Today's Android machines are more and more closed, not allowing you to unlock, ROOT, resulting in you can not toss some applications, such as Xposed framework. So some users may choose the Android virtual machine method, or buy a mobile phone that can root as a backup tosser.
Later, some developers made "Tai Chi" an application that can run some Xposed modules without ROOT. Now the author has launched an Android "container" application "two instruments" According to the author, it can run a relatively complete Android system as an ordinary APP (ROOT-free) on the Android system, and it supports Android 8.1 ~ 12.
The simple understanding is similar to a virtual machine, which can virtualize an Android system environment in the mobile phone. So what's the use?
For example: some rogue apps that require permissions to use, you can throw them into the "container" to run, to avoid getting your personal privacy, or to implement double-open applications; you can also use toss some applications that require ROOT.
Introduction to the use of the two instruments
The first boot after the "two instruments" are installed will be slower, because the system release file needs to be initialized, and then it can basically be started in a few seconds or so. If you are using Android 12, you also need to turn off the Phantom Processes mechanism through ADB commands, otherwise it is easy to get stuck during use.
The first time you start the interface, the author provides ADB command instructions and video tutorials to turn off Phantom Processes.
After entering the "two instruments", you can see that there is no built-in application, only a superuser, file manager, two instruments manager, and system settings. Because this is based on AOSP compilation, it is very lightweight.
The author also said that you can also pull a branch to compile AOSP yourself; customize the development of system components, such as frameworks and HAL; and implement special functions such as virtual cameras and virtual sensors.
Go to the Android system settings, see in the version number is currently 8.1 version, the author also said that the future will support Android 10.
In the two instrument manager, you can import the applications that have been installed in the main system, and support batch import, so that you don't have to install it separately.
Functional features
- Root-free uses Tai Chi Yang; xposed, EdXposed, and LSPosed are also supported later.
- Use the ROOT feature on a ROOT-free device.
- Magisk modules are partially supported.
- The HAL layer of the two instruments can be virtualized; such as virtual cameras.
- The two instruments can also be used for safety research; such as dehulling.
Additional instructions
Using "two instruments" is equivalent to running two Android systems on your mobile phone, if your mobile phone has less storage, it is estimated that it will be more difficult to run, and the author also said that although the "two instruments" are controlled by the power consumption of the host system, it will start more processes.
In terms of image performance, because the graphics system is rendered through Opengl simulation, although the host GPU will also be used, but this process will be depleted, but the author said that the GPU pass-through mode can be implemented later.
summary
At present, it is still the testing stage, and there are some instabilities in the use, but the author has open sourced the "two instruments" project, and the future playability will be greater, and there should be many Android bigwigs customizing ROM systems. In addition, the Hongmeng system seems to be unusable and does not support 32-bit software.