It’s an early holiday for root developers and users as Chainfire let out a massive release of all his root-related goodies. He has pushed a major update to the SuperSU app on Google Play Store, jumping from version 2.01 to 2.35 and has updated his How-to SU guide for root app developers. He also gives a bit of insight into the journey from KitKat to Lollipop, as well as an announcement that might ruffle a few feathers.
SELinux, the very security feature that hardens Android also presents a stumbling block for root modders. There has been a lot of changes to Android’s security system and features during the development of Android L, as it was then called, and Chainfire was wise not to settle down on any single solution, since those solutions turned out to be futile later on. The good news is that everything now is working pretty much as they should and both users and developers can lean on the hard work that Chainfire has put into learning ways to root our favorite mobile platform.
On the end user side of things, the SuperSU app has a slightly new look. This one just barely adheres to the Material Design style now becoming en vogue. Why not go all out? For one, SuperSU has to support devices running on even older Android 2.x versions. Material Design would not only look out of place, but it will also add another set of layouts and design that Chainfire is just not interested in maintaining right now. There will, however, be visual changes along the way, and those interested in the app’s aesthetics might want to keep an eye out for it, or maybe even chime in.
The app also now has in-app purchases. No, this doesn’t mean that the free SuperSU app will no longer have access to Pro versions (which you could just enable with a checkbox before). The IAP is there simply as a donation option. Some users apparently like to donate to Chainfire regularly, in which case the one-time SuperSU Pro purchase won’t be enough. They also don’t like using PayPal, apparently, and asked for such an option. Chainfire does expect some fallout for introducing IAPs, but this is probably one of those cases where users wouldn’t mind a completely optional way to help fund a developer’s efforts.
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No mention about the intention of in app purchases on the play store. Suspect app fail.
The reason the IAP frightens the crap out of me is that this is an application intended to give root access to the phone. I mean, it’s bad enough giving IAP permission to some other program, but a program specifically intended to unlock access to the rest of the phone is now being given permission to access my credit card?