- Jun 12, 2024
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Been modding Android for years, but with the way things are going—especially on newer devices—it’s getting harder to ignore the obvious: Android’s slowly turning into iOS with a root toggle.
Verified Boot’s locked
dm-verity’s enforced
Play Integrity’s gone server-side
Scoped storage has everything boxed in
Frida, LSPosed, Magisk modules—half of them break on updates or need insane workarounds to even run
Apps? Same deal. Everything’s paranoid. Doesn’t matter if it’s a banking app or a journaling app—spoof one thing and it starts acting like you’re launching a cyberattack.
So yeah:
1. Is anyone actually still modding in a meaningful way on 13+?
2. What still works without duct tape and 300 lines of terminal commands?
3. Are we watching the end of Android modding, or just adapting to a more locked-down, stealthy game?
Feels like we’re just playing in Google’s walled garden now. It’s not open—it just pretends better than Apple does.
Anyone else noticing the convergence, or are we all just too busy patching Integrity checks to care?
And yeah, at the end of the day, what’s stopping them from just closing every last hole? It’s not like we haven’t seen it before—look at iOS. Jailbreaking used to be a thing, now it’s basically a historical event. Just locked glass slabs we rent from Apple. Android’s heading the same way, just slower and with better marketing.
Verified Boot’s locked
dm-verity’s enforced
Play Integrity’s gone server-side
Scoped storage has everything boxed in
Frida, LSPosed, Magisk modules—half of them break on updates or need insane workarounds to even run
Apps? Same deal. Everything’s paranoid. Doesn’t matter if it’s a banking app or a journaling app—spoof one thing and it starts acting like you’re launching a cyberattack.
So yeah:
1. Is anyone actually still modding in a meaningful way on 13+?
2. What still works without duct tape and 300 lines of terminal commands?
3. Are we watching the end of Android modding, or just adapting to a more locked-down, stealthy game?
Feels like we’re just playing in Google’s walled garden now. It’s not open—it just pretends better than Apple does.
Anyone else noticing the convergence, or are we all just too busy patching Integrity checks to care?
And yeah, at the end of the day, what’s stopping them from just closing every last hole? It’s not like we haven’t seen it before—look at iOS. Jailbreaking used to be a thing, now it’s basically a historical event. Just locked glass slabs we rent from Apple. Android’s heading the same way, just slower and with better marketing.
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