Shizuku Download — Latest APK v13.6.0
Shizuku lets Android apps use powerful ADB-level permissions without root. Download the official v13.6.0 APK below, then follow our tested activation and setup guides.
What is Shizuku?
Shizuku is a free, open-source Android app that gives other apps access to system-level (ADB) permissions without rooting your phone. It starts a privileged background process using Android Debug Bridge — through wireless debugging or a one-time PC connection — and lets supported apps borrow those elevated privileges through a secure, per-app interface. Developed by RikkaApps under the Apache 2.0 licence, it has over 1.9 million GitHub downloads.
Normally, an Android app is sandboxed and can only touch its own data. A handful of powerful actions — uninstalling
system apps, toggling hidden settings, or reading another app’s components — require the shell user
(UID 2000) that ADB runs as. Rooting grants that and more, but it voids warranties, trips security checks, and can brick a
device. Shizuku is the middle path: it runs one privileged helper process as the ADB shell user, and apps that support
it request only the specific permissions they need. When the service stops, the privileges disappear.
Because Shizuku never modifies the system partition, it is safe by design and works alongside Google Play’s integrity checks far more gracefully than root. It is the foundation for popular tools like Canta (debloating), and companion projects such as Dhizuku and the rish shell.
Always download the GitHub release — not the Play Store
The Google Play version of Shizuku is dangerously out of date. If Shizuku “stopped working” after an Android update, this is almost always why.
The Play Store build of Shizuku has not been updated since March 2024 and is stuck near version 13.5.x. It has no Android 16 support and misses the newest activation fixes, so it fails on modern phones. The GitHub release (v13.6.0, May 25, 2025) is over a year newer and is the version every guide on this site assumes.
| GitHub release recommended | Google Play outdated | |
|---|---|---|
| Version | v13.6.0 | ~v13.5.x |
| Last updated | May 25, 2025 | March 2024 (14+ months behind) |
| Android 16 support | Yes | No — common cause of failures |
| Trusted-Wi-Fi auto-start | Yes (Android 13+) | No |
| Update speed | Same day as source | Frozen |
| Cost | Free | Free |
Uninstall the Play Store copy first, then install the GitHub APK above. Your app permissions are re-requested on first launch — nothing else to migrate. If an app still reports Shizuku as missing, force-stop and reopen it.
How Shizuku works
Shizuku uses ADB to launch a privileged service, then delegates specific permissions to apps that ask for them. You start that service once — over wireless debugging, from a PC, or with root — and it keeps running until the phone reboots or you stop it. Apps connect to it through a Binder interface and call system APIs as the ADB shell user, never gaining root and never touching system files.
The flow is the same regardless of method:
- Install the Shizuku APK and open it once so Android registers the app.
- Start the Shizuku service using wireless debugging (Android 11+), an ADB command from a computer, or root. This is the only step that needs ADB.
- Open a supported app (for example a debloat or automation tool) and choose “Shizuku” as its permission source.
- Approve the request in Shizuku. The app now runs its privileged actions until the service stops.
File details & verification
Every fact below is taken from the official GitHub release. We downloaded the APK and computed the hash ourselves.
| App name | Shizuku |
| Latest version | v13.6.0 |
| Release date | May 25, 2025 |
| File name | shizuku-v13.6.0.r1086.2650830c-release.apk |
| File size | 2.45 MB (2,571,773 bytes / 2,511 KB) |
| SHA-256 | 6e273ab0e991c4e79bc8b1bbb9b9dd739ccac1a8712a541a214078886b7b790f |
| Package ID | moe.shizuku.privileged.api |
| Minimum Android | 7.0 (Nougat, API 24) |
| Developer | RikkaApps |
| Licence | Apache License 2.0 (open source) |
| Source | github.com/RikkaApps/Shizuku |
After downloading, you can confirm the file is authentic by checking its SHA-256 hash matches the value above. On a PC run sha256sum shizuku-v13.6.0.r1086.2650830c-release.apk (Linux/macOS) or certutil -hashfile shizuku-v13.6.0.r1086.2650830c-release.apk SHA256 (Windows). The build fingerprint 2650830c is also baked into the file name.
Set up Shizuku, step by step
Once the APK is installed, pick your next stop. Everything here is tested on real devices and kept in sync with the latest release.
Activation guide
Three ways to start Shizuku: wireless debugging, ADB from a PC, or root.
Troubleshooting
The 8 most common Shizuku errors — and the exact fix for each.
rish shell
Run ADB-level commands on-device with Termux or aShell.
Dhizuku
Grant device-owner powers on top of Shizuku — and avoid the common activation trap.
Android compatibility
Which Android versions work, from 7 to 17 — and what changes on 14, 16, and 17.
Per-device guides
Samsung, Xiaomi, Pixel and more — the quirks that break Shizuku by brand.
Best Shizuku apps
Debloat, customization, privacy and automation tools worth installing.