Rare find

System Properties. Read and change the low-level settings that control how your Android phone works.

github.com/topjohnwu/system_properties

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Updates

April 2026
  • Restore serial after update
  • Ensure prop has zero padding
  • Support get property context
  • Also setup override contexts in InitContexts
  • Support mapping prop_area as rw
  • Support deleting properties
  • Remove logic related to race condition prevention
  • Make the library buildable locally
  • Support pre Android 9.0 property context
  • Sync to upstream AOSP (Android 16 QPR2)
July 2025
  • Sync to upstream AOSP (Android 16)
June 2024
  • Sync to upstream AOSP (Android 15)
May 2023
  • Sync to upstream AOSP
  • Initial commit