• droidpenguin@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        While Termux doesn’t require root, my device is rooted which allows for a lot more.

        A few examples:

        • Using mitmproxy to capture and analyze app traffic from phone apps (automated w/ a widget shortcut to configure android proxy settings on launch and then reset back when I’m finished).
        • SSHing into my servers (mosh is useful to keep connections alive if network cuts out). I have my own homescreen widgets to automatically launch for specific nodes. Also use tmux everywhere to handle multiple sessions.
        • Scripting my android phone as a USB keyboard input (simulating BadUSB).
        • I’ve implemented my own “lost phone rescue” so I have a way to remote into my device if I lose it.
        • Reading man pages about a command
        • Git cloning projects to examine source code when I’m feeling curious
        • Running web servers for sample projects
        • Managing files on device (sometimes easier with CLI)