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But I fear that any such loader apk would be marked as malware by Google and nuked by Play Protect Services. And as others mention, using adb (or Shizuku) might also be a workaround for tech-savvy users (for the time being). We list some other potential temporary workarounds at https://keepandroidopen.org. But none of it is viable for the other 99%. 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I see updates from just 3 hours ago, and generally updates have been pretty constant (I use Shizuku for auto-updates) though manual updates sometimes fail.", "context": "", "use_case": "auto-updates", "switched_from": "", "story": "F-Droid 2.0"}, {"id": 787146384, "item_id": 49196649, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49196649", "by": "ck2", "date": "2026-08-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Shizuku + ShizuTools", "excerpt": "-cough- Shizuku + ShizuTools pseudo-root via system-user * https://github.com/timschneeb/awesome-shizuku * https://github.com/legendsayantan/ShizuTools * https://github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku/discussions/462", "context": "", "use_case": "pseudo-root, uninstall system apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails"}, {"id": 785263521, "item_id": 49078970, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078970", "by": "1vuio0pswjnm7", "date": "2026-07-27", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have been using Shizuku for years with NMM and some other apps", "excerpt": "ShizuWall seems quite useful For example, the user can keep network access for all apps disabled Then enable apps needing connectivity on-the-fly only when need to use them It can be combined with a VPN that does port forwarding like PCAPDroid to be more like NetGuard, i.e., only allowing selected apps to have network access I have been using Shizuku for years with NMM and some other apps but wasn't aware of ShizuWal", "context": "", "use_case": "elevated Android permissions", "switched_from": "", "story": "Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB"}, {"id": 784751680, "item_id": 49046980, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046980", "by": "free652", "date": "2026-07-25", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Looking what's this is about - Shizuku", "excerpt": "Looking what's this is about - Shizuku https://github.com/thedjchi/Shizuku/wiki/setup So it requires * Enable Developer Options if not already enabled (Generally, this is done by going to Settings > About device and tapping Build number 7 times). * Enable both USB debugging and Wireless debugging. Tap \"Allow\" if prompted to allow wireless debugging on the current network. * Tap Pair device with pairing code. * Downlo", "context": "", "use_case": "on-device ADB access", "switched_from": "", "story": "Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB"}, {"id": 784729776, "item_id": 49045611, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49045611", "by": "qrobit", "date": "2026-07-25", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Shizuku uses Binder AFAICS[^1].", "excerpt": "Same can be said about loopback device in general. Why do you need to use networking when you are literally on the same device and can use binder/dbus and friends with native apps? Shizuku uses Binder AFAICS[^1]. Looking deeper it seems that Shizuku does not connect to the device itself per se, but rather it has a privileged server launched manually through adb. Never used Shizuku, so can't say for sure. 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