Due to the open-source nature of Android, there are a lot of customization options available to developers and users. It requires the device bootloader to be unlocked first and then you’ll be able to flash custom firmware, mods, and rooting via Magisk, too. So, installing Magisk can be done via TWRP recovery or flashing Magisk Patched Boot Image via Fastboot. Here we’ve shared steps to Patch Stock Boot Image via Magisk and Flash it using Fastboot.
You are extracting the stock boot.img file from the stock firmware is one of the safest ways of rooting. These days Stock ROMs do come with payload.bin or OZIP format, and you’ll have to decrypt the firmware package to get the stock boot.img file. Later, you can easily patch the extracted boot.img file on your handset via Magisk, then you can flash patched boot.img file via fastboot commands to enable root access on your Android device completely.
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What is Magisk?
Magisk is a very powerful and useful tool that enables root access on Android devices without even touching or breaking system partition or its core files. So, it’s quite safe to use and doesn’t conflict with any other apps or services whatsoever. That’s why Magisk root is also known as ‘Systemless Root’.
A big thanks to topjohnwu (XDA Recognized Developer) for developing such an amazing tool for Android devices to easily install root. It also offers a wide range of custom modules that replaces Xposed Framework more efficiently. While Magisk is also capable of avoiding Google’s SafetyNet security feature so that most of the banking apps can run without any issues. There are plenty of benefits or features available on Magisk.
