[Google Pixel 7 Pro] Schroeder09:
Hey guys, I've posted a lot of questions in different threads throughout the P7P forum. I have bookmarked posts and threads that offered important information and instructions, but I wanted to start a thread to aggregate all the information and instructions. I am coming from a P2XL. I have titanium backup, but I've never successfully restored from it. I see a lot of discussion about swift backup on these forums now. I have already purchased titanium backup, so if I can use that to restore apps and data from my P2XL to my P7P I'd like to do that instead of buying another app.

Here's what I'd like to use:

1.) substratum for swiftblack. Can AOSP mods do this?

2.) adaway. I see some people mentioning adguard, but I don't want a subscription service.

3.) I really want something that enables sweep to sleep. I'm a big believer in saving the mechanical power button by not using it. sweep to sleep allows for this and is handier anyway.

4.) backup and restore capability whether through titanium backup or swiftbackup

5.) xprivacy lua (no experience with this, but as big tech and government spying increases I want this protection). If this functions correctly this may become one of my favorite parts about rooting.

6.) free google photos forever backup (spoof device as a pixel). which lsposed or magisk module does this?

7.) youtube revanced

8.) button mapper

9.) legacy power button options

10.) Viper4android. Someone said an app called "wavelet" is more stable and functioning. It does all the same stuff as v4a including making volume louder which is the main reason I use v4a.

11.) Perhaps above all I want complete stock functionality of my device through successful hiding of root. I need to be able to use banking apps and google pay. Will the above listed modules prevent that?

What is your experience with all of these and advice you may have for installing and maintaining them through updates? Is this list too extensive? A few years ago when I was messing around with rooting my P2XL the general guidance was to not install too many mods and apps because they begin to conflict and cause issues that lead to bootloops.

Here's the game plan for when the pixel arrives. First, is this the best spot to get the latest ADB and fastboot tools?

1.) Flash the latest OTA update from google.

2.) Follow the XDA-provided guides to unlock the bootloader and root

3.) "Start" the phone for first with all the necessary work done for a rooted device, allow the device to restore apps and app data from the google backup I complete on my current P2XL.

4.) finish the installation of magisk per the XDA guiedes listed above in step 2.

5.) install the mods and modules listed above. Install and reboot one at a time, so if one causes an issue (bootloop) it will be very easy to isolate and determine which one is the culprit.

Can anyone offer links on guides on how to recover from a bootloop or issue? I saw something on XDA about uninstalling a problematic module by booting to safe mode. Unfortunately it was before I started bookmarking and saving threads and posts on XDA. In the past I think I handled this by using a magisk manager for twrp, but as we all know TWRP doesn't exist for the P7P.