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[Q] Privacy app for stock roms? (other than LBE?)

Hi, I just got a nexus4 and would like to keep it stock (have a sgs2 that I use for trying roms out on) but I would like to something that gives me a bit more control over how apps use my info. On my sgs2 I love openpdroid and I almost considered LBE (don't like that it doesn't allow spoofing) but seems that its been having alot of issues so that doesn't seem like a great idea. I could have sworn that I had seen one or two threads before where some devs were working on some things similar to pdroid that were also a bit simpler to install and seemed like they might install on stock roms but can't find these threads. Does anyone have any suggestions for other apps that would give a bit more control over how user info is managed? Thx in advance!

gaikokujinkyofusho said:
Hi, I just got a nexus4 and would like to keep it stock (have a sgs2 that I use for trying roms out on) but I would like to something that gives me a bit more control over how apps use my info. On my sgs2 I love openpdroid and I almost considered LBE (don't like that it doesn't allow spoofing) but seems that its been having alot of issues so that doesn't seem like a great idea. I could have sworn that I had seen one or two threads before where some devs were working on some things similar to pdroid that were also a bit simpler to install and seemed like they might install on stock roms but can't find these threads. Does anyone have any suggestions for other apps that would give a bit more control over how user info is managed? Thx in advance!
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Just install XPosed Framework, and install the XPrivacy Module. XPrivacy is THE BEST privacy management tool on android, allows for fake data entry too. Check it out.

ykumar00 said:
Just install XPosed Framework, and install the XPrivacy Module. XPrivacy is THE BEST privacy management tool on android, allows for fake data entry too. Check it out.
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I've been meaning to check out XPosed, I keep seeing it everywhere.
I guess I have one main question related to Xposed then, for the Nexus 4, as I am trying to keep it as-stock-as-possible would the XPosed framework interfere or break the "stockness" (forgive me with the terminology) of the stock rom? That is, will it continue to update when google pushes out new updates like 4.4.3, 4.4.4, and so on? Regardless I am going to look into it for my sgs2 as I am more tolerant of tinkering but the Nexus4 is not for me and they (sig other) just wants a no-fuss phone and I want them to have a no-fuss phone with a reasonable level of privacy (always a balance )

gaikokujinkyofusho said:
I've been meaning to check out XPosed, I keep seeing it everywhere.
I guess I have one main question related to Xposed then, for the Nexus 4, as I am trying to keep it as-stock-as-possible would the XPosed framework interfere or break the "stockness" (forgive me with the terminology) of the stock rom? That is, will it continue to update when google pushes out new updates like 4.4.3, 4.4.4, and so on? Regardless I am going to look into it for my sgs2 as I am more tolerant of tinkering but the Nexus4 is not for me and they (sig other) just wants a no-fuss phone and I want them to have a no-fuss phone with a reasonable level of privacy (always a balance )
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Absolutely not, your "stockiness" will not break, as one of the main features of the xposed framework is allowing mods without flashing files and/or modifying system files. You will still receive OTAs, but to install them you'll have to uninstall The framework. (It's just a button press in the xposed app and 2 seconds of waiting) you can reinstall xposed after the OTA.

ykumar00 said:
Absolutely not, your "stockiness" will not break,
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Sold!!
ykumar00 said:
as one of the main features of the xposed framework is allowing mods without flashing files and/or modifying system files. You will still receive OTAs, but to install them you'll have to uninstall The framework. (It's just a button press in the xposed app and 2 seconds of waiting) you can reinstall xposed after the OTA.
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Ok, the second part was a bit less clear however now that i know it won't break it I will go do the requisite reading and then post if i have additional questions. Thanks so much for putting me onto XPosed!

gaikokujinkyofusho said:
Sold!!
Ok, the second part was a bit less clear however now that i know it won't break it I will go do the requisite reading and then post if i have additional questions. Thanks so much for putting me onto XPosed!
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when google pushes a new update(as so called OTA or Over The Air)your phone will display the update info. however when installing it will fail since one of the files in the system is modified(the app_process in /system/bin). then you go to the Xposed app. and unninstall de framework. or use any root explorer(since u will need to have root to install xposed) and delete app_process in /system/bin and rename the app_process.bak to just app_process(in same dir).
thats what he meant.
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you will loose all configurations,sdcard contents, downloaded apps, etc.... . if u still didnt unlock your bootloader(witch looks like no),because u will need to root your phone.

