A new method for hiding root in Magisk is in development
Magisk is one of the best and most powerful modding tools around when you want to take full advantage of your rooted Android phone, but unfortunately, it long lost one of its killer features due toGoogle ramping up security: MagiskHide. As the name implies, the feature allowed users to hide the fact that their device is rooted from security-focused apps that would otherwise not run on modified phones at all, like banking services. According to Mishaal Rahman, it looks like there might soon be a new workaround for hiding the root status of your phone.
Renowned developer kdrag0n has released a root hiding tool called “Universal SafetyNet Fix,” which is meant to take MagiskHide’s spot. Another developer has another solution in the works called “Shamiko.” Right now, these tools are still under active development and onlymaywork, and could lead to further complications, but they’re a promising start nonetheless. Shamiko is supposed to be even more powerful than MagiskHide, as it usesMagisk’s new capabilityto run code in thezygote process.
Mishaal Rahman recommends not using the Shamiko module in its current state, but you can try other options. When you need to pass SafetyNet without using Magisk for some reason, there’sa tool called “ih8sn”developed by LineageOS contributors (it isn’t officially endorsed by the project, though). This solution is only suitable for custom ROMs, though.
For some history, MagiskHide was essentially killed when Google improved its tinkering detection tool SafetyNet with a function that it hadn’t previously enforced. SafetyNet now uses the so-called key attestation API that remotely verifies a device’s root/security status, which MagiskHide developer John Wu deemed to be infallible. Given that Wu now works at Google, it’s not surprising that he doesn’t further pursue the root detection-evading project anymore and has separated Magisk from MagiskHide. He has still vowed toactively develop the former, though.
Update:Corrected who created Universal SafetyNet Fix and who created Shamiko.
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