termux / termux/termux-api

arbitrary settings

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Description

Feature description
Add a cmd to get/set arbitrary settings from arbitrary categories, similarly to adb shell settings (but without ADB privilege)

This will make Termux much more useful, and less dependent on automation apps.

Reference implementation

Have you checked if the feature is accessible through the Android API? Obviously, yes.
Do you know of other open-source apps that has a similar feature as the one you want? (Provide links)

etc
An alternative implementation is to "overload" the settings command in the same way that am is "overloaded", but this would no longer be part of termux-api, it would have to be included in termux-app

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by comparing the requested behavior with Android's settings API and the linked Automate get/set references. Review the existing termux-api command structure and the mentioned termux-app settings/am approach, then determine where the feature belongs. Done means arbitrary settings categories can be read and changed without ADB privilege, with the package boundary decided.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
cli, mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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