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[Q] Magisk Root

Has anyone been able to get magisk to work appropriately? I attempted and the magisk apk kept fc'ing. I read about LG devices needing a boot.img "bump". Is this true or has anyone got it working in their own way?

There Is no root method for variants that don't have a unlocked bootloader. You would know this if you read the forums before asking
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mrtruckincowboy said:
There Is no root method for variants that don't have a unlocked bootloader. You would know this if you read the forums before asking
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So, quite frankly, if you read, another user has it working. Further more, with the TMO variant, I do have an unlocked bootloader. Root application works with magisk, however the APK itself fc's.

I thought cowboys were polite ; )

I misread your post thought you were the typical person asking for a update on root I apologize.
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Thats what you get for not reading posts Cowboy... Smh...

I have the H918/tmo and I was able to get magisk running with phh's superuser. I'm kinda iffy on magisk-hide, as i had issues with it initially ( random reboots with it enabled). I turned off magisk hide for about a week, then turned it back on last night with no reboots since.. but haven't tested it with apps.
After running the easy recowvery + root script, i got rid of SuperSU. I believe all i did was a Full Unroot in the options, with no changes to the recovery. (I also may have done a format /data when rebooting to recovery again, but i dont recall fully, so take that into consideration if it didnt work at first (followed by the no-verity-opt-encrypt zip).)
After getting rid of SuperSU/su binary, what i remember doing was:
1 ) Flash magisk v9.zip -> reboot to system to make sure it boots, then adb reboot recovery.
2 ) Flash phh's superuser r266-2.zip -> reboot to system
3 ) install magisk manager via apk, and phh's superuser via playstore.
4 ) test out root.

has anyone been able to get Phh's superuser to work on the Sprint v20 / LS997 ?? If so, how? Thanks in advance.

If you can't get this working there is an app called RootSwitch. It can successfully hide root on the V20 with a toggle.

HiddenKnight said:
Has anyone been able to get magisk to work appropriately? I attempted and the magisk apk kept fc'ing. I read about LG devices needing a boot.img "bump". Is this true or has anyone got it working in their own way?
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ive got 1 working and 1 in testing that uses magisk and phh.
the phh superuser seems to be casusing the systemui to force close often when in hide mode and the random reboots and loss of service, otherwise it was working fine.
but yeah, just flash version 10.2 on your current rom and see what happens!
btw this was on DEC sec patch, on oct builds i never tried it, but this is latest DEC sofware, didnt even use rootswitch

slayerh4x said:
If you can't get this working there is an app called RootSwitch. It can successfully hide root on the V20 with a toggle.
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Is this the App you used?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/play-pokemon-root-switch-method-patched-t3483179

remix435 said:
Is this the App you used?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/play-pokemon-root-switch-method-patched-t3483179
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I am using the one from this rom thread;
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h819-nrd90m-modded-stock-rom-t3503658
Just follow the directions in the OP and you'll be g2g.

slayerh4x said:
If you can't get this working there is an app called RootSwitch. It can successfully hide root on the V20 with a toggle.
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Tried RootSwitch w/ SuperSU. Didn't pass SafetyNet if that's what you were referring to.
Tried it again last night. Had the 1st 3 options turned on. Soon as I opened Android Pay my phone hot booted and got stuck on the VZW splash screen. Had to pull the battery. Won't try that again with supersu.

