How to Install OTA Updates on ANY Rooted Phone!

This is your ultimate video guide for installing OTA updates on any rooted Android phone!
Disclaimer: I am not liable for any issues that occur to your phone as a result of following these steps. Proceed with caution and always complete a full back-up prior to doing anything related to rooting your phone.
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[@inoscopedjfk8207]

The cinematography in your videos is insane, keep it up

[@monkewithbigballs]

It would be cool if you made a video on some cool root modules that help improve performance

[@mufinoh]

Debloater is a good one

[@danielkisilu7371]

Custom kernels are better

[@julianstephen1303]

Custom ROM and stock-like custom kernel 😀even better still

[@monkewithbigballs]

@@danielkisilu7371 Custom Kernels Are Definitely The best option but if you have an obscure device its hard to find a good one if any

[@mikesimmerman4457]

Buy a new better phone

[@NicktheGreek05]

Using a custom ROM like lineage os you don't need to worry about updates because it work even with root. 😏

[@yashtekwani8435]

@RiPSaW六十六 yes

[@divyamthakur]

Depends if the rom is official or not

[@UltraHQ]

I really hate using custom roms (at least on samsung). Either the camera is not working at all, or you lose half of the camera features. VoLTE is not working, call over wifi is also broken. NFC is broken on 50% of available roms Fingerprint is also often not supported And sometimes connecting to specific bluetooth devices causes audio errors. So why even bother flashing a custom rom, if you lose many of the phone features that you paid for

[@divyamthakur]

@@UltraHQ that's a Samsung issue

[@509_virpin7]

So I have redmagic 6 and it has a game mode switch on it if I get a different rom will I lose my game mode?

[@yuriiliaev7412]

PowerShell on windows require the "./" too unless you type cmd in the windows terminal

[@Nikita-Volokita]

This guide still works perfectly with android 13 and magisk 25.2 on pixel 6, thank you!

[@YoungWise2011]

hey how do you hide root so i can use google wallet. thankis

[@Nikita-Volokita]

@@YoungWise2011 I cant use google wallet. But i'm using systemless hosts setting at magisk for banking apps and other NFC wallet, you have to google how to configure that function.

[@whitefang1381]

And with your quality of a vedeo, If you could release vedeos on booting up costom roms on most of the popular phones...the costom rom community will increase and more non techie people could make their phones even cooler and last longer years😌✨

[@wtfproloy]

Why didn't you just use a custom recovery for rooting? It's easier that way

[@salty22]

Not every phone use a custom recovery, the Pixel 6 for example doesnt have it yet, like he said it's the most universal way to do it! ^^

[@vishnu3196]

@XEX If you don't know, zip it Don't talk anything with that half baked knowledge

[@e.6z1]

@XEX it's not literal genius, it means to shut up, referencing zippers, like the ones found in jackets or pockets and TWRP IS available for android 12 so are other recoveries

[@TotalWarriorLegends]

Is there not twrp available? This is what I've I use

[@wtfproloy]

@@salty22 average colour os user story

[@ant0nz_]

Nice information! I'm enjoying having root for the 1st time ♥ It would be nice if you make root apps/magisk modules, you recommend for rooted users for a video idea

[@disco.jellyfish]

This is actually not all that bad, imo. I never had a rooted phone but I am thinking of rooting my Xiaomi 12 Pro so I can switch launchers, optimize my battery usage, privacy and do some other really cool stuff. But I will first need to find out all the consequences. Luckily I also have a Redmi Note 10 Pro, which has some other very specific purpose that it actually kinda needs root for to work much better so I'm gonna try out some stuff with it. In case I actually manage to completely ruin it, the damage done wouldnt be that expensive or devestating as I wouldnt be loosing much since I could just go back and do a facotry reset without having to do a load of setup again. With a main phone its quite a bit more nerve wrecking if you mess up and going back to a back up over and over again.

[@livendi3229]

Thanks a million for this guide. It was an area of concern.

[@danielpa9826]

Hey do you know how to properly do this step by step?

