Switching Between Magisk

Switching between Magisk builds |IF YOU WANT TO | is as easy as |YOU WANT TO MOVE | a piece of cake. |WANT TO MOVE OVER | In this guide, we’ll |TO MOVE OVER TO | show you how to |MOVE OVER TO A | move from one build |OVER TO A BETA | to another. We’ve covered |TO A BETA BUILD, | all official Magisk builds |A BETA BUILD, HERE | and Magisk forks.

Switch from |BETA BUILD, HERE IS | Magisk Stable to Beta

If |BUILD, HERE IS HOW | you want to move |HERE IS HOW TO | over to a beta |IS HOW TO SWITCH | build, here is how |HOW TO SWITCH FROM | to switch from the |TO SWITCH FROM THE | Magisk stable to the |SWITCH FROM THE MAGISK | beta build.

Steps:

1. Make sure Magisk |FROM THE MAGISK STABLE | Stable is installed on |THE MAGISK STABLE TO | your device.
2. Open the Magisk |MAGISK STABLE TO THE | app, tap on the |STABLE TO THE BETA | Settings icon → Up→date |TO THE BETA BUILD. | Channel → Choose Beta.

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1. Wait until a new |BETA BUILD. STEPS: | Beta APK update is |BUILD. STEPS: | live. You will get | STEPS: MAKE | an Update option next |STEPS: MAKE SURE | to Magisk (and the | MAKE SURE MAGISK | app, if applicable).
2. Tap Update |MAKE SURE MAGISK STABLE | → Direct Install → |SURE MAGISK STABLE IS | Reboot.

5. Your phone will |MAGISK STABLE IS INSTALLED | reboot, and you will |STABLE IS INSTALLED ON | be on the latest |IS INSTALLED ON YOUR | Beta build.

Manual Installation Option:

• Go |INSTALLED ON YOUR DEVICE. | to the Magisk Beta page and |ON YOUR DEVICE. OPEN | download the Beta APK.
• Install |YOUR DEVICE. OPEN THE | it manually, and the |DEVICE. OPEN THE MAGISK | Magisk app will auto-restart.
• Then |OPEN THE MAGISK APP, | tap Direct Install → |THE MAGISK APP, TAP | Reboot to complete the |MAGISK APP, TAP ON | switch.

Magisk will automatically close |APP, TAP ON THE | and then you will |TAP ON THE SETTINGS | get a prompt that |ON THE SETTINGS ICON | Magisk has been updated.

Note:

• If |THE SETTINGS ICON → | Stable and Beta have |SETTINGS ICON → UPDATE | the same version, there |ICON → UPDATE CHANNEL | won’t be any pending |→ UPDATE CHANNEL → | update.
• You will only see |UPDATE CHANNEL → CHOOSE | the update option when |CHANNEL → CHOOSE BETA. | a new Beta build |→ CHOOSE BETA. | is available.

Switch from Magisk |CHOOSE BETA. WAIT | Stable to canary

Switch from |BETA. WAIT UNTIL | Magisk Stable to Canary. | WAIT UNTIL A | You can switch from |WAIT UNTIL A NEW | either the stable or |UNTIL A NEW BETA | the beta version to |A NEW BETA APK | the canary build; both |NEW BETA APK UPDATE | will work.

1. You will have |BETA APK UPDATE IS | to get hold of |APK UPDATE IS LIVE. | the latest Magisk Canary |UPDATE IS LIVE. YOU | APK file.
2. Download it from |IS LIVE. YOU WILL | here.
3. Once it is downloaded, |LIVE. YOU WILL GET | open the file.
4. It’ll prompt |YOU WILL GET AN | you “Do you want |WILL GET AN UPDATE | to update this app?”, |GET AN UPDATE OPTION | click Update.

5. When it |AN UPDATE OPTION NEXT | shows App Installed, click |UPDATE OPTION NEXT TO | Open.

6. Now, you will |OPTION NEXT TO MAGISK | see an Update option |NEXT TO MAGISK (AND | next to Magisk, because |TO MAGISK (AND THE | your phone currently has |MAGISK (AND THE APP, | the older stable version.
7. Tap |(AND THE APP, IF | Update → Direct Install |THE APP, IF APPLICABLE). | (recommended) → Let’s Go, |APP, IF APPLICABLE). TAP | and it will update.

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1. Finally, tap Reboot, and |APPLICABLE). TAP UPDATE → | your phone will boot |TAP UPDATE → DIRECT | into the latest Magisk |UPDATE → DIRECT INSTALL | Canary build. It should |→ DIRECT INSTALL → | take just a few |DIRECT INSTALL → REBOOT. | more seconds for the |INSTALL → REBOOT. | phone to boot.
2. If there |→ REBOOT. YOUR | is a new app |REBOOT. YOUR PHONE | update, simply tap Update | YOUR PHONE WILL | next to the Magisk |YOUR PHONE WILL REBOOT, | app, and it will |PHONE WILL REBOOT, AND | also update.
3. This way, you |WILL REBOOT, AND YOU | will have both the |REBOOT, AND YOU WILL | app and Magisk binaries |AND YOU WILL BE | updated to the latest |YOU WILL BE ON | build.

