ActivityLauncherShizukuPlugin

ActivityLauncher

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Development utilities Android 7.0+ 3 months ago GPL-3.0

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More about this app

A Shizuku-based plugin for [Activity Launcher](https://github.com/butzist/ActivityLauncher) that allows launching private (non-exported) activities.

Activity Launcher Shizuku Plugin

A Shizuku-based plugin for Activity Launcher that allows launching private (non-exported) activities.

Requirements

Android 5.0 (API 21) or higher.
Shizuku installed and running.

Installation

Download and install the latest APK.
Open Shizuku and ensure the service is started.
Grant the "Activity Launcher Shizuku Plugin" permission in Shizuku.

Usage

Once installed and authorized, Activity Launcher will automatically detect this plugin and offer Shizuku as a launch option for private activities.

Manual Intent Usage (for developers)

The plugin handles the following intent:

Launch Activity

Action: activitylauncher.intent.action.LAUNCH_ACTIVITY
Extras:
- extra_intent: (String) Target intent encoded as a URI string (e.g., intent:#Intent;component=com.android.settings/.Settings;end) using Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME.

Technical Details

Assistant Method

To launch private activities with high compatibility, this plugin uses the "Assistant Method". This technique involves temporarily setting the target activity as the system's default Assistant via Settings.Secure.ASSISTANT and then triggering an assist request.

This method was first described by Tornaco for use in tools like Thanox and App Ops to bypass Android's activity launch restrictions without requiring root (when used alongside Shizuku for permission management).

License

GPL v3 License

How Shizuku is used

Can launch private non-exported activities via Shizuku with `am start` and assist invocation

This is an AI-assisted analysis of Shizuku-related usages in the app's public source code. It is best effort, so it may not catch every single usage.

How this app uses Shizuku

This plugin uses Shizuku to let Activity Launcher open private activities that Android would normally block.

Launch private activities: Opens an activity chosen in Activity Launcher, including non-exported ones, by temporarily making it the system assistant and triggering the assistant or by running the am start shell command through Shizuku, preserving passed extras.

Android APIs or commands used

IPackageManager.grantRuntimePermission
Settings.Secure.getString
Settings.Secure.putString
SearchManager.launchAssist
SearchManager.startAssist
IInputManager.injectInputEvent
am start

Notable details

Acts only as a plugin: it launches the activity described in the incoming launch request from Activity Launcher, including its extras, and has no standalone launcher UI.