gaikokujinkyofusho said:
Sold!!
Ok, the second part was a bit less clear however now that i know it won't break it I will go do the requisite reading and then post if i have additional questions. Thanks so much for putting me onto XPosed!
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You will not have any problem if youre already rooted. When an OTA comes, just Open the Xposed app and press the button to uninstall the framework. Your OTA Will work just fine.
After the OTA, just click the insatll button to re install Xposed. Really simple, really. And since youre gonna install Xposed, I suggest you try out GravityBox too, its ****ing awesome.

ykumar00 said:
You will not have any problem if youre already rooted. When an OTA comes, just Open the Xposed app and press the button to uninstall the framework. Your OTA Will work just fine.
After the OTA, just click the insatll button to re install Xposed. Really simple, really. And since youre gonna install Xposed, I suggest you try out GravityBox too, its ****ing awesome.
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I think I have you a "thank" click but wanted to come back to the post and thank you again, Xposed is impressive but XPrivacy is overwhelming, in an awesome way, and I thought PDroid covered alot. I've got some reading/re-reading to do but just wanted to say thanks cause i don't think I would have come across it otherwise. much appreciated! (and yeah, gravbox pretty damn nice too)

Oneplus 2 List View Animations & Custom animation effect port. (AICP)

Hi All, so i have been using android ice cold project custom rom on my Oneplus 2 for a long time now and i really love this rom. However now that oxygen 3.0.2 official is here, i'd like to go back to stock on one of my oneplus devices. the problem is, on the custom android ice cold project i have a large variety of custom animation sets mainly 'List View Animation' where scrolling becomes fun.
i am wondering if there's any app that i can install to offer such feature on the official oxygen 3.0.2 even if root is requried. Is there really any app out there that will offer additional animation ?
Please help...

There is xposed modules for it.
I don't use it much but as far as i remember there was a module named XUI mod for this specific feature.
You can also try using gravity box for it i guess that also has this feature (i may be wrong) but there is definitely a xposed module fot it.

chintu1234 said:
There is xposed modules for it.
I don't use it much but as far as i remember there was a module named XUI mod for this specific feature.
You can also try using gravity box for it i guess that also has this feature (i may be wrong) but there is definitely a xposed module fot it.
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Great!! that works perfectly. i got my custom animations a whole lot to tweak on my stock rom. Xposed has always been the answer. Thanks man!!

Anyone know a root best for 7.1.2 work fine with 1575?

Anyone know a root best for 7.1.2 work fine with 1575?
ROM: DU, Omni and CypherOS

I personally am loving Magisk for my root needs. It allows Android Pay to work as well.

CJ-Wylde said:
I personally am loving Magisk for my root needs. It allows Android Pay to work as well.
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Is there anything else other than Magisk and SuperSU?

kudouyuzi said:
Is there anything else other than Magisk and SuperSU?
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No... Except for the Java root built into some ROM's, but it isn't stand-alone so you can't just apply it to other ROMs. There used to be Superuser, but it was dropped back around Jellybean or KitKat I believe
What is wrong with Magisk or SuperSU? Both work exceptionally well...

acejavelin said:
No... Except for the Java root built into some ROM's, but it isn't stand-alone so you can't just apply it to other ROMs. There used to be Superuser, but it was dropped back around Jellybean or KitKat I believe
What is wrong with Magisk or SuperSU? Both work exceptionally well...
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SuperSU: some app does not work like Mario run

kudouyuzi said:
SuperSU: some app does not work like Mario run
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Well, some apps don't work because of the SafetyNet API, not because of root itself... Root has no effect on those apps working or not, but it does cause the SafetyNet API to fail it's "modified device" check. Magisk has Magisk Hide, which gets around this check most of the time, but SafetyNet API is always being updated (and is a mandatory part of Google Play Services) so it's the old cat & mouse game of who can stay ahead of who.
The best thing you can do is NOT USE GAMES that force you to have unmodified device, and let the developer know why you are not going to continue to use their game, maybe they will get it eventually. Financial and some security apps I understand why they have this requirement.
The issue here is that some apps and services just will not be available to rooted devices, and it will be more and more as time goes on. Enthusiasts like us have a minimal impact on the Android market, especially for apps, so we will just be shut out as time goes on. Unfortunately, that is just the way the industry is going.
Eventually root will be a thing of the past, in fact many hobbyists have abandoned it already because it just isn't worth the hassle and loss of features of the device.