I have a VS995 this is how I got my phone to finally take magisk and pass the safetynet check. I'm running software version VS99513A I performed dirty santa to get unlocked bootloader and root access. Now I tried to uninstall supersu threw the app and I got a failed message. I tried going into recovery and flashing the supersu unistaller and that would fail. I tried flash magisk v12.0 and keep getting error message. I got stock in twrp recovery several times and used LGUP and flash either VS99512A KDZ or the VS99513A KDZ. Am not a developer but it seemed as if the boot.img won't take by the magisk zip. Those where my failed attempts for about a week or two. Now on to the success story
Performed Dirty Santa on software version VS99513A. I decide to flash modstock kernaI update v1.1 because it seem to work well with a stock rooted VS995. I flashed busy box in recovery and downloaded the app and also downloaded quick reboot so I could reboot into recovery easier. After reading @poixninja thread on modstock kernal - stocked with goodies he mention flash a boot.img that was patched with magisk. So I but the phone into fastboot mode and flashed his boot.img onto the phone with cmd (command prompt). I think I might have tried to uninstall supersu threw the app and I think it didn't work after flash the boot.img. So I put the phone into recovery mode the to wipe and then to advance wipe and clear dalvik and cache. After that I went to install and flashed the supersu unistaller and it took. After flashing I wipe the cache that twrp ask after most flashes. I then rebooted into recovery to make sure my twrp was not affected because I had and issue with that in previous supersu unistaller attempts. Rebooted ito twrp recovery then rebooted into system. I think whenever I flashed the verzion logo stayed up longer than normal but the phone fully started up. I clicked on supersu and it said no root access. Turned of the phone and did the steps to get to recovery mode. Once in I first wiped dalvik and cache. Then I flashed magisk unistaller and it went threw with no issue. I wiped dalvik and cache then rebooted into recovery. After getting into recovery I rebooted to system.
Sidenote: I recommend after wiping supersu and flashing magisk unistaller. Once you boot up install magisk apk. I didn't install the apk until after I flashed the magisk v12.0 in recovery. I noticed when I reboot the magisk icon was on the phone but when I clicked it it said go to playstore to download. I had the magisk manager apk on my SD card so I just installed it. The install to longer than normal I think it was because I didn't install it prior to flash the zip in recovery. I didn't get a chance to verify it yet.
Once the phone boot and I installed the magisk app manager I open it up and got green checks for installed magisk v12 and properly rooted. I went to setting and turned on enable busy box, magisk hide, and systemless. But when I clicked safetynet I got cts mismatch. Did some research and read on other XDA magisk thread that it maybe because of custom roms, modified kernals and possible supersu somewhere on the system. The only root accessible apps I had installed during this process was busybox and quick reboot. I did notice the first time I ran quick reboot after getting magisk it did give it root access then it did after I opened it again.
I decide to uninstall quick reboot and busy box. I uninstalled both apps. I rebooted into recovery mode the manual way. First thing I did was wipe dalvik and cache. Then I flashed busy box uninstaller. When the flash was running I say in the command lines that it found supersu. Which I thought was odd so I also flashed supersu unistaller. I rebooted into recovery wipe dalvik and cache and flashed uninstall magisk. Then reboot into recovery. I ran busy box uninstaller one more time to see if it would pick up supersu again and the command lines did not mention it. I flashed back magisk v12.0 rebooted into recovery. Then rebooted into system
Opened magisk went to setting to turn on enable busy box, magisk hide and systemless. Check safetnet and failed I found a magisk XDA thread that talks about common issue. It said I had to check magisk core only mode. Once I did that he requested a reboot which I did. Once back up I first cleared in app manager under show system I cleared all data for google play store, google play service for instant app, google play services. I opened magisk clicked safetynet check and I passed it. I went to search for netflix in play store and it pop up I installed it and it working fine so far. I tried logging into snapchat and I got threw.
Hope this maybe help full to anyone having issues
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/kernel-modstock-kernel-stock-goodies-t3563887 (boot img and modstock v1.1)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71154562&postcount=4 (Magisk common issues)

Easier than that...?
sentra10550 said:
I have a VS995 this is how I got my phone to finally take magisk and pass the safetynet check. I'm running software version VS99513A I performed dirty santa to get unlocked bootloader and root access...
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...Hope this maybe help full to anyone having issues
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If I may be so bold, I played around with the rooting process on mine (I have a VS995 on 13A, too), and found a much easier (and possibly cleaner?) way to do this. Of course, the way I'm about to suggest would require a full KDZ to stock and a factory reset...
Here's mine:
Follow this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/lgv20-vs995-verizon-aio-post-06-19-2017-t3624326
Note: For noobs: After step 13, it's a bit misleading, because it doesn't boot DIRECTLY into TWRP, but boots to the white-screen "stock" recovery. The trick is to tell it "Yes" to both reset prompts. (It doesn't actually reset your stuff.) After this, it will take you to the TWRP menu.
When you get to step 14E, DO NOT FLASH SuperSU!
Instead, flash the ReStock zip.
After flashing ReStock, follow step 14G, and then flash Magisk 13.3 (latest stable, haven't tested others) from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
I tried this out of order a couple of other times and ended up either having Magisk not following through with install, or developing issues installing certain apps. (Either getting a -504 error from Play Store, or having valid APKs reply that they were "corrupt" when directly installing.)
Of course, all of the stereotypical disclaimers apply-- YMMV, and I'm not responsible if you brick your device, yadda yadda...
No offense, intended, sentra10550. While I'm glad you managed to get things working, the directions were a bit convoluted and I hope my humble findings might help yourself, in the future(?), and any others that may have a VS995.
Good luck, everybody!
)O( NeoHiPPy )O(

Think I'll wait until an easier method comes out for the VS995 to run Magisk lol..

