Magisk Issues and Troubleshooting

Magisk Issues and Troubleshooting

Magisk Issues and Troubleshooting

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  • Issue:
    When you |INSTALLED, BANKING APP DETECTION, | flash the latest Magisk |BANKING APP DETECTION, AND | version (e.g., 26.3) directly |APP DETECTION, AND SAFETYNET | from recovery, your phone |DETECTION, AND SAFETYNET FAILURES. | goes into bootloop.
  • Solution:
    1. Flash older |AND SAFETYNET FAILURES. EVERY | Magisk version (v23) first |SAFETYNET FAILURES. EVERY ISSUE | via recovery.
    2. Boot the phone |FAILURES. EVERY ISSUE HAS | successfully.

  • Issue:
    Even |ISSUE HAS A SOLUTION | after flashing Magisk v23, |HAS A SOLUTION HERE. | the phone still goes |A SOLUTION HERE. IF | into bootloop.
  • Cause:
    Old Magisk files |SOLUTION HERE. IF YOU | remain in the ADB |HERE. IF YOU HAVE | folder inside /data/, which |IF YOU HAVE ANY | causes conflicts.
  • Solution:
    1. Boot into custom |YOU HAVE ANY OTHER | recovery.
    2. Go to Advanced → |HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES, | File Manager → Data |ANY OTHER ISSUES, FEEL | → ADB folder.
    3. Delete the |OTHER ISSUES, FEEL FREE | ADB folder completely.

Flash Magisk |ISSUES, FEEL FREE TO | v23 again → boot |FEEL FREE TO COMMENT | phone → up→date to |FREE TO COMMENT BELOW. | 26.3 via app.

  • Issue:
    1. Magisk flashed successfully.
    2. The phone | IS THIS HELPFUL, | doesn’t show the root |IS THIS HELPFUL, PLEASE | in the Magisk app.
    3. SafetyNet |THIS HELPFUL, PLEASE RATE | fails, even though the |HELPFUL, PLEASE RATE YOUR | phone is not rooted.
  • Solution:
    1. First, |PLEASE RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE! | connect the device to |RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE! | Wi-Fi/Internet.
    2. Open Magisk app; it |YOUR EXPERIENCE! [EMOJI_REACTIONS] | will refresh and detect |EXPERIENCE! [EMOJI_REACTIONS] | root status.
    3. Then update Magisk | [EMOJI_REACTIONS] BROWSE | via the app if |[EMOJI_REACTIONS] BROWSE YOUR | needed.

  • Issue:
    • SafetyNet passes.
    • Magisk |YOUR MAGISK ISSUES AND | shows N/A (nil) or |MAGISK ISSUES AND TROUBLESHOOTING | “not rooted.”
  • Cause:
    Magisk app cannot |ISSUES AND TROUBLESHOOTING | detect root without an |AND TROUBLESHOOTING BOOTLOOP | internet connection.
  • Solution:

Connect to Wi-Fi, |TROUBLESHOOTING BOOTLOOP AFTER | reopen Magisk → root | BOOTLOOP AFTER FLASHING | will be detected.

  • Issue:
    1. After rooting with |FLASHING LATEST MAGISK VERSION | Magisk, flashing any custom |LATEST MAGISK VERSION DIRECTLY | kernel causes bootloop.
    2. Only the |MAGISK VERSION DIRECTLY FROM | stock kernel works.
  • Cause:
    Magisk patches the |VERSION DIRECTLY FROM RECOVERY | stock kernel. When a |DIRECTLY FROM RECOVERY | new kernel is flashed |FROM RECOVERY ISSUE: | without unrooting first, the |RECOVERY ISSUE: WHEN | patching conflicts.
  • Solution:
    1. Unroot the phone | ISSUE: WHEN YOU | using Magisk first.
    2. Reboot the |ISSUE: WHEN YOU FLASH | phone to complete unrooting.
    3. Flash |WHEN YOU FLASH THE | custom kernel.

Re-flash Magisk to |YOU FLASH THE LATEST | root again if needed.

