In this guide, we will show you the steps to remove the spoofing in Custom ROMs. Stepping into the custom development brings in a slew of goodies, but nothing comes much more rewarding than installing a custom firmware [well, apart from root]. Not only do you get a a taste of the latest Android desserts even if the official support has ended but a revamped UI/UX is also on the cards. Not to mention the fact that a slew of additional nifty features are on your way as well.
Talking about features, AOSP ROMs like crDroid, Evolution X, and PixelOS, among others have nowadays started offering a new subset of functionality- Device Spoofing. As is evident by its name, the OS will be tricked into believing that your device is one of the Pixels or a non-Pixel one [depending on the feature in question] and then you will be greeted with the features associated with that device. Let us explain you this the help of some noteworthy examples.
ROM Spoofing Features
Here are some of the most prominent spoofing features that various Custom ROM beholds. Likewise, we have also listed the device name to which your phone will be spoofed in order to get that feature.
- Pixel Props [get some of the latest Pixel features, including some AI tweaks]: Google Pixel 8 Pro
- Google Photos Unlimited Storage [Upload unlimited photos in original quality] Google Pixel XL
- Snapchat Original Quality Capture [Capture photo in original uncompressed quality when taken via the Snapchat camera]: Pixel 2
- Unlock Higher FPS in Games [Get higher Frames Per Second in games]: Spoof your device to a gaming phone such as one of the ROG phones.
As you can see, all these tweaks tend to give us some intriguing and useful features, and that too simply by enabling a toggle. However, there’s more to it than what meets the eye. First and foremost, if you enable these features, then some other functions might stop functioning on your device.
For instance, if you have spoofed your device to Pixel 2, a device that was launched in 2017, then many security and banking apps might not function on your device because it will be categorized as an older phone that would not be receiving security updates and hence is more prone to attacks.
On top of that, there is another minor yet obvious caveat with this- you cannot enable and run more than spoof concurrently. This is because you cannot spoof your device to Pixel XL and 8 Pro at the same time. So what’s the best way to address this issue? Well, you can simply disable the toggle next to the feature that you no longer need. Or is that really that easy?
Well, in some cases, the spoofing is done on the system level and you might not be able to make changes to it [unless you make the system partition R/W, find the file that holds this information, make necessary changes to it, and save it]. This is not only quite an effort-taking, task, but might also prove to be a complicated one for some users. So in this guide, we will show you a method using which you can easily get this job done. Follow along.
How to Remove Spoofing in Custom ROMs
- First and foremost, you’ll have to root your device.
- For that, you may use Magisk, APatch, or KernelSU.
- Now install the LSPosed Framework on your device.
- Then download and install the Reverse Pixelify APK.
- Now, open the LSPosed and enable Reverse Pixelify.
- Choose the apps that you want to exclude from spoofing.
- Or you may go ahead with the default configuration too.
- Finally, restart your device for the changes to take place.
That’s it. These were the steps to remove the spoofing in Custom ROMs. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
