How to Install OTA Updates on a Rooted Google Pixel 8 AND Keep Your Data?

If your Pixel 8 series smartphone is rooted, you can still install monthly security updates if you follow these specific steps.

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Video Description
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I have the Google Pixel 8 here and in today's video I'll be showing you how to install new OTA updates even though your device has been previously rooted with Magisk. You will not lose any of your photos, videos, apps, games or any personal data if you follow all of the steps mentioned here.

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This process will be exactly the same even if you have the larger, Pixel 8 Pro, too. So it doesn't matter which 2023 Google Pixel smartphone you have. This video will walk you through all of the steps involved.

The first thing we're going to need to do is open up the Magisk application and then tap the Modules tab down here at the bottom right.
From here, we need to disable all of the modules you have installed.

And then we need to reboot our Google Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro.

ANDROID FLASH TOOL
This firmware will be installed via the Android Flash Tool website.
So let's scroll through this list until we find the device we currently own.
If that is the Pixel 8 Pro, we'll grab the latest firmware from this section.
If you own the regular Pixel 8 like I do, then you'll find the latest firmware in this list.

Then you will want to click the Flash link next to that firmware.

Let's allow ADB Access from here. Now follow the 4 steps listed on the website as well.

Go ahead and enable Developer Mode.
And then enable USB Debugging Mode.

Now we're going to plug in our Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro to the PC with a USB cable.
This will allow us to select the phone from the list so that it will show up in the Android Flash Tool.

There are a number of options that we can do when installing this OTA update. But we're just going to leave all of them unchecked.

However, if you need to keep Verity and Verification disabled, then this is where you'd do that.

INSTALL
When ready, click the blue Install Build button and wait for the Android Flash Tool to do all of the work for us.
It's going to download the firmware from the internet and temporarily store it on your PC.
The program will then extract the firmware files and manually install them to our device one by one.

So no need to move the phone around. No need to move the cable around.
Just let the program update our Google Pixel 8.

REBOOT
When everything is done, the smartphone will reboot on its own.
That is when it will be safe to unplug the USB cable, too.
Now we only need to wait until the phone boots back into the Android OS.


ROOT AGAIN
Sadly, the way Google sets up these Pixel devices right now, there aren't any easy ways of installing a new update while keeping the phone rooted.
So now that the phone has been updated, we simply need to root again.

Seeing as though you've already done this before, the process will be exactly the same as before.

It can be annoying to re-root the phone each and every month.
But then you don't have to worry about the new update bootlooping due to Magisk not being compatible with the update.

Mentioned Links
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Google Factory Images - https://developers.google.com/android...
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Step by Step Tutorial
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1. Intro [00:00]
2. Disable all Magisk Modules []
3. Setup the Android Flash Tool for the new update []
4. Configure the Flash Tool options []
5. Wait for the new firmware to install []
6. Let the Pixel 7 reboot []


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