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Updating when rooted?

Quick question; I'm on the T-Mobile OP6t. I'm running the stock rom but I'm rooted. If I wanted to update, how would I go about it? Would I just install the update and presumably lose root? So I'd have to flash magisk and re-root again after updating right?
Thanks in advance!

H3adru5H said:
Quick question; I'm on the T-Mobile OP6t. I'm running the stock rom but I'm rooted. If I wanted to update, how would I go about it? Would I just install the update and presumably lose root? So I'd have to flash magisk and re-root again after updating right?
Thanks in advance!
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Download the full zip update file
Reboot into TWRP
Make Backup (recommended)
Install update
Immediately install TWRP
Reboot into TWRP
Install Magisk

Caltinpla said:
Download the full zip update file
Reboot into TWRP
Make Backup (recommended)
Install update
Immediately install TWRP
Reboot into TWRP
Install Magisk
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Egh that sounds horrible lol. Any good OxygenOS room recommendations that keep wifi calling?

H3adru5H said:
Egh that sounds horrible lol. Any good OxygenOS room recommendations that keep wifi calling?
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Its not that bad, actually. Takes like 5 minutes, tops.

Bildo41383 said:
Its not that bad, actually. Takes like 5 minutes, tops.
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Tried googling around. Where would I pull the official update zips?

H3adru5H said:
Tried googling around. Where would I pull the official update zips?
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in the root of your memory, along with the TWRP intaller and Magisk installer files as well.

Updating on these phones is super simple thanks to the A/B partition.
Install update as normal but DO NOT restart immediately.
Before restarting, open Magisk manager and press "install magisk" and install to inactive slot.
Restart, done.

stevob21 said:
Updating on these phones is super simple thanks to the A/B partition.
Install update as normal but DO NOT restart immediately.
Before restarting, open Magisk manager and press "install magisk" and install to inactive slot.
Restart, done.
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That's what I thought. Could have sworn it was very simple to do so. Just update and re-root.

stevob21 said:
Updating on these phones is super simple thanks to the A/B partition.
Install update as normal but DO NOT restart immediately.
Before restarting, open Magisk manager and press "install magisk" and install to inactive slot.
Restart, done.
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Would you do a local upgrade and select the full image? How do you install magisk to the inactive slot?

Pretty sure both the magisk installer and the twrp install script will automatically install to both slots

Masamune3210 said:
Pretty sure both the magisk installer and the twrp install script will automatically install to both slots
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Nope.
The best thing to do is to take the standard upgrade or do local install twice to make sure both slots are at the same OS level.
When you boot TWRP then run the zip, it will install in both slots.
Magisk does not install to both slots. It only installs to the active slot.
You need to install, switch slots, reboot to TWRP again and install in that now active slots.
I make both slot_a and slot_b the same.

tech_head said:
Nope.
The best thing to do is to take the standard upgrade or do local install twice to make sure both slots are at the same OS level.
When you boot TWRP then run the zip, it will install in both slots.
Magisk does not install to both slots. It only installs to the active slot.
You need to install, switch slots, reboot to TWRP again and install in that now active slots.
I make both slot_a and slot_b the same.
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My mistake, just got the phone a couple days ago

If you're rooted it's going to download the whole rom anyways. If yu didn't install TWRP let it download and install and when it tells you to reboot, don't do it. Go to magisk and select uninstall, then restore from the next menu. Go to recents and close everything. Go back to magisk and select install, then install to inactive partition after OTA from the next menu. Magisk will reboot the phone when it's done installing itself to the inactive partition (where your new update is already installed) and the phone will boot to that when reboots. You've just completed a dirty flash and retained root.

This is how you update when rooted.. simple and easy
Screenshot attached and follow this link for complete guide :good: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/official-oxygenos-beta-1-oneplus-6t-t3881099

What is safe way to install TWRP and keep root in between OTA update updating in OS

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1. Magisk Manager Tap "Uninstall" > Tap "Restore
Images" (DO NOT REBOOT)
2. Now Run the System update to download and install the
full OTA zip (DO NOT REBOOT)
3. Close all background apps
4. Open Magisk > Tap "Install" Tap "install" again Tap
"Install to Inactive/Second Slot (After OTA)"
5. Finally tap Reboot after Magisk installation is complet
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Just tried this method with local upgrade. It works indeed! Thanks!
But TWRP got lost from local upgrade. So after restarting flashed twrp-installer-fajita-3.2.3-37.zip via Magisk Manager. But install script anounced that I am now unrooted.
Restarting phone confirmed that.
Anyway installed root again via TWRP.
What is safe way to install TWRP in between those 5 update OTA+keep root steps?
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What is safe way to install TWRP in between those 5 update OTA+keep root steps? I once tried some kind of "OTA" update via twrp, but all was lost. (Could be a bit older twrp version without pattern unlock)

Why not just download the ZIP from the TWRP rather than use the OTA method?
The zips are available here.
I never uninstall magisk by the way. However that is part of the instructions. There are TWRP instructions, it's the third post, I believe.

