revanced-manager/docs/2_1_patching.md

🧩 Patching apps

Learn how to use ReVanced Manager to patch apps.

✅ Steps to patch apps

1. Navigate to the Patcher tab from the bottom navigation bar

2. Tap on the Select an app card

3. Choose an app to patch¹

   ℹ️ Note
   The suggested version is visible on each app's card.
   You can tap on it to open a search query to obtain an APK file for the selected app with the suggested version

   💡 Tip
   If you are prompted to select an APK file from storage because the selected app is a split APK, tap on the "Suggested version" label to open a search query to obtain said APK file

4. Tap on the Select patches card and select the patches you want to apply².

   ℹ️ Note
   Some patches have options that can or must be configured by tapping on ⚙️ icon next to the patch name.

   ⚠️ Warning
   If you see a warning, you can click on it for more information.

5. Tap on the Done then Patch button

   ⚠️ Warning
   The patching process may take ~5 minutes. Exiting the app may cancel patching or increase the time it takes to patch significantly.

6. Tap on the Install button

   ℹ️ Note
   If you are rooted, you can mount the patched app on top of the original app.³ Optionally, you may export the patched app to storage using the option in the bottom left corner.

⏭️ What's next

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Continue: 🛠️ Usage

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1. You can select installed apps or select APK files from storage. ReVanced does not provide any APK files, which is why you have to source them yourself. ↩︎

2. It is suggested to use the default set of patches by tapping on the Default button above the list of patches. ↩︎

3. Mounting the patched app on top of the original app will only work if the installed app version matches the version of the app selected in step 3. above. ↩︎