New features

• Added support for v3.1 signing scheme
• Export APKS using the new APKS specification. This is still in pre-alpha stage.
• New language: Romanian
• Replaced enable/disable with freeze/unfreeze ^{Freeze/unfreeze can be customised to disable, suspend or hide the applications instead of only disabling it. The colour codes used for disabling is used for freezing.}
• Added freeze/unfreeze toggle shortcut in the App Info tab ^{Long clicking on the freeze or unfreeze buttons in the App Info tab opens a dialog where how the shortcut shall work apart from freezing/unfreezing can be configured. If a shortcut already exists, the existing shortcut shall be updated. It offers the following options: 1. Open application after unfreezing it 2. Open application (requires 1 to be enabled) but without an entry in Recents 3. Refreeze the application when the phone is locked.}

Backup

• Backup metadata version updated to 4
• Use 128 bit tag size for AES encryption
• Fixed encryption/decryption for AES 128
• Fixed a crash if no backup is selected but restore is clicked
• Fixed an issue with saving the PGP encrypted files
• Fixed crashing if a storage media does not have a label

App Details page

• Display invalid native libraries in the Shared libs tab
• Replaced block/unblock button with material switch
• Display failure message instead of crashing if a service cannot be launched from the Services tab
• Fixed a crash on specifying an invalid icon resource in the edit shortcut dialog
• Fixed crashes in the Shared Libs tab
• Fixed shortcut creation issues in some launchers
• Prevented a crash in the ADB mode which used to occur on attempting to fetch application data size

Installer page

• Ensured all the installation confirmation notifications are different in no-root mode
• Fixed a rare crash used to occur due to the accidental closing of the installer page

Main page

• Fixed sorting when a profile is selected in the list options
• Fixed displaying backup volume unavailable messages when /sdcard/AppManager was inaccessible or unavailable

Running Apps page

• Added searching by package name
• Enabled advanced searching
• Fixed double scrollbars
• Fixed crashes in no-root mode while checking for RUN_IN_BACKGROUND

UI

• Migrated to Material 3-style preferences
• Prevented closing multi-selection panel after starting an operation
• Replaced MD2 (Material Design 2) switches with M3 (Material 3) switches
• Fixed icon theming issues in Android 12
• Fixed loading dynamic colours in the splash screen
• Fixed applying the pure black theme on some devices

Others

• Check whether Binder transaction is supported in root mode before initiating a connection ^{Certain superuser implementations did not enable communications through Binder (that, is binder transactions) from user applications. A check has been added to ensure that the currently used superuser supports such communications before attempting to create a remote service.}
• Display inferred mode of operation in the crash logs
• Handle multiple users including work profile in no-root mode ^{Apps in the work profile can be opened in the App Details page. They can also be launched, uninstalled, and the corresponding settings page can also be opened in no-root mode.}
• Fall back to ADB if root mode is not supported ^{If App Manager cannot connect using root, root itself is used to start ADB over TCP and connect to it. This is also useful for certain rooting solutions which do not support Binder transactions.}
• Fall back to root mode while reading the APK file ^{Some applications erroneously provide private files that aren't accessible to any installer other than the system ones. Therefore, root mode is used to read those files if available.}
• Handled the Internet permission in Graphene OS
• Removed dark theme hacks for the WebView in the help page
• Replaced SLF4J dependency with Android compatible classes
• Updated trackers and libraries
• Prevented a nasty crash used to occur when an activity is needed to be recreated
• [Profile page] Fixed crashes in the log viewer tab
• [Scanner page] Fixed a rare crash used to occur when the activity is accidentally closed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.1.0-alpha01...v3.1.0-alpha02

This release contains a number of fixes for the backup/restore feature.

• Backup metadata version updated to 4
• Use 128 bit tag size for AES encryption
• Fixed encryption/decryption for AES 128
• Fixed an issue with saving the PGP encrypted files
• Fixed crashing if a storage media does not have a label

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.2...v3.0.3

This release contains a number of bug fixes.

• Removed dark theme hacks for the WebView in the help page
• Fixed loading dynamic colours in the splash screen (#769)
• Fixed shortcut creation issues in some launchers (#627)
• Prevented a crash in the ADB mode which used to occur on attempting to fetch application data size
• Prevented a nasty crash used to occur when an activity is needed to be recreated (#656).

