bug: bootloop after failed reddit patch

[charger89]

Bug description

Yesterday I patched the reddit app (installed via Play store), but the app crashed the moment I tried to log in. I did couple of system reboots in the evening.
Today I uninstalled reddit, reinstalled from Play, and tried patching again. Patching got stuck and the whole system was frozen. I hard-rebooted the phone, and it's now stuck on bootloop. Is this... expected?

Note it didn't get to installation phase, but it got stuck in the patching/building.

Xiaomi 9T pro, running android 11

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[oSumAtrIX]

The bootloop is not caused by ReVanced. You are also patching a split APK file but need a full APK file

[charger89]

The bootloop is not caused by ReVanced

Thanks for the confirmation, guess it's just bad timing then.

You are also patching a split APK file but need a full APK file

I suppose it's best to uninstall the app installed via Play, grab an .apk from say APKMirror (or other source), and patch that one?

[KobeW50]

You are also patching a split APK file but need a full APK file

I suppose it's best to uninstall the app installed via Play, grab an .apk from say APKMirror (or other source), and patch that one?

Yes. Regarding some apps you won't need to uninstall the unpatched app because you can change the package name of the patched app (either with the universal Change Package Name patch or the Vanced MicroG support patch) so the patched app won't conflict with the unpatched app. However, using the universal Change package name patch doesn't work for all apps because many apps will crash if their package name was changed.