  • Issue:
    Even after |LATEST MAGISK VERSION (E.G., | flashing Magisk v23, the |MAGISK VERSION (E.G., 26.3) | phone still goes into |VERSION (E.G., 26.3) DIRECTLY | bootloop.
  • Cause:
    Old Magisk files remain |(E.G., 26.3) DIRECTLY FROM | in the ADB folder |26.3) DIRECTLY FROM RECOVERY, | inside /data/, which causes |DIRECTLY FROM RECOVERY, YOUR | conflicts.
  • Solution:
    1. Boot into custom recovery.
    2. Go |FROM RECOVERY, YOUR PHONE | to Advanced → File |RECOVERY, YOUR PHONE GOES | Manager → Data → |YOUR PHONE GOES INTO | ADB folder.
    3. Delete the ADB |PHONE GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. | folder completely.

Flash Magisk v23 |GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. SOLUTION: | again → boot phone |INTO BOOTLOOP. SOLUTION: FLASH | → up→date to 26.3 |BOOTLOOP. SOLUTION: FLASH OLDER | via app.

  • Issue:
    1. Magisk |OLDER MAGISK VERSION (V23) | flashed successfully.
    2. The phone doesn’t |MAGISK VERSION (V23) FIRST | show the root in |VERSION (V23) FIRST VIA | the Magisk app.
    3. SafetyNet fails, |(V23) FIRST VIA RECOVERY. | even though the phone |FIRST VIA RECOVERY. BOOT | is not rooted.
  • Solution:
    1. First, connect |VIA RECOVERY. BOOT THE | the device to Wi-Fi/Internet.
    2. Open |RECOVERY. BOOT THE PHONE | Magisk app; it will |BOOT THE PHONE SUCCESSFULLY. | refresh and detect root |THE PHONE SUCCESSFULLY. BOOTLOOP | status.
    3. Then update Magisk via |PHONE SUCCESSFULLY. BOOTLOOP EVEN | the app if needed.

  • Issue:
    • SafetyNet passes.
    • Magisk shows |AFTER FLASHING OLDER MAGISK | N/A (nil) or “not |FLASHING OLDER MAGISK VERSION | rooted.”
  • Cause:
    Magisk app cannot detect |OLDER MAGISK VERSION (V23) | root without an internet |MAGISK VERSION (V23) | connection.
  • Solution:

Connect to Wi-Fi, reopen |VERSION (V23) ISSUE: | Magisk → root will |(V23) ISSUE: EVEN | be detected.

  • Issue:
    1. After rooting with Magisk, |EVEN AFTER FLASHING MAGISK | flashing any custom kernel |AFTER FLASHING MAGISK V23, | causes bootloop.
    2. Only the stock kernel |FLASHING MAGISK V23, THE | works.
  • Cause:
    Magisk patches the stock |MAGISK V23, THE PHONE | kernel. When a new |V23, THE PHONE STILL | kernel is flashed without |THE PHONE STILL GOES | unrooting first, the patching |PHONE STILL GOES INTO | conflicts.
  • Solution:
    1. Unroot the phone using |STILL GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. | Magisk first.
    2. Reboot the phone |GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. CAUSE: | to complete unrooting.
    3. Flash custom |INTO BOOTLOOP. CAUSE: OLD | kernel.

Re-flash Magisk to root |BOOTLOOP. CAUSE: OLD MAGISK | again if needed.

  • Issue:
    1. When |OLD MAGISK FILES REMAIN | trying to root, Magisk |MAGISK FILES REMAIN IN | flashing fails with error |FILES REMAIN IN THE | 1 in TWRP.
    2. Phone remains |REMAIN IN THE ADB | unrooted.
  • Cause:
    1. TWRP is outdated.
    2. Magisk requires |IN THE ADB FOLDER | a proper boot.img from |THE ADB FOLDER INSIDE | the ROM.
  • Solution:
    1. Update TWRP to |ADB FOLDER INSIDE /DATA/, | the latest version.
    2. Extract boot.img |FOLDER INSIDE /DATA/, WHICH | from your ROM (zip).
    3. Copy |INSIDE /DATA/, WHICH CAUSES | boot.img to phone storage.
    4. Use |/DATA/, WHICH CAUSES CONFLICTS. | TWRP or Fastboot to |WHICH CAUSES CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: | flash boot.img to recovery.

Then |CAUSES CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: BOOT | flash Magisk (latest).

