NanoDroid/doc/NanoDroidOverlay.md

nanodroid-overlay Script

Purpose

The nanodroid-overlay Script, respectively it's shortcut novl is used by NanoDroid to perform various actions.

Magisk-Only Features

The following features are only available, when NanoDroid is installed as Magisk Module:

• Pseudo-Debloat Feature
• utilize Magisk's resetprop feature for on-the-fly and permanently adjusting system properties

General Features

The following features are available in both Magisk and System Mode:

• grant signature spoofing permissions to microG GmsCore / Play Store
  • on pre-patched ROMs that is
• grant required permissions to Google Sync Adapters
• fix navigation bar, status bar or lock screen issues after OTA update
• change Airplane Mode radio settings
• prevent applications from stealing audio focus
• prevent applications from reading the clipboard
• display device's boot count
  • requires Android 7.0 or newer

Invocation

From within a terminal on your device, for example adb shell or Termux invoke the script using either

nanodroid-overlay [switch] [parameter(s)]

or

novl [switch] [parameter(s)]

Feature overview

Pseudo-Debloat feature (Magisk-Only)

-a, --add [app]

add Overlay for app (if it exists) and add it to the config file; [app] is the name of the app's directory in /system/app or /system/priv-app

-r, --remove [app]

remove Overlay for app (if it exists) and remove it from the config file; [app] is the name of the app's directory in /system/app or /system/priv-app

-s, --show

show all apps that don't have an Overlay (slow)

-l, --list

show all apps that do have an Overlay

-x, --create

create Overlays from config file

-u, --update

remove existing Overlays and re-create them from the config file

-c, --clear

remove existing Overlays

-g, --genconfig

(re-)create config file from existing Overlays

Utilize resetprop (Magisk-Only)

-C, --cast

set properties required to enable the cast feature on some custom ROMs

-A, --add-prop [prop] [value]

add a system property both on-the-fly and permanently by adding it to NanoDroid's system.prop file

-R, --remove-prop [prop]

remove a system property from NanoDroid's system.prop file

-L, --list-prop

list all properties from NanoDroid's system.prop file

Grant signature spoofing permission

-p, --permission

grant signature spoofing permission to microG GmsCore and Play Store; grant permission to Google Sync Adapters (if they are installed)

Fix OTA-Update issues

-f, --fix-update

fix issues with the navigation bar, status bar or lock screen after applying an OTA update; for a detailed description about this check > XDA

Airplane Mode settings

-P, --airplane-mode

change Airplane Mode settings, this is interactive, user will be given instructions what to do. This allows to change which radios are disabled by Airplane Mode and additionally it instructs Android that it does not allow re-activation of those radios until Airplane Mode is switched off

Prevent audio focus stealing

-F, --audio-focus [app]

some apps stop audio playback of other apps, when you bring them in foreground (or activate them in multi window mode), with this you can prevent Android from allowing this; [app] is the application name in com.organisation.application format, for example com.xda.labs

Prevent clipboard reading

-B, --read-clipboard [app]

many apps have the permission to read the clipboard for no reason, with this you can prevent Android from allowing this; [app] is the application name in com.organisation.application format, for example com.xda.labs

Note: don't do this in applications like Browsers or the-like, as you'll disable the whole copy-paste feature for those app(s) with this feature

Read boot count

-b, --boot-count

show how often the device was booted; requires Anroid 7.0 or newer