diff --git a/.github/workflows/attach_debug_apks_to_release.yml b/.github/workflows/attach_debug_apks_to_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05540dcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/attach_debug_apks_to_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Attach Debug APKs To Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+jobs:
+  attach-apks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF }}
+      - name: Set vars
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_VERSION_NAME="${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}"
+          if ! printf "%s" "${RELEASE_VERSION_NAME/v/}" | grep -qP '^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'; then
+            echo "The versionName '${RELEASE_VERSION_NAME/v/}' is not a valid version as per semantic version '2.0.0' spec in the format 'major.minor.patch(-prerelease)(+buildmetadata)'. https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "TERMUX_API_RELEASE_TAG=$RELEASE_VERSION_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TERMUX_API_APK_VERSION_TAG=$RELEASE_VERSION_NAME+github-debug" >> $GITHUB_ENV # Used by app/build.gradle
+      - name: Echo release
+        run: echo "Attaching debug APK to '${{ env.TERMUX_API_RELEASE_TAG }}' release"
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+      - name: Attach APKs to release
+        run: >-
+          hub release edit
+          -m ""
+          -a "./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/termux-api_${{ env.TERMUX_API_APK_VERSION_TAG }}.apk"
+          "${{ env.TERMUX_API_RELEASE_TAG }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug_build.yml b/.github/workflows/debug_build.yml
index 210c54a09..239a65dde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug_build.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,24 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Clone repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        ./gradlew assembleDebug
-    - name: Store generated APK file
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: termux-api
-        path: ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
+      - name: Clone repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set vars
+        run: |
+          # Set NEW_VERSION_NAME to "<CURRENT_VERSION_NAME>+<last_commit_hash>"
+          CURRENT_VERSION_NAME_REGEX='\s+versionName "([^"]+)"$'
+          CURRENT_VERSION_NAME="$(grep -m 1 -E "$CURRENT_VERSION_NAME_REGEX" ./app/build.gradle | sed -r "s/$CURRENT_VERSION_NAME_REGEX/\1/")"
+          NEW_VERSION_NAME="$CURRENT_VERSION_NAME+${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}"
+          echo "TERMUX_WIDGET_APP_VERSION_NAME=$NEW_VERSION_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV # Used by app/build.gradle
+          echo "TERMUX_WIDGET_APK_VERSION_TAG=v$NEW_VERSION_NAME-github-debug" >> $GITHUB_ENV # Used by app/build.gradle
+      - name: Echo version
+        run: echo "Building APK for '$TERMUX_WIDGET_APP_VERSION_NAME'"
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+      - name: Store generated APK file
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: termux-api
+          path: |
+            ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/termux-api_${{ env.TERMUX_WIDGET_APK_VERSION_TAG }}.apk
+            ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/output-metadata.json
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c8b41f86..247b4bcbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-# .gitignore from https://gist.github.com/iainconnor/8605514:
-
 # Built application files
 build/
+release/
+*.apk
+*.so
+.externalNativeBuild
+.cxx
+*.zip
 
 # Crashlytics configuations
 com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d01ad3539..2f13295bd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 30
+    compileSdkVersion project.properties.compileSdkVersion.toInteger()
+    def appVersionName = System.getenv("TERMUX_API_APP_VERSION_NAME") ?: ""
+    def apkVersionTag = System.getenv("TERMUX_API_APK_VERSION_TAG") ?: ""
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.termux.api"
-        minSdkVersion 24
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        minSdkVersion project.properties.minSdkVersion.toInteger()
+        targetSdkVersion project.properties.targetSdkVersion.toInteger()
         versionCode 49
-        versionName "0.49"
+        versionName "0.49.0"
+
+        if (appVersionName) versionName = appVersionName
+        validateVersionName(versionName)
+
+        manifestPlaceholders.TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME = "com.termux"
+        manifestPlaceholders.TERMUX_APP_NAME = "Termux"
+        manifestPlaceholders.TERMUX_API_APP_NAME = "Termux:API"
     }
 
     signingConfigs {
@@ -22,7 +31,8 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            minifyEnabled false
+            minifyEnabled true
+            shrinkResources false // Reproducible builds
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
         }
 