  • Issue:
    1. Magisk flash may |BOOT INTO CUSTOM RECOVERY. | fail, or root may |INTO CUSTOM RECOVERY. GO | not work.
    2. Phone might face |CUSTOM RECOVERY. GO TO | boot issues or remain |RECOVERY. GO TO ADVANCED | unrooted.
  • Cause:
    1. Systemless SuperSU is pre-installed |GO TO ADVANCED → | in TWRP.
    2. Magisk and SuperSU |TO ADVANCED → FILE | cannot work together.
  • Solution:
    1. Boot into |ADVANCED → FILE MANAGER | TWRP.
    2. Completely wipe internal storage |→ FILE MANAGER → | and data (factory reset).
    3. Reboot |FILE MANAGER → DATA | into recovery.

Flash Magisk cleanly |MANAGER → DATA → | without SuperSU.

  • Issue:
    1. The |DATA → ADB FOLDER. | phone fails to root |→ ADB FOLDER. DELETE | even after flashing Magisk |ADB FOLDER. DELETE THE | and boot.img.
  • Cause:
    1. Internal storage or |FOLDER. DELETE THE ADB | data corruption from old |DELETE THE ADB FOLDER | root files or ROM |THE ADB FOLDER COMPLETELY. | leftovers.
  • Solution:
    1. Boot into TWRP.
    2. Wipe everything: |ADB FOLDER COMPLETELY. FLASH | internal storage, data, cache.
    3. Factory |FOLDER COMPLETELY. FLASH MAGISK | reset the phone.
    4. Reinstall ROM |COMPLETELY. FLASH MAGISK V23 | if needed.

Repeat the boot.img |FLASH MAGISK V23 AGAIN | + Magisk flash process.

Cause:

  • Merely installing the Magisk |→ BOOT PHONE → | APK does not grant |BOOT PHONE → UP→DATE | full root access.
  • Modules require |PHONE → UP→DATE TO | Magisk to be properly |→ UP→DATE TO 26.3 | flashed via custom recovery.

Solution:

  • Rename |UP→DATE TO 26.3 VIA | Magisk.apk to Magisk.zip.
  • Boot into |TO 26.3 VIA APP. | a custom recovery (like |26.3 VIA APP. | TWRP or OrangeFox).
  • Flash the |VIA APP. MAGISK | Magisk.zip file.
  • Wipe caches after |APP. MAGISK FLASHES | flashing and reboot the | MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, | phone.

Cause:

  • Magisk needs to be |SUCCESSFULLY, BUT PHONE SHOWS | flashed as a zip |BUT PHONE SHOWS “NOT | through recovery; just installing |PHONE SHOWS “NOT ROOTED” | the APK is insufficient.

Solution:

  • Flash |SHOWS “NOT ROOTED” AND | the renamed Magisk zip |“NOT ROOTED” AND SAFETYNET | in recovery to gain |ROOTED” AND SAFETYNET FAILS | full root access.
  • Optionally, patch |AND SAFETYNET FAILS | the boot image and |SAFETYNET FAILS ISSUE: | flash via command prompt |FAILS ISSUE: MAGISK | (though riskier).

Cause:

  • Magisk |ISSUE: MAGISK FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. | installation isn’t fully completed |MAGISK FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE | during the first boot.

Solution:

  • Tap |FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PHONE | OK when prompted.
  • Select Direct |SUCCESSFULLY. THE PHONE DOESN’T | Install in Magisk.

Let Magisk |THE PHONE DOESN’T SHOW | complete the flashing process |PHONE DOESN’T SHOW THE | and reboot again.

Cause:

  • Flashing |SHOW THE ROOT IN | boot images through a |THE ROOT IN THE | PC has a higher |ROOT IN THE MAGISK | chance of errors or |IN THE MAGISK APP. | device bricking.

Solution:

  • Use a custom |THE MAGISK APP. SAFETYNET | recovery to flash Magisk |MAGISK APP. SAFETYNET FAILS, | zip directly on the |APP. SAFETYNET FAILS, EVEN | device for a safer |SAFETYNET FAILS, EVEN THOUGH | process.


Issue:
The |EVEN THOUGH THE PHONE | installed Magisk module vanishes |THOUGH THE PHONE IS | or does not appear |THE PHONE IS NOT | in the modules list.

