Flashing Instructions for Pixel 7/7PRO

Prerequisites

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Install Instruction

• Be on latest firmware
• download zip
• fastboot -w update .zip (clean)
• fastboot update .zip (dirty)

How to get Root

Step 1: Download and Install Magisk apk

Download the latest version of Magisk from the official website and transfer it to your Google Pixel device.

Step 2: Unzip the factory image file

Unzip the factory image file you have downloaded for your phone. In the same folder you’ll get another zip file, unzip it too to get the init_boot.img file and copy it to your Pixel device.

Step 3: Patch init_boot.img file

Open Magisk app on your device, tap on install and tap again on “Select and Patch a file” and browse the init_boot.img file you’ve just copied. It will patch the file and save it in the same folder. Now you’ve to transfer patched init_boot.img file to your PC to flash it using an adb command.

Step 4: Reboot the device in Fastboot

After Magisk is installed, Power off your phone and Press the Power + Volume Down keys together to boot into fastboot mode.

Step 5: Open Command Prompt

On your PC, open the plaform tools folder, hold the Windows button and right click in the folder and select open command here. Type the following commands to flash the patch boot file, below is an example;

fastboot devices
fastboot flash init_boot C:\Users\Imran\Desktop\Pixel 7 Root\platform-tools_r33.0.3-windows\platform-tools\magisk_patched-25200_xgjAS.img

Step 6: Verify root access

You can verify root access by downloading the root checker app from the Google Play Store.