2 min readJan 3, 2019

You must have heard the term “Magisk” from many android Brainiacs and Still if you don’t know what’s it then my friend you’re in the right place.

During the early ages of Android customization, SuperSU was the popular way of gaining root access. Basically, Root access enables one to not only access the system files lying at the so-called “Root” of the OS but also modify them.

WHAT IS Magisk?

It’s a magic tool to customize, tweak, tamper the OS of an android device to get the best out of it by acquiring root permissions. Magisk not only grants root access but also has various features like systemless root and different modules. Magisk can be well defined as “A Magic mask to Alter System Sytemlessly. ” Some of the key features and modules are explained below:

SYSTEMLESS ROOT :

It’s a feature which allows system modification without notifying the system. Magisk stores modifications in the boot partition instead of modifying the real system files. OS doesn’t detect any tampering and unaware about modifications which makes the Magisk obscure to the system.

The “Systemless” method makes it possible. Nowadays many developers use GoogleSafetyNet feature to detect the System modifications so that some actions can be performed for example apps like Google pay app and Netflix uses it to detect and restrict rooted devices from accessing the app.