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Can You Feel the Difference?

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2026-01-31

Recently on some short video platforms, we often see some "gurus" solemnly comparing APatch and FolkPatch, even drawing absurd conclusions like "APatch has better compatibility" or "FolkPatch patching is more stable".

To be honest, seeing these remarks, we are helpless and want to laugh.

Same Engine, Different Chassis

If you use your brain a little, or are willing to look at the GitHub source code, you will find: The core implementation of APatch and FolkPatch at the kernel layer uses the same KernelPatch system.

This is like:

  • Two people bought two cars, the engine, chassis, and gearbox are exactly the same.
  • Just because one car is painted red and the other is painted green.
  • Then you come running to tell me that the red car has stronger power and corners more stably?

Why Do You Feel There's a "Difference"?

If you feel that there is a compatibility difference between these two things, usually there are only the following possibilities:

  1. Survivorship Bias: When you patched APatch, the kernel happened to be fine, and when you patched FolkPatch, your hand shook or the kernel file itself had a problem.
  2. Version Mismatch: You compare the latest version of APatch with a FolkPatch that hasn't been updated for half a year (or vice versa). This is called "cross-version enforcement".
  3. Environmental Interference: You installed some messy modules when testing one, while the other was tested in a clean environment.
  4. Short Video "Gurus" Misleading: Those bloggers who make up stories for traffic may not even know what uname -a means, yet they dare to teach you how to choose a "better compatibility" patch.

Conclusion

Don't be fooled by those short videos.

The capabilities of FolkPatch and APatch at the kernel patch level are completely equivalent. If you fail to patch on one, you will likely fail on the other as well.

Instead of spending time agonizing over this "void difference", it is better to read the documentation more, understand the Compatibility Range, or learn how to solve real Patch Failures.

Advice

Passing the environment check is to better use the device, not to become a target for traffic harvesting by short video bloggers.

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