Switch from Magisk Canary |WILL BE ON THE | to Stable or Beta

1. Open |BE ON THE LATEST | the Magisk app and |ON THE LATEST BETA | go to Settings → |THE LATEST BETA BUILD. | Up→date Channel.
2. Select Stable or |LATEST BETA BUILD. MANUAL | Beta from the list.
3. Wait |BETA BUILD. MANUAL INSTALLATION | for a new Stable/Beta |BUILD. MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTION: | update to appear.
   • You cannot |MANUAL INSTALLATION OPTION: GO | directly install the Stable/Beta |INSTALLATION OPTION: GO TO | APK on top of |OPTION: GO TO THE | the Canary/Debug APK.
   • Magisk does |GO TO THE MAGISK | not allow direct downgrade.
4. When |TO THE MAGISK BETA | the update appears:
   • Tap Update |THE MAGISK BETA PAGE | → Direct Install [Recommended] |MAGISK BETA PAGE AND | → Let’s Go.
   • Your phone |BETA PAGE AND DOWNLOAD | will reboot to the |PAGE AND DOWNLOAD THE | Stable/Beta version.
5. If you don’t |AND DOWNLOAD THE BETA | want to wait:
   • Remove all |DOWNLOAD THE BETA APK. | modules.
   • Uninstall Magisk (Unroot) and |THE BETA APK. INSTALL | let the phone reboot.
   • Re-root |BETA APK. INSTALL IT | your device using Magisk |APK. INSTALL IT MANUALLY, | Stable or Beta APK |INSTALL IT MANUALLY, AND | with patched boot image.

Key |IT MANUALLY, AND THE | Point:

• Direct APK install from |MANUALLY, AND THE MAGISK | Canary → Stable/Beta is |AND THE MAGISK APP | not possible.
• Either wait for |THE MAGISK APP WILL | the Stable/Beta update via |MAGISK APP WILL AUTO-RESTART. | channel switch, or unroot |APP WILL AUTO-RESTART. THEN | and re-root with the |WILL AUTO-RESTART. THEN TAP | desired build.

Switching from Magisk |AUTO-RESTART. THEN TAP DIRECT | Build to Kitsune (Alpha/Magisk |THEN TAP DIRECT INSTALL | Delta)

Switching from any Magisk |TAP DIRECT INSTALL → | build (Stable, Beta, or |DIRECT INSTALL → REBOOT | Canary) to Kitsune is |INSTALL → REBOOT TO | very simple. Just uninstall |→ REBOOT TO COMPLETE | the current Magisk build |REBOOT TO COMPLETE THE | and install Kitsune (Magisk |TO COMPLETE THE SWITCH. | Delta/Alpha). The rest of |COMPLETE THE SWITCH. MAGISK | the Kitsune installation process |THE SWITCH. MAGISK WILL | has been explained (Alpha |SWITCH. MAGISK WILL AUTOMATICALLY | installation method) & (Kitsune |MAGISK WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE | installtion method).

Switching from Kitsune |WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AND | (Magisk Delta) to Magisk |AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AND THEN | Build

It’s also quite simple. |CLOSE AND THEN YOU | First, uninstall the Kitsune |AND THEN YOU WILL | (Magisk Delta) app, and |THEN YOU WILL GET | then install the desired |YOU WILL GET A | Magisk build (Stable, Beta, |WILL GET A PROMPT | or Canary). The complete |GET A PROMPT THAT | Magisk installation process has |A PROMPT THAT MAGISK | been discussed (Stable, Beta, |PROMPT THAT MAGISK HAS | or Canary).

Quick reference for |THAT MAGISK HAS BEEN | Magisk switching methods (In‑App |MAGISK HAS BEEN UPDATED. | vs Manual):

Possible (via in‑app |HAS BEEN UPDATED. | channel switch & direct |BEEN UPDATED. NOTE: | update)

• Stable → Beta
• Stable → |UPDATED. NOTE: IF | Canary
• Beta → Stable
• Beta → | NOTE: IF STABLE | Canary

Not Directly Possible (requires |NOTE: IF STABLE AND | manual uninstall & reinstall)

• Canary |IF STABLE AND BETA | → Stable
• Canary → Beta

Switching |STABLE AND BETA HAVE | Between Custom Builds (Manual |AND BETA HAVE THE | Only)

These always require uninstalling |BETA HAVE THE SAME | the current app first:

• Canary |HAVE THE SAME VERSION, | → Kitsune (Magisk Delta)
• Canary |THE SAME VERSION, THERE | → Alpha
• Alpha → Kitsune
• Alpha |SAME VERSION, THERE WON’T | → Magisk Build (Stable/Beta/Canary)
• Kitsune |VERSION, THERE WON’T BE | → Alpha
• Kitsune → Magisk |THERE WON’T BE ANY | Build (Stable/Beta/Canary)

Conclusion

It’s quite easy |WON’T BE ANY PENDING | to switch between Magisk |BE ANY PENDING UPDATE. | builds. We’ve listed both |ANY PENDING UPDATE. YOU | in‑app switching and manual |PENDING UPDATE. YOU WILL | installation methods in an |UPDATE. YOU WILL ONLY | easy‑to‑understand way. So, don’t |YOU WILL ONLY SEE | worry—everything you need for |WILL ONLY SEE THE | switching is covered in |ONLY SEE THE UPDATE | this guide.

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