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Install app as system app & Xposed Questions

I just rooted my MXPE with 6.0 and stock rom using the systemless method, and I have a couple questions. First, I have a few apps that want to install themselves or addons as system apps, mainly battery apps. Better Battery stats is one, and in its case, it states "does not prevent from installing updates." Since altering /system negates the main benefit of the systemless root, I'm curious if installing apps as system apps changes /system, and therefore makes it more work to take an OTA update. And on that note, how about moving apps to the system ROM (I'm guessing this wouldn't affect it, as this should be something entirely different, but I'd like to know for sure).
My other question is with xposed. I would like to install it, but as far as I can tell doing so would alter /system and, again, cause issues with accepting an OTA. However, it's my understanding all that would need to be done would be to re-flash the stock boot and system images, take the OTA, then reroot and reinstall xposed. Is this correct?

Snapchat on Rooted OxygenOS 4.0.3 (Nougat)

So I got my 3T on Friday, and the first thing I did was to unlock bootloader, install TWRP, install latest official ROM (4.0.3) and root with SuperSU.
Everything works perfectly, except from Snapchat. I ran Snapchat on my previous rooted phone (Nexus 5) with no problems, but after finding no solution on the 3T, I googled it and it seems Snapchat doesn't like rooted devices.
What can be done in order to run it on the 3T? (Since it's on Nougat, there's no Xposed/Rootcloak)

I have the same config. Oxygen 4.0.3 rooted, but i have franco kernel. I use snapchat without problems, i dont think its because the kernel, it must be something else. You should backup and do a clean flash.

Its a clean flash. Never used the phone before upgrading to 4.0.3, factory reset done after installing 4.0.3, all programs installed and configured manually, no backup restores etc...

Unroot, login to snapchat, reroot.
If anytime you logout, you'd have to repeat these steps.

Thank you, this works.
It's ridiculous having to go through all this for the idiocy that snapchat is, but sadly, I have to use it for work

Do a backup with titanium backup. When you restore it will login automatically.

Unroot without losing data

I've been using stock N6F27M rooted for a long time with a lot of data saved, I'd like to simply remove root without changing anything else. How could this be possible? Using 'full unroot' option in SuperSU results in a bootloop

will I lose root if I do factory reset?

I have the OnePlus 7T. Rooted with magisk.
essentially, I am wondering if I will lose root if I perform a full factory reset. sometimes I find that is the easiest way to clear from the phone. Given that it is a pain in the ass to root that phone right now without TWRP access, would it be a loss of everything if I went to perform full factory reset?
if so, any advice on exactly how to do it or any special things to look out for? Thank you

Cowbell_Guy said:
I have the OnePlus 7T. Rooted with magisk.
essentially, I am wondering if I will lose root if I perform a full factory reset. sometimes I find that is the easiest way to clear from the phone. Given that it is a pain in the ass to root that phone right now without TWRP access, would it be a loss of everything if I went to perform full factory reset?
if so, any advice on exactly how to do it or any special things to look out for? Thank you
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No!
Magisk performs Root based on a modification to the boot image, which is only touched if you reinstall/format /system
With a simple factory reset, you will lose only the modules, which are in an image in the folder /data, and maybe Magisk Manager does not reinstall itself automatically and you need to install manually but will not lose the root
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brenosnt said:
No!
Magisk performs Root based on a modification to the boot image, which is only touched if you reinstall/format /system
With a simple factory reset, you will lose only the modules, which are in an image in the folder /data, and maybe Magisk Manager does not reinstall itself automatically and you need to install manually but will not lose the root
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okay thanks. Sooner otherwise you would recommend just doing a regular, simple factory reset through the settings, system, erase all data function?

Cowbell_Guy said:
okay thanks. Sooner otherwise you would recommend just doing a regular, simple factory reset through the settings, system, erase all data function?
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I always do it through TWRP, but I don't believe this method will cause some bug
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Does anyone else have any experience with this? was going to try today just terrified of losing data etc

Boot image patched by unsupported programs when switching from SuperSU to Magisk

Hi!
I previously had rooted my S7 Edge with Super SU v2.79 years ago but now I want to switch to Magisk because I need to hide root from certain apps. Magisk fails to install saying:
! Boot image patched by unsupported programs
! Please restore to stock boot image.
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From here I read I can try unSU. But in my case it did not work. How exactly can I fix this now? As I understand I need to reflash some stock images? But what exactly is the minimum requirement? Just boot.img? Or system? Also if I don't want to loose my apps, data, config, can I flash them without loosing them? Or if not is it possible to hide root while still using SuperSU since I really don't want to lose my data/apps/config.

You get the info to restore the stock boot image, which is just the kernel image. As you are rooted right now, use a backup tool like Swift Backup (full version is paid) or Neo backup (FOSS) to backup all app data and apps and personal data in case something goes wrong. Backup that stuff to your PC of course, saving all data that was created by the backup app and your other stuff. Then flash stock kernel, test if all is good and stick to Magisk stable plus needed modules.
Next time please provide all system data like used (custom?) ROM and Android version. If you use a custom ROM you need to revert to the unrooted custom ROM kernel of course.

Thank you for your response!
I am not rooted currently as I uninstalled Super SU but I think I can install it back if needed. Will flashing stock kernel always cause app data to be lost? Or is there chance that it does not get touched? As for ROM I use stock android 7 rom. I am not sure where and if can I still find it.
I don't really trust backup because because previous attempts have ended up with boot loops and broken apps. If there is chance that that app data stays intact without backup then I might try it but if the process factory resets everything and then relies on restoring backup as one part of the process then for now I would try to come up with some other solution.
Also will it cause all the stock bloatware to come back or is the kernel separate from apps?

sysctl said:
Thank you for your response!
I am not rooted currently as I uninstalled Super SU but I think I can install it back if needed. Will flashing stock kernel always cause app data to be lost? Or is there chance that it does not get touched? As for ROM I use stock android 7 rom. I am not sure where and if can I still find it.
I don't really trust backup because because previous attempts have ended up with boot loops and broken apps. If there is chance that that app data stays intact without backup then I might try it but if the process factory resets everything and then relies on restoring backup as one part of the process then for now I would try to come up with some other solution.
Also will it cause all the stock bloatware to come back or is the kernel separate from apps?
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to back up use smart switch in pc, to install magisk is recommended to flash stock firmware first and instal magisk to avoid issues like bootloops