If you would have used Xposed in your Samsung devices, you might be familiar with random bootloops & force close after installing it. Samsung made a lot of changes to ART without providing the sources so official Xposed doesn’t provide any support for Samsung devices & clearly says, Xposed framework will cause bootloops in Samsung devices, you must try unofficial xposed builds meant for Samsung devices.
If you are new to Android rooting, you might have heard people saying the first they install after rooting their device is Xposed framework as it gives them freedom to customize system files without installing custom ROMs. In this guide, we’ll learn How to install Xposed framework in Samsung devices without bootloops & other errors. This Xposed supports all other Samsung devices (GS5, Note 4/5, GS6E, GS6E+…) running Touchwiz Android 5.1.1 and 6.0.
Now what exactly is Xposed framework? Xposed framework uses root access to directly access core Android resources and utilize them to run different modules on the device that bring new features to the OS. The potential here is virtually unlimited, and many developers have already started switching to it for delivering their mods. So, how do you get the framework on your device? For devices other then Samsung, you can follow this method: How to install Xposed framework & Installer. Now lets learn about installing Xposed in Samsung devices. We’ll install unofficial Xposed in Samsung devices. Now, this unofficial Xposed version does NOT break support for any other device supported by official Xposed, which means it still support all devices supported by the official one, this version adds Samsung and XZ compressed odexes support.
Prerequisites:
Step 1. After Android Kitkat, one cannot install Xposed directly i.e just an APK. You first need to flash the Xposed framework. Similarly, we first have to flash Xposed framework in our Lollipop/Marshmallow device.
Step 2. Download the given files at the end of the post & transfer it in your Internal memory/SDcard.
Step 3. Now Switch off your device. Press & hold the required key combinations. For devices having hardware keys, the key combination is mostly Volup+home+Power button to boot into Recovery mode.
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Installing Xposed Framework in Android M through TWRP[/caption]
Step 4. After booting into recovery mode, Goto Install zip from SDcard (in CWM) or Install (in TWRP) & locate the Xposed framework file that you transferred in your device.
Step 5. Select the zip & Install. Wait for the Installation to complete.
Step 6. Now, Wipe Dalvik & System cache. Reboot your device.
Step 7. You will now have to install the Xposed framework APK on your Android device. Using a file manager like ES File Explorer, navigate to the location where you had saved the APK and install it. If you get an error saying “Unknown installations blocked” similar to this:
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Android Unknown Sources[/caption]
Just Goto Settings App > Security > Enable Unknown sources. Now install the Xposed app.
Step 8. To check if everything is done perfectly, launch Xposed App & goto Framework. It would show app_process and Xposed Bridge with some no. below Active.
Don’t know what to choose? Don’t worry, it won’t break your device if you install a wrong one. If you install a wrong one, the installer will simply tell you that you should go with the other version.
Xposed installer app acts as a middle man between Xposed framework & xposed modules which manages all the system functions: Download
If in case things didn’t go as mentioned & your device ends up in boot loop, you might require this zip file that will bring back your device status to previous state: Download
If you are new to Android rooting, you might have heard people saying the first they install after rooting their device is Xposed framework as it gives them freedom to customize system files without installing custom ROMs. In this guide, we’ll learn How to install Xposed framework in Samsung devices without bootloops & other errors. This Xposed supports all other Samsung devices (GS5, Note 4/5, GS6E, GS6E+…) running Touchwiz Android 5.1.1 and 6.0.
Now what exactly is Xposed framework? Xposed framework uses root access to directly access core Android resources and utilize them to run different modules on the device that bring new features to the OS. The potential here is virtually unlimited, and many developers have already started switching to it for delivering their mods. So, how do you get the framework on your device? For devices other then Samsung, you can follow this method: How to install Xposed framework & Installer. Now lets learn about installing Xposed in Samsung devices. We’ll install unofficial Xposed in Samsung devices. Now, this unofficial Xposed version does NOT break support for any other device supported by official Xposed, which means it still support all devices supported by the official one, this version adds Samsung and XZ compressed odexes support.
Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. DevsDroid won’t be held responsible for any bricked devices. We have tested this method in some our devices & it works perfectly fine.
Prerequisites:
- You must have a Rooted Samsung Smartphone. (What is Rooting?).
- A Custom Recovery like TWRP/CWM.
- Stock (Odexed and Deodexed) 5.1/6.0 Roms
- (Optional) Backup all your data & Apps before flashing the Xposed framework file to avoid data in case anything goes wrong or your device doesn’t boot up.
How to install Xposed framework in Samsung devices
Step 1. After Android Kitkat, one cannot install Xposed directly i.e just an APK. You first need to flash the Xposed framework. Similarly, we first have to flash Xposed framework in our Lollipop/Marshmallow device.
Step 2. Download the given files at the end of the post & transfer it in your Internal memory/SDcard.
Step 3. Now Switch off your device. Press & hold the required key combinations. For devices having hardware keys, the key combination is mostly Volup+home+Power button to boot into Recovery mode.
[caption id="attachment_4824" align="alignnone" width="925"]
Installing Xposed Framework in Android M through TWRP[/caption]Step 4. After booting into recovery mode, Goto Install zip from SDcard (in CWM) or Install (in TWRP) & locate the Xposed framework file that you transferred in your device.
Step 5. Select the zip & Install. Wait for the Installation to complete.
Step 6. Now, Wipe Dalvik & System cache. Reboot your device.
Step 7. You will now have to install the Xposed framework APK on your Android device. Using a file manager like ES File Explorer, navigate to the location where you had saved the APK and install it. If you get an error saying “Unknown installations blocked” similar to this:
[caption id="attachment_4825" align="aligncenter" width="610"]
Android Unknown Sources[/caption]Just Goto Settings App > Security > Enable Unknown sources. Now install the Xposed app.
Step 8. To check if everything is done perfectly, launch Xposed App & goto Framework. It would show app_process and Xposed Bridge with some no. below Active.
Download Xposed Framework for Samsung devices
For Android Lollipop
- ARM: Download (devices that are running arm32 operating system like Galaxy S5, Note4 & others)
- ARM64: Download (devices that are running arm64 operating system like Galaxy S7/S6, Note5 and all their variants.)
For Android Marshmallow
- ARM: Download (devices that are running arm32 operating system like Galaxy S5, Note4 & others)
- ARM64: Download (devices that are running arm64 operating system like Galaxy S7/S6, Note5 and all their variants.)
Don’t know what to choose? Don’t worry, it won’t break your device if you install a wrong one. If you install a wrong one, the installer will simply tell you that you should go with the other version.
Xposed Installer APK
Xposed installer app acts as a middle man between Xposed framework & xposed modules which manages all the system functions: Download
Xposed Framework uninstaller
If in case things didn’t go as mentioned & your device ends up in boot loop, you might require this zip file that will bring back your device status to previous state: Download
Also Read: Top 10 Xposed modules for Android L & M
If in case anything goes wrong & your device fails to boot up, always transfer Xposed framework uninstaller zip along with Xposed framework zip in your Internal storage. If anything goes wrong, Boot into recovery & flash the uninstaller. Everything will be back to normal. If you get any lag, broken feature or any App force closing, post your Xposed logs here
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