Switching Between Magisk

Switching Between Magisk

Switching between Magisk builds |IF YOU WANT TO | is as easy as |YOU WANT TO MOVE | a piece of cake. |WANT TO MOVE OVER | In this guide, we’ll |TO MOVE OVER TO | show you how to |MOVE OVER TO A | move from one build |OVER TO A BETA | to another. We’ve covered |TO A BETA BUILD, | all official Magisk builds |A BETA BUILD, HERE | and Magisk forks.

Switch from |BETA BUILD, HERE IS | Magisk Stable to Beta

If |BUILD, HERE IS HOW | you want to move |HERE IS HOW TO | over to a beta |IS HOW TO SWITCH | build, here is how |HOW TO SWITCH FROM | to switch from the |TO SWITCH FROM THE | Magisk stable to the |SWITCH FROM THE MAGISK | beta build.

Steps:

  1. Make sure Magisk |FROM THE MAGISK STABLE | Stable is installed on |THE MAGISK STABLE TO | your device.
  2. Open the Magisk |MAGISK STABLE TO THE | app, tap on the |STABLE TO THE BETA | Settings icon → Up→date |TO THE BETA BUILD. | Channel → Choose Beta.

  1. Wait |THE BETA BUILD. | until a new Beta |BETA BUILD. STEPS: | APK update is live. |BUILD. STEPS: | You will get an | STEPS: MAKE | Update option next to |STEPS: MAKE SURE | Magisk (and the app, | MAKE SURE MAGISK | if applicable).
  2. Tap Update → |MAKE SURE MAGISK STABLE | Direct Install → Reboot.

  1. Your |SURE MAGISK STABLE IS | phone will reboot, and |MAGISK STABLE IS INSTALLED | you will be on |STABLE IS INSTALLED ON | the latest Beta build.

Manual |IS INSTALLED ON YOUR | Installation Option:

  • Go to the Magisk |INSTALLED ON YOUR DEVICE. | Beta page and download the |ON YOUR DEVICE. OPEN | Beta APK.
  • Install it manually, |YOUR DEVICE. OPEN THE | and the Magisk app |DEVICE. OPEN THE MAGISK | will auto-restart.
  • Then tap Direct |OPEN THE MAGISK APP, | Install → Reboot to |THE MAGISK APP, TAP | complete the switch.

Magisk will |MAGISK APP, TAP ON | automatically close and then |APP, TAP ON THE | you will get a |TAP ON THE SETTINGS | prompt that Magisk has |ON THE SETTINGS ICON | been updated.

Note:

  • If Stable and |THE SETTINGS ICON → | Beta have the same |SETTINGS ICON → UPDATE | version, there won’t be |ICON → UPDATE CHANNEL | any pending update.
  • You will |→ UPDATE CHANNEL → | only see the update |UPDATE CHANNEL → CHOOSE | option when a new |CHANNEL → CHOOSE BETA. | Beta build is available.

Switch |→ CHOOSE BETA. | from Magisk Stable to |CHOOSE BETA. WAIT | canary

Switch from Magisk Stable |BETA. WAIT UNTIL | to Canary. You can | WAIT UNTIL A | switch from either the |WAIT UNTIL A NEW | stable or the beta |UNTIL A NEW BETA | version to the canary |A NEW BETA APK | build; both will work.

  1. You |NEW BETA APK UPDATE | will have to get |BETA APK UPDATE IS | hold of the latest |APK UPDATE IS LIVE. | Magisk Canary APK file.
  2. Download |UPDATE IS LIVE. YOU | it from here.
  3. Once it |IS LIVE. YOU WILL | is downloaded, open the |LIVE. YOU WILL GET | file.
  4. It’ll prompt you “Do |YOU WILL GET AN | you want to update |WILL GET AN UPDATE | this app?”, click Update.

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  1. When it shows App |AN UPDATE OPTION NEXT | Installed, click Open.

  1. Now, |UPDATE OPTION NEXT TO | you will see an |OPTION NEXT TO MAGISK | Update option next to |NEXT TO MAGISK (AND | Magisk, because your phone |TO MAGISK (AND THE | currently has the older |MAGISK (AND THE APP, | stable version.
  2. Tap Update → |(AND THE APP, IF | Direct Install (recommended) → |THE APP, IF APPLICABLE). | Let’s Go, and it |APP, IF APPLICABLE). TAP | will update.

  1. Finally, tap |IF APPLICABLE). TAP UPDATE | Reboot, and your phone |APPLICABLE). TAP UPDATE → | will boot into the |TAP UPDATE → DIRECT | latest Magisk Canary build. |UPDATE → DIRECT INSTALL | It should take just |→ DIRECT INSTALL → | a few more seconds |DIRECT INSTALL → REBOOT. | for the phone to |INSTALL → REBOOT. | boot.
  2. If there is a |→ REBOOT. YOUR | new app update, simply |REBOOT. YOUR PHONE | tap Update next to | YOUR PHONE WILL | the Magisk app, and |YOUR PHONE WILL REBOOT, | it will also update.
  3. This |PHONE WILL REBOOT, AND | way, you will have |WILL REBOOT, AND YOU | both the app and |REBOOT, AND YOU WILL | Magisk binaries updated to |AND YOU WILL BE | the latest build.

