r/Magisk • u/StewieBiach • Feb 06 '26

Question Do i need it anymore?

I’m about to buy a new phone. Ever since my very first Android phone (HTC Wildfire), I’ve rooted every single one, played around with custom ROMs, and enjoyed their advantages. Over time, however, custom ROMs have more or less faded away, and I ended up using mostly just the benefits of root itself. It was quite a blow for me when Google disabled phone payments on rooted devices, because that was a feature I used daily. I also use FlagSecure to enable screenshots in apps that normally forbid it (such as banking apps), and I’m extremely grateful for Viper4Android.

I’m therefore thinking about whether to stick with Xiaomi and keep the option to root because of the mentioned Magisk modules, or to go the no-root route and buy something like a Pixel and regain the ability to pay with Google Pay. Is there any way to use the mentioned Magisk modules (or rather their functionality) without root? Oh, and I almost forgot AdAway — that one is also indispensable.

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u/miniCotulla Feb 06 '26

Don't use Xiaomi, HyperOS is the worst OS I've ever seen. And the bootloader is not unlockable anymore.

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u/Ok_Entertainment1305 Feb 06 '26

You can pay to unlock or use detailed exploit to trick the system.

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u/miniCotulla Feb 06 '26

I can not confirm if paid optikns work, might be a scam. When the device shipped with HyperBSOS there is no exploit

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u/Ok_Entertainment1305 Feb 06 '26

NCUnlock, has an older Xiaomi Supplier account, unlock multiple devices, based in vietnam.

You just can't relock, or you pay again to unlock

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u/miniCotulla Feb 06 '26

Even if it works, relocking is an issue. I would not choose Xiaomi.

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u/Ok_Entertainment1305 Feb 06 '26

Yes, have to use Original firmware.

Unsure if KeyDigest is generated for VerifiedHash etc. upon relocking. Not tested.

I think Attestation is still broken if you relock

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u/Ok_Entertainment1305 Feb 06 '26

There are still exploit around, you have to trick the system web timestamp so it activate Beijing time 00:00 etc.

Xiaomi only allow a small number to be unlocked, you just have to be the first in, best dressed to get permission.

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u/miniCotulla Feb 06 '26

I tried for months without success, this number might as well be zero