Shizuku is an Android permission manager that allows manage special access without the user needing to root their phone. Thanks to the application, it is possible to provide access to accessibility tools without each application needing to obtain said authorization; with the possibility of avoiding ROOT and the use of ADB to activate advanced options application by application.
The history of Android has paralleled the ability of the operating system to be changed almost endlessly. The Android base can be adapted according to the needs of the manufacturers, for example, even without authorization (Android AOSP is made for that). In addition, apps like launchers completely change the look of the device. same it is possible to deepen the alterations with tools such as ROOT or administrator access. This access is losing popularity. And it coexists with other means of giving special access, like Shizuku. You don’t know this manager? We present it to you.
Shizuku avoids asking for accessibility permissions and even ROOT
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The app we’re talking about isn’t exactly new since its first version was uploaded to Google Play in 2017 (in June). Despite his great potential, he is little known. And it’s a shame, the truth is, it makes it easier to manage special permissions so you don’t have to constantly accept them on an app-by-app basis.
Shizuku is a permissions manager with a certain resemblance to Super SU (or Magisk Manager, saving the distance). The application installs directly from Google Play and, once authorized (or with ROOT authorization or by executing an ADB command to allow special access), is responsible for opening the door to all applications that need access to advanced use APIs. Anytime the user wants, because Shizuku gives them the key that manually authorizes each process.
One of the great advantages of Shizuku is that it allows bypass the need for ROOT access, also to use accessibility tools. This is a great advantage since it is enough to authorize Shizuku once for the rest of the applications to work through its filter. What do you need to enable advanced battery logging with an ADB command? Shizuku can give you access. As with other applications that require the use of very specific Android APIs (you can also manage administration or ROOT access).
As we have seen, the app has some notable advantages, although it also has a notorious drawback: to provide service to applications, developers must adapt them to Shizuku, a fact that has not yet happened. DarQ is one of the apps that recently relied on Shizuku to offer its personalization services, others like App Ops or Icebox also use its permission management. As the developer of DarQ explains on his GitHub, “If you don’t know what Shizuku is, imagine some sort of Superuser app for non-rooted devices.“.
Advanced use authorization granted to DarQ of Shizuku
Shizuku has enormous potential that the developers have yet to fully exploit (It does not work, download it if it is not used with a compatible application). Hopefully future applications will use its services: this not only makes accessing special functions more convenient, but also much more secure.