acejavelin said:
Well, some apps don't work because of the SafetyNet API, not because of root itself... Root has no effect on those apps working or not, but it does cause the SafetyNet API to fail it's "modified device" check. Magisk has Magisk Hide, which gets around this check most of the time, but SafetyNet API is always being updated (and is a mandatory part of Google Play Services) so it's the old cat & mouse game of who can stay ahead of who.
The best thing you can do is NOT USE GAMES that force you to have unmodified device, and let the developer know why you are not going to continue to use their game, maybe they will get it eventually. Financial and some security apps I understand why they have this requirement.
The issue here is that some apps and services just will not be available to rooted devices, and it will be more and more as time goes on. Enthusiasts like us have a minimal impact on the Android market, especially for apps, so we will just be shut out as time goes on. Unfortunately, that is just the way the industry is going.
Eventually root will be a thing of the past, in fact many hobbyists have abandoned it already because it just isn't worth the hassle and loss of features of the device.
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If no root , how do I backup my apps ?

kudouyuzi said:
If no root , how do I backup my apps ?
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You don't... you reinstall them. And if the app follows the Marshmallow and later standards, it stores it's config in your Google Account. Or you use ADB to back them up (which has never really worked too well for me though).
Times are changing, we still have root, but there is a cost to it, some apps will not work, some need to have root hidden (ie. Magisk Hide).
The situation is only going to continue to get worse as time goes on...

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You don't... you reinstall them. And if the app follows the Marshmallow and later standards, it stores it's config in your Google Account. Or you use ADB to back them up (which has never really worked too well for me though).
Times are changing, we still have root, but there is a cost to it, some apps will not work, some need to have root hidden (ie. Magisk Hide).
The situation is only going to continue to get worse as time goes on...
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Magisk can uninstall?

kudouyuzi said:
Magisk can uninstall?
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Uninstall what? I'm not sure what you are asking...

acejavelin said:
Uninstall what? I'm not sure what you are asking...
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Uninstall Magisk root.

kudouyuzi said:
Uninstall Magisk root.
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You can uninstall Magisk or SuperSU, both have the capability within them. If it was preinstalled with your ROM, it might not be possible though.
If you want a custom ROM without root, look at GZ Rom's (Tesla, Tipsy, Validus) or some of the others.

acejavelin said:
You can uninstall Magisk or SuperSU, both have the capability within them. If it was preinstalled with your ROM, it might not be possible though.
If you want a custom ROM without root, look at GZ Rom's (Tesla, Tipsy, Validus) or some of the others.
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And do you a best rom?

kudouyuzi said:
And do you a best rom?
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Stock... otherwise there really is no answer to that question, it is purely opinion. Best bet is try some of the bigger, more popular ROMs and see what you like.

acejavelin said:
Stock... otherwise there really is no answer to that question, it is purely opinion. Best bet is try some of the bigger, more popular ROMs and see what you like.
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Stock rom no Android N, so…

kudouyuzi said:
Stock rom no Android N, so…
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So... that wasn't what you asked.
Stock Nougat will be coming though, have patience, but if the current setback rumors are true we are looking at a minimum of 30 days.
My go to ROM on any device is Resurrection Remix, followed by any Ground Zero ROM (usually Tipsy or Validus), and then Dirty Unicorns. Take your pick I guess...

acejavelin said:
So... that wasn't what you asked.
Stock Nougat will be coming though, have patience, but if the current setback rumors are true we are looking at a minimum of 30 days.
My go to ROM on any device is Resurrection Remix, followed by any Ground Zero ROM (usually Tipsy or Validus), and then Dirty Unicorns. Take your pick I guess...
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Stock Nougat, maybe need more time, maybe later than Google IO, I think, so I want a great third party rom.