Cause:
The |PHONE IS NOT ROOTED. | system or Magisk environment |IS NOT ROOTED. SOLUTION: | is unstable, and core |NOT ROOTED. SOLUTION: FIRST, | ROM files may be |ROOTED. SOLUTION: FIRST, CONNECT | conflicting.

Solution:

  1. Reflash the entire ROM.
  2. Reinstall |SOLUTION: FIRST, CONNECT THE | Magisk on a clean |FIRST, CONNECT THE DEVICE | system.
  3. This ensures a stable |CONNECT THE DEVICE TO | environment for Magisk modules.

Issue:
Module is not detected |TO WI-FI/INTERNET. OPEN MAGISK | even after flashing or |WI-FI/INTERNET. OPEN MAGISK APP; | installing manually.

Cause:
Module files are |OPEN MAGISK APP; IT | not in the correct |MAGISK APP; IT WILL | folder in the phone’s |APP; IT WILL REFRESH | file system.

Solution:

  • Use a root |IT WILL REFRESH AND | browser to extract the |WILL REFRESH AND DETECT | module zip.
  • Copy the folder |REFRESH AND DETECT ROOT | to /data/adb/modules/.
  • Open Magisk Manager |AND DETECT ROOT STATUS. | and check if the |DETECT ROOT STATUS. THEN | module appears.
  • Reboot the device |ROOT STATUS. THEN UPDATE | to load and activate |STATUS. THEN UPDATE MAGISK | the module.

 Issue:
Manually |UPDATE MAGISK VIA THE | installed modules do not |MAGISK VIA THE APP | fully function or disappear |VIA THE APP IF | after reboot.

Cause:

  1. Some modules require |THE APP IF NEEDED. | Magisk Manager installation for |APP IF NEEDED. MAGISK | scripts to run correctly.
  2. Modules |IF NEEDED. MAGISK FLASHES | may also require special |NEEDED. MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, | file permissions.Solution:
  3. Manually grant file |MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET | permissions to the module |FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET PASSES, | folder if needed.
  4. If problems |SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET PASSES, BUT | continue, reflash ROM and |SAFETYNET PASSES, BUT PHONE | reinstall Magisk for a |PASSES, BUT PHONE IS | clean setup.

 Issue:
Cannot |BUT PHONE IS STILL | install Magisk 26.1 if |PHONE IS STILL “NOT | the bootloader is locked.

Cause:

  1. Bootloader |IS STILL “NOT ROOTED” | is not unlocked; OEM |STILL “NOT ROOTED” | unlocking is disabled in |“NOT ROOTED” ISSUE: | developer options.Solution:
  2. Go to Developer |ROOTED” ISSUE: SAFETYNET | Options → Enable OEM | ISSUE: SAFETYNET PASSES. | Unlocking.
  3. Make sure it shows |ISSUE: SAFETYNET PASSES. MAGISK | Bootloader is unlocked before |SAFETYNET PASSES. MAGISK SHOWS | proceeding.

Issue:
Unable to |PASSES. MAGISK SHOWS N/A | flash Magisk without a |MAGISK SHOWS N/A (NIL) | custom recovery environment.

Cause:
TWRP (or |SHOWS N/A (NIL) OR | another custom recovery) is |N/A (NIL) OR “NOT | not installed on the |(NIL) OR “NOT ROOTED.” | device.

Solution:

  • Install TWRP on the |OR “NOT ROOTED.” CAUSE: | phone first.
  • Then reboot into |“NOT ROOTED.” CAUSE: MAGISK | TWRP using Power + |ROOTED.” CAUSE: MAGISK APP | Volume Up (for Xiaomi) |CAUSE: MAGISK APP CANNOT | until the Mi logo |MAGISK APP CANNOT DETECT | appears.


Issue:
After first |CANNOT DETECT ROOT WITHOUT | boot, Magisk app shows |DETECT ROOT WITHOUT AN | “Additional setup required”.

Cause:
Magisk needs |ROOT WITHOUT AN INTERNET | to complete internal setup |WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION. | to enable full root |AN INTERNET CONNECTION. SOLUTION: | access.

