
If users have superuser access, on clicking an application inside Lucky Patcher nine options can be selected: Lucky Patcher also claims that it needs root access in order to work, despite still working perfectly fine without it. apk files, and “Options Menu”, which opens a small list of options allowing the user to view and download custom patches for apps, view the settings, troubleshooting or About menus.Īlthough the app does not require root access for basic functionality, more features are unlocked if the user has root access. Several options are available in a slider at the bottom of the screen, which include the “switches”, for enabling or disabling some of the features of Lucky Patcher, the Toolbox (features listed below), “Search”, to search the list of apps, “Backups”, to show apps backed up with Lucky Patcher, “Rebuild and Install”, which browses the Lucky Patcher directory to find modified. The logo is a smiley face with black eyes and a smile on a yellow face, however the launcher icon can be changed to a few other icons inside the app's settings. It is popularly used for hacking games as it can allow users to gain the items from in-app purchases for free. It is recognized as malware by Google Play Protect and a PUP by Malwarebytes, likely because it allows users to make patches to the Android system or delete it in addition to being illegal.

Lucky Patcher analyzes the list of installed apps on the user's device and indicates the actions the user can carry out, including the ability to remove the license verification included on many apps that requires them to be downloaded from Google Play to work modify the associated permissions extract the APK file to do backups and other illicit actions like removing Google Ads, unlocking paid apps to be able to install them on other devices.
