If we talk about the latter one, then it further opens the floodgates to a plethora of customizations. Among them, flashing a custom kernel has always been the go-to choice for the tech enthusiast. It gives you the option to overclock or underclock the device’s CPU/GPU or select from a plentitude of CPU governor profiles. You could mold these profiles depending on whether you give higher preference to battery life or to fluid performance. Guess what, one of the most popular and efficient kernels, Kirisakura, has just made its way to the latest Pixel devices. So without any further ado, let’s get started with the steps to flash the Kirisakura Custom Kernel on your Pixel 7 Pro.
How to Flash Kirisakura Custom Kernel on Pixel 7/Pro
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned. 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 Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide to flash the Kirisakura custom kernel onto your Pixel 7/Pro.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on the Pixel 7/Pro
Next up, you will also have to unlock the device’s bootloader. Do keep in mind that doing so will wipe off all the data from your device and could nullify its warranty as well. So if that’s all well and good, then please refer to our detailed guide on How to Unlock the Bootloader on Pixel 7/Pro. [Advice: Once unlocked, do not restore the data now as we will be resetting your device in the subsequent steps. So it’s better to restore at the end only].
STEP 4: Root your Pixel 7/Pro
Your device needs to be rooted via Magisk patched init_boot. If you haven’t done so, then please refer to our guide on How to Root Pixel 7/Pro via Magisk Patched Init_Boot.
STEP 5: Download Kirisakura Custom Kernel for Google Pixel 7/Pro
STEP 6: Boot to Fastboot Mode
STEP 7: Disable Vbmeta flag for verity/verifications
STEP 8: Flash Kirisakura Custom Kernel on Pixel 7/Pro
That’s it. These were the steps to flash the Kirisakura Custom Kernel on your Pixel 7 Pro. 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.
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Features of Kirisakura Custom Kernel for Pixel 7/Pro
Here are all the main features and the optimization tweaks that this custom kernel beholds.
Main Features
CleanSlate Features
Optimizations
Powerhint Module
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