Google-owned Android platform puts users in control on how they use their smartphone and in ways, they wish to. If you have been an Android user, we are sure you might have heard of a term called ‘Rooting’ which allows you to attain root access to the Android system code giving you privileges like installing custom ROMs, and other tweaks that phone manufacturer usually wouldn’t allow. This rooting unlocks the full potential of your Android smartphone to do more.
A few years back, Rooting was considering something that is not very easy to achieve, but times have changed and custom ROM community for wide-range of Android phones is slowly progressing towards bringing more community support. Having a community support for any Android phone is a must since it finds ways to fix bugs or issues that manufacturers more often than not take forever to fix. Magisk is one such tool that gained a lot popularity in the recent times as it changed the way rooting works. It allowed devices to gain root access, systemless without modifying the /system partition. Magisk is more than just a rooting tool, it is a framework that allows users to install compatible modules on to their Android phones and make use of new features might aren’t available before.
Since it has support for installing custom modules, there are literally tons of them available, but here we have curated a list of ten modules which we think are a must have if you are a Android user who is into rooting stuff. We have tried all these 10 modules on our Android phones which are rooted and all of them worked perfectly.
Note: Rooting is not supported by the majority of device manufacturers, and it might void your warranty, so make sure your device brand provides warranty despite root before you proceed.
Here’s the list of top 10 best Magisk modules for Android:
#1 Xposed Framework: This particular module is famous before Magisk came into existence. Owing to the popularity of the app, many Android users embraced it for years. Xposed Framework is built around a framework of Android OS thus allows the use of mods and tweaks which are supported. Based on your system Android version, you can download and install the module within Magisk. You also need to install an Xposed standalone app which acts as a support to the framework.
#2 Viper4Android: Booting your smartphone’s music has been the biggest dream for me personally and after digging a lot, I found Viper4Android to be the best. It is feature rich and is one of the most advanced music mod. It allows you to boost your Android smartphone’s audio capabilities including bass, treble. Want more? It also lets you tinker the audio capabilities of device speaker, Bluetooth speaker, headphones, or even a dock when they are connected. Thanks to their ViPER Clarity and XHiFi technology, the boosted audio is perfectly clear and sharp.
#3 YouTube Vanced: Confess we all wanted the ability to playback YouTube videos and sometimes we are even fed with those annoying ads that play at the start/middle of every video. YouTube Vanced for Magisk brings such features and more. It allows picture-in-picture mode on devices running Oreo. There are swipe controls for adjusting volume and brightness much like MX Player. If you are a YouTube addict, YouTube Vanced is a must.
#4 Camera2API Enabler: Google Cam mod is single mostly the best thing to happen since the Pixel 2 launch last year. This camera mod brings the Pixel 2 camera capabilities to most supported Android phones. It is not only the hardware but also the camera optimizations of Google that made the camera this good. However, the Gcam mod doesn’t bring similar picture quality to every Android phone, but it does boost the quality, details in the images way better than the default camera application. While you can install the Gcam mod on any supported Android phones, it does need you to enable Camera2API which you can manually do it by editing the build.prop file. But since it is not everyone’s cup of tea, there is a magisk module that does it for you. Just install the module and enable it, and done.
#5 Android Pie Font: Google’s latest and greatest Android 9.0 Pie has just started rolling out to Pixel and Essential smartphones. Given the Android’s update history, we’re sure Pie is no exception and it will take months for manufacturers to roll out the update. Before you taste the Pie officially, Android Pie Fonts Magisk module lets you have Google’s latest font design on your device. You can install the module to enjoy the new Product Sans font. After using the new Sans font, we no longer want to go back to old boring font.
#6 Greenify4Magisk: With so many Magisk modules, and tweaks running, you would definitely want some battery tweaks as well so that there won’t be any idle drain or drastic battery drops. Enter Greenify4Magisk. It is one of the best battery saving module/ apps out there as it puts all your unused or idle apps into hibernation mode so that none of the services are running in the background draining the battery. Though it is also available for non-rooted phones, rooted have more benefits since it unlocks the full potential. The Magisk module acts fast in putting the app into hibernation mode thus saving more battery.
#7 Cloudflare DNS: Privacy is one of the biggest concern of many smartphone users. We all are aware of the fact that ISP’s sometimes do track out web history to target ads and generate revenue. To solve this, Cloudflare recently announced Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS which promises to prevent ISPs from tracking users’ web history and load websites faster. While it might not be easy for everyone to switch to 1.1.1.1 DNS, easiest way we found is by using Cloudflare DNS Magisk module. It is available in both IPv4 and IPv6 variants and lets you use it systemless-ly.
#8 GPU Turbo boost: Gaming is equally important for smartphone users, especially with PUBG, becoming a rage these days. While every Android phone can’t be as powerful as flagships or a well specced mid-range phone, so there will be some compromises in terms of gaming experience. However, if you are rooted, the developer’s community is here to help you with a Magisk module. The GPU Turbo Boost Magisk Module; it can boost up the GPU’s power by up to 75% and reduce the power consumption by 25%.
#9 Emoji One: Emojis are a fun way to express while you are chatting or putting a status on Facebook. Emoji One is as all know is the global standard for Emojis and OEMs including Google use these default Emojis by mixing own flavour. To bring the default Emojis we have a Magisk module; Emoji One. This module replaces the Google Emoji found on most Android devices with Emoji One.
#10 Tethering Enabler: The ability to share internet data with other devices is something that most of us require once in a while as not everyone carries an active data plan all the time. Though there is WiFi tethering option included in most Android phones, so chose to eliminate it for some reason. For such users, Tethering Enabler is one such module that helps users to enable USB as well as WiFi tethering on their devices.
Conclusion: There are tons of other Modules available for Magisk which is such a powerful environment to tweak and tinker without your Android. We have listed module in various categories catering a different kind of uses cases, so you can pick the ones that interest you and mod on your droid.
