AI summary
Xposed module that locks apps behind biometric authentication by intercepting activity launches at the system framework level. Activity creation is blocked until auth succeeds, including launches from the recents screen. New in 1.1.0: screen-off forces re-authentication on next launch, improved fingerprint matching across Android versions, and better UI support for foldables and split-screen.
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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
- 99cfc1e Re-lock apps when the screen turns off by @hxreborn
- Turning the screen off forces every protected app to re-authenticate on its next launch regardless of its re-lock delay.
- Bug Fixes
- 0c72d63 (hook) Match fingerprints across API levels by @hxreborn
- Improve version compatibility so locked apps prompt below Android 16.
- 21dc795 (ui) Use LocalWindowInfo for sheet gesture threshold by @hxreborn
- The What's New sheet now sizes itself to the window, not the screen, so it works in split-screen and on foldables
- c91cc24 (ui) Drop ApplicationInfo from AppItem by @hxreborn
- AppItem no longer carries the full ApplicationInfo object for each row
- Refactor
- b5632b3 (app) Move binder and prefs to Application by @hxreborn
- The service connection now lives on Application so it binds reliably on every process start
About this version
- Version
- 1.1.0 (1008)
- Size
- 3 MB
- Requires Android
- 13.0
- Target SDK
- 33
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
- Downloads
- 29
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Package
- eu.hxreborn.biometricapplock
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