[@livendi3229]

@@danielpa9826 My bootloader was locked by Carrier and there’s no workaround so I’m selling the unit.

[@user-fh8ip7df3z]

@@livendi3229 verizon? lol

[@quantumbits1952]

This process takes at least 10-15 mins .... For an absolute pro like this guy. Think about an absolute noob trying to this for the first time...... 🤐 Anything could go wrong at any point of time... Must proceed with high caution and Must know what exactly you are doing. I better root my phone once it stops getting ota updates

[@justaweeb14688]

This isn't even hard... If you can root your phone you can do rhis

[@mr-toyota]

Just watch the video first and write all the instructions on notepad on your desktop. Then complete with your instructions.

[@anuragmessi2258]

lawnchair isn't working on Android 12L what are you using instead of lawnchair to customise your home screen

[@xpr0_]

I'm having trouble after doing the ./fastboot boot [magisk patched file] step, after my device boots back up, once I unlock my phone it immediately reboots my phone and the android recovery screen appears saying "Can't load Android system. Your data may be corrupt ...." after selecting the try again option the phone reboot backs into its unrooted state and when selecting the install option in magisk it prompts me to patch the boot file again? Does anyone know why this is happening and a way of overcoming this issue? Any help will be greatly appreciated. If i do ./fastboot flash boot [magisk patched file] method that was done in the orginal pixel 6 root video, do you think I will encounter the same problem or does that step make me lose my existing data?

[@vuze1887]

i have the same problem if you do fastboot flash boot you will get a bootloop same as i did i also dont know what i do wrong

[@Juuhk]

Anyone know a guide for rooting an oppo find x2 neo

[@I_Unintentionally_Morph]

Can I root s10plus sm g975u snapdragon?

[@mahikshitkurapati2813]

Waiting for this mannnnn🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Paschal.]

This just reminded me why I should not root my phone 😅. This hassle for OTA update is too much

[@farwahbatool6247]

yes :( I rooted my phone for data recovery and recovery failed. Now, I don't need the root access, so I uninstalled Magisk completely (in app). What happened is that I can't update automatically through OTA. My phone is in orange state. What a hassle!

[@alexosow]

Is this for every security update this needs to be done? I'm finding it hard to decide if it's worth it to root my phone if I need to spend 20 minutes every month to update it, just seems really tedious on top of having to constantly see if there is a new update. There's no way to do everything on the phone?

[@ghajik.]

you compromising you security anyways by unlocking the bootloader so...

[@alexosow]

@@ghajik. That's irrelevant

[@ghajik.]

@@alexosow you can download the update normally (then DONT restart), then install using magisk by install to inactive slot and restart (disable all your modules before you do this, and also delete any modules that modify the system, eg: Audiophile modules). There are good yt tutorials out there, i recently updated to the december update using the above method so it works.

[@jeffvdveen]

Nice one thanks Sam 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ssmukaddas]

Great video man!

[@math360degree2]

thank you for your help!

[@TheCasualPanda]

after fastboot boot magisk.img, magisk doesn't seem to have super user and is unable to direct install. Not sure what i'm doing wrong, it's the patched version that I got following the steps. EDIT: The pixel 8 works with the init_boot file not the boot file. I believe the temporary step would be to use fasttboot init_boot magisk_Patched_init_boot.img

[@Taken_Alpha]

Trying to update to the incremental update OnePlus did for the OnePlus 8 but when I attempt to extract the boot.img it comes back as 0 bytes, what am I missing?

[@armand631]

Verified working on my Pixel 6 Pro 👍

[@jackprodo5391]

Hello sir, thank you. I want to ask you a question. I have a Techno Spark Go 2023 mobile phone. I bought it about two months ago. Honestly, the imei in the phone changed it from a mobile specialist. There is a new update for the mobile with a size of 104 megabytes, but the problem is that it is written in the update ... Be aware that this update may destroy the root in your device .... I downloaded a program Root checker from Google Play to make sure that the phone has root or not. The program gave that there is no root, and until now I have not downloaded the update because I am worried that the phone will stop working. In your opinion, what should I do? Should I download the update or not? Thank you very much.

