I came across Shizuku as a root alternative, and while it’s been great at freezing apps, I want to disable certain receivers, services, and SDKs from apps.
Blocker is supposed to do this, but even with Shizuku permission, it does nothing when I try to disable any app components.
Does this actually work, or is root required? If root is needed, are there any alternatives that work with Shizuku?
You could try app ops instead I think this has a similar function? Canta for removing system apps
It’s not permissions that I want to block/stop, but actual receivers, services, SDKs… components within apps. So, something like the analytics services can be disabled, rather than “blocked” like using an adblocker.
I used to do this when I was rooted years ago, and it was great!
Wow I didn’t even know you could do that. I’ve never actually tried rooting, is it worth it?
Well, none of the phone’s I’ve owned in the last 5+ years have been very “root friendly”, so I haven’t rooted since then.
But it gives you a ton of (not risk-free) options to tweak your system. Shizuku is a cool alternative, but it is limited by comparison.