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?
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.