Various tools for system maintenance
Root Keeper
These tools should take care your rooted device stays rooted – even if you install a system update (e.g. via OTA).
- mySU (Superuser for Android) (3.9@1,005) 5
2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-18 SuperUser & RootKeeper
- Voodoo OTA RootKeeper (3.6@11) 0
LastUpdate: 2013-01-21
Root Checker
Apps to check whether the rooting process was successful.
- Root Checker Advanced FREE [Root] (4.7@17) Ǥ 9
6
- Root Checker Pro (4.4@389) Ǥ 4
2
LastUpdate: 2016-12-26
- Root Checker (4.4@164) 2
1
- Simple Root Checker (4.4@26) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2016-03-28
- Root Checker: with Terminal Emulator and SafetyNet (4.3@991) Ǥ 4
3
- Root Checker (4.2@359,993) Ǥ 7
16
/ Root Checker Pro (4.6@2,511; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 3
1
LastUpdate: 2019-07-12
- SU Root Checker (4.2@10,640) 3
LastUpdate: 2016-09-13
- Root Verifier (4.2@2,164) 1
LastUpdate: 2016-03-26 Github
- Root Checker N Info (4.2@34) 3
1
LastUpdate: 2015-04-08
- Root Checker (4@31,498) Ǥ 6
3
LastUpdate: 2019-05-04
- Simple Root Checker (4@1,075) 1
3
LastUpdate: 2016-08-05
- Root Checker (4@639) 3
2
- Root Checker (3.9@7,137) Ǥ 4
2
LastUpdate: 2019-01-11
- Root Checker (3.9@1,150) Ǥ 5
1
LastUpdate: 2018-01-30
- Am I Rooted? (Root Checker) (3.9@202) 7
2
LastUpdate: 2017-09-20
- Root Checker (3.9@113) Ǥ 4
1
LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
- Root Validator (3.8@4,001) Ǥ 6
1 LastUpdate: 2018-04-15 Github
Root Hider
With a rooted device, some apps refuse to work (mostly those using "protected" or "sensitive" material. If you still want to use those apps and keep your device rooted, you may wish to hide that fact. These apps help you with that. Also see Magisk, which provides both root and root hiding.
- Hide Rooting Lite (2.2@2,095) 4
4
LastUpdate: 2016-09-09 / Hide Rooting Premium (3.4@82; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 3
1
LastUpdate: 2016-09-06
- Entrust IdentityGuard Unblocker (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-05-11
- ANRC (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2017-06-06 Github
- Zuper (0@0) hide mock location, forbidden ads, root and more
- RootCloak (OLD, SEE DESCRIPTION) (0@0) / RootCloak (with 5.x and 6.x support) (0@0; ~EUR 1.25) 1 LastUpdate: 2017-04-09 XDA inkl. Anleitung; Howto 3/2014; Video Howto 6/2014
- unWatch (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-09-01 Github
- Good for Enterprise Disable Root Check (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Github; Hide root from the Good for enterprise client
- SberbankUnroot (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-03-03
- No Device Check (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-09-25 make Google think you run unmodified Android
- Sudohide (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
- Surrogate (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-04-15 Github; provides rules to directly hook into other apps, replacing their methods (e.g. root checking)
- CYBER APPX (0@0) LastUpdate: 2018-09-25
- SDW Hide Root (0@0) LastUpdate: 2018-02-16
- MaxdomeXposed (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-03-26 Maxdome trotz root nutzen
SuperUser
- Superuser (4.5@1,265) 1
LastUpdate: 2016-01-29 Github
- DroSU (Superuser for Android) (4.3@482) 6
2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-26 SuperUser & RootKeeper
- SuperSU (4.2@365) 5
LastUpdate: 2017-05-29 / SuperSU Pro (4.1@23,625; ~EUR 3.75) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-05-29
- Superuser (4.2@22) 2
LastUpdate: 2014-04-14
- Superuser(manage Root device) (4.1@1,308) 6
1
LastUpdate: 2017-03-12 SuperUser & RootKeeper
- mySU (Superuser for Android) (3.9@1,005) 5
2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-18 SuperUser & RootKeeper
- Superuser (3.9@69) 4
LastUpdate: 2018-11-01 / Superuser Elite (3.8@6,263; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 3
LastUpdate: 2012-06-30
- Superuser X Free [Root] (3.8@8,836) Ǥ 9
3
LastUpdate: 2018-09-08 / Superuser X Pro [Root] - 50% OFF (4.2@210; ~EUR 22.00) 6
LastUpdate: 2019-03-26
Magisk
If you don't know what this is, please see Root for all: Magisk in the articles section.
