As a student learning cybersecurity, I spent a lot of time performing practicals on web applications and Hack The Box machines. I believed a change and a challenge was needed. So, I decided to setup an environment where I could use an android device and capture the requests and responses.
Thus, began my arduous journey full of mistakes and learnings.
Rooting a physical device
I prefer having a physical device on my hand, especially if it is an android device since using a virtual phone on a PC is sometimes difficult and honestly, irritating at times.
So, I had the wonderful idea of rooting my old Poco F1 device.
I believed it to be an easy task, after all, the only thing I needed to do was flash a custom recovery tool and the magisk app. Boy was I wrong.