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[ROOT] PrefEdit on Windows Pc

Developed By: Avinaba Dalal

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 9 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.0.0
Size 3.6 MB
Release Date June 26, 21
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics [see more (6)]

What's New:
- Drastically improved app listing performance.- Drastically improved preference file/key listing performance.- Improved the search experience.- Updated home... [see more]

Description from Developer:
PrefEdit helps you to view details of the installed applications and edit shared preferences of other apps with basic backup/restore functionality. Shared Preferences is one of the... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download [ROOT] PrefEdit and install on Windows PC. [ROOT] PrefEdit is free Tools app, developed by Avinaba Dalal. Latest version of [ROOT] PrefEdit is 2.0.0, was released on 2021-06-26 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of [ROOT] PrefEdit is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 9 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install [ROOT] PrefEdit on Windows?

Instruction on how to install [ROOT] PrefEdit on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install [ROOT] PrefEdit on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install [ROOT] PrefEdit using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "[ROOT] PrefEdit" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install [ROOT] PrefEdit on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "[ROOT] PrefEdit" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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PrefEdit helps you to view details of the installed applications and edit shared preferences of other apps with basic backup/restore functionality. Shared Preferences is one of the ways that Android applications use to store internal app data like feature flags, user settings. PrefEdit lets you view and edit them. It will:
📝 Discover all the apps present on your device.
🔍 Let you search apps or preference keys.
ℹ️ Show detailed information about apps.
🧰 Let you add and edit preferences.
🗄️ Provide you with backup/restore functionality.
🍭 Provide you with a great user interface.

📝 DISCOVER APPS 📝
PrefEdit discovers all the apps present on your device, including system apps for you.

🔍 SEARCH 🔍
PrefEdit provides you with a powerful search functionality, which not only lets you search apps from the huge list of apps that are usually present on your device, but also search preferences by its key name or value of a shared preference file of an application, or in all the shared preference files itself. Convenient!

ℹ️ DETAILED INFO OF APPS ℹ️
PrefEdit shows useful and detailed information about various aspects of apps.

🧰 ADD & EDIT SHARED PREFERENCES 🧰
PrefEdit lists all the shared preferences of an app, and lets you edit them. It features a powerful Shared Preference editor that lets you edit existing entries, add your own shared preference entry and even delete the shared preference entries. It features a beautiful UI that shows different visuals for different operations. It supports all the preference types that the Android framework supports (String, Integer, Long, Boolean, Set).

🗄️ BACKUP & RESTORE 🗄️
PrefEdit automatically backs up the original preference file before your changes are saved, and lets you restore them afterwards (in case some mishaps happen, but we are sure that won't happen). It provides 2 methods of restore that covers all the possible use cases.

🍭 GREAT UI 🍭
PrefEdit features a great looking, easy-to-use user interface, made with the latest and greatest offerings of Google's own Material Design library. It also features a AMOLED dark theme which can work in conjunction with system dark theme (on Android 9 and above).

👌 PRO FEATURES 👌
Pro features can be unlocked via an in-app purchase, which on doing so will immediately grant you access to them.
- Shape customization - This unique UI customization lets you choose from 4 shapes. Depending on what shape you choose, it will be reflected in various UI elements like icons, cards and buttons.
- Colorful icons - Lets you toggle colorful icons.
- More pro features coming soon!


ℹ️ DISCLAIMER ℹ️
One of the key purpose of PrefEdit is to let users view and edit shared preferences of other apps, for which it requires extended privileges (root access). PrefEdit does not automatically edit shared preferences by itself and is not responsible for any mishaps caused by editing shared preferences (which is done by the user). Additionally, privacy of user changes and the apps in question is maintained as PrefEdit does not in any way upload them anywhere.


REQUIREMENTS
1. Root access - Root access is necessary to read and edit preference files. Without root access the app cannot work. It is also necessary to launch activities of apps.


IN-APP PURCHASE
Following options are available via in-app purchases:
- Remove Ads - Removes ads completely and permanently from the app.
- Unlock pro features - Unlocks pro features permanently in the app.

NOTICE REGARDING IN-APP PURCHASES
All the in-app purchase items are individual and grant the said functionality. It does not enable or depend upon other in-app purchases. In other words, the "Remove Ads" in-app purchase will only remove ads and not unlock pro features, similarly "Unlock pro features" in-app purchase will only unlock pro features and not remove ads.
- Drastically improved app listing performance.
- Drastically improved preference file/key listing performance.
- Improved the search experience.
- Updated home screen layout.
- Updated app listing and search layout.
- Updated preference file/key listing and search layout.
- Bug fixes for pro version.
- Other bug fixes.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.