MuntashirAkon/AppManager v4.0.0-beta01

App Manager v4.0.0-beta01

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Funding campaign dates have been updated as this is going to be the last campaign in many years.
If you're running ADB, you may need to restart your device first.

• Added full support for Android 14
  <sup>- Fixed compatibility issues
  - Support installing apps that targets SDK 22 or earlier (privileged mode only)</sup>
• [Experimental] Use outlines for color codes

App Details page

• Allowed launching non-exported activities in no-root/ADB mode
  ^{The “Search assistant” (usually set to Google Assistant) feature allows setting arbitrary activity via the assistant key-value pair stored in the secure settings database. Hence, non-exported (that is, app private) activities can be launched even in no-root mode by exploiting this feature. However, modifying a secure setting require android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission which is granted automatically in ADB mode and has to be granted manually in no-root mode via ADB.}
  

App Manager also cannot trigger the assistant on its own in the no-root mode, because it doesn't have enough permissions (it requires android.permission.INEJECT_EVENTS permission which cannot be granted to the user applications). Activity shortcuts also use this feature when they cannot be launched in privileged mode.

App Usage page

• Make the combo-box static on top

App Info tab

• Fixed handling multiple users in no-root mode
• Fixed listing granted URIs
• Prevent crashes in tablets running buggy GSI firmware

Code Editor

• Prevented the editor from crashing if it is restarted from Recents

Installer

• Enabled installing system apps with a different signature
  ^{The “Install only” button is enabled for system apps when the signatures are different. This is useful for only those who have disabled signature verification using methods, such as CorePatch.}

Log Viewer

• Added a batch option to copy the selected logs
• Changed list selection modes.
  <sup>1. Normal mode
  - Click: expand/collapse text
  - Long click: Open context menu
  2. Selection mode
  - Click: Select clicked item
  - Long click: Select items between the last selected item to the clicked item if possible. Otherwise, only click the item.</sup>

Main page

• Avoided reopening the keyboard while searching is active, but the keyboard was closed manually
• [Batch Ops] Fixed saving some APK files due to naming issues

Profiles

• Fixed applying profiles
• Fixed loading label after refreshing the app list

Running Apps page

• Refresh running apps every 10 seconds

Scanner page

• Fixed scanning using VirusTotal

Settings

• [Experimental] Initial support for custom command
• Avoided auto-detecting ADB port number if Wi-Fi is inactive
• Display ADB pairing dialog directly when a pairing may be required
• Improved auto-connecting to ADB
  <sup>- When mode is set to auto, instead of checking the active ADB host and port first, the status of the ADB daemon is checked
  - When mode is set to “Wireless debugging”, developer settings and wireless debugging are enabled automatically before attempting any connections. This requires:
  1. android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS to be granted to App Manager, OR
  2. App Manager connected via root or ADB at least once (in which case, the permission above is granted automatically)
  - Attempt to fetch the current port for ADB over TCP via service.adb.tcp.port property instead of using the default 5555 port or the previously saved value.</sup>
• Pair ADB via notification
• Improved preferences and dialogs
  <sup>- Added a dedicated page for VirusTotal
  - Added a dedicated page for mode of operations
  - Moved “Use the Internet” to Privacy settings
  - Added feature toggler for Log Viewer and Installer
  - Display build expiry and funding campaign notices only in the main settings
  - Replace “Remove all rules” with a primary button
  - Input boxes are focused by default
  - For numeric inputs, only the numeric keyboard is displayed
  - Input texts aren't added to the user suggestions.</sup>
• Avoided displaying “Imported” for Watt and Blocker when nothing is selected
• Check if the selected directory is actually a directory before attempting to import a backup
• Fixed displaying wireless debugging options when App Manager is unable to enable Wireless Debugging.

UI

• Draw activities around the display cutouts
• Tint combo-boxes in primary container color to match Android 12+ styles
• Used circular progress for initialization
• Fixed styling some popup menus.

Others

• Added more network policies from Motorola devices.
  <sup>- POLICY_REJECT_METERED
  - POLICY_REJECT_BACKGROUND
  - POLICY_REJECT_ALL</sup>
• Automatically grant usage stats permission in privileged mode
  ^{The feature, as usual, can be disabled in settings.}
• Enabled creating activity shortcuts for other users
• Avoided fetching packages for other users if there's no permission to do so
• Fixed blocking components in Android 14
• Fixed blocking providers when only IFW is set
  ^{Intent Firewall (IFW) does not support blocking providers. So, when IFW-only mode was enabled, it tried to apply only the IFW rules which resulted in the providers remaining unblocked. From now on, the providers are blocked via “disable” option.}
• Fixed launching remote services in OnePlus devices
• Fixed retrieving the list of packages in some devices
• Fixed retrieving and updating permission flags in Android 12 onwards

Full list of changes: v4.0.0-alpha02...v4.0.0-beta01