Changelog | MagiskRoot

Table Of Contents

1 Magisk v24.3
2 Magisk v24.2
3 Magisk v24.1
4 Magisk v24
5 Magisk v23

Magisk v24.3

[General] Stop using getrandom syscall
[Zygisk] Update API to v3, adding new fields to AppSpecializeArgs
[App] Improve app repackaging installation workflow

Magisk v24.2

[MagiskSU] Fix buffer overflow
[MagiskSU] Fix owner managed multiuser superuser settings
[MagiskSU] Fix command logging when using su -c <cmd>
[MagiskSU] Prevent su request indefinite blocking
[MagiskBoot] Support lz4_legacy archive with multiple magic
[MagiskBoot] Fix lz4_lg compression
[DenyList] Allow targeting processes running as system UID
[Zygisk] Workaround Samsung’s “early zygote”
[Zygisk] Improved Zygisk loading mechanism
[Zygisk] Fix application UID tracking
[Zygisk] Fix improper umask being set in zygote
[App] Fix BusyBox execution test
[App] Improve stub loading mechanism
[App] Major app upgrade flow improvements
[General] Improve commandline error handling and messaging

Magisk v24.1

[App] Stability improvements

Magisk v24

It has been a while since the last public release, long time no see! A personal update for those unaware: I am now working at Google on the Android Platform Security team. Without further ado, let’s jump right into it!

MagiskHide Removal

I have lost interest in fighting this battle for quite a while; plus, the existing MagiskHide implementation is flawed in so many ways. Decoupling Magisk from root hiding is, in my opinion, beneficial to the community. Ever since my announcement on Twitter months ago, highly effective “root hiding” modules (much MUCH better than MagiskHide) has been flourishing, which again shows that people are way more capable than I am on this subject. So why not give those determined their time to shine, and let me focus on improving Magisk instead of drowning in the everlasting cat-and-mouse game 😉.

Sunsetting Magisk-Modules-Repo

Due to lack of time and maintenance, the centralized Magisk-Modules-Repo was frozen, and the functionality to download modules from the repo is removed in v24.0. As a supplement, module developers can now specify an updateJson URL in their modules. The Magisk app will use that to check, download, and install module updates.

Introducing Zygisk

Zygisk is Magisk in Zygote, the next big thing for Magisk! When this feature is enabled, a part of Magisk will run in the Zygote daemon process, allowing module developers to run code directly in every Android apps’ process. If you’ve heard of Riru, then Zygisk is inspired by that project and is functionally similar, though the implementation is quite different internally. I cannot wait to see what module developers can achieve using Zygisk!

Documentation

For developers, details about updateJson and building Zygisk modules can all be found in the updated documentation.

[General] MagiskHide is removed from Magisk
[General] Support Android 12
[General] Support devices that do not support 32-bit and only runs 64-bit code
[General] Update BusyBox to 1.34.1
[Zygisk] Introduce new feature: Zygisk
[Zygisk] Introduce DenyList feature to revert Magisk features in user selected processes
[MagiskBoot] Support patching 32-bit kernel zImages
[MagiskBoot] Support boot image header v4
[MagiskBoot] Support patching out skip_initramfs from dtb bootargs
[MagiskBoot] Add new env variable PATCHVBMETAFLAG to configure whether vbmeta flags should be patched
[MagiskInit] Support loading fstab from /system/etc (required for Pixel 6)
[MagiskInit] Support /proc/bootconfig for loading boot configurations
[MagiskInit] Better support for some Meizu devices
[MagiskInit] Better support for some OnePlus/Oppo/Realme devices
[MagiskInit] Support init.real on some Sony devices
[MagiskInit] Skip loading Magisk when detecting DSU
[MagiskPolicy] Load *_compat_cil_file from system_ext
[MagiskSU] Use isolated devpts if the kernel supports it
[MagiskSU] Fix root shell if isolated mount namespace is set
[resetprop] Deleted properties are now wiped from memory instead of just unlinking
[App] Build a single APK for all ABIs
[App] Switch to use standard bottom navigation bar
[App] Downloading modules from the centralized Magisk-Modules-Repo is removed
[App] Support user configuration of boot image vbmeta patching
[App] Restore the ability to install Magisk on the other slot on some A/B devices
[App] Allow modules to specify an update URL for in-app update + install