[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonedriller:
1-step

in order to root these qilive devices you will need...

magisk manager apk v5.6.4

stock boot.img file

working ADB to unlock oem and flash

2-step

lets get to it

place the magisk.apk and the stock boot.img

in the internal memory of your phone (downloads)

if you like to keep stuff organized :good:

3-step

follow the vídeo tutorial and use magisk manager

to patch your stock boot.img it will output a new

boot.img that includes magisk Root (patched_boot.img)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF4_hnKgjFA

ps: major ty to hovatek team for this great tutorial

step-4 use Google drive or usb OTG to get the patched_

boot.img to your PC and place it in the ADB folder

once you have oem(bootloader) unlocked just

rename the patched_boot.img to boot.img

step-5

unlock oem, these qilive devices wont unlock

the bootloader even if you enable it in DEV options

enable USB debug in dev options

you will need to use ADB commands

command- adb devices

serial appears

command- adb reboot bootloader

phone reboots to fastboot mode

command- fastboot devices

serial appears

command- fastboot oem unlock

(MAJOR WARNING the fastboot

oem unlock will wipe/reset/factoryreset/delete your data)

after you give the command small letters will appear

on the phone screen(yes or no) hard to read dont be hasty plz

use VOLUME+ to select and VOLUME - to confirm

note: when my phone ended the unlock it whent back to

that black screen where you choose fastboot-recovery-restart

and was stuck there, side keys did nothing if this happens

just long press the power key for 10 sec it will shutdown

then press power again to turn on

first boot after unlock will take longer then normal dont freakout

after you unlock small letters will appear during boot up saying the device

is not safe unlocked ,you can later use ( fastboot oem lock )

step-6

flash the patched boot.img with ADB

command- adb devices

serial appears

command- adb reboot bootloader

phone reboots to fastboot mode

command- fastboot devices

serial appears

command- fastboot flash boot boot.img

finished/ok

command- fastboot reboot

and voila you should now have magisk

installed in the app drawer, open it!!

step-7 run the install one final time from the

magisk manager and install magisk V16 using

recomended option it will verify/patch the boot image

Do NOT select the AVB 2.0 BOX it will bootloop the phone

and your done, enjoy your qilive rooted phone.

from this point on you can use the fastboot

command- fastboot oem lock

to remove the letters in boot up about the

device not safe unlocked

WARNING oem lock

will WIPE/FACTORY RESET again (god damn it!!) :mad:

ps: i had to install twice in a row,major pain in the ....

Repeat step 7 after Wipe/Reset

here is the stock boot for 2 qilive models

you can get the stock firmware for any qilive

at this site www.doc-doapi.com/EM/qilive/smartph...te_3m-fdd-cs_mul_20170818-110645_songlixin_PC

and get the recovery or boot from the unpacked firmware file

ps:my phone is the Q8SIN4GP AND ITS WORKING FINE

A VERY SPECIAL TY to topjohnwu (magisk creator), this man is nothing

short of a God damn genius!! , and if you can donate to him.

hope this helps other qilive users to root:highfive:

quick note on the qilive models, they have two model names

the cliente name in my case Q8SIN4GP

and the factory name in my model its 882912

in order to download the right firmware for your model

you need the factory model witch is what appears in the qilive

site above, it will be in the back of the phone or the original

box on a sticker just bellow the bar code, full model exempl

:Q8SIN4GP/882912 my firmware serves several models,

these Q8 models all start with 88xxxx WARNING

dont try this using the wrong firmware/boot file or you will DAMAGE your phone

Help with BOOTLOOP problems, if you find your self stuck in a bootloop

the phone wont go past the qilive logo and just stays there, dont freak out

you will loose your data but there is a way out

just keep pressing power + Volume up until a black screen with 3 options appears

when it does let go, use Volume + to select option and Volume - to confirm

select Fastboot or alternative select recovery and then select reboot to bootloader

both option will place your phone in Fastboot mode, once in fastboot mode

connect your phone to PC and use ADB commands to fix/bootloop

command- fastboot devices

serial appears

command- fastboot oem unlock (skip this if you use phone unlocked)

a confirm action option appears on the phones screen

use Volume up to say YES / or Volume Down to say NO

Warning oem unlock will WIPE/Factory reset your phone

once it finishes the phone will be stuck on the

Recovery/fastboot/restart screen just long press the power key

until the phone shuts down

start the phone again using Power + Volume up when the black

screen with the 3 options come up, let go and use Volume up to

select Fastboot mode and confirm using Volume Down

Once in fastboot connect your phone to PC and use ADB commands

command- fastboot devices

serial apears

Here you will flash the magisk patched_boot.img

the same image you used to root your phone

command- fastboot flash boot boot.img

it will say finished-ok (or similar)

command- fastboot reboot

the boot up time will be longer than normal

but the phone should now complete the boot

and present the inicial setup screen, select language

enter your mail, the usual bla bla...

any way at this point just repeat step 7

to get root running again

sp flash tools v5.1716.