I was UNABLE to do full unroot on my V20 from SuperSu settings menu. It would say "uninstallation failed"
I tried running UPDATE-unSU.zip from TWRP and it did not help. Magisk keeps on complaining about modified boot file.
I am unlocking boot loader, trying to flash Magisk in TWRP instead of SuperSu as per DirtyStanta root method instructions.
I will also flash restock 1.3 right after to stop static and vibration issue.
If it works, ill update my post.
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Ok i got it working. It was easier then i thought it would be.
These are the steps i did the very first time i got into TWRP after bootloaded unlock process as per DirtySanta rooting instructions.
Entered TWRP
DID NOT format data>yes
Installed Restock1.3 and Magisk.zip
Wipe cache and dalvik. Says Failed to wipe Dalvik (dont know why but what ever)
Reboot.
Result: Asking for unlock password 9 attempts left. So i have to Format Data>Yes
Re-entered TWRP
Format Data>yes
Reboot.
Root works. No SuperSu needed.
Conclusion:
You have to format DATA not for the root to work, but to be able to get into the phone. If there was a way to bypass that, there would be no need to factory reset to root. Root method would not require you to wipe the phone.
How ever, some apps that i use still do not support systemless root. They fail to do their work such as removing system apps. I cant remove any of my system apps for some reasons. I get "failed" messageevery time.
I was told i need modules for Magisk, but i have yet understood what that even means.
Other apps that use root, work fine. Such as AdAway.org

Some experience after upgrading to Oreo (root)