Switch from |YOU WILL BE ON | Magisk Canary to Stable |WILL BE ON THE | or Beta

  1. Open the Magisk |BE ON THE LATEST | app and go to |ON THE LATEST BETA | Settings → Up→date Channel.
  2. Select |THE LATEST BETA BUILD. | Stable or Beta from |LATEST BETA BUILD. MANUAL | the list.
  3. Wait for a |BETA BUILD. MANUAL INSTALLATION | new Stable/Beta update to |BUILD. MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTION: | appear.
    • You cannot directly install |MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTION: GO | the Stable/Beta APK on |INSTALLATION OPTION: GO TO | top of the Canary/Debug |OPTION: GO TO THE | APK.
    • Magisk does not allow |GO TO THE MAGISK | direct downgrade.
  4. When the update |TO THE MAGISK BETA | appears:
    • Tap Update → Direct |THE MAGISK BETA PAGE | Install [Recommended] → Let’s |MAGISK BETA PAGE AND | Go.
    • Your phone will reboot |BETA PAGE AND DOWNLOAD | to the Stable/Beta version.
  5. If |PAGE AND DOWNLOAD THE | you don’t want to |AND DOWNLOAD THE BETA | wait:
    • Remove all modules.
    • Uninstall Magisk |DOWNLOAD THE BETA APK. | (Unroot) and let the |THE BETA APK. INSTALL | phone reboot.
    • Re-root your device |BETA APK. INSTALL IT | using Magisk Stable or |APK. INSTALL IT MANUALLY, | Beta APK with patched |INSTALL IT MANUALLY, AND | boot image.

Key Point:

  • Direct APK |IT MANUALLY, AND THE | install from Canary → |MANUALLY, AND THE MAGISK | Stable/Beta is not possible.
  • Either |AND THE MAGISK APP | wait for the Stable/Beta |THE MAGISK APP WILL | update via channel switch, |MAGISK APP WILL AUTO-RESTART. | or unroot and re-root |APP WILL AUTO-RESTART. THEN | with the desired build.

Switching |WILL AUTO-RESTART. THEN TAP | from Magisk Build to |AUTO-RESTART. THEN TAP DIRECT | Kitsune (Alpha/Magisk Delta)

Switching from |THEN TAP DIRECT INSTALL | any Magisk build (Stable, |TAP DIRECT INSTALL → | Beta, or Canary) to |DIRECT INSTALL → REBOOT | Kitsune is very simple. |INSTALL → REBOOT TO | Just uninstall the current |→ REBOOT TO COMPLETE | Magisk build and install |REBOOT TO COMPLETE THE | Kitsune (Magisk Delta/Alpha). The |TO COMPLETE THE SWITCH. | rest of the Kitsune |COMPLETE THE SWITCH. MAGISK | installation process has been |THE SWITCH. MAGISK WILL | explained (Alpha installation |SWITCH. MAGISK WILL AUTOMATICALLY | method) & (Kitsune installtion |MAGISK WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE | method).

Switching from Kitsune (Magisk |WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AND | Delta) to Magisk Build

It’s |AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AND THEN | also quite simple. First, |CLOSE AND THEN YOU | uninstall the Kitsune (Magisk |AND THEN YOU WILL | Delta) app, and then |THEN YOU WILL GET | install the desired Magisk |YOU WILL GET A | build (Stable, Beta, or |WILL GET A PROMPT | Canary). The complete Magisk |GET A PROMPT THAT | installation process has been |A PROMPT THAT MAGISK | discussed (Stable, Beta, or |PROMPT THAT MAGISK HAS | Canary).

Quick reference for Magisk |THAT MAGISK HAS BEEN | switching methods (In‑App vs |MAGISK HAS BEEN UPDATED. | Manual):

Possible (via in‑app channel |HAS BEEN UPDATED. | switch & direct update)

  • Stable |BEEN UPDATED. NOTE: | → Beta
  • Stable → Canary
  • Beta |UPDATED. NOTE: IF | → Stable
  • Beta → Canary

Not | NOTE: IF STABLE | Directly Possible (requires manual |NOTE: IF STABLE AND | uninstall & reinstall)

  • Canary → |IF STABLE AND BETA | Stable
  • Canary → Beta

Switching Between |STABLE AND BETA HAVE | Custom Builds (Manual Only)

These |AND BETA HAVE THE | always require uninstalling the |BETA HAVE THE SAME | current app first:

  • Canary → |HAVE THE SAME VERSION, | Kitsune (Magisk Delta)
  • Canary → |THE SAME VERSION, THERE | Alpha
  • Alpha → Kitsune
  • Alpha → |SAME VERSION, THERE WON’T | Magisk Build (Stable/Beta/Canary)
  • Kitsune → |VERSION, THERE WON’T BE | Alpha
  • Kitsune → Magisk Build |THERE WON’T BE ANY | (Stable/Beta/Canary)

Conclusion

It’s quite easy to |WON’T BE ANY PENDING | switch between Magisk builds. |BE ANY PENDING UPDATE. | We’ve listed both in‑app |ANY PENDING UPDATE. YOU | switching and manual installation |PENDING UPDATE. YOU WILL | methods in an easy‑to‑understand |UPDATE. YOU WILL ONLY | way. So, don’t worry—everything |YOU WILL ONLY SEE | you need for switching |WILL ONLY SEE THE | is covered in this |ONLY SEE THE UPDATE | guide.

|SEE THE UPDATE OPTION |