Android xmrig Miner for ARMv8 & ARMv7 CPU

Engineered by WarriorV

Introduction

This is an Android command-line miner (binary) program built from xmrig v6 source code. This miner supports many RandomX, CryptoNight, Argon2 and algorithms. It can run on almost all Android 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and above phones with ARM CPUs. root is not required. Ubuntu is not needed. However, you need a Terminal Emulator/Termux or something like that to run this miner because it is a command-line program just like xmrig.

It supports many CPU algorithms including cn-heavy/xhv (XHV & BLOC), panthera (Scala/XLA), argon2/chukwav2 (TurtleCoin/TRTL), rx/0 (Monero/XMR), rx/xdag (XDAG), cn/half (Masari/MSR), cn/upx2 (uPlexa/UPX & DeroGold/DEGO), rx/arq (ArQmA/ARQ & WSBC), rx/sfx (Safex/SFX), rx/keva (KVA), and many other coins. A complete list of supported algorithms/coins can be found on this page.

The Android ARM miner has both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. It supports both ARMv8 (64-bit) and ARMv7 (32-bit) CPUs. The 64-bit version is much faster than 32-bit version because it can take advantage of both 64-bit and AES of ARMv8. It's also much more energy-efficient than Intel/AMD x86/64 CPUs.

As to source code, this is a porting and convenience project, not a programming project. The source code is at github.com/xmrig. Anyone can download and build it anywhere. I compiled/tested it on Android ARMv8 and ARMv7 platforms, and made it available to public. The difficult part was not to build it on a specific device, but to make sure the same binary can run on many other Android devices (including IoT devices) even without Termux/Ubuntu/git/compiler.

The default dev fee/donate level is 5%. For 64-bit miners, it can be reduced to 2% via command-line option --donate-level=2. If you can not accept it for whatever reasons, please do not download or run this miner.

Advanced Steps to Run the Android ARM Miner on Android 5 and Above Devices

Install either Termux or Terminal Emulator. Open a Termux or Terminal Emulator window. Execute the following commands (case-sensitive).
Run once a single-line script to download the Android ARM miner and check version number:
cd; rm -f xmrig*; export XMRIG_OPTS='--version'; export HOSTTYPE; (curl -fsL http://xmrig.mine.bz/download.shtm || wget -qO- http://xmrig.mine.bz/download_alt.shtm) | sh -s
(In case your phone does not have curl or wget, please follow a more complex guide.)
Run the Android xmrig miner just like on any other platforms:
cd; ./xmrig Whatever Your Command-line Options Here

For example:
cd; ./xmrig -o PoolAddress:PortNumber -u YourWalletAddressOrUsername -p YourPassword -a AlgorithmName -t NumberOfCPUCoresToUse

If you have a working config.json file (in /sdcard/bluetooth/ for example), you can use it directly:
cd; ./xmrig -c /sdcard/bluetooth/config.json

NOTE: Do not run the above commands as root.

WARNING: Your phone may become very hot when mining cryptocurrency coins. It is really not a good idea to mine coins using your main phones. If the phone is too hot, you can use -t N option to limit the number of CPU cores that the miner can use. Keep phones far away from anything flammable or important.

A Simpler Way: One-line Script to Start to Mine in 1 Minute on Android Phones

Open a Termux or Terminal Emulator window, enter the following one-line script (case-sensitive) to start to mine immediately on Android 5 and above phones:

export WORKER=YourWorkerID; export HOSTTYPE; curl -sL http://xmrig.mine.bz/miner.sh | sh -s PoolAddress:PortNumber YourWalletAddressOrAccount AlgorithmName NumberOfCoresToUse

The last parameter NumberOfCoresToUse is optional. Without it, the miner will use all available CPU cores to mine. That means the phone may be very hot. YourWorkerID is also optional. This is a complete list of supported algorithms/coins .

If you need to use TLS/SSL, you can run:

export TLS=1; export WORKER=YourWorkerID; export HOSTTYPE; curl -sL http://xmrig.mine.bz/miner.sh | sh -s PoolAddress:TLSPortNumber YourWalletAddressOrAccount AlgorithmName NumberOfCoresToUse

If you are an xmrig "expert", you can use an advanced one-line script to obtain full control over xmrig (no pre-inserted options):

export XMRIG_OPTS='Whatever Your Command-line Options Here'; export HOSTTYPE; (curl -fsL http://xmrig.mine.bz/expert.sh || wget -qO- http://xmrig.mine.bz/expert_alt.sh) | sh -s

For example:

export XMRIG_OPTS='-o PoolAddress:PortNumber -u YourWalletAddressOrUsername -p YourPassword -a AlgorithmName -t NumberOfCPUCoresToUse'; export HOSTTYPE; (curl -fsL http://xmrig.mine.bz/expert.sh || wget -qO- http://xmrig.mine.bz/expert_alt.sh) | sh -s

that is the equivalent of:

./xmrig -o PoolAddress:PortNumber -u YourWalletAddressOrUsername -p YourPassword -a AlgorithmName -t NumberOfCPUCoresToUse

In addition, you can run another one-line script to quickly benchmark hashrate on Android 5 and above phones. Open a Termux or Terminal Emulator window, run the following one-line script for two minutes to benchmark an algorithm:

export HOSTTYPE; curl -sL http://xmrig.mine.bz/benchmark.sh | sh -s AlgorithmName

Keep screen on and run it for two minutes then you will get a reliable result. Testable algorithms are: panthera, cn-heavy/xhv, argon2/chukwav2, cn/half, cn/r, cn-pico/trtl, rx/0, rx/arq, rx/sfx, cn/rwz, cn/upx2.