kudouyuzi said:
Stock Nougat, maybe need more time, maybe later than Google IO, I think, so I want a great third party rom.
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Install Resurrection Remix(read the thread), it has magisk fully working.
In this rom is still one big bug - if you want use gestures you have to change cpu governors to impulse(before turn on ambient display/moto gestures).

dzidexx said:
Install Resurrection Remix(read the thread), it has magisk fully working.
In this rom is still one big bug - if you want use gestures you have to change cpu governors to impulse(before turn on ambient display/moto gestures).
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Do you know a best rom?

kudouyuzi said:
Do you know a best rom?
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The "Best ROM" is subjective. You won't get a universal answer.
Some people will say Dirty Unicorns is the best.
Some will say Lineage, RR, Validus is the best.
It's a matter of what you're looking for and if it suits your needs. Remember that Nougat ROMs are still a little buggy.
Only way to see if it's a ROM is the "best" for you is to try them all and see which one you feel is the best.

OxygenOS vs. LineageOS

I know that the OnePlus 1 (originally) came with Cyanogenmod but then Cyanogenmod shut down, branching into LineageOS and OnePlus made OxygenOS. However, I don't know which features LineageOS has that OxygenOS doesn't and what LineageOS doesn't have that OxygenOS has. I'm not sure if I should switch from OxygenOS to LineageOS. Could anyone tell me the pros and cons of each and their recommendation?

keeganjk said:
I know that the OnePlus 1 (originally) came with Cyanogenmod but then Cyanogenmod shut down, branching into LineageOS and OnePlus made OxygenOS. However, I don't know which features LineageOS has that OxygenOS doesn't and what LineageOS doesn't have that OxygenOS has. I'm not sure if I should switch from OxygenOS to LineageOS. Could anyone tell me the pros and cons of each and their recommendation?
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I prefer the customisation and feel of aosp, it's just my preference, there is no best rom or OS, the problem for me and many more with aosp and Los is the inability to use the camera as expected.
Fusion is probably the best rom as in non OOS but has the camera from it which works nearly perfect

Your best bet is to use stock OOS long enough to get a good feel for it then make a nandroid backup and flash Lineage. That way you can decide for yourself and it just takes a few minutes to go back to OOS if you decide you like it better than Lineage. I've tried a number of custom ROMs but haven't found one I liked better than OOS + Blu Spark yet. A lot of people like Pure Fusion but I couldn't get even a decent phone signal with that ROM. It seems to be incompatible with my phone carrier.

How is the OOS-camera-app with AOSP-roms?
I see there is magisk-modules for custom roms you can flash via TWRP.
Is the the same quality compere to OOS?

acrylamid said:
How is the OOS-camera-app with AOSP-roms?
I see there is magisk-modules for custom roms you can flash via TWRP.
Is the the same quality compere to OOS?
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Imho, nothing compares to oos stock camera, not even the modified Google camera. It's coming along but I was using it on lineage for a few days and felt the picture quality was definitely lacking.
As for the OP, the best advice has been given, play with OOS, tweak it to your liking and then back it up and go try it with lineage. I went back to OOS From lineage because lineage is still very new for our device and it has flaws that I didn't want to deal with on my daily driver. In time, I'm 99% certain I will jump to lineage because I think it's great; but for now on my op5 it's oos plus blu-spark.
(Plus I'm hoping @eng.stk will make a LOS kernel (don't kill me man lol))

Megaflop666 said:
Imho, nothing compares to oos stock camera, not even the modified Google camera. It's coming along but I was using it on lineage for a few days and felt the picture quality was definitely lacking.
As for the OP, the best advice has been given, play with OOS, tweak it to your liking and then back it up and go try it with lineage. I went back to OOS From lineage because lineage is still very new for our device and it has flaws that I didn't want to deal with on my daily driver. In time, I'm 99% certain I will jump to lineage because I think it's great; but for now on my op5 it's oos plus blu-spark.
(Plus I'm hoping @eng.stk will make a LOS kernel (don't kill me man lol))
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Don't want to go OT, buty blu_spark custom is fully compatible with LOS ( I even merged in r36 the swap key keycode from LOS that was missing ).
LOS is where I usually test my custom stuff.