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.1...v3.0.2

• Display inferred mode of operation in the crash logs
• Handled the Internet permission in GrapheneOS
• Prevented closing multi-selection panel after starting an operation
• Replaced MD2 (Material Design 2) switches with M3 (Material 3) switches
• Fixed icon theming issues in Android 12
• [App Details page] Display failure message instead of crashing if a service cannot be launched from the Services tab
• [App Details page] Fixed crashes in the Shared Libs tab
• [Installer] Fixed a rare crash used to occur due to the accidental closing of the installer page
• [Main page] Fixed sorting when a profile is selected in the list options
• [Main page] Fixed displaying backup volume unavailable messages when /sdcard/AppManager was inaccessible or unavailable
• [Profile page] Fixed crashes in the log viewer tab
• [Running Apps page] Fixed double scrollbars
• [Running Apps page] Fixed crashes in no-root mode while checking for RUN_IN_BACKGROUND
• [Scanner page] Fixed a rare crash used to occur when the activity is accidentally closed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1

• [Main] Added option to sort the app list by size

  The loading time has been increased by a few seconds which will be fixed in a later build

• [Main] Added support for market://search?q=query

• [Backup/restore] Added support for elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC)

  ECC in App Manager uses curve 25519 with ECDH which is wrapped with SHA512withECDSA when storing the key in the Bouncy Castle KeyStore.

• [Activity Interceptor] Added option to copy as am command

  am (short for activity manager) or cmd activity (Android 9 and later) can be used to start an activity from the terminal. This option let user copy the Intent as an am command so that the same Intent can be invoked in the terminal. But not all extras are supported, only the supported extras are copied during the operation.

• [Setting] Added option to disable opening App Info page from the third-party applications

• [Installer] Removed default signing key

  Default signing key was publicly available and could have be used by others to distribute malware. Instead, enabling APK signing before installing an app now requires a signing key to be added (which can be either generated or imported).

• [Running Apps] Fixed double scrollbars

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0...v3.1.0-alpha01

App Manager v3.0.0 comes with a lot of features and improvements. See Settings > Changelog for a more detailed changelog.

Material 3 and More

Material 3, somewhat similar to Material You, is a significant improvement over Material Design 2 with support for dynamic colours in Android 12 and later. In addition, many design changes have been made in App Manager without any significant changes in the overall user experience.

Known issue Switches are still based on Material Design 2 which will be fixed in a future release.

Wireless Debugging

Wireless debugging support has been fully implemented. Head over to the docs for instructions on how to configure wireless debugging.

No-root users. Due to auto-detection feature, startup time might be large for no-root users when the mode of operation is set to auto. Instead, no-root users should select no-root instead of auto.

Languages

App Manager is fully translated into Indonesian and Italian languages and can be enabled in settings. Bengali is removed due to lack of translators.

Introducing App Explorer

App Explorer can be used to browse the contents of an application. This includes binary XML files, DEX contents or any other media files. DEX contents can only be explored in Android Oreo (Android 8) and later. It's also possible to convert an .smali file into .java for a better understanding of the reversed code. This feature, if not needed, can be disabled in Settings > Enable/disable features.

Import Backups from Other Applications

It is possible to import backups from discontinued or obsolete applications such as Titanium Backup, OAndBackup and Swift Backup (version 3.0 to 3.2). Go to Setting > Backup/restore to find this option.

VirusTotal

VirusTotal is a widely used tool to scan files and URLs for viruses. In the scanner page and in the running apps page, an option to scan files with VirusTotal has been added. But the option is hidden by default. To enable the option, it is necessary to obtain an API key from VirusTotal. Go to Settings > VirusTotal API Key for more information.

Internet feature! This is currently the only feature which require an Internet connection. If you wish to use any Internet feature that might also be added in the future, enable Use the Internet in Settings > Enable/disable features.

Trigger Profiles from the Automation Software

As the implementation of routine operations is being delayed, an option to trigger profiles from the external automation software is added. Visit docs for instructions on how to configure profile automation.

Improved Application Installer

Application installer includes several improvements including the ability to downgrade applications in no-root mode, installing multiple applications at once and blocking trackers after installation. In Android 12 and later, no-root users can update applications without any user interactions.

Component Blocking

It is now possible to configure how App Manager should block a component. Visit Settings > Rules > Default blocking method for more information. In the components tab, long clicking the block/unblock button opens a context menu which allows per-component blocking in a similar manner. ADB users can also block the components of a Test only app.

Advanced Searching

In some pages, the search bar supports additional searching which includes searching via prefix, suffix or even regular expressions. In the main page, it is also possible to search for applications using the first letters of each word, e.g. App Manager can be listed by searching for am.

Shared Libraries

Shared libraries tab has received a significant improvements. It can display three types of libraries, such as native, jar and APK files.

Make the Best Use of Interceptor

Activity interceptor can be opened directly from the activities tab by long clicking on the launch button, and similarly, activities can be launched from the activity interceptor page with or without root, for any users.

Notice. Currently, activities opened via root cannot send the results back to the original applications.