Solution:

  • Open Magisk app and |INTERNET CONNECTION. SOLUTION: CONNECT | tap OK to reboot |CONNECTION. SOLUTION: CONNECT TO | automatically.
  • After reboot, Magisk will |SOLUTION: CONNECT TO WI-FI, | be properly installed.

Issue:
Some modules like |WI-FI, REOPEN MAGISK → | SafetyNet Fix need manual |REOPEN MAGISK → ROOT | installation.

Cause:

  • Modules are not automatically |MAGISK → ROOT WILL | included in Magisk installation.Solution:
  • Open |→ ROOT WILL BE | Magisk → Modules → |ROOT WILL BE DETECTED. | Install from Storage.
  • Select the |WILL BE DETECTED. | desired ZIP (e.g., SafetyNet |BE DETECTED. CUSTOM | Fix).
  • Reboot to activate the |DETECTED. CUSTOM KERNELS | module.

Issue:
Users may | CUSTOM KERNELS CAUSE | not be sure if |CUSTOM KERNELS CAUSE BOOTLOOP | root is installed successfully.

Cause:

  • Magisk |KERNELS CAUSE BOOTLOOP AFTER | installation completes, but verification |CAUSE BOOTLOOP AFTER MAGISK | not done.Solution:
  • Install Root Checker |BOOTLOOP AFTER MAGISK IS | app.
  • Tap Verify Root → |AFTER MAGISK IS INSTALLED | Grant Access.
  • If successful, it |MAGISK IS INSTALLED | will show Congratulations, root |IS INSTALLED ISSUE: | is properly installed.

Issue:
When | ISSUE: AFTER ROOTING | flashing an Xposed (Magisk) |ISSUE: AFTER ROOTING WITH | module, it shows “Not |AFTER ROOTING WITH MAGISK, | Installed” in Magisk Manager |ROOTING WITH MAGISK, FLASHING | after installation.

Cause:
The module version |WITH MAGISK, FLASHING ANY | used is not compatible |MAGISK, FLASHING ANY CUSTOM | with the current Magisk |FLASHING ANY CUSTOM KERNEL | or Android version.

Solution:

  1. Open Google |ANY CUSTOM KERNEL CAUSES | Chrome and download the |CUSTOM KERNEL CAUSES BOOTLOOP. | correct / lower compatible |KERNEL CAUSES BOOTLOOP. ONLY | version of the module.
  2. Disable |CAUSES BOOTLOOP. ONLY THE | the previously installed (latest) |BOOTLOOP. ONLY THE STOCK | version in Magisk.

Flash the |ONLY THE STOCK KERNEL | compatible version (e.g., v25.4) |THE STOCK KERNEL WORKS. | through Magisk Manager.

Issue:
After flashing the |WORKS. CAUSE: MAGISK PATCHES | module successfully, it does |CAUSE: MAGISK PATCHES THE | not appear in the |MAGISK PATCHES THE STOCK | Installed Modules section of |PATCHES THE STOCK KERNEL. | Magisk.

Cause:
Latest version of the |THE STOCK KERNEL. WHEN | module is buggy or |STOCK KERNEL. WHEN A | incompatible, causing it to |KERNEL. WHEN A NEW | not register in Magisk.

Solution:

  1. Uninstall/disable |WHEN A NEW KERNEL | the latest module version.
  2. Flash |A NEW KERNEL IS | the older, stable version |NEW KERNEL IS FLASHED | (like 25.4) from storage |KERNEL IS FLASHED WITHOUT | in Magisk.
  3. Reboot the device |IS FLASHED WITHOUT UNROOTING | to finalize the installation.

After |FLASHED WITHOUT UNROOTING FIRST, | reboot, the module will |WITHOUT UNROOTING FIRST, THE | show Successfully Installed in |UNROOTING FIRST, THE PATCHING | the modules section.

Issue:
Even |THE PATCHING CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: | after flashing the compatible |PATCHING CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: UNROOT | version, module features don’t |CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: UNROOT THE | work until device is |SOLUTION: UNROOT THE PHONE | rebooted.

Cause:
Magisk modules require a |UNROOT THE PHONE USING | device reboot to fully |THE PHONE USING MAGISK | load into the system.

