Android @lemmy.world SaltyIceteaMaker @lemmy.ml 1 yr. ago

apps for rooted phone

Doese anybody have any app recommendations for a rooted phone with lineageOS?

Things like: A proper file explorer A terminal if possible And apps in general that you can't use without root (i.e. power saver tuner(although it's possible without root))

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Adaway of course, and wireguard via the proper kernel module.
- Wireguard has been part of the Android kernel for a long time now, so you don't need or benefit from having root access for it.
  
  According to wireguard itself the kernel-module based backend is more efficient/faster than the userspace implementation, and to use that it still requires root.
I use:

Material Files - Root file explorer FOSS and no ads

Termux - Terminal emulator

GAppsMod - enable call recording in United States

ReVanced Manager - Spiritual successor of YouTube vanced, works for more than just YouTube

Substratum - theme engine, needs to be combined with a theme pack and most are not free

Swift Backup - backs up app data, calls, messages, etc to cloud. Can set it to use WebDAV, SMB, SFTP, S3, etc. Can also back up locally

XPosed / LSPosed

Dark eyes tricks - general system mods, mostly use it for "Power key to toggle torch"

Snap Enhance - if you need Snapchat to communicate with half of you friends you can nuke most ads, get download options, screenshot without sending a message, view chats without marking them as read, enable dark mode, and others I don't use

XPosed Edge Pro - let's you bind actions to triggers. I use it to get a Samsung like app drawer from the side of my screen, but you can bind keys, gestures, schedules, app states, just overall useful

Magisk Modules

AOSP Mods -let's you configure a bunch of stuff in near vanilla roms

Universal SafetyNet Fix - V2.4.0-MOD_1.2, allows banking and Google pay to work, as well as any app that blocks root. Add to magisk deny list
- I use all of those things except GAppsMod, Substratum, and Swift Backup
  
  What is the benefit of it over Neo Backup?
  
  If I remember right, neo backup was in its infancy when I was looking. Will have to revisit. Swift Backup was already established
I'm using these:

App Manager

SmartPack-Kernel Manager

Ghost Commander
proton vpn mabye
Minminguard as ad blocker (used with Magisk and lsposed)

Titanium Backup for real backups.
- Titanium backup is abandoned. Use NeoBackup instead - https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
  
  Hmmm, then I'm happy that I bought the licence in '12 and it was useful... until Android 13. Now I know why restores on Android 13 fail.
  
  Time to move on. I'll checkout neobackup.
- Both of those apps were abandoned years ago. There are much better options available now
  
  Until now I haven't found a better alternative then minminguard. (Although I had to switch to the 1.20 version another developer based on the older versions to get it to work on Android 13) It works in all apps, not just browsers. (and the non-browser apps are the ones I want to block ads in)
  
  What would be a good alternative then to minminguard.
File manager: Material Files, on a rooted phone it can access files outside of /storage/emulated/0

Terminal: Termux
File Explorer: Solid Explorer

Terminal: Termux (install from F-Droid, the Play Store version is abandoned)

LSPosed and Magisk (too many useful modules to list)
Adguard Android to block ads system wide in (almost) everything

ACC magisk module and ACCA to cap battery charging at 80%

Swift Backup

Repainter

Revanced

Mixplorer and Solid Explorer - solid for day to day use, mix for handling encrypted folders that are backed up to cloud storage
Learn to put punctuation marks.

That said, I don't think there's need anymore to be rooted. You can do almost anything on non-rooted devices.
- If only wifi tethering worked without root....

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