> I stopped considering such tinkering because I got tired of finding those little tweaks and fixes on forums like xda every time something was updated.

Several vendors sell Android devices that allow bootloader unlocking, Pixels being the most known.

Once unlocked, Magisk is the current and most used rooting tool.

The procedure is quite straightforward.

https://github.com/topjohnwu/magisk

https://magiskmanager.com/