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title: "Changing Recents Provider on /e/OS"
title: "Guide: Changing Recents Provider on /e/OS"
date: 2025-08-20T09:55:43+05:30
draft: true
tags:
- Android
- Custom ROM
- /e/OS
- QuickSwitch
- QuickStep
---
# Overview
Over the past month I have been daily driving my new phone, the Nothing CMF 1 flashed with /e/OS after I unlocked its bootloader. It's a very pleasant experience except for the default Bliss launcher (home app).
Reasons I do not prefer it:
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### Extracting `boot.img`
Assuming you have the image used to flash /e/OS on your phone, extract the boot.img from it. This can be done with the 7zip command
Assuming you have the image used to flash /e/OS on your phone, extract the `boot.img` from it. This can be done with the `7zip` command
```sh
``` sh
7z e IMG-e-3.0.4-a14-20250708507308-official-tetris.zip -o. boot.img
```
Here `IMG-e-3.0.4-a14-20250708507308-official-tetris.zip` is the image for my phone. Replace this with the correct filename for your phone.
This extract the `boot.img` to the current directory.
Here `IMG-e-3.0.4-a14-20250708507308-official-tetris.zip` is the image for my phone. Replace this with the appropriate image name.This extract the `boot.img` to the current directory.
Push this image to your device with
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adb push boot.img /storage/emulated/0/Download/
```
> NOTE: You could also do this over MTP (file transfer) but it may corrupt files and is hence discouraged.
> NOTE: You could also push the image over MTP (file transfer) but it may corrupt files and is hence discouraged.
### Installing APatch
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1. Download the latest version of APatch Manager from [GitHub](https://github.com/bmax121/APatch/releases).
2. Click on the patch button at the top right corner, and click `Select a boot image to patch`.
3. Select the `boot.img` we pushed to the `Download` directory.
4. Set a SuperKey at "SuperKey" card. The SuperKey should be **8-63 characters long and include numbers and letters, but no special characters.** It will be used later to unlock root privileges.
5. Click on "Start" and wait for a minute. After the patch is successful, the patched `boot.img` path will be displayed. For example: `/storage/emulated/0/Download/apatch_version_version_randomletter.img`.
3. Select the `boot.img` we pushed to the `Download` directory.
4. Set a SuperKey at "SuperKey" card. The SuperKey should be **8-63 characters long and include numbers and letters, but no special characters.** It will be used later to unlock root privileges.
5. Click on "Start" and wait for a minute. After the patch is successful, the patched `boot.img` path will be displayed. For example: `/storage/emulated/0/Download/apatch_version_version_randomletter.img`.
### Flashing
1. Pull the patched `boot.img` with the command. Replace `apatch_version_version_randomletter.img` with the appropriate filename with the appropriate filename.
1. Pull the patched `boot.img` with the command. Replace `apatch_version_version_randomletter.img` with the appropriate filename.
```sh
``` sh
adb pull /storage/emulated/0/Download/apatch_version_version_randomletter.img
```
2. Reboot into fastboot mode.
1. Reboot into fastboot mode.
```sh
``` sh
adb reboot bootloader
```
3. Flash the patched `boot.img`.
1. Flash the patched `boot.img`.
```sh
``` sh
fastboot flash boot apatch_version_version_randomletter.img
```
4. Reboot the device
1. Reboot the device
```sh
``` sh
fastboot reboot
```
### Installing QuickSwitch
1. Download the latest `zip` of QuickSwitch-fork to your phone from [GitHub](https://github.com/j7b3y/QuickSwitch/releases/latest).
2. Open the APatch app.
3. Authenticate with the SuperKey you had set earlier.
4. Enable `APModule`.
5. Under the `APModule` tab click on the install button in the bottom right corner.
6. Select the `QuickSwitch-fork.zip` you downloaded.
7. Reboot your device for the changes to take effect.
1. Download the latest `zip` of QuickSwitch-fork to your phone from [GitHub](https://github.com/j7b3y/QuickSwitch/releases/latest).
2. Open the APatch app.
3. Authenticate with the SuperKey you had set earlier.
4. Enable `APModule`.
5. Under the `APModule` tab click on the install button in the bottom right corner.
6. Select the `QuickSwitch-fork.zip` you downloaded.
7. Reboot your device for the changes to take effect.
### Switching the Recents Provider
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Get a shell on the phone with
```sh
``` sh
adb shell
```
### Inside `adb shell`
1. Change the recents provider.
```sh
1. Change the recents provider. Replace `app.lawnchair` with your launcher's package name.
``` sh
su -c /data/adb/modules/quickswitch/quickswitch --ch=app.lawnchair
```
2. (Optional) Remove Bliss launcher.
```sh
1. (Optional) Remove Bliss launcher.
``` sh
for pkg in $(pm list packages | grep bliss | cut -d: -f 2); do pm uninstall --user 0 $pkg; done
```
3. Reboot the device
```sh
1. Reboot the device.
``` sh
reboot
```
## Profit!
# Profit!
That's all there is to it. Now you should see you preferred app as the recents provider. Goodbye!