Widget: Screen Time

Screen time widget is quite similar to Digital Wellbeing's widget by the same name. It displays the total screen time for the day along with the top three apps from all users.

Widget: Clear Cache

Clear cache widget can be to clear cache from all the applications directly from the home screen.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/c504b30...v3.0.0

You have to restart your device and/or clear cache after updating the app if you are not updating from v3.0.0-rc01 and later.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0-rc03...v3.0.0-rc04

You have to restart your device and/or clear cache after updating the app if you are not updating from v3.0.0-rc01 or v3.0.0-rc02.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0-rc02...v3.0.0-rc03

You have to restart your device and/or clear cache after updating the app if you are not updating from v3.0.0-rc01. If you have taken backups using v3.0.0-rc01, you have to take them again.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0-rc01...v3.0.0-rc02

You have to restart your device or clear cache after updating the app.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0-alpha03...v3.0.0-rc01

You have to restart your device after updating the app.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/compare/v3.0.0-alpha02...v3.0.0-alpha03

You have to restart your device after updating the app.

Full list of changes: v3.0.0-alpha01...v3.0.0-alpha02

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You have to restart your device after updating the app.

Full list of changes: v2.6.0...v3.0.0-alpha01

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This update provides fixes for a few critical errors or crashes happened due to porting issues in v2.6.5.

• [App Details] Fixed crash on clicking on the scanner button.
• [Installer] Display detailed error or status message after trying to install the app (if available).
• [Installer] Fixed crash if the installer activity is closed forcefully with an on-going foreground installation.
• [Manifest Viewer] Fixed crash on opening any APK files.

This patch release contains new features as well as several bug fixes for Android 12.

• [1-Click Ops] Fixed displaying apps from other users.
• [App Details] Enabled advanced options for disabling components in the components tabs. The options will be displayed if you long click on the block/unblock button.
• [App Details] Fixed displaying the details of an app without a valid signature.
• [App Usage] Display usage for all the configured apps.
• [Android 12] Fixed crash while installing apps.
• [Android 12] Fixed displaying SSAID, app ops.
• [Backup] Fixed crash if the backup filename contains colons.
• [Device Info] Display user ID alongside user name.
• [Help Page] Fixed crash if no WebView is available.
• [Main] Replaced check boxes and radio buttons with chips in the list options.
• [Profile] Fixed displaying apps from other users.
• [Remote Server] Fixed crash if IPv6 addresses are disabled.
• [Scanner] Detect native libraries and trackers.
• [Scanner] Fixed scanning split APK files.
• [Settings] Added an option to select default blocking method. Located at Settings > Rules > Default blocking method.

Full list of changes: v2.6.4...v2.6.5

This patch release contains bug fixes and feature improvements for the app installer and activity interceptor. This also fixes the caching issues where the files were erroneously cached in the “files” directory instead of the “cache” directory.

• [1-Click Ops] Added “trim caches from all apps” option
• [Activity Interceptor] Added options to copy/paste intents, added fields to insert identifier (Android Q+), class and package name, allowed opening intent via root, added two new extra types: Array of URI and List of URI
• [App Details] Enabled opening non-exported activity via Activity Interceptor (via root), included “View in Settings” as a horizontal button if root/ADB is not available, improved “running apps” dialog
• [Docs] Open docs URL if Android WebView is unavailable
• [Installer] Added support for installing multiple apps at the same time via the share option in any file manager, added option to block trackers after installing an app, enabled downgrading in no-root mode, improved loading dialog, displays app info icon when installation is completed
• [Log Viewer] Fixed log recording widget and other crashes
• [Locale] Fixed punctuation issues in French
• [Main] Enabled running apps filter in non-root mode, fixed freezing issue,
• [Running Apps] Fixed detecting running apps
• [Scanner] Prevent deleting APK files which aren't cached in the scanner page, display a footnote for second degree trackers in tracker details dialog
• [Settings] Sorted app list by the app label (or app name) in the app installer selection dialog, added option to run installer always in the background, added the option to limit the number of parallel operations (useful for low-end devices)

Full list of changes: v2.6.3...v2.6.4

This patch release contains bug fixes for ADB mode and back up/restore.

