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This lists unique NanoDroid features.
The nanodroid-overlay
script handles the debloat feature
- pseudo-debloat applications in Magisk Mode
- force-debloat applications in System Mode
- show the list of debloated apps
- show the list of non-debloated apps
- add or remove apps from the list of debloated apps
Full details on the NanoDroid-Overlay Script > Details
The nanodroid-prop
script utilizes Magisk's resetprop to alter system properties
- add system properties (Magisk-only)
- both on-the-fly and permanently
- properties set by this script survive NanoDroid updates
Full details on the NanoDroid-Prop Script > Details
The nanodroid-perm
script grants microG and Co. required permissions, if lacking
Full details on the NanoDroid-Perm Script > Details
The nanodroid-util
script contains the following features
- show boot count
- fix OTA update issues (like non-working navbar)
- handle
Audio Focus
permission- prevent apps from stealing audio output, for example listen to Music while playing Pokémon Go
- handle
Read Clipboard
permission - modify
Airplane Mode
settings- choose which radios are on or off in Airplane mode
Full details on the NanoDroid-Util Script > Details
The following init scripts are bundled with NanoDroid
- external_sd
- symlink SD Card mount point to
/external_sd
- SD Card needs to be inserted upon boot
- symlink SD Card mount point to
- fstrim
- trim file systems (may increase speed)
- logcat
- store logcat in /data/adb/logcats
- logs older than 7 days are deleted on every reboot
- store logcat in /data/adb/logcats
- logscleaner
- clean up system log files older than 7 days
- sqlite
- clean up sqlite databases
When in Magisk Mode the init scripts create their log files in
/magisk/NanoDroid/logs/${script}.log.${date}
When installed to /system your ROM needs to support running scripts in /system/etc/init.d
or you can use Kernel Adiutor's init.d emulation.
NanoDroid includes GNU Bash shell.
The > less Pager will be installed alongside.
microG is an Open Source replacement for Google Services, full details can be found at the microG homepage > Website
NanoDroid includes microG as follows
- microG GmsCore > GitHub
- with optional Déjà Vu location provider backend > F-Droid
- with optional Mozilla location provider backend > F-Droid
- with optional Apple location provider backend > F-Droid
- with optional Radiocells location provider backend > F-Droid
- with Nominatim adress provider backend > F-Droid
- with microG GsfProxy > GitHub
- with microG DroidGuard Helper > GitHub
- required for SafetyNet support
- support for Maps API version 1
- support for Google Calendar and Contacts Sync Adapter
- disabled by default
- optional Swipe libraries
- disabled by default
- choose between modified Play Store > APK Mirror or Aurora Store > F-Droid
- Aurora Store can use system permissions to install packages, so you don't need to enable
Unknown Sources
- go to Aurora Store Settings > Installation Method >
Using system permissions
- go to Aurora Store Settings > Installation Method >
- Play Store is modified to allow (in-)app-purchases with microG
- Aurora Store can use system permissions to install packages, so you don't need to enable
- GApps and several location services conflict with microG and unified Nlp. Thus they are removed during NanoDroid installation
- using > NanoDroid-Overlay
- see > GAppsRemoval for more details
F-Droid > Website is an app store for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications only.
NanoDroid includes both F-Droid and it's Privileged Extension > F-Droid, so you don't need to enable Unknown Sources
. Alternatively (or additionally) you can install Aurora Droid > F-Droid.
Furthermore NanoDroid tells F-Droid to activate the following additional repositories by default:
- NanoDroid companion F-Droid repository > Link
- BromiteWebView F-Droid repository > Link
- official microG F-Droid repository > Link
Google Sync adapters and Swipe Libraries are optionally installable through the NanoDroid-Google package.
NanoDroid includes a variety of OpenSource applications, check full > list of applications.