ReVanced
feat: Custom patched APKs store path
Type
Functionality
Manager Branch
Flutter
Issue
I don't feel like /data/local/tmp is a good directory to store patched APKs. Even though this directory is never cleaned by Android itself, many rooted apps and optimization scripts do. It's just a minor inconvenience to re-patch everything again if you forgot to back things up.
Feature
Custom patched APKs store path should be a feature. This means you could even store it in external storage (storage cards, etc). Meaning you could do a full factory reset and the patched APK could still be recognized.
Though this may require some changes because of how ReVanced Manager store data of patched apps, it doesn't store it anywhere, but in its data. Causing you to lose some of the patched app's metadata when reinstalling ReVanced Manager. This is made into a separated issue, #285 .
Motivation
Many builders store it elsewhere. Reis' builder for example, stores it in /data/adb/revanced. Which I find easier to access because it's closer to where the mount scripts are (/data/adb/service.d).
Additional context
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Acknowledgements
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If we are going to implement this, I highly recommend using this API
https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/documents-files#grant-access-directory
This way no additional permission is needed at all.