@@ -36,6 +46,16 @@ android {
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 
+    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
+        variant.outputs.all { output ->
+            if (variant.buildType.name == "debug") {
+                outputFileName = new File("termux-api_" + (apkVersionTag ? apkVersionTag : "debug") + ".apk")
+            } else if (variant.buildType.name == "release") {
+                outputFileName = new File("termux-api_" + (apkVersionTag ? apkVersionTag : "release") + ".apk")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     lintOptions {
         disable 'ExpiredTargetSdkVersion'
     }
@@ -43,12 +63,20 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.biometric:biometric:1.2.0-alpha02'
-    implementation 'androidx.media:media:1.4.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.biometric:biometric:1.2.0-alpha03'
+    implementation 'androidx.media:media:1.4.3'
+    implementation 'com.termux.termux-app:termux-shared:f3ffc36bfd'
 }
 
 task versionName {
-  doLast {
-    print android.defaultConfig.versionName
-  }
+    doLast {
+        print android.defaultConfig.versionName
+    }
+}
+
+def validateVersionName(String versionName) {
+    // https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html#is-there-a-suggested-regular-expression-regex-to-check-a-semver-string
+    // ^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$
+    if (!java.util.regex.Pattern.matches("^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\\.(?:0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?\$", versionName))
+        throw new GradleException("The versionName '" + versionName + "' is not a valid version as per semantic version '2.0.0' spec in the format 'major.minor.patch(-prerelease)(+buildmetadata)'. https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html.")
 }
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd0e223e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
+# By default, the flags in this file are appended to flags specified
+# in android-sdk/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt
+# You can edit the include path and order by changing the proguardFiles
+# directive in build.gradle.
+#
+# For more details, see
+#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
+
+-dontobfuscate
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 974f38218..ff328bb67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     package="com.termux.api"
-    android:sharedUserId="com.termux">
+    android:sharedUserId="${TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME}">
 
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
 
@@ -48,18 +48,19 @@
 
     <!-- This permission is not used, but a permission is needed on the sharedfiles contentprovider,
          which will always use FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION. -->
-    <permission android:name="com.termux.sharedfiles.READ" android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+    <permission android:name="${TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME}.sharedfiles.READ" android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
     <application
+        android:name=".TermuxAPIApplication"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light"
         tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
-        <receiver android:name="com.termux.api.TermuxApiReceiver"/>
-        <activity android:name="com.termux.api.DialogActivity" android:theme="@style/DialogTheme" android:noHistory="true" android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="false"/>
-        <activity android:name="com.termux.api.NfcActivity" android:theme="@style/DialogTheme" android:noHistory="true" android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="false" >
+        <receiver android:name=".TermuxApiReceiver"/>
+        <activity android:name=".DialogActivity" android:theme="@style/DialogTheme" android:noHistory="true" android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="false"/>
+        <activity android:name=".NfcActivity" android:theme="@style/DialogTheme" android:noHistory="true" android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="false" >
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <action android:name="android.nfc.action.TAG_DISCOVERED"/>
@@ -72,23 +73,23 @@
                   android:noHistory="true"
                   android:excludeFromRecents="true"
                   android:exported="false"/>
-        <activity android:name="com.termux.api.util.TermuxApiPermissionActivity"
+        <activity android:name=".util.TermuxApiPermissionActivity"
                   android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay"
                   android:noHistory="true"
                   android:excludeFromRecents="true"
                   android:exported="false"/>
-        <activity android:name="com.termux.api.StorageGetAPI$StorageActivity"
+        <activity android:name=".StorageGetAPI$StorageActivity"
                   android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
                   android:excludeFromRecents="true"
                   android:exported="false"/>
-        <service android:name="com.termux.api.SpeechToTextAPI$SpeechToTextService"/>
-        <service android:name="com.termux.api.TextToSpeechAPI$TextToSpeechService" />
+        <service android:name=".SpeechToTextAPI$SpeechToTextService"/>
+        <service android:name=".TextToSpeechAPI$TextToSpeechService" />
         <service android:name=".SensorAPI$SensorReaderService"/>
-        <provider android:authorities="com.termux.sharedfiles"
-            android:readPermission="com.termux.sharedfiles.READ"
+        <provider android:authorities="${TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME}.sharedfiles"
+            android:readPermission="${TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME}.sharedfiles.READ"
             android:exported="true"
             android:grantUriPermissions="true"
-            android:name="com.termux.api.ShareAPI$ContentProvider" />
+            android:name=".ShareAPI$ContentProvider" />
         <service android:name=".MediaPlayerAPI$PlayerService" android:exported="false"/>
         <service android:name=".MicRecorderAPI$MicRecorderService" android:exported="false"/>
         <service android:name=".WallpaperAPI$WallpaperService"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/DialogActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/DialogActivity.java
index 69c412ef0..25f5ddd56 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/DialogActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/DialogActivity.java
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import static com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxConstants.TERMUX_PROPERTIES_PRIMARY_FILE_PATH;
+import static com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxConstants.TERMUX_PROPERTIES_SECONDARY_FILE_PATH;
+
 /**
  * API that allows receiving user input interactively in a variety of different ways
  */
@@ -65,10 +68,10 @@ public class DialogActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     private boolean resultReturned = false;
 
