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What's the easiest way to add files to the Android system partition?

shraga11

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Jul 23, 2019
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I need to add a root certificate to Android systems. I hope to achieve this by copying the appropriate file the following path: /system/etc/security/cacerts, or using a flashable zip.

Due to the fact that applications from Android version 7 and upwards no longer trust user-added CAs by default, I will need to do this to many tens of devices from multiple vendors.

Possible methods:
  1. Rooting the devices
  2. Via a custom recovery

Drawbacks:

Rooting:
  • I will need to separately find a method of rooting each device. There is no generic rooting method that will work for all devices.

Custom recovery:
  • I will need to obtain multiple customized TWRP (or other) recovery images, one for each device model.
  • Not all devices have custom recovery images available.

Is there an easier and more generic method to achieve my goal?
 

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