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Re:Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environm... by robotnikman on Saturday April 29, 2023 @02:01PM (#35755411)
Now thats an app I miss using, but unfortunately its much harder to get root on phones now, or if you do a lot of functions like banking apps will not work.

Androids built in app backup functions are woefully incomplete, and switching to a new phone recently I had to relogin to most apps and re-set up nearly everything, except for stuff like contacts and anything from google. At least some apps supported exporting settings to external files and allowed re-importing them.

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Re:Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environm... by Zak on Saturday April 29, 2023 @03:47PM (#35756452)
It's rare I run into an app I want to use that has more than trivial root detection, including my two banks. I would probably change banks before giving up root or mobile banking.

When I do run into apps that are difficult to run, I make sure to give them 1-star reviews. I consider attempts to block rooted devices from running an app to be malware.

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