Activity Manager vs Termux:API
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Activity Manager
Discover activities of installed applications, run them, and create shortcuts Features: * Launch exported activities * Launch non-exported activities with root * Create custom shortcuts for activities * Set any shortcut icon from the storage or use from built-in Material icons * Create and start any custom intents using Intent Builder * Explore an app details with Manifest Viewer * Light/Dark theme support
Termux:API
Expose basic Android functionality like sending SMS or accessing GPS data to the https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux app. This is an add-on which requires that the main Termux app is installed to use. * Read and send sms messages from your terminal. * Access device GPS location sensor from scripts. * Pipe the result of commands into the device text-to-speech engine. * Vibrate the device when something interesting happens. * Access the system clipboard from shell scripts. * List contacts from the system contact list. Besides installing this app an additional package is required to install inside Termux: $ apt install termux-api
| Feature | Activity Manager | Termux:API |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityDev Tools | Password ManagerProductivityDev Tools |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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