termux api commands hang on Android 14

[mogenson]

Similar to #638 The termux-api commands are broken on Android 14. The symptom is that all commands hang indefinitely. Eg termux-battery-service hangs until aborted with ctrl-c.

Termux API app is version 0.51, termux-am package is version 0.6, and termux-tools is version 1.39.5. Device is not rooted. com.termux.api app does not appear in the list of frozen cached apps.

Here's the output of termux-info:

Termux Variables:
TERMUX_API_VERSION=0.50.1
TERMUX_APK_RELEASE=GITHUB
TERMUX_APP_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
TERMUX_APP_PID=6892
TERMUX_IS_DEBUGGABLE_BUILD=1
TERMUX_MAIN_PACKAGE_FORMAT=debian
TERMUX_VERSION=0.118.0
Packages CPU architecture:
aarch64
Subscribed repositories:
# sources.list
deb https://mirror.quantum5.ca/termux/termux-main stable main
# tur-repo (sources.list.d/tur.list)
deb https://tur.kcubeterm.com tur-packages tur tur-on-device tur-continuous
Updatable packages:
All packages up to date
termux-tools version:
1.39.5
Android version:
14
Kernel build information:
Linux localhost 5.10.177-android13-4-00003-ga7208022a7ea-ab10815828 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Sep 15 16:40:54 UTC 2023 aarch64 Android
Device manufacturer:
Google
Device model:
Pixel Fold
LD Variables:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
LD_PRELOAD=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libtermux-exec.so
Installed termux plugins:
com.termux.widget versionCode:13
com.termux.api versionCode:51

[mogenson]

Note that the termux-api commands did work on this device before the update to Android 14.

[mogenson]

Note, termux-api commands do work with a newer build of the termux-api app. I installed this version: https://github.com/termux/termux-api/actions/runs/6717239830

Perhaps it's time to create a new release?

[txoof]

@mogenson I see that you closed this; I'm having a similar problem, but all of the API tools hang indefinitely.

What was your solution? Would you mind sharing what you did to resolve this?

[mogenson]

Note, termux-api commands do work with a newer build of the termux-api app. I installed this version: https://github.com/termux/termux-api/actions/runs/6717239830

@txoof I uninstalled version 0.51 of the Termux API app and installed a newer build. This solved my problem.

[pramodhrachuri]

@mogenson where can I find the newer build? F-droid and the releases section on github shows older versions. I'm getting the "There was a problem parsing the package" error.
The link you mentioned has expired. I got the same parsing error with the new builds as well.

[sylirre]

The most recent builds can be obtained only as GitHub Actions pipeline artifacts: https://github.com/termux/termux-api/actions/runs/7378294041

There was a problem parsing the package"

Make sure you're not trying to install GitHub version over F-Droid. Their signatures incompatible.

Termux app and Termux:API should be from same origin.

[pramodhrachuri]

This worked. Thanks!