Solution:

  1. After |PHONE USING MAGISK FIRST. | flashing the module, reboot |USING MAGISK FIRST. REBOOT | your device.

Check Magisk → |MAGISK FIRST. REBOOT THE | Modules section; the module |FIRST. REBOOT THE PHONE | will now show as |REBOOT THE PHONE TO | Active and Installed.

Issue:
When flashing |TO COMPLETE UNROOTING. FLASH | the Shamiko module on |COMPLETE UNROOTING. FLASH CUSTOM | Magisk, users encounter “Unzip |UNROOTING. FLASH CUSTOM KERNEL. | Error” or “Installation Failed”.

Cause:

  • Shamiko |FLASH CUSTOM KERNEL. RE-FLASH | now uses the .xz/.zip |CUSTOM KERNEL. RE-FLASH MAGISK | (new) format which is |KERNEL. RE-FLASH MAGISK TO | not supported on Magisk |RE-FLASH MAGISK TO ROOT | stable or beta builds.
  • Only |MAGISK TO ROOT AGAIN | the Magisk Canary build |TO ROOT AGAIN IF | supports this format.

Solution:

  1. Backup your |ROOT AGAIN IF NEEDED. | data to be safe.
  2. Download |AGAIN IF NEEDED. | the latest Magisk Canary |IF NEEDED. BOOTLOOP | build from the official |NEEDED. BOOTLOOP EVEN | GitHub (do not use | BOOTLOOP EVEN AFTER | random sources).
  3. Install the Canary |BOOTLOOP EVEN AFTER FLASHING | APK on your phone |EVEN AFTER FLASHING OLDER | and update Magisk.
  4. Reboot your |AFTER FLASHING OLDER MAGISK | device and then flash |FLASHING OLDER MAGISK VERSION | the Shamiko module.

If required, |OLDER MAGISK VERSION (V23) | enable Zygisk in Magisk |MAGISK VERSION (V23) | settings and reboot again.

Issue:
After flashing the | ISSUE: EVEN AFTER | module, it appears installed |ISSUE: EVEN AFTER FLASHING | but is not active |EVEN AFTER FLASHING MAGISK | or functional.

Cause:

  • Zygisk is not |AFTER FLASHING MAGISK V23, | enabled, which is required |FLASHING MAGISK V23, THE | for Shamiko to function.
  • Device |MAGISK V23, THE PHONE | not rebooted after flashing |V23, THE PHONE STILL | the module.

Solution:

  1. Enable Zygisk in |THE PHONE STILL GOES | Magisk settings.
  2. Reboot your device |PHONE STILL GOES INTO | to activate the module.

After |STILL GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. | reboot, Shamiko will be |GOES INTO BOOTLOOP. CAUSE: | up and running.

Issue:
Flashing |CAUSE: OLD MAGISK FILES | Shamiko fails continuously on |OLD MAGISK FILES REMAIN | Magisk stable or beta |MAGISK FILES REMAIN IN | versions.

Cause:

  • Stable and beta builds |FILES REMAIN IN THE | of Magisk cannot flash |REMAIN IN THE ADB | the new .xz/.zip module |IN THE ADB FOLDER | format.
  • Shamiko requires Magisk Canary |THE ADB FOLDER INSIDE | build.

Solution:

  1. Switch to Magisk Canary |ADB FOLDER INSIDE /DATA/, | (latest build).
  2. Install/flash Shamiko after |FOLDER INSIDE /DATA/, WHICH | updating.

Future updates of Magisk |INSIDE /DATA/, WHICH CAUSES | stable/beta will support the |/DATA/, WHICH CAUSES CONFLICTS. | new format, but for |WHICH CAUSES CONFLICTS. SOLUTION: | now Canary is required

Issue:
While attempting an |SOLUTION: BOOT INTO CUSTOM | OTA (Over-the-Air) update on |BOOT INTO CUSTOM RECOVERY. | a rooted Pixel phone, |INTO CUSTOM RECOVERY. GO | Magisk shows an error |CUSTOM RECOVERY. GO TO | when trying to uninstall |RECOVERY. GO TO ADVANCED | Magisk → Restore Images.

