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Chainfire’s LiveBoot app is now open source and works on Android 11

Chainfire’s LiveBoot app is now open source and works on Android 11

December 30, 2020
We've talked about LiveBoot in the past and how it tweaks the default boot animation of your Android device by adding logcat and dmesg logging (bringing the good old Matrix digital rain vibe). Made by none other than XDA legend Chainfire, the creator of SuperSU, this incredibly innovative app has now received a new update...
Chainfire’s LiveBoot app now supports rooted Samsung devices on One UI, and Pixel phones on Android Q

Chainfire’s LiveBoot app now supports rooted Samsung devices on One UI, and Pixel phones on Android Q

March 25, 2019
LiveBoot is boot animation application that shows you the output of both logcat and dmesg while the device is booting up. Not only do people see it as a better boot animation than an OEM's logo, but it can also be useful as it can show you errors from these logs as they happen. The...
LiveBoot 1.7 adds Android Pie and Magisk support

LiveBoot 1.7 adds Android Pie and Magisk support

November 16, 2018
Chainfire may be known for SuperSU more than anything, but the man has released a number of different tools and utility applications that range from incredibly useful to quite fun. One such application is called LiveBoot and it is a boot animation that shows your logcat and dmesg outputs on the screen right as they happen. Chainfire...
Chainfire Updates LiveBoot to Support SuperSU’s SBIN mode, Adds Oreo Support to FlashFire

Chainfire Updates LiveBoot to Support SuperSU’s SBIN mode, Adds Oreo Support to FlashFire

September 12, 2017
Chainfire is known for his work on SuperSU as it enables root access on thousands upon thousands of Android devices. However, the man also works on a number of other applications that are also quite popular among the Android community. Two of them in particular are LiveBoot and FlashFire. Now that Chainfire is back from...