chore(release): 2.98.0 [skip ci]

# [2.98.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.97.0...v2.98.0) (2022-10-29)

### Features

* **youtube/comments:** hide shorts comments button ([#866](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/issues/866)) ([2004d79](c8023f0b66))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+# [2.98.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.97.0...v2.98.0) (2022-10-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **youtube/comments:** hide shorts comments button ([#866](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/issues/866)) ([c78a74e](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/commit/c78a74e21b4521034f44e9bfd226c5a362c21e6c))
+
+# [2.97.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.96.0...v2.97.0) (2022-10-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **youtube/microg-support:** handle availability of Vanced MicroG ([bfd0d14](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/commit/bfd0d1418fb68f1d37687ec2072d3b64a9c3c6ee))
+
+# [2.96.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.95.0...v2.96.0) (2022-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **youtube/return-youtube-dislike:** compatibility for old and new button layout ([6629bd7](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/commit/6629bd71716a753be06617724e536b8ab4c3b69a))
+
+# [2.95.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.94.0...v2.95.0) (2022-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **youtube:** bump patches compatibility to v17.41.37 ([#888](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/issues/888)) ([11ed0c0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/commit/11ed0c0fb3236d87284806d2fa957699e908cc61))
+
+# [2.94.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.93.0...v2.94.0) (2022-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* remove compatibility for YouTube  v17.41.37 ([#886](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/issues/886)) ([0f4bc19](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/commit/0f4bc197455574b84dd1cb1a43f03af90858bc39))
+
 # [2.93.0](https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.92.3...v2.93.0) (2022-10-27)
 
 

README.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The official Patch bundle provided by ReVanced and the community.
 | `disable-fullscreen-panels` | Disables video description and comments panel in fullscreen view. | 17.41.37 |
 | `hide-artist-card` | Hides the artist card below the searchbar. | 17.41.37 |
 | `return-youtube-dislike` | Shows the dislike count of videos using the Return YouTube Dislike API. | 17.41.37 |
-| `comments` | Hides comments components below the video player. | 17.41.37 |
+| `comments` | Hides components related to comments. | 17.41.37 |
 | `theme` | Applies a custom theme. | all |
 | `hide-email-address` | Hides the email address in the account switcher. | 17.41.37 |
 | `tablet-mini-player` | Enables the tablet mini player layout. | 17.41.37 |

gradle.properties

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 kotlin.code.style = official
-version = 2.93.0
+version = 2.98.0

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/ad/video/fingerprints/LoadVideoAdsFingerprint.kt

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.ad.video.annotations.VideoAdsCompatibility
 @Version("0.0.1")
 object LoadVideoAdsFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
     strings = listOf(
-        "OnFulfillmentTriggersActivated has non registered slot",
+        "TriggerBundle doesn't have the required metadata specified by the trigger ",
-        "markFillRequested",
+        "Tried to enter slot with no assigned slotAdapter",
         "Trying to enter a slot when a slot of same type and physical position is already active. Its status: ",
     )
 )

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/interaction/swipecontrols/patch/bytecode/SwipeControlsBytecodePatch.kt

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.mutableTypes.MutableMethod.Companion.toMutable
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.swipecontrols.annotation.SwipeControlsCompatibility
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.swipecontrols.fingerprints.SwipeControlsHostActivityFingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.swipecontrols.fingerprints.WatchWhileActivityFingerprint
+import app.revanced.shared.fingerprints.WatchWhileActivityFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.swipecontrols.patch.resource.SwipeControlsResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.playertype.patch.PlayerTypeHookPatch

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/comments/bytecode/fingerprints/ShortsCommentsButtonFingerprint.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.bytecode.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.annotations.CommentsCompatibility
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.resource.patch.CommentsResourcePatch
+import org.jf.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.WideLiteralInstruction
+
+@Name("shorts-comments-button-fingerprint")
+@CommentsCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+object ShortsCommentsButtonFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    "V", AccessFlags.PRIVATE or AccessFlags.FINAL, listOf("Z", "Z", "L"),
+    customFingerprint = { methodDef ->
+        methodDef.implementation?.instructions?.any {
+            it.opcode.ordinal == Opcode.CONST.ordinal && (it as WideLiteralInstruction).wideLiteral == CommentsResourcePatch.shortsCommentsButtonId
+        } == true
+    }
+)