• [1-Click Ops] Fixed missing applications
  
• [ADB] Eliminated the need for entering a KeyStore password. For the first time at startup or every time data is cleared from App Manager, a new Keystore password will be generated and the user will be asked to note down the password
  
• [App Details] Display process name in the components tabs, fixed displaying duplicate permissions
  
• [App Info] Display warning if App Manager is being disabled, fixed freezing on pressing refresh
  
• [Backup] Fixed extracting tar files backed up before v2.5.23
  
• [Batch Ops] Merged enable/disable apps and clear cache/data
  
• [Installer] Added fallback method for checking signing keys and fixed various crashes
  
• [Interceptor] Added camera actions
  
• [Main] Cancel selection on pressing the back button if the selection mode is active
  
• [Running Apps] Fixed displaying apps running in another processes, filtering issues and returning empty list on quick refresh
  
• Added support for opening apps via ACTION_SEND i.e. file sharing
  
• Fixed random crashes during and after app initialization
  
• Fixed “select all” button behaviour to select only the currently filtered items instead of all items
  
• Fixed day/night theming issues in various places
  

Full list of changes: v2.6.2...v2.6.3

This patch release contains critical bug fixes for the back up/restore feature.

• [Feature] Added new batch operation: clear cache
• [Feature] Back up permission flags (restoring is not currently possible)
• [Feature] Display permission flags on long clicking on a supported permission item
• [Feature] Improved uses features tab: Unavailable features have light-red color, unavailable but required features have dark-red color
• [Feature] Updated focusability in some pages to improve keyboard/remote navigation
• [Feature] Updated libraries and trackers
• [Fix] Added backward compatibility for ADB over TCP
• [Fix] Fixed filter out in log viewer
• [Fix] Fixed MIUI-specific app ops issue in Android 11
• [Fix] Fixed relative path issue in back up/restore
• [Fix] Fixed returning the wrong manifest if the APK has multiple manifests
• [Fix] Added workaround for Android KeyStore bug in older Android versions
• [Crash] Display error message instead of crashing in the activity interceptor page
• [Crash] Fixed random crashes in the app info page
• [Crash] On trying to uninstall an app in Android Lollipop
• [Crash] When configuring RSA encryption or signing info
• [Crash] When a package has changed but the executor has been shutdown
• [Crash] When a package has changed after exiting its app info page
• [Crash] NPE on running apps page

Note Aurora Store 4.0.6 reverted promotional apps, therefore, the support has been re-added. Only 4.0.5 is unsupported.

Full list of changes: v2.6.1...v2.6.2

This patch release contains bug fixes and minor features. It also provides fixes for a few security vulnerabilities. Therefore, it is recommended for all users. Crash-related fixes are annotated with [Crash].

• New Feature: Wireless debugging for Android 11. Due to licensing issues, ADB pairing couldn't be implemented. See notes below.
• Improvement: Fixed various issues with mode of operations, especially ADB
• Improvement: Fixed loading app list in some Android 6 devices
• Improvement: Improved loading app icons
• Improvement: Move from RestrictionBypass to HiddenApiBypass, saves more than 300 KB
• [Feature] Added more debloat profiles: Fujitsu, HTC, Korean and Japanese carriers, Tencent, Toshiba and Vivo. They are added from different sources and are not well-tested.
• [Feature] Added support for ADB via TLS-1.3
• [Feature] Added date-time in the backup info dialog prompt
• [Feature] Display APK verification status in the scanner page
• [Feature] Display suspended and hidden tags for the respective apps in the app info tab
• [Feature] Display unknown netpolicies and Lineage OS specific netpolicies
• [Feature] Prompt user to confirm falling back to no-root when root/ADB is not working/detected
• [Feature] Updated trackers, libraries and translations
• [Fix] Display changes for the external APK for the same version code
• [Fix] Display error message as toast if the activity cannot be launched in the interceptor page
• [Fix] Display “no changes” instead of empty what's new dialog
• [Fix] Enforced privileged execution of hidden APIs in root/ADB mode
• [Fix] Fixed backing up external folders for the given user (instead of nothing if the user is not the current user)
• [Fix] Fixed backing up keystore due to the use of illegal escape characters
• [Fix] Fixed extracting OBB files for the given user (instead of the current user)
• [Fix] Fixed importing RSA or signing keys
• [Fix] Fixed indefinite loading issue in the app info tab if SSAID couldn't be loaded
• [Fix] Fixed installing apps uninstalled without clearing user data (and signature)
• [Fix] Fixed listing unsupported app ops
• [Fix] Fixed opening apps on Aurora Store
• [Fix] Fixed prompting user to confirm ADB connection even if the user clicked “Always allow from this computer”
• [Fix] Load app details page for hidden apps
• [Fix] Made the key name in the shared preferences editor dialog scrollable and selectable
• [Fix] Match running services based on package name and user ID instead of just package name
• [Fix] Store ADB keys in App Manager keystore
• [Fix] Skip running remote server in root mode
• [Crash] On trying to configure RSA encryption
• [Crash] On trying to open an uninstalled system app when the installer feature is disabled
• [Crash] On trying to open the permissions tab on Android 12
• [Crash] On trying to reopen the interceptor
• [Crash] On searching in the main page with certain character combinations
• [Crash] On trying to save logs in a zip file
• [Crash] When external storage is not available for writing logs

Notes

In order to use wireless debugging, first enable ADB over TCP as usual and select Always allow from this computer. When App Manager is working on this mode, enable wireless debugging, and then, go to App Manager settings and change Mode of Operations to Wireless Debugging. At this point, App Manager should display a prompt where the port number from the wireless debugging window should be inserted. With this mode enabled, App Manager will display this prompt everytime it requires the port number. As always, remember to disable wireless debugging once App Manager's initialization screen goes away. Unless you're using MIUI, you won't need to enable wireless debugging until the next restart.

