I use a Xiaomi phone, it has this annoying “Security” app that gets everytime I’m installing or updating an app to pass a “security scan” and show me an add. F-Droid downloads updates on start, but then I just get this message “App update is ready to install” and then I have to manually install each update.

Any idea on how to bypass this app? I have partially debloated my phone using some ADB debloater but I’m worried my OS will break if I remove this “Security” app.

Also don’t know if I’ll also need to keep installing each update individually even after deleting it.

I also noticed that I haven’t given permissions for “modifying system settings” to F-Droid.

  • shortwavesurfer@monero.town
    6·
    11 months ago

    What android version? Must be 12 or later. Fdroid cant do it as its target android version is to low. You will need droid-ify for that

    • limecool
      2·
      11 months ago

      It would still still prompt that pop-up. That was the case when I had one on android 10. It’s a miui thing unless it gets bypassed for this android API.

  • limecool
    3·
    11 months ago

    There’s a setting to disable scanning of installing apps. Disable it from security app. Also, don’t debloat the security app it will break things for you.

    • Deemo@bookwormstory.social
      3·
      11 months ago

      With root privilaged extension it is.

      On android 13 however it should be able to do it via session installer (google allowed unattened updates) and even without that there is a shizuku plugin which should allow it to work in theory (however the plugin is buggy and works half the time).

        • limecool
          3·
          11 months ago

          Last I knew fdroid didn’t support shizuku. Unless, you talk about 3rd party fdroid clients like droidify and neostore, etc. Also, unless xiaomi borked the adb perms(I’m sure they did like they do for accessibility service apps) shizuku can work with wireless adb.

        • Deemo@bookwormstory.social
          2·
          11 months ago

          Same issues (especially when fdroid tries to update itself). Not sure why it doesn’t work (when it should in theory).

          Plugin repo hasn’t been updated in a bit as well 😢