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If I had to compile a list of essential third-party Android apps, Shizuku would be near, if not at, the very top. It serves an often-overlooked but important purpose: providing other apps with access to otherwise inaccessible APIs, enabling them to perform powerful tasks.
If you aren’t familiar with Shizuku’s game, it powers apps like Canta, my preferred Android uninstallation app that easily rids phones of preinstalled bloatware. Then there’s Adaptive Theme, which automatically switches between light and dark themes based on ambient light conditions. I have a good dozen apps on my phone that rely on Shizuku to function.
Despite its helpful nature, Shizuku has one major flaw: it struggles to stay active in the background on my phone and won’t automatically restart after a reboot. Given how many apps I’ve installed that depend on it, this is an obvious problem — or, at least, it was.
How do you feel about apps that require developer options to be enabled? 19 votes Comfortable; I enable them frequently. 63 % Cautious; I enable them only when necessary. 16 % Uncomfortable; I avoid such apps. 5 % I'm indifferent. 16 %
So, how did I fix one of Shizuku’s more annoying problems? How do I get it to restart automatically after every crash and reboot? The solution is far easier than you might think.
Shizuku is brilliant, but this fork is even better
Andy Walker / Android Authority
When I initially researched this topic, I thought I might have to use an automation app like Tasker and write a complicated recipe to jolt Shizuku back to life when required. Thankfully, while this is an option, it’s by no means the only one available.
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