topjohnwu/Magisk on Hacker News

…unlocked, Magisk is the current and most used rooting tool. The procedure is quite straightforward. https://github.com/topjohnwu/magisk https://magiskmanager.com/

comment by chasil · 2026-10-23 · in Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone

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story by lightcapzimick · 2025-07-21 · 0 comments

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Magisk v29.0

story by tripdout · 2025-05-14 · 0 comments

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Magisk: The Magic Mask for Android

story by stefankuehnel · 2025-05-03 · 0 comments

…repo and builds [1]. [0]: https://www.xda-developers.com/psa-magiskmanager-com-not-off... [1]: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

comment by tlamponi · 2025-01-31 · in Google Pixel 4a's old firmware is gone, trapping users on buggy battery update

…the APK is renamed to a ZIP and flashed with recovery, then name it back and install the app] https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v28.1 https://magiskmanager.com/ https://github.com/VR-25/acc/releases/tag/v2023.10.16

comment by chasil · 2025-01-29 · in Google Pixel 4a's old firmware is gone, trapping users on buggy battery update

…device) 2. Install Authy on it and log into your Authy account 3. Root your device (I used Magisk https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk ) 4. Once rooted, you can access the Authy app data and extract the TOTP secrets, then import them into a…

comment by arrakeenrevived · 2024-07-10 · in Ente Auth: open-source Authy alternative for 2FA

…annoyances (such as unnecessary notifications) than I would otherwise. [0] https://microg.org [1] https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk [2] https://github.com/mywalkb/LSPosed_mod [3] https://f-droid.org [4] https://aurorastore.org [5]…

comment by MRPockets · 2024-05-07 · in Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025, might break fitness devices

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Magisk: The Magic Mask for Android

story by thunderbong · 2023-10-20 · 0 comments

Magisk [0] + safetynet-fix [1] can work around that. [0] https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk [1] https://github.com/Displax/safetynet-fix

comment by mintplant · 2023-09-15 · in Yes, Android 14 still allows modification of system certificates

…more complicated, it also does not persist after a Lineage upgrade, which happens every week, see https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/issues/3820#issuecomment... . Totally crazy for a project not in early alpha. I want root to properly…

comment by onli · 2023-03-03 · in New F-Droid repository format for faster and smaller updates

…it normal to find the procedure confusing and somewhat scary? There is github.com/LineageOS/Superuser and github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk, it seems I need to build Superuser from source (yikes); Magisk from F-Droid wants to install a newer…

comment by rollcat · 2023-03-03 · in New F-Droid repository format for faster and smaller updates

…[6] MagiskHide Props Config: https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/MagiskHidePropsConf [7] Magisk: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk [8] TWRP: https://twrp.me/

comment by commoner · 2022-12-31 · in LineageOS 20

I'm planning to test (but I hate reinstalling) https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk for safetynet whatnot. But lack of kernel updates is pita and absolutely true :(

comment by ratdragon · 2022-07-29 · in Asus Zenfone 9

…game, but the community is still ahead. You can achieve this with latest Magisk (v24+, https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk ), enabled Zygisk and following modules: - LSposed Zygisk ( https://github.com/LSPosed/LSPosed , fork of Xposed) -…

comment by Xeanort · 2022-02-02 · in Google Maps now requires WiFi scanning to use navigation

…Incall Recording" in Call Recorder, since it is not needed and may cause issues with recording. [1] https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk [2] https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/callrecorder-axet The default dialer and contact apps are…

comment by commoner · 2021-10-12 · in Android phones are sending significant amount of user data with no opt-out [pdf]

…It's very straightforward - all you need is Magisk. For a starter, head to the Magisk github page: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk Go to "installation instruction" and follow the instructions for your device.

comment by aruggirello · 2020-09-17 · in Toward a Technological Cage for the Masses

…memory corruption bug in few handful characters, these custom roms are practically unauditable. 1. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

comment by pgo · 2020-08-21 · in Breaking Samsung Firmware, or Turning Your S8/S9/S10 into a DIY “Proxmark”

…(plugins developed by the community) in the official repository are required to be open source. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/submission

comment by commoner · 2020-07-26 · in Google reportedly peeks into Android data to gain edge over third-party apps

…It's FOSS and doesn't affect the device's system partition. https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk...

comment by commoner · 2020-05-19 · in Termux and Android 10

…device to apps using that API to detect if they should refuse to run for "security" reasons. 0. https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

comment by h4waii · 2020-04-02 · in Hello, LineageOS 17.1

…[2] https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaD... [3] https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk [4] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidfun... [5] https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23939

comment by Narushia · 2020-02-06 · in Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android

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Topjohnwu/Magisk: A Magic Mask to Alter Android System Systemless-Ly

story by axiomdata316 · 2019-05-31 · 0 comments

…from the official places. https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk... https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

comment by tya99 · 2019-02-17 · in Magisk Root – What Is Systemless Rooting Exactly?

…from the official places. https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk... https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

comment by tya99 · 2019-02-17 · in Magisk Root – Do You Know What This Magisk Latest Version Is?