In this guide, we will show you the steps to bring back the Magisk Manager [well, sort of] using the MRepo Module. In the earlier days of Android, SuperSU by Chainfire was the de-facto method to root an Android device. However, then came Magisk and it changed the entire landscape forever. It quickly became the go-to choice for the masses, thanks to the fact that it performed its actions “systemlessly” i.e. without touching the system partition.
Nowadays, we do have a couple of other players in this domain, most noticeably KernelSU and APatch but still, Magisk has maintained its numero uno position. With that said, the app has undergone quite a few changes in recent years, the biggest of which happened when its developer, John Wu, joined Google. The repository in the Magisk app that used to house all the modules was removed!
This resulted in a great deal of inconvenience for the end users as earlier one can easily browse through the list of all the available modules and install them right from within the app itself. However, that is no longer the case and you’ll now have to get hold of the module ZIP file from a trusted third-party site like GitHub.
While that wouldn’t be a cause of major inconvenience if you are aware of the module that you want to flash, but sometimes, we used to scroll through all the modules and then try out the one which looked promising. Unfortunately, this is no longer possible. Or is that really the case? Well, there exists a module that will help you bring back this functionality and add a c couple of other intriguing ones as well. So without further ado, let’s check them out.
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Bring Back the Magisk Manager with MRepo Module!
Before starting, make sure to take a backup of all the data on your device, just to be on the safer side. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install MRepo
- Download and install MRepo from GitHub.
- Then launch it and select Root from the list.
- You’ll get a SuperUser prompt, tap on Grant.
STEP 2: Download Repository
- Then go to Settings and select Repositories.
- Now tap on Update next to the Repository.
- It will now be downloaded onto your device.
- Once done, head to the Repository section.
- You may now download the desired module.
STEP 3: Flash Modules
While you can always download the modules from the Repository, you can also manually download the modules from an external source like GitHub and install them onto your device. Here’s how it can be done.
- First off, launch MRepo and go to the Modules section.
- Now tap on the module icon present at the bottom right.
- Select the desired module ZIP file and it will be flashed.
- Once done, tap on Reboot and the module will be active.
STEP 4: Managing Modules
Head over to the Modules section of MRepo and you can Disable, Remove, and Update your installed modules from there.
That’s it. These were the steps to bring back the Magisk Manager using the MRepo Module. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
UPDATE 1: The Module Has Been Archived
The module has now been archived by the developer. So even though it is publically available on GitHub, however, the repository is now empty. If you try to update the existing repo, you’ll get a Java error [see the below screenshot]. Henceforth, as of now, you can only flash, uninstall, and update modules ZIP files via this app, which Magisk is already doing for ages. So there doesn’t seem to be any use case of this app, at least until the repo comes back.
