Update Rooted Pixel 2 & 2 XL to Android 10 October Update [fastboot][TWRP]

[@doctordilanka]

Wow, thanks man. Really appreciate it. I was surprised to see so many instructional videos and guides online that FAILED to clearly explain things step by step, until I came to your video. I almost bricked my phone yesterday too. Now, I am on the latest version of Android and your instructions were absolutely FLAWLESS. You've got a real talent for explaining things clearly in a step by step fashion. Let me send you a PayPal donation... P.S: The only thing I would improve is maybe the background. The green graph paper background is distracting and doesn't contrast well with the phone. So, a plain white background would be easier on the eyes.

[@MaowDroid]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad it has been useful for you and easy to follow. About the background, I've been meaning to get something a bit more plain, and you're right, it kinda hurts my eyes after a while haha.

[@TheHarshil]

Thank you for the this! My favorite root channel

[@MaowDroid]

Thanks Harshil! :D

[@pedrorodrigues-jk1zl]

It worked for me on Pixel 2, finally. Thanks :)

[@MaowDroid]

Great stuff! I'm glad that worked out for you! :D

[@imm1960]

Hey great stuff you got there. I have been following your root tutorial on Pixel phones since last year. I'm still waiting for your new video on root tutorial for Pixel 4 XL. 🙂

[@MaowDroid]

Thanks Fahim! I don't know if I'll be getting the Pixel 4, if I can get one that's on a very good deal, I might. But right now, you can unlock the bootloader and use Magisk Manager to patch the stock boot.img from the factory image to root.

[@elmaalame]

Hi all, work's fine step by step it's done, thank's great job, google pixel xl android 10

[@MaowDroid]

That's great! I'm glad you got it sorted. :)

Hi, great vid. Please what kind of Download manager do you use? Thanks.

[@MaowDroid]

I use Internet Download Manager. Well worth the money :) comes with a 30 day evaluation period.

[@S3ven4]

Do not upgrade to Android 10 on the Pixel 2 XL. I've been experiencing battery and performance issues, as well as very strange and random bootlooping. Just be cautious.

[@MaowDroid]

Have you tried factory resetting? That would give it a fresh start and then you'll be able to know for sure that it's software. :)

[@S3ven4]

@@MaowDroid It first began boot looping about a week ago. I was able to get it to stop, and I decided to factory reset. But just last night, it randomly rebooted itself and went into a series of unlimited bootlooping, and it didn't stop until I sideloaded the factory image. So I've really got no idea why it does that, but as of right now, it's working without an issue.

[@yabeshandinugroho4142]

@@S3ven4 same with me when im updating to android 10 via system update, but when im installing the image via adb which mean delete everything and ur phone like new, my pixel 2 didnt random reboot again

[@MikeTrieu]

You probably lost TWRP data decrypt because you flashed the Android 10 system image directly. If you only apply OTA from Pie, it's fine. This has been confirmed by TWRP lead dev, Dees_Troy.

[@doctordilanka]

HALP! I've successfully used your instructions about 5 months ago (and even sent in a PayPal donation!) but for some reason, the first step doesn't work for me. I get the following error: $bash: fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-taimen-tmz30m.img target didn't report max-download-size sending 'bootloader' (36356 KB)... FAILED (remote: unknown command) finished. total time: 0.000s This is on a Pixel 2XL - Any tips/advice? My bootloader is unlocked and phone is rooted.

[@MaowDroid]

Hi Dilanka, thanks for your comment and support! I'm guessing you haven't changed your computer either right? Try the ususal, reboot back into the bootloader, replug your phone and try again. Also if you try force the slot to flash (e.g.: fastboot flash bootloader_a [bootloader.img]) does it give you an error like "device does not support slots" or "invalid slot", or the same "remote: unknown command"? If you haven't updated in 5 months, try flashing last month's factory image bootloader instead, and perhaps a quick way to get the bootloader updated is sideloading the full OTA from: developers.google.com/android/ota You will have to flash Magisk after, but I'd try that after you let it boot up once first.

[@Knotprepared]

Great videos with clear instructions! Quick question: Can I use this method to Root and Unrooted Pixel 2 XL? Or must it already be rooted? I have a Pixel 2 XL running Android 10 which I would like to root.

[@MaowDroid]

The main difference is having the bootloader already unlocked, so if you can do that you can follow this video to root essentially.

[@MapleTalkative2]

thanks fam

[@Sundara229]

I have a unrelated question: Ive installed cstark's gcam 7.2 on my Pixel 2 and am now wondering if the magisk module for >4 sec exposure time will do anything about astrophotography. Currently the max shutter time without the module is one minute, whereas the Pixel 4's is four minutes. So if I root my Pixel 2 and install the module, will it be able to shutter for four minutes just like the Pixel 4 does? forum.xda-developers.com/apps/google-camera-mods/gcam-google-pixel-1-2-3-t3875663 forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80318025&postcount=1161

[@MaowDroid]

I installed the GCam mod, and that long exposure module, and it bumped up the astro timer from 1:01 minutes to 2:30 minutes, and now around 2 minutes. So the mod does do something for that, but not to the degree of 4 minutes.

