feat: Display to the user what (unpatched) version of youtube apk they have installed

[kleutzinger]

Feature description

On this screen it would be useful if morphe told you what apk version of youtube you currently have installed. Patched or not it would be helpful info. The version could also be on the homepage (where it says youtube is or is not patched).

This is all tangentially related to a reddit post I made here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MorpheApp/comments/1tszy4m/having_a_hard_time_keeping_rooted_mount_patched/

Motivation

It's just more info to help the user figure stuff out.

Acknowledgements

• I have checked all open and closed feature requests and this is not a duplicate.
• I have chosen an appropriate title.
• The feature request is only related to Morphe (Manager).

[cheeseonamonkey]

Core issue: Zygisk-detach loses its memory hooks whenever Google Play Services rebuilds its local cache.

Notably - as you said here & your Reddit post - this is only an issue on rooted installs that "overlay" the default system app.

The rooted mount only spoofs the file system; it doesn't overwrite the core Package Manager cache, and Zygisk-detach operates entirely in volatile RAM.

Potential workarounds:

1. Strip the Play Store's ownership of the app entirely instead:

su -c pm set-installer
com.google.android.youtube ""

(needs root terminal; major system updates will still break this)

2. Use a Magisk module like zygisk-detach or mindetach that automates the detachment.
   (best option?)

3. Apply the "universal patch" for disabling updates.

4. Manually go into the Play Store and uncheck "Enable auto-update" for YouTube.
   (unreliable, as Play Services often ignores this)

5. Just use the MicroG version of the app.
   (I know - sucks)

Options 1 or 2 seem the best to fix the core issue.

Though I also do agree that a version number would be harmless, easy, and useful! 😅

[MarcaDian]

We still need a contributor who can implement a normal root install/mount instead of the current implementation. None of the existing developers have rooted devices.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Solution 3 is already applied to all Reddit installs. But manifest changes are ignored for root installs.

https://github.com/MorpheApp/morphe-patches/blob/a8a566774ec8b99c02ce60fdc81ff5258c3b0caf/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/morphe/patches/reddit/misc/settings/SettingsPatch.kt#L46

[cheeseonamonkey]

We still need a contributor who can implement a normal root install/mount instead of the current implementation. None of the existing developers have rooted devices.

I may have an old rooted device lying around or at least emulated.

I'd love to help test & could do a few fixes here or there maybe...

Perhaps Morphe (rooted) app could just execute via shell, rather than trying to natively hook into Android's internal APIs?

I will look into this actually. 😅 It may be simpler than I thought!

And would close a lot of recurrent issues:

ongoing active mount conflicts:

• ​bug: Mount (root) install does not work #260
• bug: Root mount does not work #308
• bug: Base app get uninstalled while mounting patched app #562

persistence & Play Store hijacking:

• ​bug: App unmounts itself after a reboot #416
• bug: YouTube keeps updating itself after reboot, even when detached from PlayStore #595

potentially even helping with:

• Root module service can hang before unlock and should fail fast on known version mismatch #579
• fix: Root installation fails if module path does not exist #282
• feat: Homes screen root patching UI improvements #72
• feat: Patch from existing installed app as apk source #294