[@randomcapybara1]

what are the ota files on a samsung tab/flagship

[@Legnog822]

hey! updated through this method successfully, but when i tried to permanently install the patched boot.img file Magisk didn't give me the option to direct install. i decided to just flash the image through adb manually which worked out ok, but my phone still no longer has root and i'm not sure what to do. i have a Pixel 7 Pro, running Magisk 26.4 updated to the latest February release of android 14. thoughts?

[@Legnog822]

note: i did originally set up root via Pixel launcher but given that it uses ADB and magisk under the hood anyway i don't see why that shoul eidt: could it be that i need to patch the otherinit_boot.img file instead? it doesn't look lke that's a fix either because when trying to boot from the patched version from fastboot mode literally nothing happened lol

[@JamesNashWalker]

Is it possible to root a OnePlus Nord on Android 10 and then update to Android 12 OxygenOS F.15 without losing TWRP + root? Is TWRP important to install or is Magisk enough?

[@akifshah]

Can you make a video of how unlocking the bootloader of Xiaomi phones but using mac os?

[@sandikedua4223]

Clean flash is always reccomended😉

[@AndroLk]

Nice Video 🔥

[@techwithizzy]

Thanks God ! Now I'm going to stop thinking about rooting 😒😂

[@farwahbatool6247]

yes , rooting is sh## :( I rooted my phone for data recovery and recovery failed. Now, I don't need the root access, so I uninstalled Magisk completely (in app). What happened is that I can't update automatically through OTA. My phone is in orange state. What a hassle!

[@IZAAAxoxo]

I know these vid is year ago but i need help i install the ota and i reboot my phone because it say reboot so i reboot now my phone wont turn on pls help

[@AlexandreWill]

Nice 21:9 2,35 image! ;)

[@rishikgutum6528]

I installed adb with homebrew on my Mac and I don't have to type cd directory commands Isn't that a better way

[@jhenfuli]

For what's what, I really don't think this is worth it

[@farwahbatool6247]

Yes, rooting a phone is, really, not for everyone. Where rooting opens doors for customizations, it also creates hurdles for once-normal operations, like downloading certain apps or OTA updates. And this is only the basic hurdles. The advanced ones are "Orange state" device, unsigned stock ROM, permanently unlocked bootloader, security issues, etc. There's a lot of them. Not worth it.

[@statickilla89]

Thanks so much for these awesome videos! I'm stuck on waiting for devices.... I installed the USB driver from Android Studio, tried manually installing the fastboot driver. uninstall, reinstall, etc. Tried disabling driver signature verification then updating and it doesn't recognize. I type fastboot devices and no serial shows so that's my issue but how can I get it to show? I followed your video to root and have been rooted for months no issue. I decided to update and it went flawless, up until I needed to fastboot that magisk patched img. Seems this was an issue for me rooting but I can't get it figured out. Any advice?

[@statickilla89]

Managed to get some sleep and figure it out. Boot into abd reboot-bootloader then go to Device Manager and install the USB Driver manually. After that, type fastboot devices and you should get the serial. The problem was I wasn't in recovery so I could never install the driver. Back rooted on June OTA.

[@justinyang88]

hi sam! i was trying this method with my pixel 7a , however it shows error recovery :error 21, installation aborted . any idea with that issue ?

[@hadyant0]

is there any way to turn off system sound but keep keyboard sound ? one ui 4.1

[@idcrafter-cgi]

the mac syntax is the same as the one on Linux if you haven't installed android-tools

[@gizmofrek]

I dont have available PC atm. i want to update my Device. but I dont want to lose Root after the Update. some say to select Install to in-active slot on Magisk... but I dont know the process after that... so please can you make a video on that if you know how it works?...

[@bountyslayergaming4425]

With due respect, can you do a vid rooting Nokia 5.3.