Aurora Store 4.0.5 (and later) have introduced promotional apps. As a result, we stopped supporting these versions. You can still use the previous versions without issues.

Full list of changes: v2.6.0...v2.6.1

Introducing Backups Back up/restore feature is now finally out of beta! Read the corresponding guide to understand how it works.

Introducing Log Viewer Log viewer is essentially a front-end for logcat. It can be used to filter logs by tag or pid (process ID), or even by custom filters. Log levels AKA verbosity can also be configured. You can also save, share and manage logs.

Lock App Manager Lock App Manager with the screen lock configured for your device.

Extended Modes for App Ops You can set any mode for any app ops that your device supports, either from the 1-click ops page or from the app ops tab.

New Batch Ops: Add to Profile You can now easily add selected apps to an existing profile using the batch operations.

App Info: Improved App info tab now has many options, including the ability to change SSAID, network policy (i.e. background network usage), battery optimization, etc. Most of the tags used in this tab are also clickable, and if you click on them, you will be able to look at the current state or configure them right away.

Advanced Sort and Filtering Options in the Main Page Sort and filter options are now replaced by List Options which is highly configurable, including the ability to filter using profiles.

About This Device Interested in knowing about your device in just one page? Go to the bottom of the settings page.

Enable/disable Features Not interested in all the features that AM offers? You can disable some features in settings.

New Languages AM now has more than 19 languages! New languages include Arabic, Farsi, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

Signing the APK Files You can now import external signing keys in AM! For security, App Manager has its own encrypted KeyStore which can also be imported or exported.

New Extension: UnAPKM Since APKMirror has removed encryption from their APKM files, it’s no longer necessary to decrypt them. As a result, the option to decrypt APKM files has been removed. Instead, this option is now provided by the UnAPKM extension which you can grab from F-Droid. So, if you have an encrypted APKM file and have this extension installed, you can open the file directly in AM.

• [Feature] New language: Tradition Chinese
• [Feature] Added filter by uninstalled apps, apps without backups in the main page
• [Feature] Added wildcard support for app ops and permissions for profiles. * can be used instead of specifying app ops or permissions to revoke all configured/dangerous permissions/app ops
• [Feature] Allow specifying custom installer package which may or may not be installed
• [Feature] App icons are cached to improve load time
• [Feature] Complete rewrite of running apps internals in Java
• [Feature] Copy package name on clicking on the package name in the app info tab
• [Feature] Display file size, requirement, etc. for split APKs in the APK selection dialog
• [Feature] Display version and tracker info in the install confirmation dialog
• [Feature] Display uninstalled system apps and display installation prompt on clicking them
• [Feature] Improved ADB detection and persistence of such detection
• [Feature] Removed toybox along with its dependencies
• [Feature] Updated trackers and libraries
• [Feature] Updated credits
• [Feature] Utilise multiple CPUs for back up/restore
• [Feature] Verify copied checksum with the checksum of the signing certificate of the app on clicking on the app icon in the app info page
• [Fix] Added additional verifications to ensure that screen lock is not bypassed
• [Fix] Fixed back up/restore failure on some Android devices
• [Fix] Fixed crashes in the app details page when system configuration changes
• [Fix] Fixed crash on creating shortcuts on devices that do not support pin shortcut
• [Fix] Fixed generating wrong checksum for certificates in the signatures tab
• [Fix] Fixed uninstalling app for multiple users
• [Fix] Fixed various crashes on opening APK files from external apps
• [Fix] Hide backup option if one of the selected apps is not installed
• [Fix] Verify KeyStore backups during restoring a backup

