[Guide] How to root GloDroid 12 on the PinePhone64

This should work on any version of GloDroid for the PinePhone but I've only tested it on 12.

You'll need:

Magisk 24.1
GloDroid 12
adb
fastboot


Steps:

1. adb root

2. adb shell

3. Backup boot.img:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p5 of=/sdcard/boot.img

4. Backup recovery_boot.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 of=/sdcard/recovery_boot.img

5. Install Magisk 24.1

6. Patch both files in Magisk

7. Transfer both files onto computer

8. Boot into bootloader:
adb reboot...

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