- Magisk Manager (4.6@3,095) 11
Github; Guide 9/2016 | 3/2017; Video Tutorial 3/2017 (~7min) | 6/2017 (~6min) | 9/2017 (~6min); Howto 8/2017; IzzyOnDroid 5/2018; XDA Home; Magisk Wiki; Installation & Troubleshooting Guide; Universal Systemless Interface
- Unified Hosts Manager (4@142) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-01-28
- Collection of Magisk Modules
- 10 Must-Have Magisk Modules (1/2020)
Busybox
BusyBox is software that provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable file. (Wikipedia) Usually requires root.
- BusyBox Installer Classic (4.5@74) Ǥ 9
3
- BusyBox X [Root] (4.4@9,392) Ǥ 10
3
LastUpdate: 2018-09-09 / BusyBox X Pro [Root] - 50% OFF (4.7@203; ~EUR 22.00) 8
LastUpdate: 2018-09-09
- Droidbug BusyBox Advance FREE (4.4@70) Ǥ 6 5
LastUpdate: 2019-01-13
- BusyBox (4.3@159,560) 2
/ BusyBox Pro (4.4@8,389; ~EUR 2.75) 3
- BusyBox for Android (4.3@26,313) Ǥ 9
2
LastUpdate: 2018-05-10 Github
- BusyBox (4.2@5,339) 3
Github
- BusyBox On Rails (4.2@3,566) Ǥ 5
1
LastUpdate: 2016-12-22
- Busybox Checker (4.2@2,613) Ǥ 4
3
LastUpdate: 2016-09-29
- Neo Busybox (4.2@207) 9
LastUpdate: 2015-02-25
- Tinybox! A busybox replacement (4.1@210) 0
LastUpdate: 2015-11-10
- EXA Busybox Installer (no root) (3.5@184) 5
1
Terminal Apps
Command line to interact with the system, see Terminal Emulator.
- RHazOS (5@1) 5
LastUpdate: 2018-08-03 Github
- Another Term (4.6@16) 7
Github
- Termux (4.5@92,402) 11
/ Termux:API (4.4@5,949) 23
/ Termux:Styling (4.6@473; ~EUR 2.00) 0
Github; Repository for additional packages; Kurzvorstellung 1/2016; Anleitung 12/2019; includes
apt
to install a lot of packages like aapt, busybox, git, mc, python, rsync and more - TTerm (4.4@43) 5
LastUpdate: 2018-04-22
- Terminal Emulator for Android (4.3@118,953) 5
LastUpdate: 2017-07-18 Github; Vorstellung 3/2014
- Material Terminal (4.3@6,237) Ǥ 6
LastUpdate: 2016-04-04 Video Demo 3/2015; Walk-Through 3/2015
- ZShaolin GNU / Linux terminal (4.3@93; ~EUR 3.75) 5
LastUpdate: 2014-12-21 Github; comes with a bunch of tools like vim, ffmpeg, lua, git …
- Qute: Command Console & Terminal Emulator (4.2@4,626) Ǥ 12
2
- Remote ADB Shell (4@421) 2
LastUpdate: 2018-01-14 connect to one Android device from another Android device
- TermOne Plus - terminal emulator (4@193) 6
GitLab
- ☆ AirTerm (floating terminal) (3.9@578) Ǥ 7
LastUpdate: 2013-08-07
- Terminal Emulator Free (3.8@1,286) Ǥ 10
2
LastUpdate: 2018-09-20
- Terminal (3.6@133) 4
LastUpdate: 2019-02-15
- Ping Net (3.3@7; ~EUR 4.25) 5
LastUpdate: 2018-06-27
- Shell Terminal Emulator (3.2@2,750) 4
2
- NeoTerm (0@0) 7
LastUpdate: 2018-11-08 Github
Custom Recovery & Flashing
- Lineage Downloader (4.4@18,225) Ǥ 11
5
/ Lineage Downloader Premium (4.2@15; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 10
3
- CyanDelta Updater (4.4@9,751) Ǥ 6
4
LastUpdate: 2017-02-13 LineageOS, Paranoid, OmniROM
- MultiROM Manager (4.4@8,598) 5
LastUpdate: 2017-06-10 Github
- Auto Flasher ROM flash utility (4.3@1,870) Ǥ 6
2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-24