OhioYJ said:
Why not just download the ZIP from the TWRP rather than use the OTA method?
The zips are available here.
I never uninstall magisk by the way. However that is part of the instructions. There are TWRP instructions, it's the third post, I believe.
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Well I used this thread (How to Update/Return to Stock your OnePlus 6/6T(ROOT | NO ROOT | STOCK BASED |OTHERS)) from @mauronofrio as my guide. And in 2nd paragraph it states:
2. I have a stock rom with an unlocked bootloader and I'm rooted or I made some modifications:
You can use:
Local Update Method (Recommended)
Fastboot Update Method
TWRP Update Method
MSM Tool Restore Method
Local update method is recommended. So I was following this "general knowledge". Also I lost all user data (with nandroid backup) updating via twrp. Could be that my TWRP was outdated, but I would rather not to loose my user data again :/

Are you just OOS, rooted, TWRP?
I just flash the ZIP in twrp, flash twrp installer, reboot recovery, flash magisk. You can Repeat those steps if you want to update both slots. No reason to complicate it. I've never lost any data. The only time I format or lose data is going between OOS and AOSP roms. Then it is definitely important to backup data (always important to backup data anyways though).

Update system without computer and preserve TWRP?

Is there a way to update system to .14 and preserve TWRP?
I know that I can preserve Magisk, but I don't want to lose TWRP because I need to flash few more things.
Two more constraints:
I don't want to lose data
I don't have access to pc
In what steps I can achieve it, if any?

Yes, just go to TWRP with your OTA file, install the OTA file (in TWRP!), don't restart and install the ZIP file of the TWRP, reboot to recovery, flash magisk and reboot. Done. You'll still with your TWRP, rooted and updated.

MatheusPimentel said:
Yes, just go to TWRP with your OTA file, install the OTA file (in TWRP!), don't restart and install the ZIP file of the TWRP, reboot to recovery, flash magisk and reboot. Done. You'll still with your TWRP, rooted and updated.
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Exactly. But make sure to only use the full OTA and not the incremental one.

Full guide
1. Go to TWRP
2. Flash FULL ROM
3. Flash TWRP INSTALLER (if u fail to u will lose TWRP)
4. Reboot your device. (yes boot it...and access your phone)
5. Reboot back to TWRP
6. Flash Magisk
Working method...tried nd tested 50+ times

The following also works. Follow it precisely.
> Install the update through the OS Update UI.
> Open Magisk Manager and find the module that preserves TWRP. Flash it. It won't appear in the module list. Don't restart yet, you'll lose Magisk if you do.
> Open Magist Manager and click "install". Install to inactive slot (OTA)
> Reboot!
Done this a few times now, it's actually more convenient than booting to TWRP.

I use always that way. The module is called TWRP_A_B_Retention_Script-Magisk.zip.

Open Magisk Manager > Downloads and it's called : TWRP A/B Retention Script.
To find it easy order by name. Default it's by last update.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79358976&postcount=2012

Done.
Thank you all.

Updating rooted 6T the right way, i.e. w/o rebooting upon load.

When I update my rooted 6T, the update is successful but the phone reboots every time the lock screen appears. What is the proper way to update to latest OTA w/rooted 6T?
Given:
No TWRP.
Encrypted storage, which is why no TWRP.
Magisk modules disabled prior to update
Fingerprints, codes, etc removed prior to update
I've followed these steps with the same reboot result.
Update Process for Rooted Users
1. Magisk Manager > Tap "Uninstall" > Tap "Restore Images" (DO NOT REBOOT)
2. Now Run the System update to download and install the full OTA zip (DO NOT REBOOT)
3. Close all background apps
4. Open Magisk > Tap "Install" > Tap "install" again > Tap "Install to Inactive/Second Slot (After OTA)"
5. Finally tap Reboot after Magisk installation is complete.
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The steps you posted are exactly what I've followed for every update with no problem. Make sure you're using the full update .zip, not the incremental zip
BTW, TWRP works perfectly fine with encryption

