Terminal Emulator for Android was a tools app developed by Jack Palevich. It was removed from Google Play Dec 30, 2023 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Terminal Emulator for Android had been downloaded 29 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Terminal Emulator for Android was rated 4.09 out of 5 stars, based on 110 thousand ratings.
App Information
Terminal Emulator for Android was free to download. The APK download size was 551.44 kB. The last available version was 1.0.70. The last update was on April 16, 2015.
Technical Requirements
Terminal Emulator for Android required Android 1.6+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play before 2010.
Description
Access your Android's built-in Linux command line shell. Unleash your inner geek!
This is a new version of the popular "Android Terminal Emulator" application. Same great program, just with a new name.
Top Features
+ Full Linux terminal emulation. + Multiple windows. + Launcher short cuts. + UTF-8 text. (Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, etc.) + Completely free. No ads, no in-app-purchases, no nag screens, nothing.
Quick FAQ:
+ If you are having trouble entering text, try installing the free "Hacker's Keyboard IME". (Especially if you have a Samsung or HTC device.) + This app isn't a game emulator. + This app won't help you root your phone or change your phone's IMEI. + You need to know (or be willing to learn) how to use the Linux command line to use this app. + You may want to install a set of command line utilities like "Busy Box" or "Debian chroot" in order to add commands beyond the commands that come built into your Android device. + If you get a -505 error when trying to install this app under Android 5.0, it means that some other app is using the same permissions. You will have to uninstall the other app in order to install Terminal Emulator for Android. (People tell me that "jrummy's Toolbox Pro" causes this problem.)
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Recent changes: v1.0.70 Allow hiding Material Design Action Bar Improve text paste. Fix UTF-8 support.
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Comments on Terminal Emulator for Android for Android
★★★★★
So people know, this app is so dated that it's target API actually entitles it to NOT request permissions to do what it does. It defaults to approving the last api it was built for. Whatever it was, it's virtually prehistoric. So, TLDR: api level defaults to granting all permissions without user interaction for any and all requests. So be careful.
★★★★★
This is the best emulator I have used. Uses less memory on RAM & yet get the job done. Also handles the hackers keyboard very well. Keep it up. Thank you developer(s) but recently upgraded my phone. Now (I am on Android 12 & this app says "app was build for older version & may not work with my version of Android. Try checking for update or contact developer." So can you upgrade it to make compatible? I know & love this app since my college days using since Android 1.5 (Cupcake). :-)😁
★★★★★
Hey. This app its old but it still works on my Android 13. Very useful app
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work. Only works for older devices.
★★☆☆☆
Tried the most basic commands like ls and they didn't work, can't even navigate through paths. 0-10
★★☆☆☆
Stupid, cannot paste text into the terminal...can do this with other terminal apps like qute
★★☆☆☆
Very limited capabilities. With SSH not working there is no justification to allow access to photos, files, or anything else on the android device.
Technologies used by Terminal Emulator for Android
Terminal Emulator for Android is requesting 5 permissions and is using 2 libraries.
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Android Jetpack core