I'm unable to decide if I should root my phone using magisk or SuperSU. Could you help me decide? I use a Lenovo A2010. If there are other root methods that are better mention them too.
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- Thread starter Aniruddha060
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Does your device already have a custom recovery (and/or an unlocked bootloader) installed?
The reason I ask this is it appears to me (someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that you need a custom recovery (like TWRP) and/or an unlocked bootloader in order to install Magisk and it suite of tools / functions (root being one of them).
So, it (Magisk) as well as SuperSU are not root exploits per se--i.e., they won't help you root your device or unlock your bootloader or install a custom recovery: you must have already found and used an exploit for your device that will allow you to root (install SuperSU) or unlock your bootloader (allows flashing a custom recovery) to flash the SuperSU or Magisk .zip package, etc.
Subtle distinctions, I know, but important ones...
(disclaimer: I don't really know anything about Lenovo devices, so I can't recommend any tools or methods to help you actually run an exploit that leads to root).
The reason I ask this is it appears to me (someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that you need a custom recovery (like TWRP) and/or an unlocked bootloader in order to install Magisk and it suite of tools / functions (root being one of them).
So, it (Magisk) as well as SuperSU are not root exploits per se--i.e., they won't help you root your device or unlock your bootloader or install a custom recovery: you must have already found and used an exploit for your device that will allow you to root (install SuperSU) or unlock your bootloader (allows flashing a custom recovery) to flash the SuperSU or Magisk .zip package, etc.
Subtle distinctions, I know, but important ones...
(disclaimer: I don't really know anything about Lenovo devices, so I can't recommend any tools or methods to help you actually run an exploit that leads to root).
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I do have TWRP installed on my phone because I had previously rooted my phone using the then latest version of SuperSU (instead of the stable version-bad decision). Ran into problems and unrooted the phone. Later I came to know of Magisk. So I'm debating whether to go back to SuperSU or use some other.
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Ah, that is good that you don't have to leap that hurdle...I don't know too much about Magisk...so I could only advise using SuperSU but its been admittedly some time since I flashed root on one of my devices.
Best of luck!
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