What does root break on Pixel 4? - Google Pixel 4 Questions & Answers

I'm looking for a phone that I can root because I need it for apps. Rooting most phones has a catch, loss of DRM, pictures quality affected, tripped fuse (Samsung). So what stops working when you root this phone? Are there work arounds to things that break? Can all versions of the Pixel 4 be rooted?

It doesn't break anything. It does make using gpay and some other banking apps difficult at first. But there are ways around that by using magisk hide.

What's the actual sense or rooting now?

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Snapchat After Root but Without Xposed?

So I'm no stranger to Snapchat and how it doesn't work well with Xposed. Previously I would always sign into Snapchat prior to installing Xposed and I would be able to use Snapchat just fine. However after recently installing Stang's ROM I'm not able to log in anymore, even without touching Xposed. I did some searching and apparently Snapchat is blocking all Root, not just Xposed anymore. People are now having to unroot, login to Snapchat, and then reroot to be able to use it. But given our convoluted Root situation by using the engineering Kernel, and also given the fact that Stang's ROM is prerooted, how would I go about doing this? I'm back on Stock G935U firmware for now, but I'd love to be back on Root. Any ideas?
I believe that snapchat now detects root even without xposed because I signed out and to find out I couldn't sign back in
You can use a third part Snapchat app, like Casper.io. It's not the official Snapchat app, and it doesn't have all the features of the official app, but it works rather well.
Casper works but you run the danger that they may ban you and its only for viewing other snaps since you cannot do anything with the camera option..just take boring photos

Root Galaxy S8 Exynos version

Hi All, i have backed up my handset, downloaded Odin, CF-Root and image files in preparation to root the S8 to remove bloatware but i have a question before i start.
The question is that i have a banking app installed which of course will not work after the root process so can i remove the root after debloating and then reinstall the banking app.
Cheers.
I guess there's no answer to this then !?
Why not use an app disabler instead of root if you just want to disable apps? I don't think removing root is as easy as it sounds, normally you just reinstall the firmware.
you can use magisk to hide the root. it worked ony my banking apps
Magisk will hide the root (although Samsung Health still reacted but I don't use that anyway ) and SuperSU has a hide feature as well. Not sure if the SuperSU one lets you do the app-by-app hide that Magisk does.
I never had any luck with the root-hiding apps/methods. The TIAA app complained one way or another, so I gave up.

need help for installing google pixel camera install on xiaomi A1

Hi everyone i know there are tons of videos on youtube for installing google pixel camera on Mi A1 without root method.
I dont know how risky of activity is but i dont want to stop security update,also if i uninstall pixel camera apo can i have install again directly or follow method
And what is bricks of mobile?is it useless or does not get recover from service centre?
Waiting for your answer and thanks in advance.
Magisk root is perfectly safe and doesn't break updates. It doesn't touch the system files. There are also magisk modules to enable the camera2 api and some permissions needed for Gcam, also systemless, so you don't mess with system files manually. You can uninstall everything back to stock in a few easy steps when you want to. This way, you will not break warranty, you still get the updates (following another really easy guide to disable root, update and re-enable root) and you may install any Gcam version you want like any other apk file (there are hundreds actually). There is no risk in this method and lots of benefits.

Root, then unroot (Stock)

Hi.
I'm getting a G6 soon. Since I use it for my banking stuff, I wonder if this is possible:
- Unlock Bootloader
- Root stock rom
- Flash kernel without dm-verity, so that unlocked bootloader still passes safetynet cleanly (suggestions?)
- Modify a few files (navbar buttons, HOSTS file)
- Unroot, but leave BL unlocked, since otherwise the changes would be wiped
- Pass safetynet without the need of any hiding tools
Main reason being, I only need some minor changes, most important being adblocking by hosts file (doesn't need to be updated regulary), but I use the phone for banking stuff etc too, and my banking and PushTAN apps have some pretty nasty root detection features by now.
Magisk hide works simple without the needs of all this work.
That's not the point. In the past, the pushtan app suddenly stopped working twice, because they found a means to detect magisk. I can't risk suddenly being without the use of my banking apps, so I want to be able to have a clean system after the changes, with no trace of root left.
No. You, your bank app and safetynet always be playing catch-up with each other. Use some old random locked device for banking & keep your g6 for daily use if it's that critical.

Bypass Root Detection?

Hi,
I'm hoping I am posting this in the right place but after installing Magisk on OOS11 I am unable to bypass Root detection on my banking apps, I have used Magisk Hide and this shows all okay with safetynet but using Root Beer it still detects SU binaries etc.
I thought it was somehow detecting the unlocked bootloader but after uninstalling Magisk and leaving the bootloader unlocked the apps function okay.
If anyone is able to help that would be great, many thanks!
Have you tried repackaging Magisk?
Hi, yes I tried that to but still detected su binaries etc.
have you try to use Xposed module: Root Cloak?
for some apps, I can successfully bypass the root detection.
sadly for my banking apps, it's just no use. somehow it still detect the root even the xposed. so I decided not to root my phone
but, I think it might work for some banking app.
Hi, thank you for the idea but still no luck, I'm using Starling Bank if anyone else is also having the same issue.
I use starling bank also, but magisk hide is working as it should
Also force stop the app, clear the data&cache, re add to magisk hide the try again
Ps - root beer will detect su binaries; that's it's purpose. But when you use magiskhide on root beer it hides them as expected.

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