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OTA update with root and TWRP?

hi! my OP3T is rooted and have a custom recovery (TWRP). now i get an ota update. i have read somewhere in this case its necessary to flash the ota manually in TWRP because i will lost root after this and if i flash it in TWRP i can after ota update flash superSU and will have no problems after reboot the phone.
i have tried this but get "Error 7" in TWRP while flashing ota update. isn't it possible at this way? what is my mistake?
thanks a lot for help and pardon for my bad english!

RotesMeerJogger said:
hi! my OP3T is rooted and have a custom recovery (TWRP). now i get an ota update. i have read somewhere in this case its necessary to flash the ota manually in TWRP because i will lost root after this and if i flash it in TWRP i can after ota update flash superSU and will have no problems after reboot the phone.
i have tried this but get "Error 7" in TWRP while flashing ota update. isn't it possible at this way? what is my mistake?
thanks a lot for help and pardon for my bad english!
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I have a detailed thread already running on how to update here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/rom-oxygenos-3-5-4-mm-ota-update-t3519074
I shall keep it up to date with further releases
Sent from Funk Tuned 3T

okay, i have searched in the wrong category thanks a lot for the link!
this thread can be closed.

how can i receive the updates when i root my phone?
and is there anyway to change the emoji without root?

a7mad-911 said:
how can i receive the updates when i root my phone?
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You should still receive OTA notifications with root. And it should detect you have root, and will download the full update zip, and it will install with TWRP.
Otherwise, you can manually download the full zip update from Funk WIzard's thread which he linked in Post #2 above (which also has detailed instructions on how to update when rooted and TWRP installed).

Works like a charm with magisk 13.6

I just did it with my OP3t and was super easy.
1) download update.
2) go to hidden folder .Ota
3) move zip file to another folder
4) put Magisk in the folder, too
5) reboot to recovery, flash ROM, then Magisk
6) wipe dalvik/cache and reboot
Edit: updated following testing of redpoint73's correct advice

LeighR said:
4) put twrp and Magisk in the folder, too
5) reboot to recovery, flash ROM, then twrp, then Magisk
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As long as you already have TWRP installed (which is the situation we are talking about) you just need to flash the OTA update zip, then flash Magisk.
Magisk prevents TWRP from being over-written (replaced) with stock recovery. In other words, you don't need to flash TWRP, since TWRP is already there.

redpoint73 said:
As long as you already have TWRP installed (which is the situation we are talking about) you just need to flash the OTA update zip, then flash Magisk.
Magisk prevents TWRP from being over-written (replaced) with stock recovery. In other words, you don't need to flash TWRP, since TWRP is already there.
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This means I will keep all apps/settings/files?
Thank you.

JayDz said:
This means I will keep all apps/settings/files?
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Yes.
Although I will caveat that with my rule of thumb: "hope for the best, prepare for the worst". In that a "dirty" flash of an update is often possible (saving your a lot of work setting up the device again). But you should still be prepared to wipe and do a "clean" install if you run into any problems. So back up your data, by your method of choice, before you try to update.
In particular, for a major update (such as OOS 4.x to 5.x) a clean install (default wipe in TWRP - data, cache and Dalvik) is typically advised.

Shall?? You used the word 'shall' properly in context? Kudos to the school system (I here assume India's) you attended, and to you for paying attention, using the 'King's English' in it's most proper form.

[Q] (Dumb) Can Magisk work with zips for TWRP/Flashfire?

Sorry, I'm new to using Magisk, and I want to ask if I can install a zip designed for TWRP/FlashFire through Magisk and expect it to work?
Sorry for the likely blatant stupidity. Thanks.

The Magisk Manager can only flash Magisk modules. Trying to flash anything else will simply fail with the message "this is not a Magisk module".

Didgeridoohan said:
The Magisk Manager can only flash Magisk modules. Trying to flash anything else will simply fail with the message "this is not a Magisk module".
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Is it possible to flash a zip file in twrp that alters system files such as the pixelexperience. zip which changes bootanimation, ui sounds , etc?

matrix0027 said:
Is it possible to flash a zip file in twrp that alters system files such as the pixelexperience. zip which changes bootanimation, ui sounds , etc?
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You kind of answered your own question there, didn't you? The answer is: yes.

