Is it possible to make Termux a system app (with plugin support)?

[BlagoYar]

Hi,

I’m trying to figure out whether it’s possible to properly turn Termux into a system app to improve stability (for example, to avoid aggressive process killing on Android 12+).

What I’ve already tried:

Moved the Termux APK into /system/priv-app/

Set permissions (755 for directories and 644 for files)

Copied the native libraries from the installed Termux into /system/lib64/

But after doing this, Termux either doesn’t start at all, or plugins (like Termux:API, Boot, Float, etc.) don’t work as expected.

Questions:

Is it even possible to make Termux a system app without modifying its source code?

Does the manifest need to be changed or the APK rebuilt with system-level permissions?

Is there a way to keep plugin compatibility (Termux:API, Boot, Float, etc.) after moving it to /system/priv-app?

Would this approach actually help with the Android 12+ phantom/excessive process killing issue, or is it a dead end?

Thanks in advance for any insights or technical details

PS. Rooted Redmi Note 11 NFC - A13, MIUI 14, TGKIDXM

[agnostic-apollo]

Duplicate of #2445

Would this approach actually help with the Android 12+ phantom/excessive process killing issue, or is it a dead end?

It wont help for those cases, there are already settings available to disable excessive process killing, use those.