     protected boolean getBlackUI() {
-        File propsFile = new File("/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux.properties");
+        File propsFile = new File(TERMUX_PROPERTIES_PRIMARY_FILE_PATH);
 
         if (!propsFile.exists())
-            propsFile = new File("/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/termux.properties");
+            propsFile = new File(TERMUX_PROPERTIES_SECONDARY_FILE_PATH);
 
         boolean mUseBlackUi = false;
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/NotificationAPI.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/NotificationAPI.java
index d1bc33914..d407cc243 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/NotificationAPI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/NotificationAPI.java
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import static com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxConstants.TERMUX_PREFIX_DIR_PATH;
+
 public class NotificationAPI {
 
     public static final String TERMUX_SERVICE = "com.termux.app.TermuxService";
     public static final String ACTION_EXECUTE = "com.termux.service_execute";
     public static final String EXTRA_ARGUMENTS = "com.termux.execute.arguments";
-    public static final String BIN_SH = "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh";
+    public static final String BIN_SH = TERMUX_PREFIX_DIR_PATH+"/bin/sh";
     private static final String EXTRA_EXECUTE_IN_BACKGROUND = "com.termux.execute.background";
     private static final String CHANNEL_ID = "termux-notification";
     private static final String CHANNEL_TITLE = "Termux API notification channel";
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TermuxAPIApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TermuxAPIApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2184070eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TermuxAPIApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.termux.api;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import com.termux.shared.crash.TermuxCrashUtils;
+import com.termux.shared.logger.Logger;
+import com.termux.shared.settings.preferences.TermuxAPIAppSharedPreferences;
+
+
+public class TermuxAPIApplication extends Application {
+
+    public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+
+        // Set crash handler for the app
+        TermuxCrashUtils.setCrashHandler(this);
+
+        // Set log config for the app
+        setLogLevel(getApplicationContext(), true);
+
+        Logger.logDebug("Starting Application");
+    }
+
+    public static void setLogLevel(Context context, boolean commitToFile) {
+        // Load the log level from shared preferences and set it to the {@link Logger.CURRENT_LOG_LEVEL}
+        TermuxAPIAppSharedPreferences preferences = TermuxAPIAppSharedPreferences.build(context);
+        if (preferences == null) return;
+        preferences.setLogLevel(null, preferences.getLogLevel(true), commitToFile);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index bd13a9b20..3c789642a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE resources [
+    <!ENTITY TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME "com.termux">
+    <!ENTITY TERMUX_APP_NAME "Termux">
+    <!ENTITY TERMUX_API_APP_NAME "Termux:API">
+    <!ENTITY TERMUX_PREFIX_DIR_PATH "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr">
+    ]>
+
 <resources>
-    <string name="app_name">Termux:API</string>
+    <string name="app_name">&TERMUX_API_APP_NAME;</string>
     <string name="share_file_chooser_title">Share with</string>
     <string name="grant_permission">Grant permission</string>
 
-    <string name="permission_description">Termux:API needs the following permission(s):\n</string>
+    <string name="permission_description">This app needs the following permission(s):\n</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 338aa18d5..5675f8e61 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
+        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1a04b66fb..8ec0981b8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048M
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
-android.useAndroidX=true
\ No newline at end of file
+android.useAndroidX=true
+
+minSdkVersion=24
+targetSdkVersion=28
+compileSdkVersion=30
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ffed3a254..3cd8500c1 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.1-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists