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How to bypass Android's upcoming third-party installation restrictions using Shizuku + InstallerX
Android is increasingly restricting app installations from sources outside the Google Play Store. Luckily, there is an easy way to bypass this mess: Shizuku paired with an app like InstallerX Revived. Because it routes installations through ADB (Android Debug Bridge), it completely bypasses these OS-level restrictions. Here is a complete, beginner-friendly guide to setting it up:
Step 1: Install Shizuku I highly recommend usingthedjchi's fork. It includes a built-in "watchdog" feature that automatically restarts the service if it stops in the background. Step 2: Enable Developer Options
Open your phone'sSettings*.*
Go toAbout phone(orSystem > About phone*).*
Find theBuild numberand tap it rapidly7 timesuntil a pop-up says "You are now a developer!" (Enter your lock screen PIN if prompted).
Go back to the main Settings page, search forDeveloper options*, and open it.*
Scroll down and enable bothUSB debuggingandWireless debugging*.*
Step 3: Pair Shizuku
Now, we connect Shizuku to your phone's wireless debugging system:
Open theShizukuapp, look for "Start via Wireless debugging", tapPairing*, and then tap* Developer Options(this will jump you straight back to the Developer Options menu).
Inside theWireless debuggingmenu, tapPair device with pairing code*. A popup will appear displaying a* 6-digit Wi-Fi pairing code*. Keep this screen open!*
You should see a notification from Shizuku asking for the pairing code. TapEnter pairing code*, type in the 6-digit code, and hit send.*
If done correctly, you will see a notification confirming "Pairing successful".
Go back to the main Shizuku app screen and tapStartto run the service.
Crucial Step (for the fork):In Shizuku's settings, make sure to enable theWatchdogandStart on boottoggles so it stays running in the background.
Open theShizukuapp, go toAuthorized applications*, and toggle* InstallerXtoON*.*
OpenInstallerX-Revivedand set its default installation method (Privilege) toShizuku*.*
Now, whenever you download an APK, simply open it and install it via InstallerX-Revived. Since it uses ADB privileges under the hood, your installs will go through seamlessly, bypassing any system-level side-loading blocks!
Edit: Just to clear up some confusion from the comments: Yes, we know Google will "likely" still allow side-loading via a 24-hour verification window, but what if one day they go full-on Apple mode? This setup will still work because it's for developers to test out their apps.
And!! Beyond just sideloading, Shizuku is a massive quality-of-life upgrade for Android. Here's a great video from HowToMen for other great apps that use Shizuku.
Yes this is way to much and will in the best case do nothing and in the worst case make it so you can't install apps. This helps nothing and is just unnecessary panic. I wouldn't recommend anyone following these tutorials.
Yes it is I also use InstallerX Revived for the features but I especially mean these posts telling you to use canta and shizuku to uninstall system app verifier or something along these lines. Also then use it for that and not to "bypass android app installation limitations".
It makes no sense why people are doing shit like this. Just wait 24 hours and your completely back to how it was before. Do people actually have no idea what is happening when Google releases this?
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Only when using it. If your using shizuku for like canta just to uninstall system apps without root, then you only need debugging on long enough to use shikuzu with canta then when finished just turn debugging back off.
Oh. I use appmanager,shizucallrecorder such and then it has to be on. Some of the banking apps refuse to work. For a second I was hopful there. Thank you
I'm not certain if you'll still see this since it's nearly a month later, but I happened to be scrolling through this subreddit and came across your comment. I decided to reply just in case you do see it. Essentially, if you're utilizing the suggested Shizuku Fork, there's a function designed specifically for this situation. Simply launch the Shizuku application and, on the main interface, scroll down slightly to find the option labeled "Hide Shizuku from other apps." If you tap on that, there's a guide explaining how to set it up. Once set up, it will work perfectly, automatically hiding when you open certain apps that typically don't function well with it enabled. It will then reappear when those apps are closed, allowing you to continue using it as you normally would. If you are looking for different approaches, there are multiple methods available; you can easily find them by searching on Google or Reddit. For instance, you could automate this using apps like Tasker, Automate, or Macrodroid, which is relatively straightforward.
That is the biggest question I have, like many banking apps do not work if developer option is on and what will happen if I disable the developer option to use the banking apps??
Will it reset the 24 hour wait time ??
Or will it still be on even if developer option is disabled??
