With an unlocked bootloader, the Mi 10S becomes a blank slate. However, modern rooting is not the SuperSU -injected chaos of the early 2010s. Today, the standard is , a systemless rooting tool that modifies the boot image rather than the system partition. For the Mi 10S, which runs on an A/B partition scheme, the user must extract the stock boot.img from Xiaomi’s official Recovery ROM. This image is then patched using the Magisk app on the device itself. The patching process involves decompressing the kernel and injecting a custom init script that mounts a dummy filesystem (magisk tmpfs) before Android starts. This allows root permissions to exist without permanently altering the /system directory, enabling features like Google SafetyNet to (ideally) remain intact.
Rooting your Xiaomi Mi 10S Go to product viewer dialog for this item. How to root XIAOMI Mi 10S
Rooting voids your warranty, triggers SafetyNet/Play Integrity failures (requiring workarounds), and carries a risk of bricking your device if steps are missed. This guide is for educational purposes. Proceed at your own risk. With an unlocked bootloader, the Mi 10S becomes
: You install the Magisk App on your phone. You feed it the raw boot image, and Magisk "patches" it, injecting the code necessary for root access. For the Mi 10S, which runs on an
