Qihoo360/RePlugin

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

RePlugin is a flexible, stable Android plug-in framework from Qihoo360 that lets apps load and manage plug-ins dynamically with only a single ClassLoader hook and no Binder hooks. It supports Activities, Services, Providers, and Receivers with near-native behavior and includes plug-in installation, upgrade, and version management.

Use cases

• load android plugins dynamically without reinstalling the app
• add new features to an android app without releasing an update
• split a large android app into independently updatable modules
• hot-update android app components at runtime
• reduce android app size by moving features into downloadable plugins
• manage plugin installation and versioning inside an android app

When to choose

• you need battle-tested Android plugin loading with very low crash rates
• you want plug-in support for Activities, Services, Providers, and Receivers with minimal hooks
• you need mature plug-in lifecycle management including install, upgrade, and uninstall

When to avoid

• you target only recent Android versions where modern alternatives like dynamic feature modules are preferred
• you need a framework under very active development, as the project is largely in maintenance
• you cannot add the custom 360 maven repository required after jcenter shutdown

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

plugin-system mobile-framework mobile-development android-tools developer-tools jvm android-plugin-framework dynamic-loading classloader-hook hotfix app-modularization android mobile

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