Xposed and Lollipop: the modules that work on Android 5.1

What happened to Xposed Framework on Lollipop?

In case you missed the back story, Xposed, the framework that allows you to perform minor tweaks in the Android system without needing to flash ROMs - because the changes are stored in memory - has slowed a bit since Lollipop was introduced. 

This is because the original developer of Xposed, rovo89, encountered problems with some Lollipop features. Android Run Time (ART) caused issues , as did SELinux, making development more time consuming and complex. Devices running TouchWiz wouldn't work at all.

While rovo89 is continuing to stabilize Xposed for Android 5.0, other devs have picked up where he left off and have been working on Android 5.1 and Android 5.1.1 with his permission. A couple of these developers, romracer and C3C076 in particular, have released modified versions of Xposed that will work on the latest version of Android, although not all modules work and TouchWiz devices continue to have issues.

How do I get Xposed Framework on Android 5.1?

If you want to make use of the modules listed below, be sure to visit the XDA Developers thread for romracer's alpha version or C3C076's alpha version. Read up on what's working, what's not and how to fix any bugs you might encounter.

You will then need to flash the Xposed Framework zip through recovery and get the Installer APK on your device. Make a full backup of your system before proceeding and turn off any currently installed modules before flashing the zip file.

• Lollipop problems and how to fix them

The exact files you want will depend on the Android version you're running and which alpha version you want to use. Keep in mind that development continues daily; for example, the dev behind Gravity Box has already made some additional tweaks that return functionality to Greenify, Flat Style Colored Bars, Amplify and Gravity Box amongst others, so don't use this list as definitive. Take a look at the latest posts in the XDA thread, get flashing and let us know which modules you like best.

• Android 5.1 Android update news

Xposed modules that work on Android 5.1

3Dot Mod	ACDisplay
Advanced Power Menu	Amplify
Always Expandable	Android Theme Engine
App Settings	APV Youtube Module
Awesome Pop-up Video	Battery History XXL
Battery Stats Plus	Boot Manager
BouncyBox	BurnToast
Chrome New Tab	Chrome Selection Patch
Clarity	Coolify Flat
Copy Toast	Cracker
CrappaLinks	Deep Sleep Battery Saver
Disable Flag Secure	Disable SU Indicator
Email – Kill Attachment Limits	Enable Ambient Display
Enable Notification Ticker Lollipop	Enable SwiftKey Prediction On More Fields
Enhanced Toast	Exchange Bypass For Lollipop
Exchange Fake User Agent	Force FastScroll
Force Immersive Mode	Greenify
Gesture Navigation	GravityBox [LP]
Google Play Music Listen Later	Hide Network Indicators
Hide Traffic Indicators	Holo Themer
Hosts Enabler	HowGiveLoliButton
Immersive Mode Don’t Panic	Lolistat
Lollipop Power Menu	LPThemer
Maxlock	Minimum Brightness
MinMinGuard	Network Speed Indicator
Network Speed Monitor	Nexus Navbarz
NoMoreOverlay	Obb on SD
OGXposed	Overflow Mod
PerAppFonts	PerAppHacking
Play Music Downloaded Only Remover	Remove Battery Saver Warning Color
Restore Notification Ticker	Root Cloak
Screenshot Delay Remover	Screen Off/On
Smooth System Progress Bar	Songza Patcher
Spotify AVCRP	Swiftkey Goodness Mode
SwipeBack2	TableMetrics
Tinted Recent Panels	Unbeloved Hosts
Unicon	Unicon Beta
VolumeSteps+	Wear Messenger
WebView Google	Wi-Fi-Pwd
XHangouts	XLDrawer
Xposed Custom Error	Xposed TableMetrics Module v3.0
XposedUnifiedNlp	XSuite
XToast V 1.7	XuiMod
XUtilities	Youtube AdAway
VolumeSteps+

Thanks to Shawn Pfeiffer for bringing this list to my attention. An actively updated list of Xposed modules working on Android 5.1 and Android 5.1.1 can be found on XDA Developers.