Cause:

  • Magisk |GO TO ADVANCED → | cannot find a stock |TO ADVANCED → FILE | boot image backup because |ADVANCED → FILE MANAGER | it was never created |→ FILE MANAGER → | during the initial root |FILE MANAGER → DATA | process.
  • This is common if |MANAGER → DATA → | the device was rooted |→ DATA → ADB | with a patched boot.img |DATA → ADB FOLDER. | directly without letting Magisk |→ ADB FOLDER. DELETE | back it up.

Solution:

  1. Download the |ADB FOLDER. DELETE THE | matching firmware for your |FOLDER. DELETE THE ADB | current version from the |DELETE THE ADB FOLDER | official Google Factory Images |THE ADB FOLDER COMPLETELY. | page.
  2. Extract the stock boot.img |ADB FOLDER COMPLETELY. FLASH | from that firmware and |FOLDER COMPLETELY. FLASH MAGISK | copy it to your |COMPLETELY. FLASH MAGISK V23 | phone’s internal storage.
  3. Use a |FLASH MAGISK V23 AGAIN | root app like Franco |MAGISK V23 AGAIN → | Kernel Manager (or similar) |V23 AGAIN → BOOT | to flash the stock |AGAIN → BOOT PHONE | boot.img.
    • Important: Select “Just Flash”, |→ BOOT PHONE → | not “Flash & Reboot”, |BOOT PHONE → UP→DATE | to keep root temporarily.
  4. Open |PHONE → UP→DATE TO | Magisk and choose Install |→ UP→DATE TO 26.3 | → Direct Install to |UP→DATE TO 26.3 VIA | patch the boot image |TO 26.3 VIA APP. | again.
  5. Reboot your device using |26.3 VIA APP. | Magisk after the patch.

Magisk |VIA APP. MAGISK | will now create a |APP. MAGISK FLASHES | stock boot backup, allowing | MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, | the Restore Images option |MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, BUT | to work for future |FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, BUT PHONE | OTA updates.

Issue:
When updating to |PHONE SHOWS “NOT ROOTED” | a new security patch |SHOWS “NOT ROOTED” AND | (like May update), OTA |“NOT ROOTED” AND SAFETYNET | installation either:

  • Fails
  • Or requires wiping |ROOTED” AND SAFETYNET FAILS | data if Magisk cannot |AND SAFETYNET FAILS | restore stock images.

Cause:

  • No stock |SAFETYNET FAILS ISSUE: | boot image backup exists |FAILS ISSUE: MAGISK | for Magisk to restore.
  • OTA | ISSUE: MAGISK FLASHED | needs the original boot.img |ISSUE: MAGISK FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. | to proceed.

Solution:

  1. Follow Problem 1’s |MAGISK FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE | solution to create the |FLASHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PHONE | missing boot image backup.
  2. Once |SUCCESSFULLY. THE PHONE DOESN’T | Magisk can successfully restore |THE PHONE DOESN’T SHOW | images, follow the normal |PHONE DOESN’T SHOW THE | OTA + Magisk re-root |DOESN’T SHOW THE ROOT | method:
    • Restore images in Magisk.
    • Install |SHOW THE ROOT IN | OTA update.
    • Re-patch boot with |THE ROOT IN THE | Magisk.
    • Keep root and user |ROOT IN THE MAGISK | data intact.

Issue:
When |MAGISK APP. SAFETYNET FAILS, | trying to install an |APP. SAFETYNET FAILS, EVEN | APK file, the phone |SAFETYNET FAILS, EVEN THOUGH | shows:

  • Parsing error
  • Installation not completed
  • App |FAILS, EVEN THOUGH THE | does not appear after |EVEN THOUGH THE PHONE | installation attempt.

Cause:

  • Play Protect blocks |THOUGH THE PHONE IS | installation from third-party sources.
  • Install |THE PHONE IS NOT | Unknown Apps permission is |PHONE IS NOT ROOTED. | not enabled for browser |IS NOT ROOTED. SOLUTION: | or file manager.
  • Overlay or |NOT ROOTED. SOLUTION: FIRST, | display permissions from other |ROOTED. SOLUTION: FIRST, CONNECT | apps interfere with installation.
  • APK |SOLUTION: FIRST, CONNECT THE | file is corrupted or |FIRST, CONNECT THE DEVICE | contains malware.

