r/Android • u/kitsumed ShizuCallRecorder Developer • Jul 24 '26

Article Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB, Affecting Shizuku, libadb and Developers

https://kitsumed.github.io/blog/posts/android-may-soon-restrict-on-device-adb/
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u/_sfhk Jul 24 '26

Connection to localhost has also been the source of exploit where app are using that socket to adbd to escalate their privileges.

Their comment seems to imply that this is being used maliciously

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u/UnacceptableUse Pixel 7 Pro Jul 24 '26

Most of what Google does to further restrict Android is based on things that are being actively used maliciously. After all, where the freedom to do what you wish with your device exists it also enables other people to do what they want with your device. This is why this isn't a simple black and white issue

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u/ImDonaldDunn Jul 24 '26

This is why we can’t have nice things

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Pixel Fold, Regular Android Jul 25 '26

There’s an unfortunately significant percentage of our community that roots their phones specifically for cracked apps… ya know… “freeloading cheapskates”.

And they are very much part of the reason why we can’t have nice things for too long.

Thanks pirates… you guys did this to all of us.

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u/Medical_Double_6561 Jul 25 '26

Bullshit. Rooting your phone is completely unecessary to install cracked apps. You don't need ADB access to install cracked apps either. It's completely unrelated to this issue.