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Another Term

Terminal for local shell, USB and Bluetooth serial port dongles, SSH and Telnet.

Aleksandr Kiselev · green_green_avk.anotherterm

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads vMkIIIv87 2.4 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
vMkIIIv87 (146)
Updated
Aug 5, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size
2.4 MB
Requires
Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
May 4, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
10 (3 sensitive)
Website
green-green-avk.github.io/AnotherTerm-docs
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Another Term is an app by Aleksandr Kiselev in the Tools category, listed since at least May 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read shared storage, Bluetooth connect and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version MkIIIv85.

What's new in vMkIIIv87

MkIIIv87: ✓ Customizable bind address to the SSH port forwarding feature. ✓ Minor corrections. MkIIIv86: ✓ A dedicated directory content provider for the local terminal is fixed and available on Android 13. ✓ Minor fixes. Other fixes/enhancements including CH9143 support are on the way... MkIIIv85: ✓ Better non-monospace fonts support. ✓ Minor fixes. MkIIIv84: ✓ RTL support. ✓ Terminal text selection fix. ✓ A dedicated directory content provider for the local terminal. ✓ `termsh pick` UI fix.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

# What it is * USB & Bluetooth serial (UART) ports terminal. * SSH and Telnet terminal. * Local shell terminal emulator with libusb support and a command line tool to interact with the Android environment; enjoy any Linux distribution under PRoot right on your phone: - compile; - debug; - flash and debug MCUs in case your programmer uses libusb (OpenOCD with a wide range of dongles, for example). (No device rooting is required) # Features * Minimum supported Android version is 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. * Adequate screen input methods as long as a terminal requires specific keyboard functions. * Ability to set fixed screen columns and/or rows number. * Supported USB UART devices: Generic USB CDC, CP210X, FTDI, PL2303, CH34x, CP2130 SPI-USB. * Bluetooth SPP UART devices are supported. * Local Linux PTY is supported. Feel free to use PRoot with some Linux environment: https://green-green-avk.github.io/AnotherTerm-docs/installing-linux-under-proot.html#main_content . * Shell tool to interact with the Android environment is also present. - Content exchange between other applications and own files / pipes has been implemented. - It also works in chrooted environments (PRoot at least). - USB and Bluetooth serial port dongles access from the command line is also implemented. - libusb support on nonrooted Android with hot plug/unplug events, see https://green-green-avk.github.io/AnotherTerm-docs/installing-libusb-for-nonrooted-android.html#main_content . - Custom plugins to access the Android environment and own API to create them as separate APKs. * Telnet (no encryption). * Supported SSH features: zlib compression, port forwarding, password and public key authentication. * No MoSH, sorry. * Terminal screen columns and/or rows number can be set fixed. * Builtin screen keyboard and mouse. * Hardware buttons mapping. * Different charsets and customizable key mapping support. * The application packed into single universal APK for all architectures that makes it possible to be installed on additional devices even being offline. # 3rd party components * USB UART: https://github.com/felHR85/UsbSerial * SSH: modified https://github.com/mwiede/jsch * Console font: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/dejavu-sans-mono See full list in the Wiki. Wiki: https://green-green-avk.github.io/AnotherTerm-docs/ Source code: https://github.com/green-green-avk/AnotherTerm

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to vMkIIIv84.

vMkIIIv87 LATEST Aug 5, 2025 2.4 MB TRUSTED vMkIIIv85 Dec 18, 2023 2.5 MB TRUSTED vMkIIIv84 Nov 14, 2023 2.5 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 5, 2025.
  • Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
  • Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Aug 5, 2025
  • Validated against Google Play Aug 5, 2025
  • Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)C2:D5:9D:1E:33:64:F2:05:71:5C:EF:B9:CC:72:89:84:38:AF:A6:76
  • File MD5d165d6bc98673733951b24dc48fc43bc
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (10)

Another Term requests 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Another Term APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Another Term APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d165d6bc98673733951b24dc48fc43bc.

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