Guides
Step-by-step guides for the apps on this site: starting Shizuku, installing KernelSU and LSPosed, and fixing installs that Android blocks.
14 guides
- Android Developer Verification: What It Blocks Now, and What Comes in 2027Since 30 September 2026, Android checks apps from 7 app stores in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. What that means for APKs you download, adb and F-Droid.
- arm64-v8a or armeabi-v7a? Which APK Your Phone Needs, and How to Checkarm64-v8a is for 64-bit ARM phones, armeabi-v7a for 32-bit ARM. How to check which your phone runs, when to take the universal APK, and what happens if you pick wrong.
- “This App Was Built for an Older Version of Android”: What It Means and What to DoWhy Android shows the “built for an older version of Android” warning, why Android 14 and later refuse to install some old apps, and the ways around each.
- How to Extract boot.img From an OTA Zip or payload.binGet the stock boot.img or init_boot.img you need for rooting: which image to use, why the build must match, and how to extract it on the phone or on a computer.
- How to Start Shizuku, and Get It Running AgainThree ways to start Shizuku (root, wireless debugging on Android 11+, or a computer), what to redo after a reboot, and fixes for when it won't start or keeps stopping.
- How to Install an APK on Android TV, Google TV or a TV BoxAllow unknown apps, get the file onto the TV by browser, USB or adb, and fix the two classic problems: 32-bit TV boxes and apps missing from the home screen.
- How to Install LSPosed, or Its Successor Vector, and Enable ModulesThe original LSPosed stopped at Android 14; its maintained fork Vector runs on 8.1 to 17. Which to install, the Zygisk setup you need, and how to enable modules.
- XAPK, APKS and APKM: How to Install Split APKs on AndroidXAPK, APKS and APKM files hold one app split into several APKs. What is in each, how to install them with App Manager or adb, and why “App not installed” appears.
- KernelSU LKM vs GKI: Why LKM Is the Way Now, and How to Install ItSince v3.0, KernelSU officially supports only LKM mode. What LKM and GKI mean, how to check support and match your KMI, and how to install KernelSU with the manager.
- How to Play Minecraft: Java Edition on Android With an Open-Source LauncherOpen-source launchers run Minecraft Java Edition on Android. What you need (you must own the game), which Java each version needs, and the first launch, step by step.
- “App Not Installed as Package Conflicts With an Existing Package”: Why It Happens and How to Fix ItWhat Android’s “package conflicts with an existing package” error means: a different signing key, a copy kept for another user, or a clash with another app, and each fix.
- How to Remove Preinstalled Apps Without Root, Using Shizuku and CantaRemove preinstalled apps without root using Shizuku and Canta: what it really does, which apps are risky, how to bring one back, and what changes in Android 17.
- How to Keep Sideloaded Android Apps UpdatedWhy an APK update installs or fails, and four ways to keep sideloaded apps updated: a store app, Obtainium, the app’s own update check, or by hand.
- How to Check an APK Is the Developer’s Original: Hash and Signing CertificateCheck a downloaded APK in two steps: its SHA-256 hash, then its signing certificate with apksigner, keytool or App Manager. Commands, real output, and what a match means.