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Installation

Caution

Wild Kernels is not responsible for bricked devices or damage. By flashing, you assume all risk. Back up your data and understand the risks before flashing.

Choose your method

Method When to use Requires root Guide
Kernel Flasher Upgrading with root already available, no PC needed Yes kernelflasher.md
magiskboot When you want to flash a pre-patched boot.img directly (no pre-rooted setup required) No magiskboot.md

Prerequisites

  • GKI 2.0 device with an unlocked bootloader
  • Full backup (at minimal the boot partition or have a stock unmodified boot.img)
  • Correct AnyKernel3 ZIP for your kernel version from Releases

Supported versions

Only GKI 2.0 is supported — check marks show builds provided by this project:

Pre-GKI GKI 1.0 GKI 2.0
3.10.x 5.4.x 5.10.x-android12 ✓
3.18.x 5.10.x-android13 ✓
4.4.x 5.15.x-android13 ✓
4.9.x 5.15.x-android14 ✓
4.14.x 6.1.x-android14 ✓
4.19.x 6.6.x-android15 ✓
6.12.x-android16 ✓

For Pre-GKI or GKI 1.0 kernels, contact @TheWildJames to discuss possiblities.

Important

Match by the full kernel version (e.g., 6.1.x-androidXX) — your device's Android version and the androidXX in the kernel version are not necessarily the same. For example, as of writing, a Google Pixel 8 is on 6.1.157-android14 while the system Android is 17.

Supported Devices

Note

These lists are maintained by the community — please update as needed!

See Supported Devices.

After flashing

See Post-Install — Verify & Finish Setup for manager install, SUSFS module, and verification steps.


Other methods

Alternative flashing tools

Note

Portions of this documentation are adapted from the official KernelSU documentation.

See also: Kernel Features Documentation

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