fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoF-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down11cross-posted to: fdroid@lemdro.idlibre@hexbear.netfdroid@lemdro.idfdroid@lemdro.idfdroid@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1262arrow-down1external-linkF-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installsarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: fdroid@lemdro.idlibre@hexbear.netfdroid@lemdro.idfdroid@lemdro.idfdroid@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoIs that even possible on a device with a locked bootloader? Its always gonna ask for confirmation when installing a new app.
minus-squaredevaly@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoYes it is. It uses the Debugging over TCP functionality to use adb. The adb shell is more powerful than the normal API and can install promptless. You can have shizuku working without even plugging it into a PC
minus-squaredarcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOut of curiosity, have you noticed any effect on battery life to have shizuku running all the time? I’m only using it for canta right now and I enable debugging and shizuku when needed.
minus-squaredevaly@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agomy battery is not so good, not sure its Shizuku or age
minus-squareTh4tGuyII@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoYeah. Shizuku enables the use of the Android Debugging Bridge internally to selectively enable root-like features, including one click installation outside of Google approved appstores
Is that even possible on a device with a locked bootloader? Its always gonna ask for confirmation when installing a new app.
Yes it is. It uses the Debugging over TCP functionality to use adb. The adb shell is more powerful than the normal API and can install promptless.
You can have shizuku working without even plugging it into a PC
Out of curiosity, have you noticed any effect on battery life to have shizuku running all the time?
I’m only using it for canta right now and I enable debugging and shizuku when needed.
my battery is not so good, not sure its Shizuku or age
Yeah. Shizuku enables the use of the Android Debugging Bridge internally to selectively enable root-like features, including one click installation outside of Google approved appstores