This command will not work on a standard, out-of-the-box device setup. The following prerequisites are required:
If you are trying to run this command to fix an app or start a service: This command will not work on a standard,
While free is useful, appending other Unix commands to start.sh expands possibilities: This command will not work on a standard,
If the intention is to execute start.sh with argument free, use one of these verified forms: This command will not work on a standard,
When you append free to the start.sh command, you are not merely “starting Shizuku” but also immediately inspecting the system memory. But why would a Shizuku user care about memory?
| Risk | Level | Explanation |
|------|-------|-------------|
| Malicious script | Medium | start.sh could contain harmful commands if placed by a malicious app |
| Data leakage | Low | Shizuku itself is safe, but running random scripts from shared storage is unsafe |
| Privilege escalation | Low/Medium | Shizuku has high privileges — a malicious start.sh could abuse them |
| Device instability | Low | free might just run Linux free command (memory stats) |