SSHDroid APK
App information
Version 2.1.2 (#44)
Updated 2015-08-27
APK Size 13.6 MB
Requires Android Android 2.3+ (Gingerbread)
Offered by Berserker
Category Free Tools App
App id berserker.android.apps.sshdroid
Developer's notes Connect through SSH to your device!
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in SSHDroid 2.1.2
- Fixed the start/stop UI issue
2.1.1
- Preliminary Android 5 support (may not work with root yet)
2.1.0
- rsync is now included in SSHDroid (sperimental build with libiconv support)
- Fixed a problem with importing keys >= 2048 bit
- Fixed a problem with in-app purchase restore
- Google Play Services updated
- Optimized layout for tablets
- Minor UI changes
Editor's review
Download the latest SSHDroid application, version 2.1.2, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Berserker and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 2.1.2, 2.1.1, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
This application will let you connect to your device from a PC and execute commands (like "terminal" and "adb shell") or edit files (through SFTP, WinSCP, Cyberduck, etc...).
If you like this application, you can consider supporting it by upgrading to the pro version with more feature like:
- Extended notification controls
- Homescreen and lockscreen widget
- Shared-key authentication
- WiFi autostart whitelist
- Automation with intents support
- AdFree
FAQs:
q: How can I access to my device once the application is running?
a:
Windows users:
- File Transfer: WinSCP (http://winscp.net).
- Remote Shell: PuTTY (http://goo.gl/XbTF)
Linux users:
- File Transfer: natively supported by most file managers (like Nautilus or Dolphin), just enter the sftp address displayed as "Location".
- Remote Shell: run 'ssh' from the terminal.
Mac users:
- File Transfer: Cyberduck (http://cyberduck.ch).
- Remote Shell: run 'ssh' from the terminal
q: How can I upgrade to the pro version?
a: If you previously purchased SSHDroidPro on Google Play, the new version will automatically detect it and upgrade to pro otherwise you can unlock it as in-app purchase.
q: Why my transfer speed decrease when I turn off the screen?
a: Enable the option 'Lock Wifi'. If your device is running at least Android 2.3.x, you should get full speed transfer even when the screen is off, otherwise enable the option 'Lock screen' too.
q: How can I use a shared key with Putty/Winscp?
a: You have to generate a key from the application in OpenSSH format and use Puttygen to import/convert it in ppk format. A recent version of Puttygen (>= 0.61) is required!
q: Is root required to run this application?
a: root is optional but not required.
q: How can I automate the application start/stop?
a:
Use the following broadcast intents:
start: berserker.android.apps.sshdroid.command.START
stop: berserker.android.apps.sshdroid.command.STOP
App permissions
SSHDroid 2.1.2 APK requires following permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.9/5 based on 4K+ reviews
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3 ★ It's a good app, but useless without access to my SD card. The addition of rsync was a great progress, which allows me to transfer data between my phone and other devices, but not being able to access the SD makes it pointless. I know it's easy to fix, but I hope the developer adds this feature.
1 ★ Used this all the time but this version just crashes as soon as you launch it :(
5 ★ I tried a bunch of others. They all failed in one way or another. SSH Droid was the only one that could access external SD without rooting the phone. Well done.
5 ★ Have you ever wondered how to copy data easily between phone and PC? Don't like the limitations of USB mounting (including the need for a cable)? This implementation of an SSH daemon allows you to copy, sync and backup all your data with any SSH/SFTP client. Login with password or SSH keys. Also "rsync" is supported for complex operations.
1 ★ This app does not properly implement public key authentication, requiring private keys to be stored on the device and offering no means of providing public keys (which are what should be used for authentication) to the app to authenticate remote connections. I would be wary of this developer as they clearly do not understand public key infrastructure and appear to have a shaky understanding of security mechanisms.
3 ★ pretty nice ssh server. the biggesy problem i found is that it does not create directories when copying recursively.
4 ★ I love that this can be controlled with Intents from Tasker. It only supports a few ciphers/hash functions. I was unable to use blowfish.
4 ★ I was very impressed to see so many familiar things from GNU and Linux, most of which worked as expected - except "rsync" - and "scp" has given me the ability to transfer files easily. I might have to pay for the full version because I would like shared keys for ssh authentication.
4 ★ Great app. I installed it on my Shield TV so that I could manage the file system more easily from a familiar ssh session and updated to the pro version immediately so that I could use SSH keys,. But, I would have upgraded regardless because the app design is great and the app "just works" and then gets out of your way. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because I would like to see an actual Android TV interface (setting this up with the game controller was "fun"). If I see any evidence that better Android TV support is coming soon I'll up my rating to 5 stars. But, since the app hasn't been updated in over a year, I'm not optimistic (although that could just be because the app is so awesome there's nothing left to do to it in the dev's opinion).
1 ★ Does not work. On trying to start the server, I get: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.
4 ★ Woo hoo! Using Dolphin to access the elusive 2nd partition which doesn't appear as a mountable partition with Android 5. It's not mass storage but close enough. I dinged it a star for using a whopping 140+ MB (!) of memory. I don't know if it's video for the ads or what, but that seems excessive for an SSH server. Perhaps it's less of an issue in the paid version. Thankfully there's a menu option to quit, which immediately releases the allocated memory so you don't have to wait around for Android to kill it when you're done using it.
5 ★ I use SSHDroid to periodically sync files (e.g. documents and keepass password database) between Unix/Linux/illumos systems [1] and my Huawei Ascend Y330-U01 phone, using scp. Works like a treat. Will try the new rsync option soon. Thanks for this great tool! [1] Also from the MobaXterm 'nix environment on MS Windows 7.
4 ★ this is really good app. but why I can't perform command such 'reboot' or 'poweroff' from remote access area? I mean such execute reboot command from putty..
4 ★ Worked out of the box, which is more than I can say for the last SSH server app I tried. Using SSH keys costs money, which would be fine, as there price is reasonable, but I don't see any option to pay with Bitcoin so I'll just go without.
1 ★ It will authenticate but it won't open the window in winscp. I tried filezilla and that errors. If i untick use root it works but I can't transfer any files across
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