Questions tagged [terminal]
A terminal app is the way of providing a command prompt to Android devices.
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Running a console app on non-rooted Android Phone [duplicate]
I was able to run a console app (compiled with NDK) on a rooted Android phone, but can't run it on a non-rooted phone.
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How to add new user to group, modify user/group, or log in as root on Android?
I have my crappy Samsung J5 (6) phone and after rooting it, I want to do something. I'm testing what happens if I add the current user to the root group. My username is j5xnlte, but when I try usermod,...
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Does Android support a default terminal application?
Considering that KDE Plasma and Windows 11 do, and the availability of brilliant terminals like Termux, this seems like it would be an obvious feature, at least configurable via Developer Settings. ...
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How to move the entire termux to sdcard
i have seen multiple posts but non helped.
i have root access and i want to put the whole termux on my 32GB sdcard because i have a very limited internal storage (8GB) and most of it is used by the ...
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Why does GBoard not work when it comes to special keys?
In terminal emulator apps for Android, you can use the volume buttons as special keys, such as CTRL, but it seems GBoard is the only one, or one of the only ones, that does not work with it, does ...
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How to know apps which boots with system using commands in Android terminal?
I need commands for Android 4-6. How to know via Android terminal and command which apps loading on the system's start?
While I tried 2nd command from here.
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How to use file picker from command line
I would like to launch a file picker from a script to graphically select file. While I am able to launch a file picker by sending intent
am start -a android.intent.action.OPEN_DOCUMENT -d /storage/...
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Connect to a Network over wifi or ethernet adapter, with twrp and use the terminal?
Im a noobie with twrp and android, i have Install it on a very cheap Nexus 5 and it works.
Is it possible now, connect with twrp to a network with the terminal, if not possible over WiFi could it be ...
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Check IP details via Android Terminal App in Android 13
Seems that Android 13 doesn't allow any more access to /system/bin/ip command.
I tried to list the connected hotspot devices via ip neigh [1].
The error message is:
Cannot bind netlink socket: ...
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How to flash boot partition from the phone itself?
I already have Magisk installed by patching boot_b — the current boot partition. Therefore I have root privilege and can access it through the su command in Termux. The issue is that when I update ...
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Avoid re-downloading files with Termux in its own downloads folder
I have some files for which I don't have any app to open them with, but whenever I try to open them, instead of the "try looking in the Play Store for an app to open your file" dialog, I get ...
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Is `device_idle_constants` deprecated in Android 12?
Recently I've been trying to optimize the doze settings for my device. I found many guides that date back to 2015/16. All of them say something similar: To change a deviceidle setting, I have to input ...
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How to enable/disable VPN via adb/termux/terminal?
I have a VPN configured on my android device running Lineage OS 18.1 (Android 11). I'm not using any third party apps, I'm simply using the standard Android settings to specify my VPN login data etc.
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Can I create a file on Android similar to Windows that reads and processes commands?
In Windows, it is possible to use a "bat" file format that reads and processes written commands, such as a command to open the Windows Calculator (which you can also do via CMD).
Is this ...
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How do I format my SD card via terminal/Termux?
I'm running a MIUI 12.5.5 xiaomi.eu ROM on a rooted Redmi Note 9 Pro. I'm trying to format my 128GB micro SD Card via Settings > Storage > Format SD Card, but this causes the device to reboot. I ...
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How can I open the power menu in Android without pressing the power button?
The power button on my Android phone is dodgy and doesn't always work. I think it's on its last legs so I want to avoid pressing it if possible to extend its lifespan!
I know nothing about coding or ...
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What is terminal pathname to external SD card on Moto G Power?
I put an SD card into a Moto G Power, running Android 11.
Settings -> Storage -> [name] allows me to "Open with Files", which shows me the directories.
Opening "Music" shows ...
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How to install Another Term, an alternative to Termux for Android 6.0 and below?
I am running a lower Android version and need to install a Linux proot container in Android. Another Term is the closest alternative, but how do I install it? It seems pretty hard.
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How to access texts on rooted Android device from terminal
How do I access text messages on my rooted device using the command line?
I specifically want to extract a text transcript, without using any cloud services and thereby exposing sensitive or personal ...
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What is Android OS in context of Chrome OS?
What kind of operating system is Android? I've tried using other file types, but not any of them work: .ios, .img, .exe, .pkg.
My terminal needs a password which is chromeos-setdevpasswd. Yet, when I ...
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Restrict app's background battery usage using terminal (root granted)
Is it possible to change this setting using termux?
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Put Termux environment on external SD card
Following this answer, I formated my sdcard as ext4-fs.
Then tried mounting the sdcard into termux home as the link above says
mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/ext4-fs
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Limiting Display Frame Rate to Lower
Is in Android there is an available database set for limits display frame rate? If they’re available, is using ADB/Root (Terminal), or how, or even it can't?
I've been searching this for years, and ...
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How to resize SD card using terminal? and create a new partition on it? [duplicate]
I don't have SD card reader for my computer, so maybe I could do it directly from termux instead.
How to resize SD card without losing data? And make new EXT4 partition.
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Disk /dev/block/...
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no write permission to memory card storage from termux [duplicate]
is it possible to write/edit the files on the memory card with Termux
i tried the command:
termux-setup-storage
but it only gives the permission to write on my device storage(/emulated/0/)
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How to connect Bluetooth keyboard + bt mouse to Android smartphone to work in parallel?
re.:
How to send carriage return + newline from Bluetooth keyboard connected to Android smartphone running shell emulator ?
followed answer links to similar questions
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How to create a newline on ...
