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
- Download and Install Busy Box and a Terminal app from Play Store, links here: Download Busy Box | Download Material Terminal.
- Open Material Terminal app on your device.
- Issue the following command in terminal:
su
- Grant terminal app root access, if/when it asks.
- 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
82 responses to “How to Make System Writable on Android 7.0 Nougat (for Adaway, and other system apps)”
worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you
worked great on my Verizon LG V20 running 7.0 thank you
worked great! thank you
worked great! thank you
worked great! thank you
worked great! thank you
Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos
Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos
Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos
Worked for me running Nougat 7.0 beta on umi super. Thanks a bunch. Very simple tutorial to follow, kudos
This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!
This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!
This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!
This was the only thing that worked to let me edit my hosts file on my Shield TV! Thank you so much!
dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?
dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?
dude what is the function if our device is system writeable ? can i move my apps to sdcard after apply this ?
thanks!
thanks!
thanks!
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
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
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
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
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
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