Hi all,
Not even sure I'm in the right place, still I'd like to share my own experience after upgrading to Oreo last few days. So moderators, if you guys find this irrelevant, or it is in the wrong place, please help me move it accordingly.
I am using XZ F8332. Last few days I decided to say hello to Oreo after some time being patient with the pretty annoying "Upgrade your system" notification. I finally managed to have a fully working Oreo + DRMfix + Magisk + SafetyNet passed and root. Unfortunately good things usually come with bad things too...
At first, I was trying to patch my boot image using ta_poc method. Believe me ta_poc seems to be working on Oreo too, I got all the DRM functionalities working thanks to munjeni & serajr. However, it doesn't seem to be working with both Magisk and SuperSU. I tried all recent versions of those two e.g. Magisk v14, Magisk v14.5 beta, SuperSU v2.79 SR3, SuperSU v2.82 SR5, etc... ALL cause bootloops! I had to come to a conclusion that any methods that patch your modified (with ta_poc) boot image will cause bootloops. There's one thing I didn't try: SuperSU system mode which installs to /system. What's the point of system-less then? But it's up to you to try this.
The above means you are most likely gonna lose root if you go with ta_poc on Oreo. So I had to give ta_poc up and go with DRMfix instead. I got into a few troubles then.
I was initially trying to keep my userdata intact, so I didn't do a full wipe, I actually wiped everything except only my userdata (including data in sdcard). DRMfix didn't fix at all. All I got was only "FIDO_KEYS: Provisioned", the rest was "general error!" and of course DRM functionalities didn't work. I did some search, followed some guides saying about removing these directories: /data/credmgr, /data/drm and /data/mediadrm. There's even a script named "SafetyNet-Cleaning-Tools" also does exactly the same. Perhaps I wasn't that lucky enough. It just didn't work. Until I had to pull all of my data out, do a FULL WIPE including userdata, DRMfix worked then.
Next thing is to get Magisk (or SuperSU) working to have root. I knew recent update of SuperSU causes Xperia devices into bootloops. I also used Magisk on Nougat too. Why not now? So I flashed Magisk v14. Uh oh... I met my old dear friend again, Mr. Bootloops. So Magisk v14 doesn't work on Oreo. But v14.5 beta does. That's how I got it fully working.
Then I pushed my data back to sdcard (including a nandroid of course), did a restore DATA ONLY in TWRP and manually delete the folders mentioned above. After phone started, everything went back. I smiled.
Some existing Magisk modules started to work without any problems. But some other they need busybox. Without any thoughts, I immediately installed osm0sis' busybox installer, the one on Magisk repo. Weirdly it said "Magisk is not activated". I tried other modules, same issue. So only existing modules work, I couldn't install any new modules using Magisk Manager. "Use TWRP then" I thought. I went to TWRP and flashed the busybox installer. My old dear friend came and said "Hi! Bootloops!!" to me again. This time I used Magisk uninstaller to clear magisk files and re-flashed it again. I was able to get back in. I tried YashdSaraf's busybox universal installer. Same issue. Maybe I haven't tested well enough or maybe I went completely wrong way, but looks like busybox isn't working on Oreo? Also, I'm not sure this is the right way to do it, or we have to "clean install" Magisk too? Like uninstall everything first and re-install module by module all over again?
Also, after some Magisk uninstalls and reflashs, suddenly my DRMfix was no longer working. It displayed "general error!" in Service tests -> Security. I tried to fastboot the modified boot image again. Not working. There's no way to get it back except a FULL WIPE. I didn't get it. System-less approach is supposed to have nothing to do with our files. Somehow it does leave some traces, which we need a FULL WIPE to get rid of it? Maybe it isn't just the 3 folders mentioned above, there's maybe more?
Additionally, on Oreo I got some other bad stuffs:
- Adaptive brightness keeps adjusting, going darker and brighter very very quickly. It's no doubt an Oreo's bug.
- Cannot open Titanium Backup. It crashes right after you open it. I tried v8.0 and v8.1. Same issue. Maybe it's because busybox isn't installed?
- I have a feeling battery drains issue comes back. Looks like its consuming more battery than latest Nougat I'm not sure. Haven't got time to do some stats yet.
Last but not least. When I was pulling / pushing data to / from, I noticed that the storage space somehow changed! My phone is 64gb but the second time I got it fully working, it said "storage is 80% full..." and when I opened Settings -> Storage it showed only 21gb! What I did to get it fixed was to run fastboot format userdata. Then I let the phone start normally (without old data), after finishing setup, I turned off and went to TWRP to restore DATA ONLY. Problem solved. I got my storage back. But I have never figured out why. Maybe something wrong with adb pull / push in recovery?
If you've read down this far, I hope my experience could somehow help you avoid encountering the problems that I did.
Me personally I think I will go back to Nougat and stay low for a while. You understand why. Another reason is I also wanna try the "official" xposed for nougat for a little more. rovo89 is freaking awesome. man, he's a legend.
References:
I used this tool to patch my boot image (kernel). This tool origins by tobias.waldvogel but I used the "unofficial" one here and here modified by serajr for the ta_poc method. Thank you guys for this amazing tool.
Magisk latest versions here
SuperSU v2.82 SR5, v2.79 SR3
SuperSU System Mode v2.82 SR5 here
osm0sis' Busybox installer here
YashdSaraf's Busybox universal installer here
Special thanks to serajr, juanpirulo, munjeni, rovo89 and tobias.waldvogel for your amazing works & supports. I dont tag you guys here coz I dont wanna bother you guys

Been there... I feel like that phone don't want to work with poc and Magisk...

FakeMobile said:
Been there... I feel like that phone don't want to work with poc and Magisk...
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ta poc needs to be rebuild, but munjeni probably dont wanna work in his tool anymore. But serajr´s tool works well so you can root xz oreo with magisk. cheers

Yeah it what I have atm, but I still can't mirror cast to my tv because it not real drm keys

System write protection [SOLVED]

Hi guys, just some hours ago i got into a problem (at least for me).
I switched today from LineageOs 14.1 to AospExtended Oreo and since i can't use LineageOs root and i don't trust SuperSu anymore (because CodingCode), the only root available for me is Magisk.
Now i have flashed Magisk and set up some modules and the root itself is working, but i cannot delete system apps and modify /system in general. I haven't faced this problem in LineageOs (also with magisk).
And yes, i have tried "reboot disemmcwp" and it didn't work.
I am on A2017G, TWRP 3.2.1.7 (Nfound's build).
Thanks in advance for the answers.
EDIT: I FOUND A SOLUTION (KIND OF)
The situation, however turned out a bit different. At first i thought it was magisk messing with zte's system write protection, but it turned out that the culprit was actually SdMaid. Yep. It has a bug, so when you install a module that REPLACES a system app, like Vanced Youtube, it cannot recognize all the links and tricks that Magisk does and screws up everything, showing /system as read only and if you try to uninstall any system app with its inbuilt app manager, it makes Android crash.