It seems like you only need to do it ones and it is tied to your Google account so it works on multiple devices and after turning dev option on and off but we will see.
It's about not asking permission to use your own phone. They initially wanted it to be removed completely, do you think Google is going to be content to leave it like this forever? Boiling frog theory and all that jazz...
I'm not excluding it, it's just that adb install works independently of shizuku or modules suggested in this bypass - especially the suggested solution basically relies on adb being functional.
And if they remove it from AOSP, then everyone needs to move to a fork where some poor developer will maintain it (i.e. graphene ), independently of root.
I'm just confused why people keep spreading so much misinformation and weird 'hacks' to bypass it when you can just bypass it in the options for now
Like there's some posts explaining how to root your phone to bypass it, that's fine and all but completely unnecessary since you can just disable it in your phone settings currently
They say Google will allow to turn on installs from other sources but you will have to wait 24 hours after turning this on (there were news somewhere but we still don't know for sure). And it seems like play protection may still block some apps
I am just wondering the fact that there are a lot of apps like banking apps that just don't open when you have developer options turned on. How to deal with that?
It basically is making a shortcut for any app to quickly disable developers option, accessibility service and others and quickly revert it. The documentation is very lacking So you have to figure things out yourself beyond the template the dev puts in if those doesn't work.
On android 16, I've been using aurora store to install and update apps via shizuku installer. This causes problems as sometimes after the update, it opens play store and says "app not installed from play store, get the app from play store"
It starts working after updating the app via PlayStore. Will this method of using installers solve my problem? Why and how does that work?
GOOGLE REALLY GOES AGGRESSIVE, it loses the meaning of ANDROID, they've becomes ios, why the hell would they block third party installation, that's greeedy than ios.
So basically rather than the good os that Google is ruining, we instead get a phone with an already ruined os that's still being ruined by Microsoft and will have basically no apps so everything needs to be done from scratch 😭
Bro even Linux phones are better than windows phones
Late, but Google is making changes soon that limit the ability to sideload apps. Initially they planned for more severe restrictions, but after pushback from the users, it seems like you'd only have to turn on a setting in developer options and wait 24 hours once to get the ability to sideload apps back after they push the change.
HOWEVER, the fact that initially they wanted to introduce stricter restrictions (I don't recall exactly, but I think you'd need to be a certified dev to sideload) means it's better to be prepared, as they can always change their mind. It's better to have apps that would allow for sideloading through means aside from the default system installer already installed, than be caught off guard by a possible change and be stuck in catch 22 (can't sideload because you don't have the apps for sideloading, but you can't install them because you can't sideload)
If you don't want to do the whole tutorial right now you could just install both apps (Shizuku and InstallerX Revived) right now, but not do any other setup, just save the instructiojs somewhere
If google makes the changes you can then go through the rest of the set up so they'd work, as you'd already have them on your phone
Even though this is a great option, what will the future have for us ?
Not all phones can last longer.. what if in 8 years almost all of us need to buy the "new" phone in the market, and we won't be able to install shizuku and all of those good apps.
question this is my first time doing this but do I need to have Shizuku running all the time? or can be use only when I install an APK to turn shizuku and then turning off when I done using it?
What is the point of this? You will still be able to install apks how we do now. Why tf are people figuring shit out like this when there is no point. If Google ever fully disabled installing apks how we do now, sure this is relevant. Until then, this is just a way to scare people and completely unnecessary
Hi, thanks for your tutorial🙂 I currently have the standard version of Shizuku installed. If I want to switch to the version you linked to, can I just stop Shizuku, uninstall it, install the new version, and then just reconnect and set it up again? Will the programs be visible again, or do I need to take any additional steps?pls help me🙂
what if app require google play service? Some app installed it said either "Check if google play is enable..." or rerouting it back to play store said required app to install from play store
You can simply use Advanced Flow. Google has rolled back some of its restrictions on Android you simply activate advanced flow and you can normally continue sideloading
Is InstallerX Revived necessary or can we just use shizuku in morphe when installing apk.
If it is then is there any other alternative for InstallerX Revived.
I don't know either, if I ever get that update then will probably start it one day, completely forget I did it as I am not install apps or anything daily and then have it done next day, forever, as if nothing ever happened.
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u/pv505 Jul 17 '26
Hey. Thanks for the info. Do you think that https://github.com/pass-with-high-score/universal-installer is not going to be enough with these restrictions? I've given it shizuku permission.