termux-app is not booted and not properly working in background on Android 10 (on Xiaomi Redmi 7A) #3870
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| <service | ||
| android:name=".app.TermuxService" | ||
| android:exported="false" /> | ||
| android:exported="true" |
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Enabling export of a service, activity, receiver, provider allows other apps to call them without any permission. This will allow any random app to run commands in termux without user permission, and even with root if termux has root permissions, i.e you are creating a privilege escalation vulnerability.
| android:name=".app.TermuxService" | ||
| android:exported="false" /> | ||
| android:exported="true" | ||
| android:enabled="true" /> |
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Services are enabled by default.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/service-element#enabled
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TermuxService requests the permission if its required to start foreground terminal session from background. Permissions must not be requested unless needed.
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| Intent serviceIntent; |
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This is one issue that has already been solved locally and fix will be available in next version.
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There were various issues with why termux-boot did not work properly and it will not be used from next termux release as boot logic has been rewritten into termux-app itself. |
For details see:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/19856267/1455694
https://stackoverflow.com/a/63250729/1455694
https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/d7whyj/android_10_and_auto_starting_apps/
https://stackoverflow.com/q/64642362/1455694
Not sure about real need for:
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true"
in app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
Related pull request for termux-boot:
termux-boot is not working on Xiaomi Redmi 7A on Android 10
termux/termux-boot#195