Didgeridoohan said:
You kind of answered your own question there, didn't you? The answer is: yes.
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I should have been more specific. What I meant was after flashing Magisk in Twrp can we still flash other zip files in twrp that are not Magisk modules or will Magisk no longer work after that? Sorry for being somewhat clueless on this subject. I understand that Magisk is systemless but not sure if flashing a zip from recovery would mess up Magisk or cause a boot issue.

matrix0027 said:
I should have been more specific. What I meant was after flashing Magisk in Twrp can we still flash other zip files in twrp that are not Magisk modules or will Magisk no longer work after that? Sorry for being somewhat clueless on this subject. I understand that Magisk is systemless but not sure if flashing a zip from recovery would mess up Magisk or cause a boot issue.
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sure nothing will happen flashing any thing in twrp will be safe but the zip u will flash will touch ur system partition ...... i think so that

It all depends on what that zip does... Generally there shouldn't be any issues though.

matrix0027 said:
I should have been more specific. What I meant was after flashing Magisk in Twrp can we still flash other zip files in twrp that are not Magisk modules or will Magisk no longer work after that? Sorry for being somewhat clueless on this subject. I understand that Magisk is systemless but not sure if flashing a zip from recovery would mess up Magisk or cause a boot issue.
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I get what you're trying to ask, you mean that flashing any mods via TWRP will break Magisk or not.
The answer is :No, they work perfectly
But flashing any mods via TWRP will modify your system partition and MAY stop Magisk Hide from working and will affect your ability to receive OTAs

Latest rooted boot image (9.5.11)

Here you can find latest boot image for OnePlus7 Pro rooted with Magisk.
ROM:
OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.E.13_OTA_013_all_1907050211_b8852b6
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvJju0GuwXqysxoo9LNYN3wla8KX

Why do need the boot.img for root ?
I never used it for root my device.

khalisz said:
Why do need the boot.img for root ?
I never used it for root my device.
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How old is the last phone you had?

Since Jul 9, 2019.

Cozzeck said:
How old is the last phone you had?
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Since Jul 9, 2019.

As of OOS 9.5.10 you can boot twrp by fastboot, then sideload twrp into both slots and finally flash magisk which patches the boot.img itself. Thus no need for patched boot.img anymore.

Does this work for the global version??

Patched boot.img is a silly way of rooting... If someone uses the wrong boot.img for their version it will fail to boot. Plus, booting TWRP and flashing the magisk zip is faster and more reliable

alexander1297 said:
Does this work for the global version??
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The only difference between the global and the EU versions are supposed to be the LTE bands.

lichtblitz said:
As of OOS 9.5.10 you can boot twrp by fastboot, then sideload twrp into both slots and finally flash magisk which patches the boot.img itself. Thus no need for patched boot.img anymore.
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Sorry for asking but I wanna root mine as soon as it comes. So if you install TWRP and flash with magisk the OTAs won't be broken?

Kengat said:
Sorry for asking but I wanna root mine as soon as it comes. So if you install TWRP and flash with magisk the OTAs won't be broken?
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I get still offered OTAs by the system. However I prefer to use Oxygen Updater app from Play Store to download it and flash directly in TWRP.

lichtblitz said:
I get still offered OTAs by the system. However I prefer to use Oxygen Updater app from Play Store to download it and flash directly in TWRP.
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Oh cool. So like "dirty flashing". Will magisk also get killed in the proccess? I'm not sure how A/B partitions work. Do you just install magisk from twrp or do you have to somehow install it on both partitions?

GM all
I seem to have lost my root after I did the update for 9.5.11 this morning
Here is what I did
I did as stated
Download update, Install, DO NOT REBOOT
Went to Magisk, unistalled all modules, then did OTA Install
Rebooted
Went to Magisk installed TWRP, but my phone froze at that point and the screen turned all white and just sat there
So I clicked on the power button and rebooted
Got back into my phone and checked to see if I was still rooted via root checker app and now it says I AM NOT ROOTED
What can I do to fix this I can launch Magisk, but now it says its is not installed on the screen, so I click install, download the ZIP option
It says Select Method, Download ZIP ONLY which I did or Select and Patch a File which I am not sure what file I need to use?
How can I get my root back on the phones
I am on NOW on 9.5.11 GM 1917
Thanks all
Thanks all

