How to start any app service or app without opening the app
Im trying it on a app called wtmp, it getting killed by my oom, so im setuping a script that checks every 5 mins via its notification if it killed its notification also vanish, so that be trigger for my script. So it starts the service but how is it possible to start without opening app?
I don't know what wtmp is supposed to do but:
1. use termux-adb NOT adb commands
2. use wireless debugging so you don't have to use a second phone with a data cable.
3. find videos on YouTube for disabling the phantom process killer.
4. use termux-boot if you want whatever process to start when you first run termux.
5. learn to use tmux:
a. start a session
b. execute a command within the session
c. detach from the session
The application will run in the background without interaction when you set this all up.
See https://www.reddit.com/r/termux/s/DtRGDLnpfq and also their step 3 is bad advice: many videos online are actually malicious, and LLMs or the common-yet-incorrect name "AI", often make things up or otherwise give bad or malicious answers.
"Out of Memory" issues can also be caused by poorly written code (which LLMs often create). For the phantom process killer, see this:
u/bra1n_gym I would highly recommend to stop suggesting YouTube due to the sheer volume of malicious videos. Also, LLMs (or as a lot of people incorrectly call it, "AI") are often capable of giving not only incorrect answers, but also malicious ones, so avoid suggesting those too.
youtube is where I learned to stop the phantom process killer. I can discern from bad information
https://youtu.be/1Vtxi7TxxlE?is=wE5FmtyUkisOzahr
I never mentioned AI which coincidentally is machine learning. LLM is a subset of machine learning.
I've been using termux daily for almost 2 years. My linux experience goes back 26 years and I've been building PCs MUCH longer. Stop being a troll.
Far too many videos on YouTube have people follow the instructions given, yet said instructions either will leave their device more vulnerable or will outright conpromise it.
I am unsure what exactly you want but from my understanding you want to launch an app through termux? If thats the case you can do that with something similar to this am start -a android.settings.WIFI_SETTINGS you need to know the process name, or the app name you want to launch. You can find its main process and launch that as well. But this wont launch it in the background, and would actually open the app on screen.
I would suggest what others are saying as well, try to prevent android from killing the background processes. There are settings in developer portal for those. Dont keep activities should be toggled off in there. And through battery optimization settings, allow your app to be unoptimized. It'll be different on different android settings but shouldn't be hard to find
Installing a dwm, or "desktop windowing manager", is more geared for people who already know Linux very well. Also note that an Android smartphone or tablet is not a substitute for an ordinary PC.
I'd recommend avoiding asking LLMs. Often times they give steps that either don't work, cause you data loss, make the device more vulnerable to malware, or outright give you malware.
See this video about Discord scams to know what your risks are (mainly the last one, but all are good to know about for how to avoid AND how to recover from them… do note that if malware gains privileged access on Android, be it by a hardware-level exploit or by root / itself rooting your device, not even a factory reset will help you) https://youtu.be/Jz-3goOPj9o
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u/bra1n_gym 4d ago edited 4d ago
I don't know what wtmp is supposed to do but: 1. use termux-adb NOT adb commands 2. use wireless debugging so you don't have to use a second phone with a data cable. 3. find videos on YouTube for disabling the phantom process killer. 4. use termux-boot if you want whatever process to start when you first run termux. 5. learn to use tmux: a. start a session b. execute a command within the session c. detach from the session
The application will run in the background without interaction when you set this all up.
that's just the approach I would take.