AI summary
Xposed module that intercepts app launches at the Android system framework level to require biometric authentication before any locked app's Activity is created. Works with recents-screen taps and takes effect immediately when changing locked apps. Open source under GPLv3. Requires Android 11+, enrolled biometric, and Xposed manager with libxposed API 101.
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About this app
An Xposed module to lock apps behind biometric authentication.
About this module
Stock Android never had a native per-app lock, and Private Space (available since Android 15 Beta 2) is a secondary isolated profile where apps run as separate installs with their own data.
This module intercepts activity launches at the system framework level before the target app starts. The Activity is never created until auth succeeds. Tapping a locked app from the recents screen is intercepted too.
A reboot is required after install or update because framework hooks only load at boot (for now). Changing which apps are locked takes effect immediately.
Requirements
- Android 11+ with an enrolled biometric - Xposed manager with libxposed API 101 support
Install
1. Install APK 2. Enable module in your Xposed manager with System Framework scope 3. Reboot 4. Select apps to lock in the Apps tab
ℹ️ Note
For stock AOSP and Pixel ROMs. Other ROMs may work but are untested, use at your own risk. If you're on HyperOS, OxygenOS or ColorOS, your ROM already ships a native app lock and you probably don't need this.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0
What's new
- Features
- 4537040 Add module-process logcat to log export by @hxreborn
- The export now includes the app process's own logs, so biometric prompt failures show up next to the system hook activity.
- Bug Fixes
- 70db771 (ui) Announce disabled preference rows to accessibility by @hxreborn Performance Improvements ab55240 (prefs) Skip unchanged keys on remote sync by @hxreborn
- Syncing prefs to the hook now writes only changed values, so a routine app launch no longer wakes the hook once per key.
- 3b58985 (ui) Cache root status in the scope viewmodel by @hxreborn
- Refactor
- 5282de5 (ui) Move log sharing into settings by @hxreborn
- 14211be (ui) Regroup lock settings into behavior and privacy sections by @hxreborn
About this version
- Version
- 1.2.1 (1010)
- Size
- 3.02 MB
- Requires Android
- 13.0
- Target SDK
- 33
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
- Downloads
- 33
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Package
- eu.hxreborn.biometricapplock
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