dallasnights said:
GM all
I seem to have lost my root after I did the update for 9.5.11 this morning
Here is what I did
I did as stated
Download update, Install, DO NOT REBOOT
Went to Magisk, unistalled all modules, then did OTA Install
Rebooted
Went to Magisk installed TWRP, but my phone froze at that point and the screen turned all white and just sat there
So I clicked on the power button and rebooted
Got back into my phone and checked to see if I was still rooted via root checker app and now it says I AM NOT ROOTED
What can I do to fix this I can launch Magisk, but now it says its is not installed on the screen, so I click install, download the ZIP option
It says Select Method, Download ZIP ONLY which I did or Select and Patch a File which I am not sure what file I need to use?
How can I get my root back on the phones
I am on NOW on 9.5.11 GM 1917
Thanks all
Thanks all
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Follow the steps on TWRP and rooting on my guide. Look in the Guides & Discussion section of XDA

Flashing this on International breaks the WiFi. Does anyone have the international version?

Hideaki02 said:
Flashing this on International breaks the WiFi. Does anyone have the international version?
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just flash boot twrp and flash magisk there..

Arden144 said:
Patched boot.img is a silly way of rooting... If someone uses the wrong boot.img for their version it will fail to boot. Plus, booting TWRP and flashing the magisk zip is faster and more reliable
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If you don't need TWRP, first booting it and flashing the zip takes way longer than "fastboot flash boot boot.img".

Can i Install Magisk using temporary twrp ?

Can i install magisk through temporary twrp (using fastboot boot recovery xxx.img) in my poco f 1 ?

The answer to that would be a definite maybe.
Joke aside, that should work fine as long as TWRP is otherwise working as it should. There's no difference in functionality between flashing or just booting TWRP.

Why not flash it directly? That is, if there is a twrp for your phone.
As to Magisk, ask XDA
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pr1jker said:
Why not flash it directly? That is, if there is a twrp for your phone.
As to Magisk, ask XDA
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But i want to flash OTA
And before flashing OTA i will uninstall magisk

Didgeridoohan said:
The answer to that would be a definite maybe.
Joke aside, that should work fine as long as TWRP is otherwise working as it should. There's no difference in functionality between flashing or just booting TWRP.
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If i flash temporary twrp , i can flash my OTAs too
I seen some of the people following this,
Flashing temporary twrp and flashing magisk and whenever OTA receives they are simply uninstalling magisk and flashing OTA.
Here my question if i go with this magisk will work perfectly or not ?

@Nicky Cheer There should be no issues with that setup. If you haven't already, I'd advice you to also take a look at @topjohnwu's OTA instructions.

Didgeridoohan said:
@Nicky Cheer There should be no issues with that setup. If you haven't already, I'd advice you to also take a look at @topjohnwu's OTA instructions.
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Tq @Didgeridoohan and @topjohnwu for clarifying
But one more doubt what is the difference between restore image and complete uninstall under magisk manager ?

Nicky Cheer said:
Tq @Didgeridoohan and @topjohnwu for clarifying
But one more doubt what is the difference between restore image and complete uninstall under magisk manager ?
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Restore image - only restore the stock boot image and leave all Magisk internals intact.
Complete uninstall - remove everything Magisk related from your device.
First option is preferred, since you then won't have to set everything up again afterwards.

7 Pro OB6 is out, uploaded ZIP on my google drive

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QkXY-SdEbkRRj8DXJL2btxLKXkN7fH6g
File is currently uploading (I made this thread in case someone is digging around.
I couldn't install it from TWRP for some reason, kept getting error 1. I went to the stock updater, picked "local install" with this zip file on the root of my storage, then it updated.
Right after updating, but prior to rebooting, I flashed the TWRP Installer as a Magisk Module, rebooted into recovery, and flashed Magisk in there.
I know you can flash Magisk right after an OTA then flash TWRP after it reboots, but if you called my luck bad, you'd be giving me too much credit.
Regardless, file is on it's way to the drive and I hope it was worth the time!
ready for download!

Thanks, I was testing.
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สุรินทร์ พลโธา said:
Thanks, I was testing.
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From testing hours than typical usage, better 0.2 overview and notifications improved. The battery cannot be dictated at this time.

