Shizuku

Xingchen & Rikka

About this app

User guide: https://shizuku.rikka.app/guide/setup.html
Source code and developer guide: https://github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku

Ratings and reviews

If you are confused, this gives you a lot of access and abilities that normally you would have to be rooted to get without having to root your phone. There's a slight learning curve and don't go clicking around without knowing what you're doing because you could slow your phone down or worse, but if you are okay watching a simple video you will be able to do amazing things

It doesn't work for the most recent Samsung builds. Everything is configured correctly (I triple checked). It doesn't give access to the data folder. For example, when access is given to Total Commander through Shizuku and the Shizuku option is enabled in Total Commander, even when Shizuku is running, only the Total Commander app folder is visible in the Android data folder.

Those who thinks this is a 1:1 or a better replacement for devices to root are so wrong, it's not this app's fault for not being able to access the root. It's still basically Android's fault that's limiting what can be accessed by users, and this app really helps you give the most access that was before restricted without root pretty easily. It's easy to understand, has clear instructions, and also a nice interface so everyone who uses this app can understand what they're doing.

What’s new

Please see full changelog at GitHub (RikkaApps/Shizuku).