There are 2 possible causes:
1. Magisk
2. You're on the B35 bootstack
I had your issue with Magisk before. Personally, I still think SuperSU can be trusted. But if you're willing to try it again, you should know that it will cause a bootloop with Oreo. It's because of the dtb patching. But I figured out how to make it work anyway. Download the SuperSU 2.72 SR5 zip. Unzip the file into a folder. Then open /meta-inf/com/google/android/update-binary in a text editor. Search for all instances of dtb, and change true to false. Save the file, and create a new zip. Then get the Aroma SuperSU Config zip. In TWRP, flash the config zip first. Select sbin mode on the first page, on 2nd and 3rd pages just use default options or whatever you want. Then flash your modded SuperSU zip. You should be able to boot. All works fine for me.
The 2nd possibility is that you are using the B35 bootstack. There is an issue with it where root appears to work but system partition can't be changed no matter what you do. You need to find a B32 bootstack zip and flash that instead.
I personally am using AOSP Extended Oreo, with B32 bootstack and SuperSU, all is fine so far. I can modify system partition too. If you need more clarification then just ask.
Good luck!

I've used the "disemmcwp" option in nfounds twrp options and it worked for me.

AnonVendetta said:
There are 2 possible causes:
1. Magisk
2. You're on the B35 bootstack
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Wow, thanks for the fast answer!
I am currently using the B32 bootstack (also from Nfound), so the culprit must be Magisk (unfortunately).
I think i will try your method in the next days, meanwhile i will post this in the Magisk thread, maybe they have some clues about this.
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Modded SuperSU zip is attached.....
Modded B32 bootstack:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4427264&d=1519249436
Aroma SuperSU config:
http://download.chainfire.eu/1121/SuperSU/AROMA-SuperSUConfig-v1.00.zip
Magisk uninstaller:
http://tiny.cc/latestuninstaller
Flash Magisk uninstaller, B32 bootstack, Aroma SuperSU config, then modded SuperSU, in that order. Go to /system/xbin and delete the su file, it will interfere with SuperSU. Wipe cache/dalvik cache and reboot. And run the "reboot disemmcwp" (as root, or with ADB), for good measure. You should be able to modify /system now.

Thanks, really.
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Ok, i did exactly what you said, but i ended up with a bootloop :/
But after dirty flashing my rom and Magisk and reboot disemmcwp in twrp, guess what? I got complete access to /system. That's wizardry my friend.

wannaskoo said:
Ok, i did exactly what you said, but i ended up with a bootloop :/
But after dirty flashing my rom and Magisk and reboot disemmcwp in twrp, guess what? I got complete access to /system.
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Just for the sake of knowledge i should report that, after many tries, i discovered something interesting (at least for me). Magisk IS actually messing with system write protection, but only if you have any modules enabled. I have Ainur Sauron, Deep_buffer remover, Dolby Atmos for Oreo, AudioModLib, Youtube Vanced and Syspatch as Magisk modules, and i can't touch system in any way after booting into AEX, but if i enable Magisk Core mode and reboot i get complete access to /system.
I hope this thread will be useful for someone having problems with Magisk, because it is a great tool for modding and rooting, but i do really care to have /system access, that's the point of custom roms (for me).
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wannaskoo said:
Just for the sake of knowledge i should report that, after many tries, i discovered something interesting (at least for me). Magisk IS actually messing with system write protection, but only if you have any modules enabled. I have Ainur Sauron, Deep_buffer remover, Dolby Atmos for Oreo, AudioModLib, Youtube Vanced and Syspatch as Magisk modules, and i can't touch system in any way after booting into AEX, but if i enable Magisk Core mode and reboot i get complete access to /system.
I hope this thread will be useful for someone having problems with Magisk, because it is a great tool for modding and rooting, but i do really care to have /system access, that's the point of custom roms (for me).
Sent from my ZTE Axon 7 using XDA Labs
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Thanks. I would recommend you report this on the Magisk Thread

Yep, i will do that.
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[HELP] - Unable to use Magisk 17.1 + A2017U B35 boot unlocked

