Next, you will charge the Magisk Manager app. This app lets you admission or abjure basis privileges to added apps, install Magisk modules, and adumbrate your basis cachet from Google's SafetyNet.

Because this is a accepted app, there are a lot of affected copies loaded with malware. This app is not on the Play Store, and there is not an official website hosting this app. We'll articulation out the official APK below. Afterwards downloading the app, install it on your device. If this is your aboriginal time sideloading an app, see how to do this here.

• Download the latest adaptation of Magisk Manager (.apk)

Note: If this is your aboriginal time sideloading an app on this device, you will see a admonishing about the crisis of sideloading apps. This accurate app is safe, so baddest "Continue" to proceed.

Step 4: Download the Magisk ZIP File

In accession to installing the Magisk Manager app, you'll additionally charge to install Magisk itself which is done via a ZIP file. To get this ZIP file, attainable the Magisk Manager app, afresh tap "Install" on the popup. From there, accept "Download Zip Only," afresh tap "Allow" on the permission request. Back the book finishes downloading, move to the abutting step.

Step 5: Install Magisk

Next, use the ability card to reboot your phone. As anon as you tap the "Reboot" button, columnist and authority the aggregate bottomward button on the ancillary of your phone. Afterwards about ten seconds, you'll be greeted by the bootloader menu. From here, use the aggregate buttons to cross to "Recovery mode" and baddest it application the ability button. Your phone will restart again, this time in TWRP.

Once in TWRP, baddest "Install" and acquisition the Magisk ZIP book amid in the Download folder. Baddest the ZIP book and bash appropriate on the basal slider to install the ZIP. Once the ZIP is installed, two buttons will arise below. Baddest "Reboot System" to acknowledgment to the lock screen.

Step 6: Verify Root

You should be abiding at this point. However, because things can go wrong, you should verify instead of assuming. With the app Basis Checker by developer joeykrim, you can calmly analysis this.

• Play Store Link: Root Checker (free)

Open the app and baddest "Agree" on the prompt. Accept "Get Started," which brings you to the app's capital menu. Baddest the "Verify Root" button which will accompany up a popup allurement you for superuser privileges. Baddest "Grant," and you should now see a bulletin adage "Congratulations! Basis admission is appropriately installed on this device!"

Step 7: Analysis SafetyNet Status

The aftermost footfall is to achieve abiding you're still alienated apprehension from SafetyNet. One of the best appearance of Magisk is that can adumbrate itself from Google's anti-tampering system, acceptance you to adore apps such as Android Pay and Netflix which await on its detection.

To check, attainable Magisk Manager and baddest "Tap to alpha SafetyNet check." A popup will arise allurement you to "Download Proprietary Code." Accept "Yes," and if aggregate was done right, you'll see two blooming analysis marks. If this is not the case, analysis out this guide for means to fix this problem.

Now with root, you can admission hundreds of new customization accoutrement and appearance that were not attainable after it. Analysis out Magisk modules, which are an accessible way to adapt your accessory (see the articulation beneath on how to do this).

If you accept been afterward our alternation of guides, we acclaim aperture EX Kernel Manager and acceding superuser admission to the app at this time. By accomplishing so, you can accretion an aberrant akin of ascendancy over the accouterments of your phone, acceptance you to addition bold performance, advance array life, and abundant more.

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