HyperOS 2.0 - Any recommendations for installing F-Droid apps?

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 7:44am

HyperOS 2.0.116
F-Droid ver. 1.21.1

I have Xiaomi 15 Pro and installed F-Droid just recently. I have used Mi Mover to migrate all apps from old phone to current one. However I have issues with installing apps via F-Droid. While the “update” works fine, clicking the “install” button doesn’t do anything. I just see “loading animation” on progress bar, but installation doesnt start.

I have setup the following permissions for F-Droid:

Battery: no restrictions
Install from unknown sources: allowed
Developer settings: system optimization disabled

I tried to install via Orbot, but it didnt help either.

Do you know any workarounds for this OS? I have seen somewhere that the default package installer could be disabled and stock AOSP could be enabled somehow, but I have not done it yet.

Licaon_Kter · April 25, 2025, 8:05am

if updates are fine, did you update to 1.22 already?

SolidBlock · April 25, 2025, 9:20am

If you haven’t known, they had blacklist.json for packgeName of VPN apps in their package installer before.

A whitelist and blacklist system are implemented simultaneously for application installation. A whitelist system is implemented for users who have the qualifications for the internal testing of the corresponding system applications of “Xiaomi Community”, and a blacklist system is implemented for the installation of illegal applications. (三、在安装应用上同时实行白名单和黑名单制度，对已拥有“小米社区”对应系统应用内测资格用户实行白名单，对安装违法应用实行黑名单制。)

https://archive.today/2020.09.11-081320/https://wemp.app/posts/1f727397-3c41-4b9c-8b95-ee62fe104865

And they pretended it to be a technical problem instead of a political one by popping ‘There was a problem while parsing the package’ at blacklisted apps.

MIUI - 游戏和谐 Wiki ← Good article for users; read and reconsider it if you’d like to buy another Xiaomi device.

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 2:25pm

It doesnt work on 1.22 either. I have just upgraded it.

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 2:25pm

I wonder if they have something like this implemented for f-droid as well. I guess for now the only way is disabling default package installer from HyperOS and trying to enable stock AOSP.

Licaon_Kter · April 25, 2025, 2:28pm

but, so, you can install some packages but no other?

I mean the issue is that YOUR Android does something bad like blocking SOME packages installs?

Eg. You can install Conversations just fine, but not RiseupVPN?

SolidBlock · April 25, 2025, 2:41pm

they have something like this implemented for f-droid as well

What F-Droid does is just calling the default package installer.

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 7:38pm

I cannot install any apps.

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 7:39pm

This is what I thought. Maybe I will try to enable default package installer and see.

Licaon_Kter · April 25, 2025, 8:07pm

Can you toggle Expert mode ON, then toggle “Use old installer” then retry?

xelot7 · April 25, 2025, 8:37pm

I have retried, but all what I see is “Installing…” text and bar going from left to right in repetitive sequence.

SolidBlock · April 26, 2025, 12:11am

I cannot install any apps.

Well, then it’s unrelated to my mentioned problem.

xelot7 · April 26, 2025, 5:37am

I have upgraded Fdroid to 1.23-alpha, but both for “Force old installer” option enabled and disabled app doesn’t install.

Example:

Licaon_Kter · April 26, 2025, 6:05am

Latest 1.23-alpha has a Debug log thing in Expert, can you retry an install, fail, then export a log?

xelot7 · April 26, 2025, 6:16am

Log here nextclod

Also I would like to mention that Aurora Store work fine and I have found Obtainum app useful. I have updated all apps using Fdroid sources. No more pending updates in Fdroid.

jim-kirisame · May 4, 2025, 8:31am

Same problem here, I got some log from adb, whitch might be help:

05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud: hookDetectUnsafeAppStart error,
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud: android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: org.fdroid.fdroid
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getApplicationInfoAsUser(ApplicationPackageManager.java:532)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(ApplicationPackageManager.java:515)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(ApplicationPackageManager.java:509)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at w2.b.f(Unknown Source:12)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at w2.b$c.onForegroundInfoChanged(Unknown Source:21)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at com.miui.gamebooster.mutiwindow.b$a.onForegroundInfoChanged(Unknown Source:152)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at miui.process.IForegroundInfoListener$Stub.onTransact(IForegroundInfoListener.java:84)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1512)
05-04 16:26:35.129 11455 11534 E AntiFraud:     at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1451)
......
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W ActivityManager: pid 3553 system sent binder code 7 with flags 1 to frozen apps and got error -32
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager: Exception thrown during dispatchAppVisibility Window{8abc268 u0 com.android.intentresolver/com.android.intentresolver.ResolverActivity EXITING}
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager: android.os.DeadObjectException
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:684)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.view.IWindow$Stub$Proxy.dispatchAppVisibility(IWindow.java:655)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.WindowState.sendAppVisibilityToClients(WindowState.java:3569)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.WindowContainer.sendAppVisibilityToClients(WindowContainer.java:1380)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.WindowToken.setClientVisible(WindowToken.java:423)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.setClientVisible(ActivityRecord.java:8623)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.postApplyAnimation(ActivityRecord.java:7079)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.commitVisibility(ActivityRecord.java:7021)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.Transition.finishTransition(Transition.java:1601)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.TransitionController.finishTransition(TransitionController.java:1116)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.WindowOrganizerController.finishTransition(WindowOrganizerController.java:602)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.window.IWindowOrganizerController$Stub.onTransact(IWindowOrganizerController.java:331)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at com.android.server.wm.WindowOrganizerController.onTransact(WindowOrganizerController.java:241)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1512)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W WindowManager:         at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1451)
05-04 16:59:42.155  3553  4365 W Process : Unable to open /proc/19279/status

flock-apart · May 6, 2025, 4:28pm

What happens if you run pm disable com.miui.securitycenter.Application in adb? Can you then install apps?

jim-kirisame · May 7, 2025, 12:16am

Unfortunately, there is no com.miui.securitycenter.Application in my phone:

dada:/ $ pm list packages | sort
...
package:com.miui.screenshot
package:com.miui.securityadd
package:com.miui.securitycenter
package:com.miui.securitycenter.securitycenter_phone_overlay.config.overlay
package:com.miui.securitycore
package:com.miui.securityinputmethod
...

I have also try to disable security center, but HyperOS forbid to do so:

dada:/ $ pm disable com.miui.securitycenter

Exception occurred while executing 'disable':
java.lang.SecurityException: Cannot disable miui core packages.

255|dada:/ $ pm disable com.miui.securitycenter.securitycenter_phone_overlay.config.overlay

Exception occurred while executing 'disable':
java.lang.SecurityException: Shell cannot change component state for null to 2

I have also notice that this might be a intent resolver problem. I cannot add schedule to my calendar with 12306 (railway ticket booking) app, the intent resolver just close after I select my calendar app and nothing happen, just like what it behaves in app installation.

SolidBlock · May 10, 2025, 12:01pm

What is this?

Then likely it’s still related to my prior assumption.

Anti-fraud is a false flag for a mass surveillance campaign in China.

"Anti-fraud" (反诈) spyware apps, phone inspections in China · Issue #354 · net4people/bbs · GitHub

I guess they now have app store whitelist, and apparently F-Droid is not registered or approved.

~~Can you test other third party app store? Example,~~

Then blacklist?

Can you try any F-Droid with alternative package name? F-Droid Basic (org.fdroid.basic). Probably build and install the same version with different application ID?

xelot7 · May 20, 2025, 7:11pm

Same behaviour. I can see app installation, but nothing happens.