[@gersonrendon2188]

Hello! Google Wallet just arrived to my country and I was so excited for it but sadly it won't let me add any cards because it detects that my phone has an unlocked bootloader. I pass safetynet and all of that, but it seems like they're not using safetynet check to verify device integrity anymore. I did some research and it seems like this problem is very new and I imagine this has affected other people as well. Just wondering if there's a workaround you know.

[@polaqus]

I've seen a modified version of SafetyNetFix circulating around on XDA forums that supposedly fixes this issue

[@Acherontas109]

Hi man , I watched your video and I think it is possible to get it to work on Samsung Note 10 Plus Android 12 .

[@priyashanjayasankha2403]

My pixel 6 keeps saying "E:footer is wrong E:Signature verification failed" plz plz help

[@Deathsead747]

I was so disappointed with the recent Oxygen OS 12 update news for the OP8 Pro, that after almost 2 years of running stock android, I used your video to unlock the bootloader and installed a custom ROM - Nameless ROM and I couldn't be happier. Essentially, it gave me all of the Google Smarts that come with the new Pixel 6 Pro without dishing out a $1000++ I hope you check out some custom ROM for the older devices you may have lying about, Sam. Breathe some new life into them.

[@Rubz]

If I have a custom recovery how do I flash it now?

[@fumulaninkhoma3627]

Can it work if you didn't use magisk to root phone if not how

[@anuragchakrabarti6842]

After rooting my android I am not receiving any WhatsApp message and calls notification on lock screen. I tried everything please help

[@sharangbahuguna1658]

not possible ... because of root? nopes

[@anuragchakrabarti6842]

@@sharangbahuguna1658 I don't know if it's because of root or not but after I rooted my android I am not receiving any WhatsApp notifications on my lock screen until I unlock with my fingerprint

[@dx5151]

Has to be a rom issue.

[@anuragchakrabarti6842]

@@dx5151 I am using the Redmi note 10 Pro and I have changed my rom from the stock one to Arrow os then to pixel experience ROM and I have rooted all of these but the problem only appears after I root the rom

[@anuragchakrabarti6842]

@Shane Sahil R u using a custom rom? Can u send me a few screenshots of ur notification settings because I have everything turned on and still nothing is showing up on lock screen

[@TotalWarriorLegends]

What if you have already modified recovery?

[@Aar0xn]

SOMEONE PLS TELL ME WHETE I CAN FIND THAT BLUE WALLPAPER

[@shadyrexman]

Thank you 🔥

[@danielpa9826]

How do you even get the platform folder?

[@jojok1575]

Have for windows

[@saveliyivanov9943]

Does it work with TWRP?

[@kwalker5199]

You're correct, it is relatively simple and easy, just as a surgeon would think an appendectomy is a relatively simple and easy procedure. But you discount what it takes to get to relatively simple and easy. I'll pass.

[@JoeNokers]

yeah the process is simple but understanding it can be tricky. I am using my old phone to mess around with rooting. currently got lineage os running with Google services and I gotta say, it's not an experience I would go through on my every day phone.

[@mr-toyota]

Just write it out in notepad before completing. Not at all as complex as it seems.

[@CubeRubyk]

How can you connect an android to a macbook air? Thanks

[@alec3205]

Grab a cable that fits both ports

[@nico1337]

Dunno if it's the same for Pixel devices but on my OnePlus 8T with Lineage for microG I just install the OTA, then open Magisk Manager, install it to the second slot, and reboot.

[@nishant3387]

do you disable magisk modules before OTA update?

[@nico1337]

@@nishant3387 Nope, why?

[@nishant3387]

@@nico1337 I've seen videos but ig thats important for the stock os not custom ROMs.

[@nishant3387]

@@nico1337 Lineage 19 ?

[@nico1337]

@@nishant3387 18.1, 19 is not out for the 8T yet

[@siddam_pavan]

Bro after update does twrp recovery delete

[@mubashirkv6864]

Can you make a video on how to root

[@andersontubebless]

Thank´s!!!

[@mizuharakazuto101]

What about samsung?

[@Phil_Jumaa]

Damn...i want a Pixel phone so much. Sam, can you lend me one?😒

[@99vu]

I wonder about ONE UI

[@noman8765]

Wow awesome

[@MRGAME-yg7nc]

How can your phone be rooted?