• [Feature] Added screen lock
• [Feature] Added Add to profile in the batch ops and app info tab
• [Feature] Added enable/disable features in settings (replacing interceptor setting)
• [Feature] Added leanback launcher support with banner (Android TV)
• [Feature] Backup/restore SSAID (requires immediate restart)
• [Feature] Backup APK in external SD card
• [Feature] AppInfo: Added options to configure battery optimization, net policy, SSAID. For each of them, tag clouds will be displayed if the values are not default.
• [Feature] AppInfo: Added options to select tracker components to block/unblock
• [Feature] Improved backup volume selection
• [Feature] Interceptor: add/remove extras
• [Feature] Made settings page accessible from Android Settings
• [Feature] Main: Added filter by installed app, sort by number of trackers and last actions (the latter is not stable yet)
• [Feature] Main: Batch selection on long click after the selection mode is turned on (i.e. selection mode is turned on if you click on any app icon or long click on any app)
• [Feature] Main: Replaced sort and filter with list options
• [Feature] Main: Set backup to red if the app is not installed
• [Feature] New language: Japanese
• [Feature] Removed F-Droid, Aurora Droid in favour of F-Droid links (to support user preferred clients)
• [Feature] Search using app initials in the main page (e.g. TS will list TrebleShot in the search results)
• [Feature] Updated trackers, libraries, profile presets
• [Feature] Use of database as a middle man to improve load time
• [Fix] Fixed app icon (it now matches app theme)
• [Fix] Fixed crash while blocking app components of a recently updated app
• [Fix] Fixed various crashes in the app info tab
• [Fix] Properly sanitize profile names and exported APK(S) file names
• [Fix] Remove rules for all users (rather than the current user) in settings
• [Fix] Replaced AppManager/tmp with AppManager/.tmp
• [Fix] Replaced image buttons with material buttons (fixes crash when using Substratum themes)

Don't set folders inside /mnt/media_rw/ as the backup volume. It doesn't work for backup/restore.

• 1-Click Ops: add backup/restore options
• Added encryption info in about device
• Added the ability to freeze backup (by creating .freeze in the corresponding backup)
• Added option to enable/disable MagiskHide in the App Info tab (enable option in the overflow menu)
• Added option to enable/disable interceptor (in settings)
• Added option to launch services
• Added option to select backup volume
• Backup/restore app installer, netpolicy, deviceidle, magiskhide and notification access
• Backup/restore URI grants (need immediate reboot after the restore)
• Block and disable components using IFW and PackageManager respectively for maximum protection
• Grant/revoke permissions in profile
• Improved instructions in the 1-Click Ops page
• Integrated docs within AM as a dynamic feature
• New attribute in backup/restore: size
• New attribute in profile: users
• New tag in App Info: backups
• Open DRM-free APKM files without conversion
• Sort apps by labels, display user/system tag in the profile page
• Replace backup all users with custom users
• Updated trackers and libraries
• Remove FLAG_ACTIVITY_FORWARD_RESULT from list of flags (if present) in the interceptor
• Add .nomedia file in the backup folder
• Fixed crash on clicking the about device item in Settings
• Fixed crash in the profile page
• Fixed compatibility issue of IFW in Android M or prior versions
• Get correct user ID before performing uninstall
• Migrate to PackageManager API instead of using unreliable pm command
• Update theme name on changing app theme
• Use package name from metadata instead of directory name for backups

Backup/restore feature is now beta. From now on, backward compatibility for backup/restorer will be provided.

• New language: Farsi
• [Feature] Added about device in the settings page
• [Feature] Added an install button in the scanner page for the external APK files
• [Feature] Added the option to set custom app ops and modes in the three-dots menu
• [Feature] Added shortcut support for Android N_MR1 or less
• [Feature] Display app ops associated with the declared permissions in the app ops tab
• [Feature] Display feature availability and version number in the uses features tab
• [Feature] Display icon for uninstalled but backed up apps in the main page
• [Feature] Display tracker count in a new line instead of under brackets in the 1-click ops page
• [Feature] Improved app install time for ADB users
• [Feature] Migrate to Binder (incomplete)
• [Feature] Renamed “deny app ops” to “set mode for app ops”, added the option to specify modes in 1-click ops page
• [Feature] Reordered backup options along with description for each items
• [Feature] Updated ADBLib
• [Feature] Updated trackers and libraries
• [Fix] Fixed crashes of the app ops tab in Android 11
• [Fix] Fixed crashes of the app ops tab in MIUI
• [Fix] Fixed prompting users for ADB permission repeatedly when auto is the mode of operation
• [Fix] Hide launch and shortcut buttons from the activities tab for external APK
• [Fix] Use both package mode and UID mode for app ops from Android 6
• [Fix] Use data folder to store server/IPC related files

Introducing Profiles

Profiles finally closes the related issue. Profiles can be used to execute certain tasks repeatedly without doing everything manually. A profile can be applied (or invoked) either from the Profiles page or from the home screen by creating shortcuts. There are also some presets which consist of debloating profiles taken from Universal Android Debloater.

Known limitations:

• Exporting rules and applying permissions are not currently working.
• Profiles are applied for all users.