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/comments/bytecode/patch/CommentsPatch.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.bytecode.patch
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstructions
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.instruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint.Companion.resolve
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.ad.general.bytecode.patch.GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.annotations.CommentsCompatibility
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.bytecode.fingerprints.ShortsCommentsButtonFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.resource.patch.CommentsResourcePatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.mapping.patch.ResourceMappingResourcePatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.patch.SettingsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.PreferenceScreen
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.StringResource
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.SwitchPreference
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
+
+@Patch
+@DependsOn([IntegrationsPatch::class, CommentsResourcePatch::class])
+@Name("comments")
+@Description("Hides components related to comments.")
+@CommentsCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+class CommentsPatch : BytecodePatch(
+    listOf(
+        ShortsCommentsButtonFingerprint
+    )
+) {
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
+        val shortsCommentsButtonResult = ShortsCommentsButtonFingerprint.result!!
+        val shortsCommentsButtonMethod = shortsCommentsButtonResult.mutableMethod
+
+        val checkCastAnchorFingerprint = object : MethodFingerprint(
+            opcodes = listOf(
+                Opcode.CONST,
+                Opcode.CONST_HIGH16,
+                Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+                Opcode.CONST,
+                Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
+                Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT,
+                Opcode.CHECK_CAST,
+            )
+        ) {}
+
+        val checkCastAnchorIndex = checkCastAnchorFingerprint.also {
+            it.resolve(context, shortsCommentsButtonMethod, shortsCommentsButtonResult.classDef)
+        }.result!!.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.endIndex
+
+        shortsCommentsButtonMethod.addInstructions(
+            checkCastAnchorIndex + 1, """
+                invoke-static {v${(shortsCommentsButtonMethod.instruction(checkCastAnchorIndex) as OneRegisterInstruction).registerA}}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/HideShortsCommentsButtonPatch;->hideShortsCommentsButton(Landroid/view/View;)V
+            """
+        )
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
+}

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/comments/resource/patch/CommentsResourcePatch.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.patch
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.resource.patch
 
-import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.ResourceContext
@@ -8,8 +7,6 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.ResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.ad.general.bytecode.patch.GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.comments.annotations.CommentsCompatibility
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.mapping.patch.ResourceMappingResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.patch.SettingsPatch
@@ -17,13 +14,15 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.Pref
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.StringResource
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.SwitchPreference
 
-@Patch
+@Name("comments-resource-patch")
-@DependsOn([ResourceMappingResourcePatch::class, GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch::class])
-@Name("comments")
-@Description("Hides comments components below the video player.")
 @CommentsCompatibility
+@DependsOn([SettingsPatch::class, ResourceMappingResourcePatch::class])
 @Version("0.0.1")
-class CommentsPatch : ResourcePatch {
+class CommentsResourcePatch : ResourcePatch {
+    companion object {
+        internal var shortsCommentsButtonId: Long = -1
+    }
+
     override fun execute(context: ResourceContext): PatchResult {
         SettingsPatch.PreferenceScreen.LAYOUT.addPreferences(
             PreferenceScreen(
@@ -44,10 +43,22 @@ class CommentsPatch : ResourcePatch {
                         StringResource("revanced_hide_preview_comment_on", "Preview comment is hidden"),
                         StringResource("revanced_hide_preview_comment_off", "Preview comment is shown")
                     ),
+                    SwitchPreference(
+                        "revanced_hide_shorts_comments_button",
+                        StringResource("revanced_hide_shorts_comments_button_title", "Hide shorts comments button"),
+                        false,
+                        StringResource("revanced_hide_shorts_comments_button_on", "Shorts comments button is hidden"),
+                        StringResource("revanced_hide_shorts_comments_button_off", "Shorts comments button is shown")
+                    ),
                 ),
                 StringResource("revanced_comments_summary", "Manage the visibility of comments section components")
             )
         )
+
+        shortsCommentsButtonId = ResourceMappingResourcePatch.resourceMappings.single {
+            it.type == "drawable" && it.name == "ic_right_comment_32c"
+        }.id
+
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }
 }

