{"id":14778,"date":"2024-03-15T09:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-selinux-status-in-android\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:02:46","slug":"how-to-check-the-selinux-status-in-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-selinux-status-in-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check the SELinux status in Android?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To check the status of SELinux in Android, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open the terminal or command prompt window.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    getenforce\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This will display the current status of SELinux. Possible outputs include:<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Enforcement: SELinux is enabled and enforcing policies.<\/li>\n
    2. Enforcing: SELinux is enabled, but it only logs policy violations without enforcing them.<\/li>\n
    3. SELinux has been disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Please note that in order to view the SELinux status, your device must be rooted or have sufficient privileges. If your device is not rooted, you will not be able to view the SELinux status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      To check the status of SELinux in Android, you can use the following command: Open the terminal or command prompt window. Enter the following command: getenforce This will display the current status of SELinux. Possible outputs include: Enforcement: SELinux is enabled and enforcing policies. Enforcing: SELinux is enabled, but it only logs policy violations without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[453,1402,299,1404,1403],"class_list":["post-14778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-development","tag-guide","tag-programming","tag-technology","tag-tutorial"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to check the SELinux status in Android? - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about how to check the selinux status in android?. 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