- ROM Toolbox Lite (4.2@59,775) Ǥ 27
5
LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 / ROM Toolbox Pro (3.8@25,579; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 25
5
LastUpdate: 2019-04-03
- [ROOT] Rashr - Flash Tool (4.2@29,931) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2017-10-25 Video Demo 12/2014; Intro 12/2014 | 4/2015; Github
- Flasher (4.2@93) 7
- ROM Manager (4.1@239,964) Ǥ 13
2
LastUpdate: 2018-10-30 Anleitung 4/2014; Video Howto 9/2014
- ROM Installer (4.1@43,118) Ǥ 11
3
LastUpdate: 2018-12-09
- Flashify (for root users) (4@41,824) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2015-12-12 Video Howto 6/2014; maintains your recovery partition
- TWRP Manager (Requires ROOT) (3.9@34,508) Ǥ 12
3
LastUpdate: 2017-07-02 Live Nandroid Backup for TWRP
- ZIPme (3.9@4,976) Ǥ 5
1
LastUpdate: 2017-04-11 create update ZIP packages to install in recovery
- [ROOT] CRAB - Custom Recovery Auto Backup (3.9@25) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-10-22
- Official TWRP App (3.8@33,175) Ǥ 14
1
Intro 12/2016
- Stock Rom Downloader (3.7@1,381) Ǥ 13
3
LastUpdate: 2016-07-18 find custom ROMs and ZIPs
- [root] FlashFire (3.1@7,458) Ǥ 9
LastUpdate: 2017-09-21
- DD GUI (0@0)
Github; GUI for the good-old
dd
tool - Vanced Manager (0@0) Ǥ 9
Github; installs Vanced & microG
init.d
- init.d scripts support (3.7@395) Ǥ 8
3
select a folder to place scripts which shall run at boot time
- Boot Shell [ROOT] (3.6@248) 3
LastUpdate: 2016-08-11 / Boot Shell Pro (4.2@16; ~EUR 1.00)
LastUpdate: 2014-03-20 run shell commands at boot
- Run Userinit (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2018-08-25
- Init.d Light (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2017-12-24 Github
Sandbox (isolate) apps
- Island (5@2) Ǥ 20
3
Vorstellung 3/2018; XDA; like Greenify, but more: freeze, isolate (sandbox) apps, clone (for parallel usage), hide …
- Shelter (4.2@653) 8
Github; Vorstellung 9/2018 | 1/2019; Vorstellung & Howto 7/2019; Intro 9/2019; Howto 11/2020; FOSS alternative to Island
- Appcloner- Clone App for Dual, Multiple Accounts (2.7@530) Ǥ 101
/ Parallel App - dual space&multiple accounts clone (3.7@171) Ǥ 15
/ Dual App - Dual Space Multiple Accounts App Cloner (3@206) Ǥ 15
not "sandboxing", but allows multiple instances of an app by cloning and re-installing with different package names; random Android ID, IMEI, IMSI & more at runtime
- Insular (0@0) 17
Github; FOSS variant of Island
- Insular (0@0) 18
GitLab; FOSS variant of Island
Run Linux on Android
- UserLAnd (4.2@3,356) Ǥ 9
Github; run GNU/Linux on Android (no root required)
- AnLinux : Run Linux On Android Without Root Access (4@1,677) 4
3
Github
- Linux Deploy (3.7@14,945) 7
Github; Install and run GNU/Linux on Android
- dogeland (0@0) 3
Github; Install and run GNU/Linux on Android
SafetyNet
- Safety Net Test App (4.5@50) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2017-02-14 find out whether your device passes the SafetyNet test
- SafetyNet Test (4.4@1,074) Ǥ 5
3
