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How to unpack/repack system.img of android ROM?

I have OnePlus 6T device which has A/B partition system and has a ROM of user type i.e [ro.build.type]: [user]. This device is rooted with Magisk. I have a requirement(Want to place customized ...
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How to disable dm-verity on `Treble` , `system-as-root` device?

Background: Please check following links How to disable dm-verity on Android with “user” build type ROM? Stuck in boot-loop when unpack and pack system.img? Update: So, I am trying to disable dm-...
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How to fix: only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(recovery) on device / FAIL! (Auth) on Odin3 v3.13?

I have Samsung S10 5G(Qualcomm) device. This device has unlocked bootloader but it is not rooted yet. I am trying to learn Unpack-Modify-Pack the ROM images. Currently, I have VZW stock ROM ...
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SELinux prevents my init.rc exec command to execute

I've added a exec command at the end of init.rc file. on property:dev.bootcomplete=1 exec u:r:shell:s0 shell shell -- /system/bin/am start -n com.example.package/com.example.package.MainActivity ...
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Need to add custom script as service in init.rc for Android 10

I am trying run shell script in device boot-up time. Steps: Created shell script and placed into /system/bin/usbmountd.sh Added test.sh in inir.rc. service usbmountd /system/bin/usbmountd.sh user ...
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Access "data/tombstones/" dir from Android application

Trying to get access to "data/tombstones" directory from my rooted phone. I am implementing a crash collector application (system application) which would help to record the system's ANRs ...
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How to add a simple file on /system without actually modifying it but with using kernel sources? [closed]

From the time system-as-root came, developers have rooted different devices by patching the Magisk su binaries in the kernel. I want to understand how exactly they have done this so to start from ...
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How can I record call using c code(c executable that can run on Android-Linux) on rooted Android device?

I want to record a call that is called by my application for the call test purposes. We record a call and compare it with a high-quality WAV file to determine the call quality. But the call recording ...
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SELinux Policy from Permissive to Enforcing

Using Nexus 5 with AospExtended ROM (Android 9) 19/04/05 The ROM, by default, has the SELinux policy set to Permissive instead of Enforcing. Is there any way, perhaps using TWRP Recovery, to change ...
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open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

I am trying to copy the file from /storage/emulated/0/test.txt to /cache/SH_DIR/ via android user application , getting error like below : java.io.FileNotFoundException: /cache/SH_DIR/test.txt: open ...
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Stuck in boot-loop when unpack and pack `system.img`?

Background: I have a treble and system-as-root but it is not an A/B Samsung device. I am trying to modify the system.img. Before that, I have rooted it with the steps given here. After following these ...
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