I can't install from twrp, too. Same error.

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I can't install from twrp, too. Same error.
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True... It's not possible to install it via TWRP. Maybe it has something to do with Android sec. patch 2019.11.

rage302 said:
True... It's not possible to install it via TWRP. Maybe it has something to do with Android sec. patch 2019.11.
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I installed through an app system. I tested it now, it's better to use a stable battery enough to say it's saving

aNGERY said:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QkXY-SdEbkRRj8DXJL2btxLKXkN7fH6g
File is currently uploading (I made this thread in case someone is digging around.
I couldn't install it from TWRP for some reason, kept getting error 1. I went to the stock updater, picked "local install" with this zip file on the root of my storage, then it updated.
Right after updating, but prior to rebooting, I flashed the TWRP Installer as a Magisk Module, rebooted into recovery, and flashed Magisk in there.
I know you can flash Magisk right after an OTA then flash TWRP after it reboots, but if you called my luck bad, you'd be giving me too much credit.
Regardless, file is on it's way to the drive and I hope it was worth the time!
ready for download!
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After activating magisk modules my device is not booting. continuously booting to twrp and showing Rescueparty. i had tried magisk untinstaller but nothing happen.

rage302 said:
True... It's not possible to install it via TWRP. Maybe it has something to do with Android sec. patch 2019.11.
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The only ones that can be installed from TWRP are the ones from Oneplusfirmware webpage. The downloaded ones from Updater app are marked as OTA , thus can only be installed with official updater app due to verification keys and all the stuff.

I'm wondering if there is any advantage to installing the update twice, so that it's on both slots?

This Walkthrough works with me perfectly
Updating from open beta 5 to open Beta 6 successfully
Rooted 20.1 & Twrp 72 no issues
Thanks a lot

1- uninstall Magisk modules.
2- install Oos stable/open beta with Settings > Local upgrade . DON'T reboot! (Must be newer than actual Oos you have installed allready on the phone)
3- open Magisk > downloads. Install TWRP A/B Retention Script. DON'T reboot.
4- go back in Magisk. Touch install. Choose (Install to inactive slot after' OTA)
5- reboot to system.
I was on 10.0.2 stable with Magisk Canary, twrp 3.3.1-72

null0seven said:
1- uninstall Magisk modules.
2- install Oos stable/open beta with Settings > Local upgrade . DON'T reboot! (Must be newer than actual Oos you have installed allready on the phone)
3- open Magisk > downloads. Install TWRP A/B Retention Script. DON'T reboot.
4- go back in Magisk. Touch install. Choose (Install to inactive slot after' OTA)
5- reboot to system.
I was on 10.0.2 stable with Magisk Canary, twrp 3.3.1-72
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This works like a charm. Just did it to install it to the other slot being slot a. I'm ocd so I like both slots flashed. Easy solution to not being able to flash it in twrp. I'm kind of curious why it won't flash in twrp though. Maybe something to do with the security patch

I'm getting OnePlus cloud storage and OnePlus account login in my settings now. Never had that before. Anyone have this with beta 6?

Account login in settings:

I was able to flash in TWRP using version -74, downloading OB6 using oxygen updater

Gordietm said:
I'm getting OnePlus cloud storage and OnePlus account login in my settings now. Never had that before. Anyone have this with beta 6?
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Not up at the top but yes can add in through settings.View attachment 4883201

Aporzio said:
Not up at the top but yes can add in through settings.
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So why do I have in the main settings and others don't?

Gordietm said:
So why do I have in the main settings and others don't?
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Not really sure

If anybody wants official download link for OB6 Global:
https://otafsg1.h2os.com/patch/amaz...13.W.17_OTA_017_all_1911152150_5b8908ba7b.zip

ZoiraP said:
The only ones that can be installed from TWRP are the ones from Oneplusfirmware webpage. The downloaded ones from Updater app are marked as OTA , thus can only be installed with official updater app due to verification keys and all the stuff.
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this is the first one i couldn't flash in TWRP

Gordietm said:
So why do I have in the main settings and others don't?
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I updated from twrp and got the same popup in my settings. Also, xXx has been affected, the debloat doesn't work properly on ob6. Hopefully things will get figured out soon.