eng.stk said:
Don't want to go OT, buty blu_spark custom is fully compatible with LOS ( I even merged in r36 the swap key keycode from LOS that was missing ).
LOS is where I usually test my custom stuff.
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Didn't know you had it set up for lineage... Nice, you da man, and all that good stuff!
Guess what I'm trying to night? [emoji23]

acrylamid said:
How is the OOS-camera-app with AOSP-roms?
I see there is magisk-modules for custom roms you can flash via TWRP.
Is the the same quality compere to OOS?
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If you wanted the OOS camera, you could use an APK Extractor and back up the APK and install it after installing a custom ROM.

eng.stk said:
Don't want to go OT, buty blu_spark custom is fully compatible with LOS ( I even merged in r36 the swap key keycode from LOS that was missing ).
LOS is where I usually test my custom stuff.
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What exactly is BluSpark? I've used BluSpark TWRP and it looks different, but I can't tell any differences.

keeganjk said:
What exactly is BluSpark? I've used BluSpark TWRP and it looks different, but I can't tell any differences.
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Feel free to use the search button on my thread.

I am a long time custom ROM flashoholic, and had custom ROMs on every phone I could.
OOS is the first stock OS that satisfies my needs for customization, features and the lack of bloat.
I recommend using stock with Magisk, as you pretty much have all the features from OOS and all the possibilities from a custom ROM.
The only thing lacking for me is the "long volume press skip track" feature, but I have that on my headphones (just not on the phone itself).
Benefit is that you still can receive updates (just reflash Magisk) and camera quality stays.
I cant really give any valid reason for switching to a custom OS besides dropped mainstream support, and I think that shouldnt happen for at least 2-3 more years. (In which time you will probably get a new phone )

In short: LOS is more up to date, and better battery life but slower app openings, and maybe more bugs (i didn't notice any yet)

keeganjk said:
If you wanted the OOS camera, you could use an APK Extractor and back up the APK and install it after installing a custom ROM.
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Doesn't work quite like that, when you extract the camera and try to use it outside oos, it fails; unless someone has a find a way to do it.

Megaflop666 said:
Doesn't work quite like that, when you extract the camera and try to use it outside oos, it fails; unless someone has a find a way to do it.
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Really? I thought APKs worked across all Android.

keeganjk said:
Really? I thought APKs worked across all Android.
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No, you can make Apks that depend on device specific framework libraries. They'll only work if the libraries are there.
Now you can copy framework libraries, but in the OOS camera case, you also need modifications to the kernel and to Android to make it work.
In short, your ROM has to support it.
The only ROM I know that kinda support the OOS cam is PureFusion. And even, the smile capture and a few other minor things still do not work.

Fif_ said:
No, you can make Apks that depend on device specific framework libraries. They'll only work if the libraries are there.
Now you can copy framework libraries, but in the OOS camera case, you also need modifications to the kernel and to Android to make it work.
In short, your ROM has to support it.
The only ROM I know that kinda support the OOS cam is PureFusion. And even, the smile capture and a few other minor things still do not work.
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I often use an APK Extractor with my apps on my phone and install them on my Kindle Fire. How does that work, then?

keeganjk said:
I often use an APK Extractor with my apps on my phone and install them on my Kindle Fire. How does that work, then?
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As mentioned, APKs may depend on specific libraries or frameworks. Some apps don't need specific libraries or frameworks. OOS Camera does. Try extracting the APK and install it on your Fire.
Try the Google Dialer. Try Google Camera.
Do you not believe us lol?

heov said:
As mentioned, APKs may depend on specific libraries or frameworks. Some apps don't need specific libraries or frameworks. OOS Camera does. Try extracting the APK and install it on your Fire.
Try the Google Dialer. Try Google Camera.
Do you not believe us lol?
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OK, I get out now.

