F-Droid Privileged Extension

Magisk KSU APatch

F-Droid Privileged Extension is a systemless root module that provisions the official F-Droid client and its privileged OTA helper directly into Android's system space. By securing privileged system permissions without modifying physical partitions, it enables automated, silent background installations and seamless application updates.

Automated Package Management

Eliminate repetitive installation dialogs and manage open-source software with full system-level execution.

Silent Updates

Enables unattended background downloads and automated installs, eliminating continuous manual confirmation prompts for every package update.

Systemless Integration

Overlays the extension inside the virtual /system/priv-app path at boot, maintaining untouched read-only partitions and preserving OTA compatibility.

Broad Root Support

Offers unified compatibility across Magisk, KernelSU, KernelSU Next, and APatch root environments with standardized mount points.

Privileged Whitelisting Architecture

On modern Android versions, privileged applications require explicit permission declarations in the platform whitelist. This module injects the privileged extension binary along with its permission configuration file directly into /system/etc/permissions/.

During initialization, the Android Package Manager parses the injected XML definitions, automatically granting the module elevated capabilities such as android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES and android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES without requesting runtime root access continuously.

<!-- Target permission whitelist file: privapp-permissions-fdroid.xml -->
<permissions>
<privapp-permissions package="org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged">
<permission name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
<permission name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES"/>
</privapp-permissions>
</permissions>

Module Info

  • Version v0.2.14
  • Module By
    entr0pia
  • Contributors entr0pia, F-Droid Authors
  • Source Code View Repository
  • Tags
    #F-Droid Privileged Extension #F-Droid #Magisk Module #KernelSU #APatch #Privileged Extension #System App #Silent Install
  • Requirement
    Magisk KernelSU APatch
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