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[ANDROID] Has anyone gotten Shizuku + Blocker to actually do anything? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I came across Shizuku as a root alternative, and while it's been great at freezing apps, I want to disable certain receivers, services, and SDKs from apps.

Blocker is supposed to do this, but even with Shizuku permission, it does nothing when I try to disable any app components.

Does this actually work, or is root required? If root is needed, are there any alternatives that work with Shizuku?

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, none of the phone's I've owned in the last 5+ years have been very "root friendly", so I haven't rooted since then.

But it gives you a ton of (not risk-free) options to tweak your system. Shizuku is a cool alternative, but it is limited by comparison.