How to Root Pixel XL on Android Oreo

How to Root Pixel XL on Android Oreo

How to systemless root your Google Pixel and Pixel XL on Android 8.0 Oreo? If you recently updated your Google Pixel phone with the latest Android 8.0 Oreo and looking for a way to get the system less root access on your phone. The here is a full working guide which you can use on your phone and Root Google Pixel XL & Pixel. All you have to download some files on your Pixel phone and windows PC and you are done.

This is the systemless root method. It doesn’t add or modify files in the /system partition. That means it’s much easier to unroot your phone, and you will get the OTA updates too. Not only this you can also run the Android Pay and Netflix on your rooted pixel phone.

Files required to Root Google Pixel on Android Oreo –
Download ADB and fastboot driver for windows or ADB and Fastboot for Mac and install it on your PC. This will also install your device driver.
Download Modded TWRP Recovery for Pixel XL – Download (Rename it to recovery.img)
SuperSU for Pixel XL – Download
SuperSU Config for Pixel XL – Download
SuHide for Pixel XL – Download

Also Read:-
 Download System Image for Google Pixel and Pixel XL 
 How to Unlock Bootloader of Google Pixel and Pixel XL Guide 
 How to Root Google Pixel and Pixel XL 

How to Systemlessly Root Pixel XL on Android Oreo
1) First, Download the TWRP from above and save it in ADB and Fastboot Folder. Save SuperSu, SuperSuConfig, and SuHide to internal storage.

2) Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock from setting>developer option>. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.

3) Now go to installation directory open ADB folder and open the command window thereby pressing and hold the ‘shift’ key and right-click anywhere in that folder.

4) Now connect your phone to PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by press and hold Volume Down + power keys or by typing below command in cmd window

adb reboot bootloader

5) You are in Fastboot mode now to check your connection by entering below command in command prompt. It will return your device serial number means your device properly connected. Check your driver if the above command is not responding.

fastboot devices

6) Type the below command correctly in command prompt and then press enter.

fastboot boot recovery.img

7) With above command, will Boot your Pixel XL into Recovery.

8) In TWRP Recovery, Flash SuperSuConfig, then choose to add more zips. Choose SuperSU.

9) In the Aroma installer for SuperSuConfig, choose Systemless SBIN.

10) Boot to system

11) Go back to bootloader and boot to TWRP and Flash SuHide.

12) Done.

So this is the complete guide to Systemlessly Root Pixel XL on Android Oreo. If you have any questions, then comment below. Stay connected with us via Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus to read more such helpful posts.

Source – XDA