NanoDroid/doc/Details.md

Table of Contents

• NanoDroid
  • NanoDroid-Overlay
  • NanoDroid-Prop
  • NanoDroid-Perm
  • NanoDroid-Util
  • init scripts
  • GNU Bash
  • microG
  • F-Droid
  • Google Sync/Swipe Libraries
  • Applications

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NanoDroid

This lists features unique to NanoDroid.

NanoDroid-Overlay

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

NanoDroid-Prop

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

NanoDroid-Perm

The nanodroid-perm script grants microG and Co. required permissions, if lacking

Full details on the NanoDroid-Perm Script > Details

NanoDroid-Util

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

init scripts

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
• fstrim
  • trim file systems (may increase speed)
• logcat
  • store logcat in /data/adb/logcats
    • logs older than 7 days are deleted on every reboot
• 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.

GNU Bash

NanoDroid includes GNU Bash shell.

• > GNU Bash Website

The > less Pager will be installed alongside.

microG

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
  • Play Store is modified to allow (in-)app-purchases with microG
• 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

F-Droid > Website is an app store for OpenSource applications.

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/Swipe Libraries

Google Sync adapters and Swipe Libraries are optionally installable through the NanoDroid-Google package.

Applications

NanoDroid includes a variety of OpenSource applications, check full > list of applications.