I had started researching how Phenotype DB works as a hobby, and this application was only meant to be a proof of concept.
Making things work required a huge amount of reverse engineering of Google applications, and today I no longer have time to dedicate to it.
I've also been told that the structure of Phenotype DB has been recently changed, so I expect this project to no longer work, or to stop working soon.
If you are looking for a replacement, I suggest you take a look at GMS-Flags, a still maintained application created by other users who were part of the community of this project itself.
The ultimate All-In-One Utility to tweak Google applications.
- Please visit the GAppsMod Release Page
- Always make sure you're using the latest beta version of the Google apps you want to tweak to take advantage of the latest features
- Allow root access to GAppsMod, apply any mods you want, then force close and reopen Google apps a few times for them to take effect
- There is no need to keep GAppsMod installed after applying the desired mods, because they (should) survive Google applications updates / reinstalls over time
In every Android device there is a database, called Phenotype.db, managed by Google Play Services, containing "flags" that affect the behavior of all installed Google applications.
Some of those flags concern applications core functionalities, while others pertain to hidden or upcoming features that have not yet been released.
What GAppsMod does is execute SQLite queries on that database and override the configuration files of Google applications to enable or modify their functionality at will.
- Supports all arm / arm64 / x86 / x86_64 devices and all Android versions from 5.0 (Lollipop)
- Enable / disable hidden features for all users at once when Android "multiple users" mode is in use
- Allows users to list and change all Phenotype DB boolean flags for all installed Google applications
- A convenient home screen brings together the suggested mods for the most used Google applications
- For the Phone application (link):
- Force enable call recording feature, even on unsupported devices or in unsupported countries (ref)
- Enable also automatic call recording ("always record") feature based on caller (otherwise only available in India)
- Silence the annoying "registration has started / ended" call recording announcements (only on Phone version <= 94.x)
- Force enable call screening and "revelio" (advanced automatic call screening) features, even on unsupported devices or in unsupported countries (ref)
- Allows users to choose the language for call screening
- Force enable call recording feature, even on unsupported devices or in unsupported countries (ref)
- For the Messages application (link):
- Force enable debug menu (it can also be enabled without mods by entering
*xyzzy*in the application's search field) - Force enable message organization ("supersort")
- Force enable marking conversations as unread
- Force enable verified SMS settings menu (ref)
- Force enable always sending images by Google Photos links in SMS (ref)
- Force enable nudges and birthday reminders (ref)
- Force enable Bard AI draft suggestions ("magic compose") (ref)
- Force enable smart features: spotlights suggestions (ref), stickers suggestions, smart compose (ref), smart actions (smart reply) in notifications
- Force enable debug menu (it can also be enabled without mods by entering
And much more coming soon :)
- After enabling / disabling any mod, please force close and reopen a few times the Google application you are trying to mod. You may also need to reboot for the changes to take effect.
- Before to report an issue try to delete Google apps data, to reboot your phone and to try again what didn't work
If you really like my work, please consider a donation via Paypal or Github Sponsor. Even a small amount will be appreciated.
- Thanks to Gabriele Rizzo aka shmykelsa, Jen94 and SAAX by agentdr8 for their AA-Tweaker app, which inspired me making GAppsMod
- Libsu by topjohnwu