[@Sundara229]

@@MaowDroid Thanks a lot.

[@kalia213]

I did everything you showed in the video but after rebooting on the last step (after sideloading magisk), it just bootloops. Also getting a "your device is corrupt" msg. Im guessing its the partitions, it was selected as B and when i try to flash again, its selected as A .

[@MaowDroid]

The corruption message is the one that you see on boot up and it's the red warning triangle? Or is it the screen that says cannot load system, you data may be corrupt. With the options to try again or factory reset. Try flashing the factory images again on the current slot.

[@kalia213]

@@MaowDroid it was the one on boot but I got it working by just reflashing the update. My mistake was flashing TWRP and magisk

[@TheDarknessArrives]

@@kalia213 I'm also stuck on a bootloop. Did you something differently than what's shown in the video to get it working?

[@soumyaranjansethi1790]

Hi could u help me i got a error on boot screen that your device is corrupt its work fine but it display the error

[@MaowDroid]

Is that with the red warning triangle and you can pause boot by pressing power, or is it like the one in the video that's orange? If it's orange, it's normal. If it's red, you may have to flash the factory images again and/or wipe your data.

[@soumyaranjansethi1790]

@@MaowDroid ok thank you

[@aeesonline]

hi there, will this work on a Pixel 2 (android 10 with January 2020 update)? Thx!

[@MaowDroid]

TWRP might not work properly, I'd recommend checking out my latest video for the Pixel 2 which will not use TWRP as a part of the updating process (due to potiential bootlooping).

[@wawanmandari]

please next video could you upload how to update Rooted Pixel 1 android Pie to Rooted Android 10 latest version ?

[@MaowDroid]

Oh yes! I was working on that before, sorry it's taken so long, hopefully during the weekend.

[@bilalmalek1188]

Will this work for the original Pixel XL if I use the right img file?

[@MaowDroid]

Yep! You can also boot TWRP 3.3.1-0 which is able to decrypt /data so no need to sideload pretty much.

[@oauth2.0]

whats your intro music?

[@MaowDroid]

here it is! I forgot to add it to the more info, thanks for reminding me haha soundcloud.com/conveyor94/citizen-vega

[@testomatto]

Hi, MaowDroid. I followed your guide last month and everything went well, thanks a lot! :) I did the same with November’s update but I get a bootloop (I solved this issue going back to the last month update). I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Is this method also good with the November’s update? P.S. Maybe someone else already reported it to you but, if not, with the alternative method of "copy and paste”, that you show in this video, you could try to delete the quotes " " in the path; maybe it could work

[@MaowDroid]

Yeah it should still be good, could it be your modules? I've also had a problem where the phone wouldn't boot past the Google word logo, I just had to force reboot it again. It should work as is, as if your path contained spaces it would require the " " quotes. :)

[@testomatto]

Thanks a lot, @@MaowDroid. I'll try again. I'll follow your new guide that you have already posted. Thanks again :)

[@lovetacular9660]

Hello, are you able to make a guide on how to root pixel 3xl on the latest stable magisk?

[@MaowDroid]

I could! It won't be anytime soon unfortunately. I can do a video about patching the boot.img using Magisk manager (which is how we need to root our Pixel 3 on Android 10). kzbin.info/www/bejne/an_HpqugbNesadE In this video, go through the Downloads, Extraction, Preparting Magisk Patched Boot Image and 14:20 Flash patched boot.img to re-root; sections.

[@lovetacular9660]

@@MaowDroid hello, thanks for the info but not sure if that would help me. I tried to do the OTA method from Android 9 to 10 and I got stuck in a boot loop. I had to reset my phone and magisk/root was gone unfortunately. Would you have a previous video which might work if I'm on Android 10 now?

[@MaowDroid]

Oh so you've already unlocked the bootloader? You just need to patch the boot.img via Magisk Manager (which I outlined above). It's also mentioned in official documentation: topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#boot-image-patching Perhaps you were using the older version of Magisk < 19.4 which did not support Android 10. With v20.0, it has support for Android 10, and especially for Pixel 3 devices.

[@lovetacular9660]

@@MaowDroid yes, I have the bootloader unlocked from previous root. Odd, I updated to the stable and tried the OTA method and it just bootlooped and got stuck on the G screen. By chance do you have a video tutorial which might work in my situation or similar rooting video? Thank you

[@MaowDroid]

I don't have one exactly, but this one should give you the info you need: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYGqmqCijbujmpY

[@satriaardani5448]

Work on android 11?

[@MaowDroid]

TWRP won't work, so I would suggest looking at this newer video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIrMk2SNg9dlf5o You'll basically need to patch the stock boot.img to root and you'll need to use the canary builds of Magisk too.

[@satriaardani5448]

@@MaowDroid but if i downgrade to a10,,can i use this method to twrp+magisk?

[@신지훈-h6o]

360p ???

[@MaowDroid]

KZbin!!!!!!! 😤

[@TheHarshil]

It takes some for all the quality to become available

[@uygy15]

fIrSt!!1!