Access Android Storage Remotely using Termux and SSH

android_storage_ssh.md

References:

• https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Remote_Access
• https://android.stackexchange.com/a/185949

Steps

1. Install Termux on android device.

2. Find Termux username.

   $ whoami
   u0_a96
   

3. Set a password.

   $ passwd
   

4. Allow storage access:

   $ termux-setup-storage
   

5. Install OpenSSH.

   $ pkg install openssh
   

6. Start SSH server

   $ sshd
   $ pkill sshd  # for stopping the server
   

7. Find IP of your android device.

   $ ip r
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.3
   

8. Now you can SSH into your android device. You can access storage (/storage/emulated/0) because of termux-setup-storage

   $ ssh -p 8022 u0_a96@192.168.1.3
   

ssh -p 8022 u0_a96@192.168.1.3

Hi @mjnaderi, thank you for providing this concise set of instructions. It has helped.

Just FYI for subsequent readers, please note the following: 📖

⚠️ 1. Regarding Step 1: Install Termux on android device,

Please ensure you install Termux via F-droid on your android device. Reason being the termux-mirror.ml repositories has been shut down since 2021, as stated by a Termux developer in the linked reddit post.

❌ Installing Termux via Google Play Store will result in your Termux app not being able to install any packages.

Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/termux/comments/msn5rr/comment/gutlzt5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

To install F-droid, please use the link below:
Link: https://f-droid.org/

⚠️ 2. Regarding Step 3: Set a password,

You will need to install termux-auth package beforehand. Otherwise, you will encounter an error stating you need to install it anyway:

pkg update
pkg install termux-auth

⚠️ 3. Regarding Step 7: Find IP of your android device.,

If you are trying to avoid using too much memory on your android device like me, running ip r would take up additional space by requiring you to install iproute2. Instead, just use ifconfig command as shown below:

ifconfig | grep inet 

Hay