Termux:API

Add-on app which exposes device functionality as API to command line programs.
AppID:com.termux.api
Author:Fredrik Fornwall
License:GPL-3.0-only
Donation:Webpage
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InRepoSince:2020-06-21
LastRepoUpdate:2024-12-12
LastAppUpdate:Unknown
LastVersion:0.50.1
Categories:Development, System
APK source:
Google Play:Check if it's there
icon Expose basic Android functionality like sending SMS or accessing GPS data to the
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux app. This is an add-on which requires that the main Termux app is
installed to use.

* Read and send sms messages from your terminal.
* Access device GPS location sensor from scripts.
* Pipe the result of commands into the device text-to-speech engine.
* Vibrate the device when something interesting happens.
* Access the system clipboard from shell scripts.
* List contacts from the system contact list.

Besides installing this app an additional package is required to install inside
Termux:

$ apt install termux-api

WhatsNew:

* termux-notification: add ability to change status bar icon. Big thanks to @yurimataev!
* termux-notification-list: include when a notification was posted in the notification-list output (thanks to @schoentoon)
* termux-notification-list: properly handle BigTextStyle and InboxStyle (thanks to @schoentoon)
* termux-notification: fix notification api piority on Android version>=8 (thanks to @matyapiro31)

Download Website Source Issues ChangeLog
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While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. You might have to add this repo manually there (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

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