FAQ and Instructions

Encryption FAQ

Encryption means conversion of your data into an unreadable form

So that others cant Access it without your permission.

On the other hand decryption is opposite to that.

recovery will never ask password

and anyone can access your data from recovery.

Most of the rom are encrypted by default

As you format data

your phone automatically encrypts.

"In easy language: Those who wants security of their data, and are not that eager to change roms again and again can try encrypted rom and those who wants to try different different roms on a daily basis and want that they don't have to format data, can flash DFE after flashing rom"

Can I flash magisk on encrypted builds with PixelOS recovery?

Yes, you can sideload it

How to flash encrypted builds?

- Reboot to fastboot mode

- Flash PixelOS recovery fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

- Sideload ROM using ADB

- Go to Advanced and Format Data

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Flashing Instructions

Clean flash - Encrypted (coming from a different ROM):

• Download ROM

• Download Magisk (optionally)

• Reboot to recovery (reignz latest twrp recommended)

• Format data (if encrypted)

• Wipe system, vendor, cache, dalvik, data

• Flash latest firmware

• Flash ROM zip

• Reboot

• To get root access, reboot to recovery after ROM setup and flash magisk.

Clean flash - Decrypted:

• Download ROM

• Download Magisk (optionally)

• Download DFE

• Reboot to recovery (reignz latest twrp recommended)

• Wipe system, vendor, cache, dalvik, data

• Flash latest firmware

• Flash ROM zip

• Reboot

• To get root access, reboot to recovery after ROM setup and flash magisk.

Updating to a newer build (dirty flash):

• Flash ROM zip, DFE (if decrypted) and magisk (optional)

• Wipe system, vendor, cache, dalvik

• Reboot

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