Release notes from APatch

11142

2025-11-12T09:35:52Z

What's Changed

Update english translation by @igormiguell in #1116
use grep for overlayfs detection instead of cat | grep by @frknkrc44 in #1115
apd: Revise package Modification time by @shulng in #1135
apd: fix package config file write reliability by @shulng in #1142
Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #1155
apd: fix unauthorized apps in package_config by @shulng in #1154
apd: fix unauthorized apps in package_config by @shulng in #1158
Update english translation by @igormiguell in #1205
manager: Use Crossfade in BottomBar, remove Timber by @lightsummer233 in #1234
build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 in the action-dependencies group by @dependabot[bot] in #1247

New Contributors

@frknkrc44 made their first contribution in #1115
@shulng made their first contribution in #1135

Full Changelog: 11107...11142

11107

2025-07-07T13:34:36Z

Changelog
Fix Linux 6.1 / 6.6 support (@NepXIN)
Bump KernelPatch to 0.12.0
Refactor apjni
Upgrade dependences
Fix exclude toggle
Merge translation
Add Lite Mode and Force OverlayFS feature
Fix several bug, improve stability
Some minor changes

11106: [skip ci]Merge pull request #1114 from weblate/weblate-APatch-app

2025-07-07T11:12:40Z

Translations update from Hosted Weblate

11039

2025-02-13T08:45:03Z

🎉 New APatch release 11039 is available 🎉

Changelog
Upgraded KernelPatch to version 0.11.2
Upgraded Gradle and Rust dependencies
Allocated new PTY in APD instead of allowing SELinux policy
Shrink Manager app size
Updated Resetprop and MagiskBoot tools
Fixed A/B OTA boot marker issue
Resolved UID mismatch after package list changes
Switched to Magic Mount instead of OverlayFS
Imported translations – special thanks to all translators!
Added a new method to flash KernelPatch using Magisk with root access
Removed image file dependency
Fixed logcat functionality during boot stage
Resolved WebUI display errors
Various optimizations, minor changes, and bug fixes

Notes

KernelPatch doesn't support 6.6 till now. In order to provide a better compatibility, we have changed to magic mount instead of OverlayFS. However, you can still use OverlayFS as default mounting method by creating the /data/adb/.overlay_enable file.
Additionally, you can create /data/adb/.litemode_enable to skip all mounts so that detection minimized. These options are not shown in the manager because they are not recommended for using. Thank you all for your support of APatch.
⚠️ All modules will be lost after upgrading to this release from stable version because of module image's removal, so you need to manually re-install all your modules. Please backup all your important data before upgrading to this version.

👉 Report bug or feature request: https://github.com/bmax121/APatch/issues/new/choose
👉 @APatchChannel

10762

2024-05-02T03:07:19Z

🎉 New APatch release 10763 is available 🎉

Changelog
Upgrade KernelPatch to 0.10.7
Upgrade java and rust dependences
Fix compat syscall, 32-bits su command is supported now
Shrink apd size
Remove buggy and redundant hide manager feature
Re-designed About and Module Screen UI, thanks to SanmerDev MRepo's design
Fix os error 2 during installing modules
Switch to new enableEdgeToEdge, drop accompanist/systemuicontroller
Optimize APatch Safe Mode
Fix module online upgrade not working
Re-design exclude modifications feature
Translation imported, thanks to all translators
More optimizations and minor changes

Notes
The newly designed exclusion module modifies the logic, and from now on, applications that have already been granted ROOT permissions no longer support exclusion because it does not conform to the logic of normal usage scenarios; By default, modules will no longer be excluded because not all software will check the current environment, which undoubtedly brings unnecessary power consumption and heat to the phone. You can manually configure the applications that need to be excluded. It should be noted that if you are upgrading from a version of KernelPatch below 0.10.7 instead of a completely new installation, you need to manually delete the/data/adb/ap/package_config file and reconfigure it on the SuperUser screen, otherwise a BUG may be occurred.
We have noticed that some older devices (mainly those with Linux kernel versions less than 5) may experience unlimited loading of SuperUser Screen, and even some applications may not be able to use ROOT permissions. This is a known issue and is currently under investigation.

👉 Report bug or feature request: https://github.com/bmax121/APatch/issues/new/choose

10657

2024-05-02T03:08:00Z

🎉 New APatch release available 🎉

What's Changed

Upgrade KernelPatch to 0.10.5 (@bmax121)
Strip busybox so that APatch's size decreased (@sekaiacg)
New refreshed UI (@pomelohan)
Introduce theme manager and custom dark mode switch (@pomelohan)
Switch to stable compose dependence release (@pomelohan)
Fix settings page not scrollable (@pomelohan)
Enhanced Image flashing operations (@gitclone-url)
Optimize InstallScreen experience (@TinyHai)
Refine dialog component and add an animation to UpdateCard (@TinyHai)
Enable blur behind compose dialog for Android S+ (@pomelohan)
Add an alertdialog if failed to auth super key (@pomelohan)
Refactor Installaction UX&UI (@pomelohan)
Use lsplugin resopt to optimize apk size (@pomelohan)
Refine WebUI (@5ec1cff)
Implement KPM Control Feature (@pomelohan)
Implement isSafeMode detect (@pomelohan)
Fix extract kpm infomation from boot error (@bmax121)
Fix round corner for APModule Info Card (@lightsummer233)
Fix random build signture (@Admirepowered)
Adapt Zygisk Next WebUI (@Admirepowered)
Fix twice try when selecting an invalid boot image (@pomelohan)
Allow system_server devpts read/write chr_file (@pomelohan @bmax121)
Fix unable to configure exclude feature for non-root apps (@pomelohan)
Now SuperKey are no longer plaintext in the process of transmission and storage (@bmax121)
Fix the logic for processing the "UNCOMPRESSED_IMG" header (@qwerty472123)
kptools: Skip relocation when trying again (@sekaiacg)
Fix safemode typo (@18712886438)
Import translations changes (By all contributors ❤️)

Full Changelog: 10570...10657

Note

This version includes many updates. Please backup important data before installation or upgrade. We are pleased that Zygisk Next has added support for APatch. To be compatible with its whitelist function, we have added an "exclude" setting button. It should be noted that if Zygisk Next is not used, it has no practical significance because we have not yet implemented this feature due to time constraints. It is a known issue that some software cannot obtain ROOT permission, but only a very small number of software have experienced this bug. We are doing our best to solve and develop it. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Report bug or feature request: https://github.com/bmax121/APatch/issues/new/choose

10570

2024-03-18T11:14:03Z

fix os error when install module
fix uninstall androidpatch will lose all root config

Full Changelog: 10569...10570

10569

2024-03-18T03:41:56Z

Fix patch error caused by 'find kallsyms_marker error' (For example: OnePlus 12 with kernel 6.1.57+ and etc)
Try to fix module install os error 22 or 5, but not 100% guaranteed.

Full Changelog: 10568...10569

10568

2024-03-15T08:11:48Z

What's Changed

Refactor KernelPatch installation logic and initial support for A/B upgrade after OTA, by @pomelohan and @Admirepowered
Introduce Module WebUI feature from ksu
Introduce APatch update notifier

Full Changelog: 10533...10568

10533

2024-03-08T08:42:15Z

What's Changed

Compat termux's su by @bmax121 in #264

Full Changelog: 10529...10533