For my fuzzing environment I use a stack of Pixel8 devices which run under KASAN + KCOV. Recently I had to update my devices to the latest kernel version which broke my build. Google’s documentation is great to have, but not very specific when it comes to the details and you mostly end up with a bootloop. This post covers compiling the Pixel 8 kernel and booting it on the current latest Pixel 8 version.

This post aims to serve as a guide on how to set a Pixel device up for Android security testing. I’ve tested this on both the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 9. The steps are identical for both.

This covers flashing stock Pixel OS, rooting with Magisk, and getting Burp Suite working for traffic interception.