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Disable Target API Block

Xposed module for disabling Android 14's installation block for old apps

Developer
buttercookie42
License
MPL-2.0
Package
de.buttercookie.disabletargetapiblock
Category
System, Xposed
Latest version
1.2 · Oct 18, 2025
Minimum Android
Android 14

Download 1.2

Description

On Android 14, Google started blocking old apps (those targeting a target API lower than 23, i.e. anything before Marshmallow/Android 6) from being installed.

While this behaviour can be overridden by calling adb install (respectively pm install if you've got access to a root shell on your device) with the --bypass-low-target-sdk-block flag, it still breaks simple manual installation of older APKs, as well as any backup apps and other software like that which hasn't yet been updated for this new behaviour.

This Xposed module hooks the app installation process to always behave as if that flag had been passed and to therefore generally allow installation of old apps.

All versions

VersionReleasedMinimum AndroidSize
1.2 Oct 18, 2025 Android 14 13.6 KB
1.1 Apr 9, 2025 Android 14 13.1 KB
1.0.1 Aug 21, 2024 Android 14 12.8 KB

From the developer (GitHub)

APK files published by the developer on GitHub. They are signed by the developer and may not install over the other builds on this page (different signature). Links open github.com.

1.2 · Oct 17, 2025
de.buttercookie.disabletargetapiblock-1.2.apk 13.6 KB
1.0.1 · Aug 20, 2024
de.buttercookie.disabletargetapiblock-1.0.1.apk 12.8 KB

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