I built AndroMiner, an open-source Android app that runs XMRig on your phone's CPU.
GitHub: https://github.com/Stawa/AndroMiner
What it does
- Set up a coin, wallet, worker and pool (plain TCP or TLS)
- Pick a CPU profile, or set threads, priority and core affinity yourself
- Shows live hashrate, accepted/rejected shares and raw miner output
- Stops mining when battery temperature hits your limit, Android reports severe thermal throttling, or required sensor readings go missing
- Session timer that Android enforces even when the app is in the background
- Local session history with JSON export
- Pool connection test that checks DNS/TCP/TLS without sending your wallet
Stack
- Vue 3 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind for the UI
- Capacitor 8 to bridge into native Android code
- XMRig compiled from source for arm64-v8a with the Android NDK
The UI is a web app, but mining and device monitoring run natively. That's why the timer and the protection checks keep working when the UI is closed.
Three APKs
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tls: bundled miner with TLS support (most people want this one) -
notls: bundled miner, plain TCP pools only -
download: no bundled miner. It asks before downloading one and verifies the SHA-256 hash against the value built into the APK
Every release ships with a SHA256SUMS file.
Requirements
- Android 7.0+
- ARM64 device
- Notifications enabled (each run shows an ongoing notification with a Stop button)
Being honest
Phone mining won't make you money. It heats up your phone and wears down the battery. Use a spare device and watch it while it runs. The app doesn't estimate earnings, on purpose.
I built this to see how far a Capacitor app can go with a native process underneath. It turned out to be a good test case.
Try it
APKs: https://github.com/Stawa/AndroMiner/releases
Issues, bug reports and translations are welcome. Include your device model and Android version if something breaks.