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/pivotbar/shortsbutton/patch/ShortsButtonRemoverPatch.kt

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class ShortsButtonRemoverPatch : BytecodePatch(
          */
 
         val pivotBarResult = PivotBarFingerprint.result ?: return PatchResultError("PivotBarFingerprint failed")
-
         val fingerprintResults = arrayOf(PivotBarEnumFingerprint, PivotBarShortsButtonViewFingerprint)
             .onEach {
                 val resolutionSucceeded = it.resolve(

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/returnyoutubedislike/fingerprints/TextComponentFingerprint.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.annotations.ReturnYouTubeDislikeCompatibility
+
+@Name("text-component-spec-fingerprint")
+@ReturnYouTubeDislikeCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+object TextComponentFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    strings = listOf("com.google.android.apps.youtube.music")
+)

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/returnyoutubedislike/patch/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch.kt

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.MethodFingerprintExtensions.name
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstructions
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint.Companion.resolve
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultError
@@ -12,10 +15,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.annotations.ReturnYouTubeDislikeCompatibility
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints.DislikeFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints.*
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints.LikeFingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints.RemoveLikeFingerprint
-import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.fingerprints.TextComponentSpecParentFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.returnyoutubedislike.resource.patch.ReturnYouTubeDislikeResourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.videoid.patch.VideoIdPatch
@@ -32,49 +32,53 @@ class ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch : BytecodePatch(
     )
 ) {
     override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
-        LikeFingerprint.result!!.mutableMethod.addInstructions(
+        listOf(
-            0,
+            LikeFingerprint.toPatch(Vote.LIKE),
-            """
+            DislikeFingerprint.toPatch(Vote.DISLIKE),
-            const/4 v0, 1
+            RemoveLikeFingerprint.toPatch(Vote.REMOVE_LIKE)
-            invoke-static {v0}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->sendVote(I)V
+        ).forEach { (fingerprint, vote) ->
-            """
+            with(fingerprint.result ?: return PatchResultError("Failed to find ${fingerprint.name} method.")) {
-        )
+                mutableMethod.addInstructions(
-        DislikeFingerprint.result!!.mutableMethod.addInstructions(
+                    0,
-            0,
+                    """
-            """
+                    const/4 v0, ${vote.value}
-            const/4 v0, -1
+                    invoke-static {v0}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->sendVote(I)V
-            invoke-static {v0}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->sendVote(I)V
+                    """
-            """
+                )
-        )
+            }
-        RemoveLikeFingerprint.result!!.mutableMethod.addInstructions(
+        }
-            0,
-            """
-            const/4 v0, 0
-            invoke-static {v0}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->sendVote(I)V
-            """
-        )
 
         VideoIdPatch.injectCall("Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->newVideoLoaded(Ljava/lang/String;)V")
 
-        val parentResult = TextComponentSpecParentFingerprint.result!!
+        with(TextComponentFingerprint
-        val createComponentMethod = parentResult.mutableClass.methods.find { method ->
+            .also { it.resolve(context, TextComponentSpecParentFingerprint.result!!.classDef) }
-            method.parameters.size >= 19 && method.parameterTypes.takeLast(4)
+            .result ?: return PatchResultError("Could not find createComponent method")
-                .all { param -> param == "Ljava/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference;" }
+        ) {
+            val createComponentMethod = mutableMethod
+
+            val conversionContextParam = 5
+            val textRefParam = createComponentMethod.parameters.size - 2
+            val insertIndex = scanResult.stringsScanResult!!.matches.first().index - 2
+
+            createComponentMethod.addInstructions(
+                insertIndex,
+                """
+                    move-object/from16 v7, p$conversionContextParam
+                    move-object/from16 v8, p$textRefParam
+                    invoke-static {v7, v8}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->onComponentCreated(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference;)V
+                """
+            )
         }
-            ?: return PatchResultError("TextComponentSpec.createComponent not found")
-
-        val conversionContextParam = 5
-        val textRefParam = createComponentMethod.parameters.size - 2
-
-        createComponentMethod.addInstructions(
-            0,
-            """
-            move-object/from16 v0, p$conversionContextParam
-            move-object/from16 v1, p$textRefParam
-            invoke-static {v0, v1}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch;->onComponentCreated(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference;)V
-            """
-        )
-
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }
+
+    private fun MethodFingerprint.toPatch(voteKind: Vote) = VotePatch(this, voteKind)
+
+    private data class VotePatch(val fingerprint: MethodFingerprint, val voteKind: Vote)
+
+    private enum class Vote(val value: Int) {
+        LIKE(1),
+        DISLIKE(-1),
+        REMOVE_LIKE(0)
+    }
 }

