(legacy) modules don't recieve root in Android 17

[heinrich26]

Steps to reproduce/复现步骤

try to use Pixelify-Google-Photos on (Stock) Android 17.

1. Problem: after install, the app doesn't get root or asks for root, as it did on Android 14 + Vector 2.0 (3021)
   Instead it says: module not activated. I've tried many things to get it to request root, from disabling denylist, using Magisk Zygisk, etc., which all did not work.
   Even after granting root through some random coincidence (you can modify the magisk database, I only learned that afterwards), the following issue persists:
2. it seems as tho all calls to XposedHelpers.setStaticObjectField (see here) fail, most likely because of missing permissions:

[ 2026-07-30T16:21:05.204    10234:  6124:  6124 E/VectorLegacyBridge ] java.lang.IllegalAccessException: Cannot set public static final field java.lang.String android.os.Build.FINGERPRINT of class java.lang.Class<android.os.Build>
  at java.lang.reflect.Field.set(Native Method)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.XposedHelpers.setStaticObjectField(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:6)
  at balti.xposed.pixelifygooglephotos.DeviceSpoofer.handleLoadPackage(DeviceSpoofer.kt:94)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.IXposedHookLoadPackage$Wrapper.handleLoadPackage(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:3)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.callbacks.XC_LoadPackage.call(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:7)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.callbacks.XCallback.callAll(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:27)
  at w.intercept(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:402)
  at j2.a(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:41)
  at j2.proceed(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:1)
  at y2.callback(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:105)
  at Vector_.createOrUpdateClassLoaderLocked(Dobby:11)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getClassLoader(LoadedApk.java:1283)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getResourcesInner(LoadedApk.java:1564)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getResources(LoadedApk.java:1542)
  at android.app.ContextImpl.createAppContext(ContextImpl.java:3679)
  at android.app.ContextImpl.createAppContext(ContextImpl.java:3669)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:8168)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:0)
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2761)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:142)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9523)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:575)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:939)
[ 2026-07-30T16:21:05.204    10234:  6124:  6124 E/VectorLegacyBridge ] java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Cannot set public static final field java.lang.String android.os.Build.FINGERPRINT of class java.lang.Class<android.os.Build>
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.XposedHelpers.setStaticObjectField(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:22)
  at balti.xposed.pixelifygooglephotos.DeviceSpoofer.handleLoadPackage(DeviceSpoofer.kt:94)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.IXposedHookLoadPackage$Wrapper.handleLoadPackage(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:3)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.callbacks.XC_LoadPackage.call(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:7)
  at LvJQctZbgMPXUf.fdeZEgO.callbacks.XCallback.callAll(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:27)
  at w.intercept(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:402)
  at j2.a(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:41)
  at j2.proceed(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:1)
  at y2.callback(r8-map-id-4fa1873efe2390be91854903b7ca4e4a4f0cef67aa792d34dd18ccd67ba7077c:105)
  at Vector_.createOrUpdateClassLoaderLocked(Dobby:11)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getClassLoader(LoadedApk.java:1283)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getResourcesInner(LoadedApk.java:1564)
  at android.app.LoadedApk.getResources(LoadedApk.java:1542)
  at android.app.ContextImpl.createAppContext(ContextImpl.java:3679)
  at android.app.ContextImpl.createAppContext(ContextImpl.java:3669)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:8168)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:0)
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2761)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:142)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9523)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:575)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:939)

Expected behaviour/预期行为

Method should run and modify that field.

If there's a "new way" to do this static field modification with the new api, please let me know. I could implement that in a custom build.

Actual behaviour/实际行为

hooking/patching fails

Xposed Module List/Xposed 模块列表

[Pixelify Google Photos](https://github.com/BaltiApps/Pixelify-Google-Photos/tree/main)
Reddidn't
InstaEclipse
Pixel Xpert

(Rediddnt and InstaEclipse are working fine; I've tested with only Pixelify Gphotos enabled, didn't change anything)

Root implementation/Root 方案

Magisk 30.7

System Module List/系统模块列表

Zygisk Next (latest)
zygisk-detach
Vector
(with and without PixelXpert)

LSPosed version/LSPosed 版本

3044, but tested latests and between

Android version/Android 版本

17

Version requirement/版本要求

• I am using the latest debug build from GitHub Actions./我正在使用 GitHub Actions 中最新的调试版本。

Logs/日志

LSPosed_2026-07-30T16_37_03.088749.zip (there's are also crashes from PixelXpert in there, which complains about missing root in a similar fashion, but the module seems to work anyway... In the PixelXpert case the Hooker even crashes 🤷)

[JingMatrix]

This is a technical discussion, not issue, and is thus moving there...

I think you may have forgot to make the field accessible ? Feel free to use my fork of this module.