Xposed Beta for 8.1 (SDK27)

Xposed was released for Oreo! Been so long don't know where to start.
EDIT: (I was just being dumb)
Grab the systemless version. Easiest way is through Magisk. Just make sure your on 15.2 or grab it via the link below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268

I think the best method is using the systemless version for magisk, I just tried it and it works.
Simpy go into modules and you will see the sdk27 version at the very bottom: tap on it, you see there is an updated xposed manager apk made for the new magisk version.
Download the apk, install the module, reboot, install apk, reboot.
Works with no problems

Enjoy
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268

TENN3R said:
I think the best method is using the systemless version for magisk, I just tried it and it works.
Simpy go into modules and you will see the sdk27 version at the very bottom: tap on it, you see there is an updated xposed manager apk made for the new magisk version.
Download the apk, install the module, reboot, install apk, reboot.
Works with no problems
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I feel dumb but I don't see xposed anywhere in the modules section of the Magisk Manager app.
Is there some other way I should be finding modules? I click on the hamburger menu and then downloads and there's about 30 or so listed.
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Never mind. I figured out I had to be on Magisk 15.2. I was on 14.5.
So anyway I downloaded the Xposed Installer that is linked in Magisk Manager and installed it. Then I installed Xposed inside of Magisk. The only problem is the Xposed Installer crashes every time I click on a module to download. Does anyone else have this issue?

daddylonglegs said:
... The only problem is the Xposed Installer crashes every time I click on a module to download. Does anyone else have this issue?
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Yes, I confirm, I don't know if it's caused by Magisk or because it's just a beta...
Anyway there is a workaround, instead of downloading the module from xposed manager, download the apk of the module from internet (official repo website or from whatever you want), because when you are going to install and enable the modules there are no problems, and after a reboot they're working.

Updated op to reflect install options. Happy modding everyone!

Success! ?
.. now for that network speed in the status bar hehe

has anyone succeeded in using xprivacy? I tried, it said xprivacy is not enabled.

Uh for some reason my downloads tab of Xposed just constantly says pull down to refresh and offers no modules

KittyRgnarok said:
Uh for some reason my downloads tab of Xposed just constantly says pull down to refresh and offers no modules
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Did you download the modded apk as well? That's what threw me off

bush911 said:
has anyone succeeded in using xprivacy? I tried, it said xprivacy is not enabled.
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Don't know if it's supported. Of course you rebooted? I'm sure a lot of things will need slight tweaks to work on Oreo

pangolin.rollin said:
Did you download the modded apk as well? That's what threw me off
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Yeah I did everything the same as the way you installed nougat Xposed systemlessly. Also the framework module caused a lot of choppiness on my phone so I uninstalled it anyways

Just a head's up that MinMinGuard causes my Pixel to start crashing like crazy

I have been thinking of installing this since last night, but with it still in beta and modules still needing fixed for 8.1 I just can't see any reason (other than something new for me to play with) that will benefit me enough to deal with the SafetyNet failure.

How is Xposed for 8.1 now? Any updates on this? Thanks! @sliding_billy

marsrolled said:
How is Xposed for 8.1 now? Any updates on this? Thanks! @sliding_billy
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Not running it since it still doesn't offer a way to pass SafetyNet.

sliding_billy said:
Not running it since it still doesn't offer a way to pass SafetyNet.
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Alrighty, thanks. I got a question for you senior member, of all the roms you've tested, which has the best battery life even if compromising a little performance? Thanks. Also, any interesting things going on for our og pixel?

marsrolled said:
Alrighty, thanks. I got a question for you senior member, of all the roms you've tested, which has the best battery life even if compromising a little performance? Thanks. Also, any interesting things going on for our og pixel?
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I am happily enjoying the stock ROM on my XL and I keep the same installed on my wife's Pixel. I spent years swapping out custom ROMs on various devices and expected to do the same when I got the PIxels (very shortly after released almost 2 years ago). After the initial shortage of custom ROMs (due to the new OS engineering method) subsided and plenty came out, I realized there was nothing I was missing enough to deal with running custom and not being able to do a monthly update that takes me literally less than 10 minutes. Besides not missing anything, there is pretty much no bloat I need to get rid of, and the device still runs great even with a handful of "always on" apps. Probably best for you to look at the development sub-forum and do your research there and ask questions.

haven't used xposed in years. Is it still worth it with the recent android OS's?

nasedase said:
haven't used xposed in years. Is it still worth it with the recent android OS's?
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That's like asking, "which tastes better, vanilla or chocolate?" Make a twrp backup, and give it a try, what you like, another may hate. For me, it's fun to add features when I'm using a rom that is lacking in that department.