I was trying to find an app-updater that would work after 2027. It should be an app that can install other apps via local ADB. If possible, it should also be able to fetch apk files from existing repos.
UPDATE: I just re-read the old Git thread about Shizuku’s licensing etc and their restrictions that they are trying to put on it (which I do sympathize with somewhat), so yeah it looks like it’s not technically FOSS after all, despite the license claim.
But it’s still useful for those of us who are trying to get away from rooting but nonetheless looking for some solutions from trustworthy devs to gain back a little more flexibility, as long as we’re not stubborn about everything being 100% FOSS.
There’s other options too, I found InstallerX Revived, which also utilizes Shizuku.
I also noticed an anomaly with Shizuku: If your phone is a regular phone or a regular Tablet (Unmodified), using a version of Shizuku that isn’t from the Google Play Store will result in it not functioning at all.
Plus, Google could crack down on ADB methods of installing applications, or even anything to do with ADB, locking out the Android completely.
I did bring up Arceus AOS earlier, it would open the Android completely back up again, no Age Verification, nothing that invades privacy. Just the ability to use your device like a computer, without any limitations except for the hardware.
I had read that thread once upon a time but had just forgotten about it.
And about Google’s new restrictions, yeah I’ve been blasting them over that ever since I heard about it. Trying to kill off the community that put Android on the map, back in the day. Pathetic but not exactly unexpected from them.