Pre-Requirements:
- Keep charged your device battery up to 60% at least for a smoother process.
- Take a full backup (No Root) of your device data before doing anything. If in case, anything goes wrong, you can get back your data.
- A PC/Laptop and a USB cable are required in order to connect your device with a PC.
- Download and Install all the required files, tools, and drivers from the below links.
Download Links:
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Steps to Extract and Patch Boot.image via Magisk
- Let’s hope that you’re already running on the latest Stock ROM or already have downloaded the Stock ROM. Now, just extract it on your PC.
- Connect your Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 device via a USB cable to the PC and copy the boot.img file only from the extracted folder to your device storage.
- Open the Magisk Manager on your device. Select the Install option to choose the file.
- Now, tap on ‘Patch Boot Image File’.

- Go to the folder where you have moved the image file earlier.
- Now, wait for a couple of seconds and Magisk will start patching the boot image.
- After the boot image is patched, copy the ‘patched_boot.img’ from the internal storage and replace it in the same extracted ROM folder on your PC.
Finally, you need to follow the second method to flash the patched boot image file on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 smartphone.
Steps to Install the Patched Boot Image on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Check out the full guide mentioned below in a link for a complete guide.
Guide to Install Patched Boot Image on MediaTek Handset
You can also try to install the patched boot image file via ADB & Fastboot method.
- We assume that you have already downloaded the ADB & Fastboot tool from the link given above.
- Now, extract the ADB fastboot tool, then move the patched boot image to the same folder.
- Hold the Shift key and right-click on the mouse to open the command window/PowerShell.
- Next, enter the following command:
- Flash the “patched_boot.img” to install Magisk and root your Android device:
fastboot flash boot patched_boot.img
- For devices with A/B partition system, use the following commands:
fastboot flash boot_a patched_boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b patched_boot.img
- Please replace [patched_boot.img] with the name of the boot image file you downloaded followed by the .img extension.
- The flashing process will begin. Once done, run
fastboot reboot
Steps to Verify Device Systemless Root:
- Download the Magisk Manager app APK file and install it on your device.
- Open the app and check the Status mode. If you see all options are green checked, that means you have successfully rooted. It also means that you’ve bypassed the SafetyNet as well.

Now, let’s head over to the device specifications overview.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specifications
The handset has launched in September 2019 with front glass and plastic body design. It has a 6.3-inches IPS LCD Full-HD+ display with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels. The waterdrop notch display offers a 19.5:9 aspect ratio screen with 409 ppi density. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie over MIUI 10 out-of-the-box. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC, paired with 4GB/6GB of RAM. While the storage is available in 64GB/128GB which is expandable up to 256GB via a MicroSD card.
In terms of the camera department, the handset packs a quad rear camera setup along with an LED flash. It offers a 48MP wide-angle sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens, an 8MP ultra-wide (f/2.2), a 2MP dedicated macro camera (f/2.4), and a 2MP depth sensor (f/2.4) with PDAF, HDR, etc. Whereas, the front features a 13MP selfie shooter with an f/2.0 aperture lens with HDR, Panorama, Face Unlock.
The device sports a 4,000 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It features a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual-band), GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, IR Blaster, FM Radio, etc. While the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensors are available in this device.
We assume that this guide is helpful to you and you’ve successfully rooted your Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 device via Magisk. For any queries, do let us know in the comments below.