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/microg/patch/bytecode/MicroGBytecodePatch.kt

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
+import app.revanced.shared.fingerprints.WatchWhileActivityFingerprint
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.castbutton.patch.HideCastButtonPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.clientspoof.patch.ClientSpoofPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.microg.annotations.MicroGPatchCompatibility
@@ -38,9 +41,10 @@ class MicroGBytecodePatch : BytecodePatch(
         CastDynamiteModuleV2Fingerprint,
         CastContextFetchFingerprint,
         PrimeFingerprint,
+        WatchWhileActivityFingerprint
     )
 ) {
-    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) =
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
         // apply common microG patch
         MicroGBytecodeHelper.patchBytecode(
             context, arrayOf(
@@ -62,5 +66,11 @@ class MicroGBytecodePatch : BytecodePatch(
                 CastDynamiteModuleV2Fingerprint,
                 CastContextFetchFingerprint
             )
-        ).let { PatchResultSuccess() }
+        )
+
+        // inject the notice for MicroG
+        MicroGBytecodeHelper.injectNotice(WatchWhileActivityFingerprint)
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
 }

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/microg/patch/resource/MicroGResourcePatch.kt

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class MicroGResourcePatch : ResourcePatch {
             SPOOFED_PACKAGE_NAME,
             SPOOFED_PACKAGE_SIGNATURE
         )
+
+        // add strings
+        MicroGResourceHelper.addStrings(context)
+
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }
 }

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/shared/fingerprints/WatchWhileActivityFingerprint.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package app.revanced.patches.youtube.interaction.swipecontrols.fingerprints
+package app.revanced.shared.fingerprints
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/microg/MicroGBytecodeHelper.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.util.microg
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstructions
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.replaceInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
@@ -20,6 +21,17 @@ import org.jf.dexlib2.immutable.reference.ImmutableStringReference
  * Helper class for applying bytecode patches needed for the microg-support patches.
  */
 internal object MicroGBytecodeHelper {
+    /**
+     * Hook a method to check the availability of MicroG.
+     *
+     * @param fingerprint The fingerprint of the method to add the call for the notice in.
+     */
+    fun injectNotice(fingerprint: MethodFingerprint) {
+        fingerprint.result!!.mutableMethod.addInstruction(
+            0,
+            "invoke-static {}, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/MicroGSupport;->checkAvailability()V"
+        )
+    }
 
     /**
      * Transform strings with package name out of [fromPackageName] and [toPackageName].

src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/microg/MicroGResourceHelper.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 package app.revanced.util.microg
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.ResourceContext
+import app.revanced.util.resources.ResourceUtils.Settings.mergeStrings
 
 /**
  * Helper class for applying resource patches needed for the microg-support patches.
  */
 internal object MicroGResourceHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Add necessary strings to the strings.xml file.
+     *
+     * @param context The resource context.
+     * @param stringsHost The file which hosts the strings.
+     */
+    fun addStrings(context: ResourceContext, stringsHost: String = "microg/host/values/strings.xml") = context.mergeStrings(stringsHost)
+
     /**
      * Patch the manifest to work with MicroG.
      *
-     * @param context Bytecode context.
+     * @param context The resource context.
-     * @param fromPackageName Original package name.
+     * @param fromPackageName The original package name.
      * @param toPackageName The package name to accept.
      * @param toName The new name of the app.
      */

src/main/resources/microg/host/values/strings.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <string name="microg_not_installed_warning">Vanced MicroG is not installed. Please install it.</string>
+</resources>