Does the system update automatically download the full update.zip? I have a system notification that a system update is ready to download and install. Is that the full update.zip?
Do I need to make sure I disable fingerprints and other security? Do I need to disable magisk modules? Do I need to disable or uninstall anything, other than Magisk, before I install the update?
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CUBENSIS said:
The steps you posted are exactly what I've followed for every update with no problem. Make sure you're using the full update .zip, not the incremental zip
BTW, TWRP works perfectly fine with encryption
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When I was using TWRP, TWRP could not see the downloaded file because the file names appear encrypted, ie scrambled letters for names.
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kamiller42 said:
When I update my rooted 6T, the update is successful but the phone reboots every time the lock screen appears. What is the proper way to update to latest OTA w/rooted 6T?
Given:
No TWRP.
Encrypted storage, which is why no TWRP.
Magisk modules disabled prior to update
Fingerprints, codes, etc removed prior to update
I've followed these steps with the same reboot result.
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Had the same issue. Updated this way several times with no issues. 9.0.15 I had problems. Had to back up internal files and wipe data.
But I also had no limits installed when I took the update which I believe caused this. The no limits 7.2 was incompatible with the latest update and Everytime I pushed root it would do the reboot to recovery instantly on lock screen upon boot. If you flash twrp in recovery, your phone will boot normally without root so you can back up your files before doing a full wipe and put your files and apps back in.
But my method was take the full ota from the one plus Ron updater in os. Then let it boot normally. Then reboot to fastboot and put twrp and magisk on like you did when you initially rooted etc

Using Oxygen Updater to automatically upgrade to OB2 from A10

It boots into TWRP just fine but always ends in either error 1 or error 7.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

In Android 5.0 and above, Google introduced the concept of block-based OTAs. This new mechanism does certain pre-OTA block checks to verify the integrity of the device’s software. In layman terms, once the installation begins, the device partitions (like system, boot, vendor, dtbo, etc) are checked for modifications like Root, TWRP, etc. And if detected, the OTA update will fail to install.
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zeusakatkm said:
It boots into TWRP just fine but always ends in either error 1 or error 7.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Download OB2 OTA.zip and copie it into the root of your storage.
Go to System update --> local upgrade, choose the ota file and install it trough ota updater. Not sure what you are trying there with twrp.

This is what I'm referring to.

I'd maybe consider avoiding retaining root. Re-root afterwards.

I'll give that a shot, thanks

zeusakatkm said:
This is what I'm referring to.
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I would never do it that way. TWRP isn't fully stable and also not compatible with android 11. It's better to update manually.

Kollachi said:
I would never do it that way. TWRP isn't fully stable and also not compatible with android 11. It's better to update manually.
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I've never seen it done this way either. But I can't see even updater essentially doing what payload dumper and magisk do in one app, hence be suggesting to avoid rerooting.
Personally I'd never have twrp fully installed, I'd only boot it

dladz said:
I've never seen it done this way either. But I can't see even updater essentially doing what payload dumper and magisk do in one app, hence be suggesting to avoid rerooting.
Personally I'd never have twrp fully installed, I'd only boot it
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Yes i haven't flashed twrp since OP7. Only boot if needed.

I assume you have root on Android 10.
Backup first.
Remove Magisk modules.
Download Ob2 .Put it in the root of the phone (not in any folder).
Upgrade with Settings> Local Upgrade. Don't Reboot!!!
Open Magisk Magager. Touch install. Choose (Direct Install).
Back in Magisk Manager. Touch install. Choose (Install to other slot after ota).
Reboot to system.

null0seven said:
I assume you have root on Android 10.
Backup first.
Remove Magisk modules.
Download Ob2 .Put it in the root of the phone (not in any folder).
Upgrade with Settings> Local Upgrade. Don't Reboot!!!
Open Magisk Magager. Touch install. Choose (Direct Install).
Back in Magisk Manager. Touch install. Choose (Install to other slot after ota).
Reboot to system.
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Is it really that simple to upgrade from 10 to 11?
I have twrp on both slots. No wiping etc. in twrp or else?

Yes.
You only have to be on Android 10 stable with working root.
Twrp NOT working in Android 11.
I try to boot twrp.img and got Qualcom Crash black screen. I was nervous...., but the phone start ok.

null0seven said:
Yes.
You only have to be on Android 10 stable with working root.
Twrp NOT working in Android 11.
I try to boot twrp.img and got Qualcom Crash black screen. I was nervous...., but the phone start ok.
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Boot image won't brick your device.