LSPatch and SnapEnhance xposed module on graphene os?

Bondless6052

DeletedUser127 It doesn't look like it, not going to lie.

Anyway now that this guy is gone with his "better things to do", can somebody give me a normal answer?

NetRunner88

Bondless6052

You should not use this :

This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 13, 2023. It is now read-only.

In addition messing with the OS is 100% guarantee you will be helpless from anyone in this forum.

If you have problems with your app, ask the dev of the app.

de0u

Bondless6052 Can somebody give me a normal answer?

If the following do not appear to be answers, or do not appear to be "normal", it might be productive to indicate which and why:

"My hunch is that the GrapheneOS developers are not likely to look into why LSPatch may not work on GrapheneOS (especially if the use case involves Shizuku)." de0u
"Perhaps the LSPatch developers might be interested in looking into it?" de0u
"The GrapheneOS build instructions are here: https://grapheneos.org/build" de0u

Bondless6052

NetRunner88 Thanks for the first sane reply. There are maintained forks of the project which are updated. I don't know if there is a problem with it because, as I said earlier, I don't have GrapheneOS and I don't even have a Pixel in my possession just yet. The thread is about figuring out if there is an issue and finding as information about issues if they exist. I don't intend to build any version of Android myself, ever. I have no reason to even start considering this without some insight into the current state of this use case.

Bondless6052

de0u

I don't care about your "hunch". You don't speak for GrapheneOS.
There's nothing for them to look into if we don't have any information about the current state of this. (THE TOPIC OF THE THREAD BY THE WAY)
Thanks for the build instructions, they are useless to me. Please stop mentioning them. I already knew about them before visiting this thread. I will not be modifying or building my own version of Android of any kind. Ever.

NetRunner88

Bondless6052

What is your purpose of LSposed use ?

Bondless6052

NetRunner88 I'd like to use LSPatch (or LSPosed if possible) for SnapEnhance, as OP mentioned. It has many improvements for Snapchat but a notable one is that it allows some metrics to be blocked and some information to be spoofed.

NetRunner88

Why not using an already modded app instead of breaking the whole OS ?

Bondless6052

NetRunner88 I don't think the Snapchat app can be modified directly anymore. IIRC this hasn't been possible for almost a decade. Xposed modules are the only way to modify the app without being either blocked from signing in or banned.

NetRunner88

Bondless6052

Unfortunately you are wrong.
I use a modded version I will not advertise here which is almost up to date (Snapchat v13.22.0.61 of 2025/01/15)
I use it since ages, no ban, no shadowban, all the functionality of Snap+, and some addition like location spoofing, half swipe detection even when you haven't Snapchat open, removing activity when you start to talk or write a message, removing the fact you have watched someone story, removing the message your friend receive when you take a screenshot and so on ..

I use it in private space obviously.

words

Bondless6052 LSPatch is required for my usage of some apps so if it doesn't work, GrapheneOS won't be an option for me unfortunately.

GrapheneOS users don't enable adb because of the security concerns. You're unlikely to find an answer to your question because practically nobody does what you're intending to do with GrapheneOS. Try exploring adb+GrapheneOS capabilities yourself and report on your progress back here. You can also build GrapheneOS yourself and enable root.

secrec

words GrapheneOS users don't enable adb because of the security concerns.

I think you mean grapheneos DEVELOPERS suggest not enabling adb, not that users don't enable it.

Bondless6052

words As I have said, I don't have GrapheneOS or a Pixel phone yet. I'm hoping somebody who shares the use case of myself and OP can confirm whether or not it's working.

I've seen posts suggesting it has worked before, to then be broken by a later update. I've also seen threads suggesting it was broken and was then fixed after an update. The current state is therefore not clear.

As for ADB: I'm not in a position where I require the highest security. My habits avoid situations where security is an issue out of my own hands. I wouldn't consider ADB to be a risk as I'm familiar with it and use it often.

To this point by secrec I don't want my phone controlled entirely by the recommendations of the GrapheneOS developers. People have different threat models and therefore can afford to take what would be a risk for some users.

Upstate1618

Bondless6052
shizuku works fine on grapheneos.
It's maybe Secure App Spawning that prevent LSpatch from working. In fact I've never seen anywhere that LSpatch not working on GrapheneOS. Where did you see it?
Developer options and rooting and unlocking bootloader after installing GrapheneOS are not recommended.

Oggyo

Bondless6052 I don't want my phone controlled entirely by the recommendations of the GrapheneOS developers. People have different threat models and therefore can afford to take what would be a risk for some users.

Hmm, this looks like an (unneeded) lengthy and heated discussion, and out of curiosity - why then do you want to move to GrapheneOS? Why not use for example LineageOS?

Bondless6052

Upstate1618 Okay, thanks for letting me know that Shizuku and LSPatch both work, that's a good start.
In this thread https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/11400-how-to-revert-to-qpr1 a user reported that LSPatch had stopped working for them after an update.
I understand that rooting isn't recommended. These days I don't have much use for root directly so long as I can get the same functionality in the end through other means, such as LSPatch.

I'm wondering now if anybody is willing to test SnapEnhance nightly with LSPatch. If that's confirmed to work, I don't see any reasons I shouldn't install GrapheneOS once my Pixel arrives.

secrec

I'll take a stab in the dark regarding this lspatch issue.... some of the instructions on it that I've seen talk about how it creates a custom boot image, which is a commonality between it and what you need to do to gain root access.

At around Android 14, GrapheneOS made some changes to zygist that changed it with respect to upstream, so the magisk hooks would no longer work for it. Some forks of magisk accounted for these grapheneos changes, in particular, KitsuneMagisk. Its probably not appropriate for me to link to the changes here, but I have provided enough information for you to track the changes down if you're motivated.

I will also point out that browsing through the lspatch source code, it takes a LOT from magisk.

Bondless6052

secrec Very interesting. I wasn't aware of KitsuneMagisk. If that works, I wouldn't mind using it as it would be a familiar workflow to my current setup. Thanks for the info :D

Upstate1618

You shouldn't expect any help about rooting in this forum though.

Upstate1618

Bondless6052 I'm sure about Shizuku but I'm not sure about LSpatch. I said LSpatch maybe work.

Bondless6052

Oggyo GrapheneOS has a lot of improvements over LOS. Ironically for this discussion, it provides a lot of specific control over apps, which I'd like to have. If it's a case that GrapheneOS will be working against my use case, I already know the exact setup I'll be using on LineageOS but I'd like to give GrapheneOS a try, provided it can meet my needs.

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