Update magisk stock image backup format Support pre-init sepolicy patch in modules Support patching dtb/dtbo partition formats Fix header dump/load for header v3 imagesĬhangelog for Magisk v20.2: - Properly handle communication between daemon and application (root request prompt) Directly log to file to prevent logcat weirdness Make sure post-fs-data scripts cannot block more than 35 seconds
The temporary stub app will then download the full app into its private internal data, then dynamically load and run the actual full Magisk Manager app. Magisk Manager will download and customize a heavily obfuscated stub APK and use it as a replacement, as long as the device supports. Therefore, Magisk can also hide the hack/modifications (read: root status) from any system integrity verifications used in banking apps, corporation monitoring apps, game cheat detections, and most importantly Google’s SafetyNet API mechanism.īig Update Since Magisk v20.1 and Magisk Manager v7.4.0:Ī new hiding mode is introduced for Android 9.0+. That is what so-called with systemless root. Magisk is basically a Systemless Interface Hack to alter the system (or vendor) arbitrarily while the actual partitions stay completely intact. It is also capable to do many advanced yet fundamental parts for Android customization: root, boot scripts, SELinux patches, AVB2.0 / dm-verity / force-encrypt removals, etc. This including the compatibility on Xiaomi devices running Android version higher than 5.0 Lollipop (API 21).
What is Magisk? It is a suite of open source tools for customizing Android, supporting devices.