# Terminal, Shell for Android

> Free tool terminal in Android device.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.csgroup.terminal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.csgroup.terminal)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.csgroup.terminal`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** A389 St.
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 262,344
- **Rating:** 3.42 / 5 (636 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026011012r
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-12
- **First published:** 2020-01-19
- **Publisher country:** VN
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csgroup.terminal)
- **Website:** [https://landmark89.jlpt365.com/snake\_st/](https://landmark89.jlpt365.com/snake_st/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://landmark89.jlpt365.com/snake\_st/privacy\_final.txt](http://landmark89.jlpt365.com/snake_st/privacy_final.txt)

## Description

### Terminal, Shell for Android

Terminal, Shell for Android is a powerful and free terminal emulator designed for Android devices. It offers full Linux terminal emulation, allowing users to type shell bash commands with ease directly on their mobile devices. The tool supports UTF-8 text encoding enabling smooth usage of languages including Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Thai.

Users can execute root commands and take advantage of multi-screen functionality for simultaneous command-line use. The extension also features customizable font size and color options to enhance readability and user experience. This free tool is perfect for developers, system administrators, and enthusiasts who want to bring Linux terminal capabilities to Android.

## Rankings

- #139,353 — Overall
- #7 — cmd+m (mac)
- #27 — cmd/ctrl+m

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.csgroup.terminal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

The reviews show a split: many users praise the app as a great, desktop-like terminal when it works, but widespread issues with crashes, intrusive ads, missing essential terminal features, and device compatibility problems heavily limit its reliability.

### Pros

- Great tool / generally positive when functioning
- Desktop-like terminal experience on Android
- Very nice when it works

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability (crashes, white screen, kicks out, not working)
- Intrusive/deceptive ads and frequent ad interruptions
- Missing core terminal features (SSH, cd, ls, man) and lack of root access
- Device compatibility issues / not working on some devices (e.g., Samsung S25 Ultra)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.csgroup.terminal)