LastUpdate: 2018-10-03 find out whether your device passes the SafetyNet test
- SafetyNet Helper Sample (4.2@861) 1
1
Github; find out whether your device passes the SafetyNet test
- SafetyNet Playground (4.2@48) 1
1
LastUpdate: 2016-11-22 find out whether your device passes the SafetyNet test
Other tools
- [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks (4.7@210) 3
Github
- SELinuxModeChanger (4.7@17) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-04-10 Github; Set SELinux mode on boot
- DontKillMyApp ✌️ Make apps work (4.6@1,753) 4
Github; benchmark (how aggressively is your phone killing background apps) and more
- FDE.AI Pro [ROOT] + FPS meter (4.6@1,695; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 6
OS/Kernel optimizer
- Bash Shell X [Root] (4.5@1,976) Ǥ 10
3
LastUpdate: 2018-09-09 installs GNU bash 4.2;
- Prevent Running (4.5@673) 7
LastUpdate: 2019-05-15 prevent force-stopped apps from auto-restarting
- SmartPack-Kernel Manager (4.5@415) 12
1
/ SmartPack-Kernel Manager (0@0) 14
Github
- Kernel Profiler (Root) (4.4@7) 6
Github; manage your kernel settings
- [root] LiveBoot (4.3@6,377) Ǥ 3
- Shizuku (4.3@900) 4
Github; using system APIs directly with adb/root privileges from normal apps
- [ROOT] Sysctl GUI - Change kernel parameters (4.3@30) 4
Github
- Brevent (4.1@8,006) Ǥ 11
2
Github; prevent apps from auto-(re)starting; no root required
- Root ToolCase (4.1@963) Ǥ 14
5
- Root Essentials (3.9@9,115) Ǥ 15
3
LastUpdate: 2017-10-28
- Timezone Updater (3.9@121) 4
Github
- Simple Reboot (only for rooted devices) (3.7@4,841) 0
Github; boot menu (requires root)
- Power App | Simple Power Menu [Root only] (3.7@56) 2
Github; power options menu (reboot, recovery etc.)
- Bash (3.3@7) 5
2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-20
- Magic (0@0) 1
Github; file type guesser
- PSAUX (0@0) 1
Github; task manager and automated background service killer
- BackgroundRestrictor (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-11-03 Github; restrict apps from running in background
- Content Provider Helper (0@0) 14
LastUpdate: 2017-05-14 Github; find available content provider URIs; add & delete your own
- Network Monitored Blocker (KitKat) (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-02-14 Github; get rid of the "network may be monitored" message triggered by adding a CA cert to the key store in KitKat
- MinMinHide (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-03-03 Github; hide apps from other apps (not only from app-drawers)
Further Readings:
- rooting tag-wiki at Android.SE including a rooting index with hints for specific devices
- Magisk for "systemless modding" (incl. root); also see this guide at AndroidPolice
- Ist Rooten ein Sicherheitsrisiko bzw. gefährlich? (10/2018)
- Was ist Rooten und Jailbreak? (5/2016 - 10/2019)
- 5 reasons you should learn how to root your phone today (and how to do it) (2/2015)
- CF-Auto-Root – So rootet man Samsung, Motorola & Nexus Geräte (2/2015)
- How to root Android easily without PC (6/2014)
- Towelroot knackt Android in Sekunden (6/2014)