The Interceptor

Intent Intercept works as a man-in-the-middle between source and destination, that is, when you open a file or URL with another app, you can see what is being shared by opening it with Interceptor first. You can also add or modify the intents before sending them to the destination. Additionally, you can double click on any exportable activities in the Activities tab in the App Details page to open them in the Interceptor to add more configurations.

Known limitation: Editing extras is not currently possible.

UnAPKM: DeDRM the APKM files

When I released a small tool called UnAPKM, I promised that similar feature will be available in App Manager. I am proud to announce that you can open APKM files directly in the App Info page or convert them to APKS or install them directly.

Multiple user

App manager now supports multiple users! For now, this requires root or ADB. But no-root support is also being considered. If you have multiple users enabled and click on an app installed in multiple profiles, an alert prompt will be displayed where you can select the user.

Vive la France!

Thanks to the contributors, we have one more addition to the language club: French. You can add more languages or improve existing translations at Weblate.

Report crashes

If App Manager crashes, you can now easily report the crash from the notifications which opens the share options. Crashes are not reported by App Manager, it only redirects you to your favourite Email client.

Android 11

Added support for Android 11. Not all things may not work as expected though.

App Installer Improvements

Set install locations

In settings page, you can set install locations such as auto (default), internal only and prefer external.

Set APK installer

In settings page, you can also set default APK installer (root/ADB only) instead of App Manager.

Multiple users

In settings page, you can allow App Manager to display multiple users during APK installation.

Signing APK files

In settings page, you can choose to sign APK files before installing them. You can also select which signature scheme to use in the APK signing option in settings.

Known limitation: Currently, only a generic key is used to sign APK files

• New feature: Profiles. New profiles can be added either by selecting from one of the presets or simply using the plus button (see below)
• New feature: Multiple users. You can visit app details page for multiple users (see below). Multiple user support is also added for batch ops
• New language: French
• [Feature] Added a settings entry to select mode of operations: auto, no-root, ADB, root
• [Feature] Added a settings entry to select app installer (default is App Manager)
• [Feature] Added a settings entry to select app install location (default is auto)
• [Feature] Added debloating profiles as presets
• [Feature] Added the ability to block trackers from the corresponding tag in the app info tab
• [Feature] Prioritize app ops over permissions when available in the uses permission tab
• [Feature] Update toybox to 0.8.4
• [Feature] Update trackers and libraries
• [Fix] Check integrity of the compressed tar files before finalising backup
• [Fix] Fixed auto detection of root/ADB
• [Fix] Fixed custom locale settings which wasn't correctly applied to all app components
• [Fix] Fixed crashes when app details and installer pages are closed before they're loaded
• [Fix] Fixed restoring bundled apps
• [Fix] Update compression method on preference change

Due to some complications, grant/revoking permissions and exporting rules is not working on profiles. Visit https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/issues/72 until an official documentation is created.

The components tabs in the app details page is empty for users other than the current user. This will be fixed in a future release.

• [Feature] Added crash reporter
• [Feature] Added filter by running apps in the main page
• [Feature] Added option to copy lib or tracker info in their respective dialogs
• [Feature] Added multiple user support for apk installer. To use this, you need to enable it in settings
• [Feature] Added support for APKM files. Supported activities are: App Info, Installer and UnAPKM
• [Feature] Display apk selection list on clicking the manifest button for bundled apps
• [Feature] Display progress dialog until the apk is loaded
• [Feature] Display split apk info in the App Info tab, not just the split name
• [Feature] Generalise OpenPGP by replacing it with encryption in settings page
• [Feature] Replaced red with orange in the tag cloud (in the App Info tab) to improve readability
• [Feature] Replaced normal selection dialogs with filterable dialogs
• [Feature] Updated list of libraries and trackers
• [Feature] Upcoming feature: Profile. This version implements the following features: Create or import new profile, export profile, delete profile, duplicate profile and select apps, remove apps
• [Fix] Add missing classes while scanning for trackers in the scanner page
• [Fix] Backup/export support for bundled apps on Android 7 or below
• [Fix] Completely removed shared libs from what's new
• [Fix] Fixed crash when an app manifest cannot be read
• [Fix] Fixed detection of some apk formats
• [Fix] Fixed running apps page not remembering filters and sort order
• [Fix] Fixed wrong locale recommendations in apk installer
• [Fix] Handle empty values on importing blocking rules
• [Fix] Respect supplied mime type, infer if possible

Visit https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/changelog.html for a more helpful changelog.

All the changes introduced in v2.5.14 to v2.5.16 except backup/restore which is not yet stable.

