How to Make System Writable on Android 7.0 Nougat (for Adaway, and other system apps)

With Android 7.0 Nougat there has been a change in the way system partition works on an Android device. It’s now even harder to make /system partition writable on Nougat than it was on Lollipop or Marshmallow releases of Android.

Apps like Adaway or Emoji Switcher that need to make changes to system partition on the device simple fail on Nougat even after root. But thanks to user ArminasAnarion over at xda, here’s a quick solution to fix this issue on Android 7.0 Nougat.

Your device must be rooted

  1. Download and Install Busy Box and a Terminal app from Play Store, links here: Download Busy Box  |  Download Material Terminal.
  2. Open Material Terminal app on your device.
  3. Issue the following command in terminal:
    su
  4. Grant terminal app root access, if/when it asks.
  5. Now issue the following command to mount /system partition:
    busybox mount -o rw,remount system

That’s it. System partition is now mounted on your Android 7.0 Nougat running device. Try running adaway or other apps that require /system partition to be writable.

Happy Androiding!

via xda

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82 Comments

  1. This doesn’t work. After running this and then touch /sbin/su /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
    It says Read-only file system.

  2. This doesn’t work. After running this and then touch /sbin/su /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
    It says Read-only file system.

  3. This doesn’t work. After running this and then touch /sbin/su /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
    It says Read-only file system.

  4. This doesn’t work. After running this and then touch /sbin/su /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
    It says Read-only file system.

  5. Same as above

  6. Same as above

  7. Same as above

  8. it work for me thanks a lot ^_^

  9. it work for me thanks a lot ^_^

  10. it work for me thanks a lot ^_^

  11. it work for me thanks a lot ^_^

  12. Worked for Nexus 6 running PureNexus 7.0 on SU 2.76. Thanks!

  13. Worked for Nexus 6 running PureNexus 7.0 on SU 2.76. Thanks!

  14. Worked for Nexus 6 running PureNexus 7.0 on SU 2.76. Thanks!

  15. Worked for Nexus 6 running PureNexus 7.0 on SU 2.76. Thanks!

  16. Thanks a lot! Now I got my bootanimation back 🙂

  17. Thanks a lot! Now I got my bootanimation back 🙂

  18. Thanks a lot! Now I got my bootanimation back 🙂

  19. Thanks a lot! Now I got my bootanimation back 🙂

  20. Doesn’t work. Says system not found in /proc.

    1. Same happened to me, but then I opened AdAway and it worked fine.

  21. Doesn’t work. Says system not found in /proc.

    1. Same happened to me, but then I opened AdAway and it worked fine.

  22. Doesn’t work. Says system not found in /proc.

  23. Doesn’t work. Says system not found in /proc.

  24. Funciona a la perfección ¡Muchas gracias!

  25. Funciona a la perfección ¡Muchas gracias!

  26. Funciona a la perfección ¡Muchas gracias!

  27. Funciona a la perfección ¡Muchas gracias!

  28. Works on my Oneplus One. Thanks!

  29. Works on my Oneplus One. Thanks!

  30. Works on my Oneplus One. Thanks!

  31. Works on my Oneplus One. Thanks!

  32. Worked fine for me on oneplus 3 Nougat, thanks!!

  33. Worked fine for me on oneplus 3 Nougat, thanks!!

  34. Worked fine for me on oneplus 3 Nougat, thanks!!

  35. Worked fine for me on oneplus 3 Nougat, thanks!!

  36. For those who cannot make it work, try:
    su
    mount -o rw,remount /system

  37. For those who cannot make it work, try:
    su
    mount -o rw,remount /system

  38. For those who cannot make it work, try:
    su
    mount -o rw,remount /system

    1. Thanks, this worked for me 🙂

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  39. This saved me 🙂

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    2. Z5P 6883 work like charm – thank you so much 🙂

  40. This saved me 🙂

  41. For those who cannot make it work, try:
    su
    mount -o rw,remount /system

  42. This saved me 🙂

  43. Doesn’t work for me, adaway is still unable to access system partition.

  44. Doesn’t work for me, adaway is still unable to access system partition.

  45. Doesn’t work for me, adaway is still unable to access system partition.

  46. Doesn’t work for me, adaway is still unable to access system partition.

  47. worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you

  48. worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you

  49. worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you

  50. worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you

  51. worked great! thank you

  52. worked great! thank you

  53. worked great! thank you

  54. worked great! thank you

  55. Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos

  56. Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos

  57. Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos

  58. Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos

  59. This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!

  60. This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!

  61. This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!

  62. This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!

  63. dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?

  64. dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?

  65. dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?

  66. thanks!

  67. thanks!

  68. thanks!

  69. I am receiving an error while trying to install busybox on rooted nougat.
    “it looks like the installation of busybox was not successful try installing to a different location”

    I try the different location but the error persists

    Any help?
    Eric

    1. Guide above is kinda contradict each other. It ask you to install busybox to mount system writeable, while installation of busybox itself would need an access to system partition,

      so its like chicken and egg situation here. If you got working TWRP, you can flash busybox zip using it

  70. Eric Murithi Gitonga

    I am receiving an error while trying to install busybox on rooted nougat.
    “it looks like the installation of busybox was not successful try installing to a different location”

    I try the different location but the error persists

    Any help?
    Eric

    1. Guide above is kinda contradict each other. It ask you to install busybox to mount system writeable, while installation of busybox itself would need an access to system partition,

      so its like chicken and egg situation here. If you got working TWRP, you can flash busybox zip using it

  71. I am receiving an error while trying to install busybox on rooted nougat.
    “it looks like the installation of busybox was not successful try installing to a different location”

    I try the different location but the error persists

    Any help?
    Eric

    1. Guide above is kinda contradict each other. It ask you to install busybox to mount system writeable, while installation of busybox itself would need an access to system partition,

      so its like chicken and egg situation here. If you got working TWRP, you can flash busybox zip using it

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