Solution:

  1. Disable Play Protect |CONNECT THE DEVICE TO | in Google Play Store.
  2. Enable |THE DEVICE TO WI-FI/INTERNET. | Install Unknown Apps for:
    • Chrome |DEVICE TO WI-FI/INTERNET. OPEN | (or your download browser)
    • File |TO WI-FI/INTERNET. OPEN MAGISK | Manager
  3. Check App Settings → |WI-FI/INTERNET. OPEN MAGISK APP; | Apps and disable any |OPEN MAGISK APP; IT | Display over other apps |MAGISK APP; IT WILL | / overlay for unnecessary |APP; IT WILL REFRESH | apps.
  4. Remove any suspicious APKs |IT WILL REFRESH AND | or buggy apps from |WILL REFRESH AND DETECT | your device.
  5. Download the APK |REFRESH AND DETECT ROOT | again from a trusted |AND DETECT ROOT STATUS. | website.
  6. Retry installation using File |DETECT ROOT STATUS. THEN | Manager.

Issue:
After completing all settings |THEN UPDATE MAGISK VIA | and permissions, the APK |UPDATE MAGISK VIA THE | installation still fails or |MAGISK VIA THE APP | the app does not |VIA THE APP IF | launch.

Cause:

  • The APK file itself is |THE APP IF NEEDED. | broken, incomplete, or contains |APP IF NEEDED. MAGISK | a virus.
  • Some phone brands (like |IF NEEDED. MAGISK FLASHES | Realme, Xiaomi) need extra |NEEDED. MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, | permission to install from |MAGISK FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET | local storage.

Solution:

  1. Delete the existing |FLASHES SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET PASSES, | APK file.
  2. Download the latest version |SUCCESSFULLY, SAFETYNET PASSES, BUT | from a trusted or official |SAFETYNET PASSES, BUT PHONE | source.
  3. If the app is |PASSES, BUT PHONE IS | official, contact developer support or |BUT PHONE IS STILL | get the official app link.

Try |PHONE IS STILL “NOT | installing the APK in |IS STILL “NOT ROOTED” | Safe Mode to bypass |STILL “NOT ROOTED” | third-party app interference (optional |“NOT ROOTED” ISSUE: | advanced step).

Issue:
After rooting with Magisk:

  • Banking |ISSUE: SAFETYNET PASSES. MAGISK | apps like MyJio, Google Pay |SAFETYNET PASSES. MAGISK SHOWS | (GPay) detect the device |PASSES. MAGISK SHOWS N/A | as rooted.
  • Play Store Integrity Check |MAGISK SHOWS N/A (NIL) | fails on both Basic and Device |SHOWS N/A (NIL) OR | Integrity.

Cause:

  • Rooting changes the integrity status |N/A (NIL) OR “NOT | of the device.
  • Banking apps |(NIL) OR “NOT ROOTED.” | detect Magisk or root |OR “NOT ROOTED.” CAUSE: | traces and block usage.

Solution:

  1. Hide |“NOT ROOTED.” CAUSE: MAGISK | the Magisk App:
    • Open Magisk → |ROOTED.” CAUSE: MAGISK APP | Settings → Hide the |CAUSE: MAGISK APP CANNOT | Magisk App.
    • Rename it to |MAGISK APP CANNOT DETECT | a generic app (e.g., |APP CANNOT DETECT ROOT | “Settings”) and add a |CANNOT DETECT ROOT WITHOUT | home screen shortcut.
  2. Enable Zygisk |DETECT ROOT WITHOUT AN | and DenyList:
    • In Magisk Settings |ROOT WITHOUT AN INTERNET | → Enable Zygisk.
    • Enable Enforce DenyList.
    • Add banking |WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION. | apps (e.g., MyJio, GPay) to |AN INTERNET CONNECTION. SOLUTION: | the DenyList.
  3. Reboot the device |INTERNET CONNECTION. SOLUTION: CONNECT | and test apps.
    • MyJio may |CONNECTION. SOLUTION: CONNECT TO | work after this step, |SOLUTION: CONNECT TO WI-FI, | but GPay or other |CONNECT TO WI-FI, REOPEN | strict apps may still |TO WI-FI, REOPEN MAGISK | fail.
|WI-FI, REOPEN MAGISK → |