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Rovo89: Xposed for Android 5.1 is still likely a ways off
August 03, 2025
Android 5.1 has arrived to a numberof Nexus devices this week, with both factory images available and OTAs starting to rollout. While downloading to the latest version of Android fixes many bugs and is very much worthwhile, it is important to note that upgrading means you may lose support for some of your favorite modding/community tools. Case and point, Xposed currently doesn’t play nicely with Android 5.1.
Whether or not the lack of Xposed support is a deal breaker depends on your needs, but for those wondering when we might see Xposed for 5.1, Rovo89 (its creator) has now chimed in with his plans. According to the developer, he feels the best approach is to first continue his work on stabilizing Xposed for Android 5.0, with the eventual plan to port his work — if possible.
Here’s his official statement, as found in the XDA Developers Forum:
Bottom-line, the developer is working hard on Xposed for Android 5.0, but can’t really estimate when he’ll be able to make the transition to Android 5.1, due to the fact that he has limited time, resources and so much about the development process is unknown that giving a true estimate just isn’t that simple.
For those that absolutely can’t live without Xposed, you might be better off sticking to Android 5.0 (or even KitKat for those that have be holding out upgrading to Lollipop until the bugs get worked out). And let’s remember folks, Rovo89 is doing all this with his free time, and so a little patience and understanding should definitely be observed.
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