Guys,
Anyone successful so far in setting up Magisk 17.1 on stock B35 A2017U + TWRP 3.2.1.0?
I tried following ways but everytime I flash the Magisk 17.1 using TWRP, it boot loops to recovery mode. I tried clearing Dalvik + cache everytime but in vain.
1. Install Magisk 5.9.1 -> uncheck encryption, uncheck "restore dm-verify" -> Boot into TWRP and flash Magisk 17.1 -> Clear Dalvik+Cache and Restart -> Recovery Bootloop.
2. Flash Super SU, Install Magisk 5.9.1 -> uncheck encryption, uncheck "restore dm-verify" -> Boot into TWRP and flash Magisk 17.1 -> Clear Dalvik+Cache and Restart -> Recovery Bootloop
I cannot use Super SU, blanket root due to bank & workplace apps security restrictions.
Any help/guidance will be is appreciated.
Cheers

Any reason you need 17.1? If there's no pressing need go with something like 16.4. Seems to work better for some folks.

marcdw said:
Any reason you need 17.1? If there's no pressing need go with something like 16.4. Seems to work better for some folks.
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Thanks.
Thinking of trying with v16.7 first. If that works then great.

mandrax.prime said:
Thanks.
Thinking of trying with v16.7 first. If that works then great.
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it does. i'm staying on 16.7

It would be nice to always have a working version of Magisk as Google updates their Safety Net. We have to update as they update.

I ran into problems today with Magisk 18.1 on the latest official LineageOS 15.1, nothing I did was able to get magisk to work (no icon, no error messages).
Has anyone else tried?

Magisk should work fine on LOS, I use it (Magisk) when I have to (i.e. when there is a particular use for it, like converting a systemless mod to a system-installed mod).
On B35, no go, phone will bootloop. Magisk should work fine on stock ROMs up to B15 N, maybe also with the B25 and B32 OTAs too. I'm not a ZTE stock ROM fan, I dont spend alot of time rooting stock, but from the few tests I did,those were my results.
If you have an exFAT SD card, installing Magisk on stock ROM may make your SD falsely show up as corrupt, only solution is to use the inferior/antiquated FAT32 filesystem.
Maybe one day I'll write my own open source root solution, just to show the Android community that Magisk isnt the only game in town for rooting modern ROMs on modern devices. I dont need to hide from SafetyNet, I dont need stupid systemless mods, I just need root that work reliably. I know this will fall on deaf ears, but Magisk is more trouble than it's worth, I'd recommend staying unrooted instead of using it. @topjohnwu is a genius and means well, I'm sure, but in the real world Magisk just isnt reliable enough.

I tried Magisk 17.3, 18.0, and 18.1 on Axon 7 B19 and B35- bootloop on every try

Possible to remove Magisk?

I received my OP6T this past Tuesday and I absolutely love the phone. It was super easy to get TWRP installed after unlocking (easy since mine was purchased outright from OP).
My only problem is that I play Pokémon Go with my son. And it detects Magisk no matter how I tried to hide it from the app.
Is it not possible to flash TWRP without Magisk? I'd like to eventually try different kernels, but I just don't understand how everything appears to require Magisk.
This is my first OP device as well as the first device I've had with the A/B slots.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated so I can unlock the phone to its full potential and still play a game I enjoy playing with my son.

Hi,
TWRP and magisk are not directly related, other than the need for twrp to flash magisk
In order to get rid of magisk you can just download the magisk Uninstaller (you can get that from the official magisk thread) - just be aware that of course any Magisk mods will be lost...
One caveat, though: this only works if you have an unmodified system partition (so you never acknowledged changes to system partition in twrp) - if you did you need root to be able to boot the system!
Cheers, Axel
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So I'm assuming I accidentally modified my system. Using Magisk Uninstaller from the app made it so the phone only booted into recovery until I flashed Magisk. Zip again.
On another attempt after resetting up the phone it seems that the Uninstall from the app succeeded but my phone would not boot for a good 15 minutes. Just a black screen nothing else. But after it turned on Magisk was gone and I didn't lose anything.
The twrp file to remove Magisk failed every time saying to use the one from the Magisk dashboard.
Is there an easy-ish way to get a stock system partition? Or will I have to use the tool to return the phone to stock and start over?

Magisk Props Module <- Have you tried this Magisk module? I don't play Pokemon go but I was able download it and open it. (I don't know at what point it detects root).

It actually was even easier ? in the settings menu and click hide magisk and it renames itself to something random and works fine!