• Added an option to uninstall updates from system apps
• Added Hindi, Polish, Turkish and Ukrainian languages
• Added lib scanning in the scanner page
• Added localization and more checksums in the signatures tab
• Added more undocumented tags on app manifest
• Added only install option on signature mismatch, useful for devices with signature verification disabled
• Added sort and filter for backups in the main page
• Added the option to view system configurations (known as System Config), available in the main page (root only)
• Added AES encryption/decryption for backup/restore but no GUI is added to configure them yet
• Backup/restore app ops along with permissions when permissions is checked
• Display changes on reinstalling an app if the signature of the new apk is different
• Display confirmation message for non-root users when installing an apk
• Offer to uninstall & install app again on signature mismatch
• Recommend splits from the installed app
• Replaced exodus with scanner
• Updated the list of trackers
• Added custom focus instructions for label, pkg name and version in the app info page
• Display warning if usage access settings can't be opened to prevent crash
• Don't delete files if they are not decrypted for backup/restore
• Fixed crash on resume if the manifest is very large
• Fixed NullPointerException while fetching OpenPGP intent services
• Fixed scrolling behaviour in the App Info tab
• Follow symbolic links when backing up app data
• Increment meta version for backup/restore
• Mark the base backup for current user on restore by default
• run-as as root since Termux doesn't support ADB
• Update permission info on refreshing the uses permissions tab
• Use pm uninstall for ADB users

• [Feature] Added a KeyStore tag for apps that has keystore items in the App Info tab. It has red colour if the phone has screen lock
• [Feature] Added an option to choose between Gzip (default) and BZip2 for backups (in settings)
• [Feature] Added an option to set presets for backup/restore options (in settings)
• [Feature] Added backup/restore support using OpenPGP client (such as OpenKeychain)
• [Feature] Added Portuguese language (and updates for other languages)
• [Feature] Added sort and filter for running apps
• [Feature] Allow backup/restore of app permissions (enabled by default)
• [Feature] Automatically select required/recommended apk files in the apk selection screen for apps with splits (for apk installer)
• [Feature] Clear existing data before restoring data backups
• [Feature] Improved navigation using a keyboard (incomplete)
• [Feature] Migrate to Androidx preference library
• [Feature] View SELinux context for running apps
• [Fix] Check for keystore only when data backup is requested
• [Fix] Fixed wrong memory usage in the running apps
• [Fix] Prevent installer from hanging indefinitely (actually for 5 hours) when installing a huge (x)apk(s) file
• [Fix] Prevent false-positive when checking for keystore items for an app
• [Fix] Removed old am.jar on app update
• [Fix] Set non-IFW rules based on current user ID
• [Fix] Store checksums in a different file (that can be encrypted) instead of meta.am.v1
• [Fix] Use apk-parser to parse manifest of installed apps

Backup/restore is more or less finalised now. But use it only for testing as the metadata version will be incremented to 2 in the final release.

• [Feature] Added a tag for running apps in the App Info tab
• [Feature] Added a tag for system apps installed/injected through Magisk in the App Info tab
• [Feature] Added Bengali and Norwegian Bokmål (incomplete)
• [Feature] Added reinstall and downgrade option in the App Info page
• [Feature] Added option to downgrade for root and ADB users
• [Feature] Added process state in the Running Apps page
• [Feature] Added support for OpenPGP clients (such as OpenKeychain). Configure in Settings page (incomplete)
• [Feature] Display a prompt to input backup name when multiple backups flag is enabled
• [Feature] Manifest files of external apps are now parsed using apk-parser library
• [Feature] Offer users to keep app data when uninstalling AM (android 10 or later only)
• [Feature] Preserve sort order for components, app ops and permissions tabs
• [Feature] Recommend ABI, locale and density in the split apk chooser dialog
• [Feature] Save logs file internally at /sdcard/Android/data/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager/files/cache/am.log>
• [Feature] Switch to libSu (SuperSu turned out to be backdated despite its revival of late)
• [Feature] For a single package, display a multiple choice list for deleting backups and a single choice list for restoring backups
• [Feature] Warn users when taking/deleting/restoring multiple backups
• [Fix] Add localization for "ok" and "cancel"
• [Fix] Canceling an update in the what's new finishes the activity
• [Fix] Changed various strings to increase readability
• [Fix] Display only the latest backup info in the main page
• [Fix] Fixed backup app listing
• [Fix] Fixed broken app ops action in 1-Click Ops page
• [Fix] Fixed crash in the App Info page if it's visited after uninstalling the app
• [Fix] Optimized install time for root users
• [Fix] Prevent the installer from failing if installation is triggered from the App Info page
• [Fix] Running services now has the highest priority (over blocking/disabling, etc.)
• [Fix] Rename toybox.so to libtoybox.so
• [Fix] Use FileDescriptor when available to decrease install time

Data backup feature is still considered experimental and please do not rely on it to manage your backups yet. If you encounter any problem, please report to me without hesitation.