Cause: The script may be looking for app_process in an incorrect path.
Fix: Ensure your Android version is 8.0 or higher. Shizuku requires API 26+ for full functionality.
| Error Message | Likely Cause | Solution |
|---------------|---------------|----------|
| adb: device not found | USB drivers not installed or debugging disabled | Reinstall drivers, check "USB Debugging" toggle |
| start.sh[2]: app_process: inaccessible or not found | Android version too low (pre-8.0) | Shizuku requires Android 8.0+; consider using older version (Shizuku v12 for Android 7) |
| cannot create /dev/socket/shizuku_api: permission denied | SELinux blocking or previous process stuck | Reboot device and retry. Or adb shell pkill -f shizuku |
| api.jar not found | Corrupted Shizuku installation | Clear Shizuku app data, uninstall, reboot, reinstall |
| read-only file system | Trying to write to protected path | The script should not cause this; ensure you’re not modifying it |
| [ERROR] Shizuku is already running but cannot connect | Stale socket or version mismatch | Force-stop Shizuku app, run adb shell pkill -f moe.shizuku, then start again |
This is an ADB subcommand that creates a Linux shell session on the Android device. By default, this shell runs under the shell user context (UID 2000 or similar), which has significantly more permissions than a regular app (UID 10000+). Cause: The script may be looking for app_process
Modern Android devices often map /storage/emulated/0/ to /sdcard/. Therefore, the path is functionally equivalent to /sdcard/Android/data/moeshizukuprivilegedapi.
Shizuku is not started by directly executing a script in Android/data/. Instead, use one of these official methods: This is an ADB subcommand that creates a
If you see Address already in use or server is already active, you can stop with:
adb shell sh /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/moe.shizuku.privileged.api/stop.sh
Many users worry: Does this expose my device? Many users worry: Does this expose my device
That said, never run scripts from untrusted sources in place of the official start.sh.
pkill -f "moe.shizuku.api"