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Re: Termux

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Termux is also an excellent solution for downloading videos from YouTube and similar sites, due to the fact that yt-dlp works really well (and using mobile data makes it easier to avoid IP bans, most of the time anyway).

You can use an easier way for yt-dlp: https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis

Even simpler is https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal

Re: Termux

#182

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The phone's hardware must also support it. It needs non-protected VM support which is available in Exynos SoCs but not Qualcomm which is why some Samsung phones have it but other arguably better phones don't (e.g, S25 Ultra VS. Flip 7).

Anyone know if the Samsung Z Trifold has VM support that works for the Android Terminal?

No not right now at least, because it uses Qualcomm.

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Why does Apple ban JIT? It clearly doesn't ban emulation inherently, so why is emulation OK but not JIT?

I believe it's a ban on executing any runtime-generated or downloaded machine code, not just JIT in particular.

Probably ban on any unsigned code tbh

Re: Termux

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Why does Apple ban JIT? It clearly doesn't ban emulation inherently, so why is emulation OK but not JIT?

I believe it's a ban on executing any runtime-generated or downloaded machine code, not just JIT in particular.

Then how is iSH allowed on the app store?

Re: Termux

#185

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I believe it's a ban on executing any runtime-generated or downloaded machine code, not just JIT in particular.

Then how is iSH allowed on the app store?

Elsewhere in this thread, someone mentioned that ISH is a full PC emulator running Alpine. You wouldn't necessarily need JIT or native execution for a software VM.

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Anyone know if the Samsung Z Trifold has VM support that works for the Android Terminal?

No not right now at least, because it uses Qualcomm.

Unfortunate. Looking forward to a trifold with AVF support. And, ideally, support for unprivileged AVF being available for third-party virtualization applications to use.
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