Basically, the title. I’ve used revanced to patch YouTube and Reddit’s app. YouTube only seems to work if I install as root. Reddit’s app only seems to work if I don’t use root. Wondering why that is.
YouTube works without root. It’s just an issue with the proprietary split APK format Google introduced. You have to download the APK manually from a site like apkmirror.
Google creators of the still too open android os.
Edit: The information above is only paritally correct. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/152120286?pli=1 The issue is that when Google introduced split apks and bundles it did not provide a standard implemention in AOSP leading to fragmentation and proprietary formats by third parties. In the past AOSP could just install apks but these new split APK formats need separate apps to handle them if they are available.
Interesting. It doesn’t seem like that works for me.
I’ve been getting the universal apk from apk mirror since using revanced. If I use the non root method of install (after selecting the apk from storage) it just exits. But if I install the universal apk first, then use the root method to install after patching the installed apk, it works.
I probably just don’t understand something correctly.
Maybe root vs nonroot microg mismatch?
I don’t use microg. I still have play services installed.
It feels like I have the best success downloading the universal apks from apk mirror, installing them, patching the installed apk, and installing the patched apk as root. And when I upgrade to the next version, uninstalling the app first, and repeating the above steps with the new version.
Yeah but as far as I know YouTube revanced uses microg regardless of you having the gapps.