How to root a pixel device?

Become your Google Pixel super user

This method only work for Google Pixel phones. Tested on Android 12 and Android 13.

Unspash image from Guido Coppa

Why to root a device?

• To reproduce ANR by underclocking the CPU
• To reduce the battery consuption by underclocking the CPU
• To increase your device performances with a CPU overclock
• To reduce your device RAM for debug reasons
• To control the WIFI more precisely
• Customize your system UI

Why not-to root a device?

• For security reason: if you grant SuperUser right to an app, the app has full control to your device.

Root with Magisk

Step 1: Preparing the computer

• Open the official tool from Google https://flash.android.com/
• Go to the bottom of the page and click “troubleshooting tips”
• Install Google USB driver, download the zip and install the driver

Step 2: Preparing the phone

• Go to the settings > about and click the build number to be a developer
• Click developer Option, unlock OEM unlock and enable USB debugging
• Connect your phone to your computer and accept the popup

Step 3: Unlocking the bootloader

• Go to https://flash.android.com/
• Select select the last public release for your device
• Uncheck the “Lock bootloader”, “Skip Secondary”, “Force debuggable”
• Check “Wip Device”, “Force Flash all Partitions”, “Disable Verity”, “Disable Verification”
• Click Install then use the the volume button to select “Unlock the bootloader” after the phone restart
• Confirm with the power button
• The process should continue on computer side
• Resetup the device, Developer options, USB Debugging.

Step 4: Flash Magisk

• Download the Android Platform-Tools to prepare fastboot via platform-tools
• Download latest Magisk apk and install it
• Download you phone rom image
• Unzip the image, then unzip the zip inside to copy the boot.img into your device
• Then, with Magisk, install the boot.img file.
• A file should now exists on your phone Download folder magisk_<...>.img
• Move the magisk_<...>.img into your computer
• Then adb reboot bootloader
• Then fastboot flash boot magisk_<...>.img

Source

Big thank you to akvaithi from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBMmuMp9ZM