[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Az Biker:
Ready to Unlock, Root, and Update factory images on your Pixel 6 Pro?

There are some really good guides by V0latyle here, and by roirraW "edor" ehT here which are great for veteran/regular users who are really familiar with adb/fastboot and the commands, steps used in the unlocking, rooting environment.

This step by step is for people like ME who are not adb/fastboot gurus, who need every step spelled out so we don't brick our over-priced flagship devices :D

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P L E A S E

READ THIS FIRST

B E F O R E

UPGRADING TO ANDROID 13* * *

What

You Need On Your PC:

Factory Image

MAGISK - Canary 24310

SDK Platform Tools & USB Drivers (first time installation)

(additional files I use: optional)

Working SafetyNet @Pekempy

Kirisakura Kernel @Freak07

*** MAKE SURE YOU EXTRACT THE CORRECT BOOT.IMG FILE TO PATCH IN MAGISK ***

-download latest factory image, unzip the MAIN image.zip, then unzip the SECONDARY image.zip , copy the contents of the SECOND image.zip into the same platform tools folder that has the fastboot application in it, then open the image.zip you just copied into the fastboot folder and copy the boot.img and paste it somewhere on your PC.

Device Setup PRIOR To Starting Fastboot:

Settings>About phone>Build Number (click build number until you see YOU ARE NOW A DEVELOPER)

Settings>System>Advanced>Developer Options

Enable OEM Unlocking & USB Debugging & USB Configuration> enable FILE TRANSFER

Unlock the Bootloader, Update Factory Image, and Get Root:

1- Boot your device into bootloader/fastboot (hold power / vol down)

2- Connect USB cable to device and PC ( have diff USB cables available for troubleshooting)

3- From address bar in the platform tools folder where the fastboot application is located on your PC, type CMD to open command prompt window

4- Type FASTBOOT DEVICES, if you see a serial number(s) you are ready, if you don't, verify you've properly set up platform tools folder, change cable, check command, try again)

5- TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER- type fastboot reboot bootloader (***YOUR DATA WILL BE WIPED***)

6- Type fastboot flashing unlock

7- Type fastboot reboot bootloader

IF UPDATING TO ANDROID 13 FOR THE FIRST TIME IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED YOU FLASH THE 13 BOOTLOADER TO BOTH SLOTS BEFORE UPDATE (read warning at top of page) Follow step 7a to accomplish updating both slots to the Android 13 bootloader:

7a. Type fastboot flash bootloader --slot=all <bootloader image in platform tools>

PRIOR TO FLASHING THE FACTORY IMAGE:

-if you want a clean install, WIPING ALL DATA, skip to step #8

-if you want to SAVE data, edit the FLASH ALL.bat file, REMOVING the -w (leaving just ONE space between the remaining text) and SAVE the file (reopen file to verify -w is removed)

Disabling Verity and Verification isn't required except for use with some custom kernels, but just rooting those custom kernels with the latest Magisk Stable v24.1 or higher should make them not require disabled Verity and Verification anymore. click HERE for more

8- Flash the factory image by typing FLASH-ALL

9- After the install, it will reboot into system, let everything settle, skip start up options and get to where you can download the latest MAGISK apk on your device (downloads folder)

***DISABLE MAGISK MODULES as some have reported issues caused by some active modules***

10- Connect your device and PC and put the extracted BOOT.img file (from the CURRENT factory image you are flashing FOUND IN THE SECOND ZIP FOLDER) that you placed on your PC, put it on your mobile device where you can easily find it (I created a folder FILES TO FLASH)

11- Install Magisk (use Canary 24310 linked above), follow instructions to allow files like this to be installed) ***DISABLE MAGISK MODULES as some have reported issues caused by some active modules***

12- Open Magisk and choose SELECT AND PATCH FILE (select the BOOT.img you just put on your device

13- Copy the new PATCHED BOOT.img from your download folder back into your PLATFORM TOOLS folder where the fastboot application is located on your PC

14- Boot device into fastboot/bootloader, connect device and PC

15- Type CMD in address bar and verify fastboot connection (step 4)

16- Type fastboot reboot bootloader

17- Type fastboot flash boot --slot=all (drag and drop patched boot.img here) OR type in the file name magisk_patched-xxxxxxxxxx.img)

18- Reboot into System

UPDATE Factory Image

WITHOUT

Wiping Data:

1- Within the Platform Tools folder, find the FLASH-ALL (.bat) file

2- Open it with text editor and remove the -w (keep ONE space between remaining text, SAVE file, reopen to verify -w is removed)

3- Verify FASTBOOT DEVICES by typing CMD in the address bar of the same platform tools folder

4- Type FLASH-ALL

5- Let it boot into system and settle for a minute

6- Patch the boot image (follow steps 10, 12 -18 above)

*** Thanks to V0latyle, roirraW "edor" ehT, and Lughnasadh for the foundations of these instructions! ***

Please let me know if any part of this process is incorrect, has been updated, or is no longer necessary (y) (y) (y)