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Android Spying and GNU/Linux on Android Devices
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Android Police ☛ I collect old smartphones, but I follow strict rules to keep my data safe on them
Even if you have a reliable Google Pixel phone predating long-term software support, like the Pixel 5 series, you shouldn't trust it; Android 14 is still quite good, but it isn't infallible.
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Android Police ☛ I connected Termux to Tasker; now my phone runs Linux commands while I sleep
Overnight, my phone compressed my work folder, pushed the archive to the Raspberry Pi in my living room, and removed the GPS coordinates from the photos I took that day. I did not open an app for any of it.
Both run through Termux, which gives my phone a Linux shell, and Tasker, which decides when that shell should do something. A third app called Termux:Tasker handles the communication between the two.