Re: Canta and Shizuku

On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 05:49:19 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

Anyone here tried Canta and Shizuku? Evidently gives partial root access
to phones which cannot be rooted, and appears to do so without using
adb, allowing unwanted apps to the uninstalled.
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<https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.samo_lego.canta/>

 
That says it is deprecated, and to get a new version at:
 
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.samolego.canta
 

<https://shizuku-manager.en.uptodown.com/android>

 
Also available at the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=moe.shizuku.privileged.api
 
I don't use them, but you need both installed.  First you need Shizuku,
and then add Canta.
 
What does "activate" mean?  That you have to register to activate?  Or
buy something, like a license?
 
"This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service."
 
Is this adware?
 
"This app depends on other non-free apps."
 
Canta requires the Shizuku app which allows it and other apps to
directly access system APIs.  For Shizuku, "Supports adb usage", so ADB
is used after all, but maybe you don't need to delve into Developer
Options to enable USB Debug (ADB) mode. A screenshot at the Play Store
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=moe.shizuku.privileged.api)
shows "Shizuku is running - Version 8, adb".
 
I didn't dig into the Shizuku app, but I didn't see it overtly declared
as payware; however, with mention of requiring non-free apps, perhaps
cost is not be revealed until after you install and try to use the app.
Just what other non-free apps are required?
 
Most of the negative (1-star) reviews at the Play Store are about this
app constantly losing wireless connectivity.
 
The Play Store app page says Shizuku works on Android 7, and up.  Well,
come on, the APIs have changed a lot since then.  Some of the negative
reports are about trying to use this app on older Android version.
Shizuku was updated on Mar 10, 2024, but Android 15+ came out later.

Why do you ask questions which were already answered in the thread?