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How do I copy the entire system root to an SD Card or USB Flash Drive?
I am trying to make a direct 1:1 clone of my Android 9 system. I have the device rooted and I am running 'Terminal Emulator' as super user. Now, if I am in the root directory (IE: ":/ #") and I feed ...
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How to disable user input (touchscreen) from command line without root
In the android command line, I need to disable the touchscreen user inputs. I do not want to use root because I want it to be universal instead of device-specific (root is obviously not as widespread ...
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Is there any command to launch directory of file manager in android phone using adb?
I want to open Download folder in my android phone using adb. I have example command for different terminal:start . /path/to/that/folder command for command-prompt and nautilus /path/to/that/folder ...
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How to send all internet traffic to a SOCKS5 proxy server in local network?
I got the inspiration here. It looks like AFWall+ is able to create a NAT forwarding policy to keep all traffic going through a SOCKS5 proxy and fool Google apps into thinking they are not connected ...
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How to launch a pdf from a terminal?
I gain precious time by launching pdf from the terminal in Linux
evince ~/mypdf.pdf
What is the exact command that allows me to do that on android?
This post gives the following template:
am start ...
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How to send SMS from terminal in background on Android?
I'm trying to send text message (SMS) from my Android terminal app in background (sim 1 or 2).
I can send message in foreground using this command:
am start -a android.intent.action.SENDTO -d sms:121 -...
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How to automate sending my current battery percentage to PC over the internet every 5 minutes?
I'm using Android 9 on my device, there are many times when I'm away from my phone and it is charging in a different room or someone else is using it, is there was a way to send over the battery ...
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How to perform a hot reboot using the terminal emulator?
How do I perform a hot reboot on my device using the Terminal Emulator? I do not have busybox installed, but my phone is rooted.
EDIT: I am looking for a solution to perform a hot reboot(see Quick ...
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How to configure and Enable WiFi Hotspot through terminal without ROOT
How can i configure and enable/disable the WiFi Hotspot by using terminal command without ROOT? Also I want to kick user from my hotspot using terminal command
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How To Enable Debug Mode From ADB Shell or ADB Via Terminal In Linux
so far I have put my android device in ftm mode
i have tried from adb sideload
now i am trying with busybox ash
I'm able to run ls
but anything else says permission denied or error:closed.
/ $ ls
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Local equivalent to adb install
With a PC connection and adb, I can install packages by running
adb install foobar.apk
There is also an option to downgrade a package to an earlier version and keep data (as long the app itself did ...
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file manager doesn't find folders
I am using a terminal, Termux, and Qute.
The terminal Qute shows me a path data/user/0/com.ddm.
In the file manager Cx File explorer I am not able to find them. In Android folder, there is a data ...
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“agrep” for Android Terminal?
How can I do this (agrep) in the Android Terminal?
This program allows elastic text searching, which means that searchqwery would match searchquery, and searching Android would also match Anfroid or ...
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How can you open a URI from the command line?
I recently started playing with the app called 'Automate'. The starting block for each Automate flow provides a URI. Can this URI be used to initiate a flow? Can I accomplish this from the command ...
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While pushing to git using Termux, it crashes while compressing files
I am pushing large number of files to git from android using Terrmux.
git push origin master
There is no issue pushing up to 40 files of around 1.5 MB. But when number of files is larger, Termux ...
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Install Split APK Manually
Recently I got to know a thing called split apks, and found the slices as invalid apk files, only the base is. Unfortunately, this means the usual default package installer is unable to handle this, ...
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Using Termux to Backups Android's Contact List
In Termux's website's main page, they write (among other stuff):
"use rsync to store backups of your contact list on a remote server"
This makes me wonder:
Android's Contact List is stored in an ...
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How can run native executables compiled for ARM on unrooted Android devices? [duplicate]
Following this tutorial I have compiled a Hello World! ARM binary from C source using gcc.
I want to run this program on my unrooted Android phone but I can't figure out an easy way to do it.
What I'...
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What sepolicy context will allow any other context to access it?
I am on a bootloader locked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7, eng boot.img flashed to phone with SELinux permissive, which gives root adb shell from where I can change system partitions, debloat, install ...
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Problems in Local Terminal in Android's Developer Menu
I am currently having a problem in my Android 9's local terminal from the developer menu, where keys such as $ are turned into their counterpart in the QWERTY keyboard without pressing shift (for ...
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Android Terminal: Vibration command?
Which command in the Android Terminal can be used to vibrate? (for a custom length such as 50 milliseconds)
I would like to integrate vibration feedback into a shell script.
Maybe I need permission ...
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How to find UID of an app installed on Android and use it as a shell user?
I am trying to find a way to determine the user name of the current shell user from within a shell / terminal on an Android device.
The Android environment that I have in /system/bin and /system/xbin ...
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How to press & long press the "back" key with a terminal command?
We manage Zebra Mobile computing units running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow through an MDM. For some reason, the MDM interface doesn't show the Android buttons at the bottom of the screen (back, home, ...
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Android Terminal does not work immediately after reboot
jackpal.androidterm does not work immediately after starting the phone.
Instead, it first just shows a blank screen. Then I need to wait around 20 to 60 seconds. Then, the terminal's prompt is ...
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