[@justinw7323]

Well at least its someone speaking English this time.

[@kizitoputin]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 it would've been better in Indian

[@United_Wings]

Yessir

[@madarauchiha4298]

Alternatively you can back up your data then flash the stock ROM, do all the OTA updates then root again. If you are a minimalist like me all your data can fit in a microSD card. Plus you will get the speed of a fresh OS install.

[@sachindimithra9400]

😍❤👌

[@swachcho1]

Great make a updated one

[@mobilephotography7320]

Please ?

[@FlammableB]

Damn... What's the true and working way to do a complete FULL backup of non-rooted phone? I do not care for the the stupid images you can copy-paste by yourself from your phone to the PC or sync the shit contacts that are already safe in your SIM card... I want to back up the full stock miui ROM settings I've made, all apps that I have installed with their app data before trying to reroot/update my phone. I have Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, and not sure if Xiaomi have official Mi PC programs/tools for this if you are not rooted to full backup your phone from A to Z or again it's the useless android backup and restore option from the phone settings menu that only syncs your calendar and contacts lol : ( Also any articles how to full backup via TWRP if there's nothing else vanilla? You need to preform 10000 steps and still no guarantee that you completely and successfully made backup of the FULL ROM while in 1 click from the phone menu, or when unlocking the bootloader again wipe is required for no reason, or whatever else happens, "in order to fix your phone" reinstall rom, etc, you need to wipe everything. I hate this. On windows even if you break the system/bios completely you can still have your data unless you decide to wipe the hard drive and even if you do mistakes chance to loose your stuff is low.

[@farwahbatool6247]

rooting a device is shi###y

[@elverantisodaii8875]

Updating looks like a pain. Now I'm having seconds thoughts on rooting.

[@kevinbonilla3959]

That's true, but it has only taken me up to 30 minutes to update my phone. It's not that hard, but I see how that would discourage people from rooting

[@elverantisodaii8875]

@@kevinbonilla3959 I'm just scared to mess it up. I don't really mind how long it takes.

[@mr-toyota]

Just watch a few good videos and write out the steps in your notes. It's not all that complex brother I promise.

[@farwahbatool6247]

@@mr-toyota until you get a bricked phone

[@mr-toyota]

@@farwahbatool6247 You can unbrick a phone. Just don’t lose your imei or you’re fucked. I have unbricked tons of oneplus models. I also permanently bricked by 9 Pro by losing my imei information after accidentally replacing it. Gotta be careful. I’m on iPhone now. 🤷‍♂️

[@mauriciochacon]

sorry but your method is one of the worst i have seen, the quality of the video is great. i prefer the (delete -w) flash image or the use the slot b way, way too much easier

[@neturim2498]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sharangbahuguna1658]

. 👍

[@SoSuave25]

Works in 2024

[@nickrffpatellis852]

I hate how manufacturers have the balls to sell us a product and then they do not not allow us to change said product into whatever we wamt

[@mr-toyota]

I get where you're coming from, but rooting our devices creates a security risk that can potentially make it easier to access our precious information. It would be no fun as a manufacturer to release products, customers get themselves in trouble, and then customers want to start legal battles and point fingers back on the manufacturers. This process makes it "difficult" to bypass the security these big companies boast about.

[@kizitoputin]

just manufacture you own device and change it to whatever you want

[@mobilephotography7320]

?

[@str.haysam]

I updated for a long time with fastboot instead of adb sideload so i had to check in the flash-all.sh if the -w flag of the command is removed so it don't do a Factory reset. Do i don't have to check anything with sideload and it will not do a factory reset?:

[@gayguyclovis]

Maybe you could add a pop over text that on some phones it is init_boot.img For Pixel 8 it was.

[@Henry_Chinaski1]

THIS IS RUBBISH THIS GUY HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO TEACH PPL DO NOT TRY THIS YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE

[@iFreshCrispy]

...fuk

[@vikrraal]

why? What's wrong in this approach?