FAQ

When accessing /sdcard/, Terminal Emulator or Termux app needs the permission to access internal/shared storage. Please go to Phone Settings -> Applications -> Terminal Emulator or Termux -> Permissions. Then Grant Storage permission.
Check this page for all valid algorithm names.
If you use Termux, you can first run termux-wake-lock command to acquire a wakelock which prevents Android from entering power-saving/deep-sleep. If you use Terminal Emulator, you can “Take WakeLock” from ⋮ menu which can prevent Android from entering power-saving mode. The above works on many but not all devices.
Recommended "efficient" algorithms for phones: cn-heavy/xhv, argon2/chukwav2, panthera, cn/half, cn/upx2, rx/arq and rx/0.
If you get program killed error message shortly after starting the miner, that usually means RAM is not enough for the algorithm you choose. Some algorithms can use up RAM easily. In that case, you can try to decrease the number of cores to use. That may or may not work. At last, you can switch to a different algorithm.
RandomX algorithms usually need lots of RAM. Try them only if your phone has more than 4G RAM. The more, the better. If the miner encounters "killed" errors, adding --randomx-mode=light command-line option can solve the problem.
Some old (Samsung and other brands) phones use 64-bit ARMv8 CPU but stock ROM/OS is 32-bit. So they have to run slower 32-bit programs. You may want to flash a new 64-bit ROM but that could be dangerous.
Some phone ROMs do not allow a single program to use all CPU cores. Probably half. That's what nproc shows. nproc --all shows all.
If you have a working config.json file, you can copy it to the same folder of xmrig* then it should work. This miner is just standard xmrig on Linux.
Do not add ~~stratum+tcp://~~ or ~~stratum+tcps://~~ before pool address.
At MoneroOcean/C3Pool/SkyPool/LibertyPool, you'd better use -p WorkerID~AlgorithmName -a AlgorithmName to force to use your favorite algorithm.
ROOT is not needed. Ubuntu is not needed.
Do not use your main phone to mine. Do not buy new phones to mine. Use old/abandoned/broken phones instead.
For 8-core CPU, 6 threads often get higher hashrate and better stability than 8. For 6-core CPU, 4 threads often get higher hashrate and better stability than 6. For 4-core CPU, it's ok to use all 4. Finally, you should test specific algos on your specific devices.
To remove this miner completely, run the following clean-up commands:
rm -f xmrig* lib*.so run??.sh; cd; rm -f xmrig* lib*.so run??.sh; cd -

ARM^®️ Linux

I also compiled an xmrig binary that can run directly on many 64-bit and 32-bit ARM^®️ Linux distributions, including but not limited to 64-bit and 32-bit Raspberry Pi's and cloud servers. It also works on many 64-bit and 32-bit Android 4.1 to 7.1.2 phones/devices. You can give it a try:

A complete list of supported algorithms/coins can be found on this page.

P.S. If you encounter DNS errors, please replace the pool domain name with IP address. For example, instead of using ~~us.flockpool.com~~, please use 154.53.41.208. You can know the IP address of a domain name from https://dnslookup.online/.

Alternatively, you can run once a single-line script to automatically detect CPU/OS and download a proper precompiled xmrig miner (curl or wget is needed):

mkdir -p ~/generic; cd ~/generic; rm -f xmrig*; export XMRIG_OPTS='--version'; export HOSTTYPE; (curl -fsL http://xmrig.mine.bz/download2.shtm || wget -qO- http://xmrig.mine.bz/download2_alt.shtm) | sh -s

Then run the xmrig miner just like on any other platforms:

cd ~/generic; ./xmrig Whatever Your XMRIG Command-line Options Here

(The above script has been enhanced to support x86/i386 and x86_64/amd64 as well.)

Versions

New Android version (for Android 5.0 to 13.0 / support ghostrider and solo-mining)
• Download 64-bit ARM miner
• Download 32-bit ARM miner
Generic version (for Raspberry Pi, ARM Linux and Android 4.1 to 7.1.2 / support ghostrider and solo-mining)
• Download 64-bit ARM miner
• Download 32-bit ARM miner
Old stable version (for Android 5.0 to 13.0 / without ~~ghostrider~~ or ~~solo-mining~~)
• Download 64-bit ARM miner
• Download 32-bit ARM miner
Old auto algo-switching version for C3Pool, SkyPool & MoneroOcean (for Android 5.0 to 13.0)
• Download 64-bit ARM miner
• Download 32-bit ARM miner

Support

Discord technical support channel: https://discord.gg/ABW9eSjjGJ
BitcoinTalk topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5338550
Status & Updates: https://xmrigarm.statuspage.io | https://xmrigarm.statuspage.io/history

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