Android

How to install Nitrocid KS on Android

The tricky part is getting Nitrocid KS to run on Android phones and tablets, especially those that run the latest version of Android.

Installation

To install Nitrocid KS on your phone or tablet, install the following dependencies:

Termux
Ubuntu PRoot
PulseAudio on your Termux environment

Ensure that your Android version is compatible with Termux. You need at least 8 GB of free storage and Android 7.0 or higher.

To get a better experience with Nitrocid KS on your phone or your tablet, it's advisable to get a phone or a tablet that supports desktop mode (Samsung DeX for example) and a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.

Once you're done, follow the steps:

Set up environment

You'll need to set up the environment.

Install Termux
Install proot-distro using the following command:
- pkg install proot-distro
Install the Ubuntu proot
- proot-distro install ubuntu

Set up PulseAudio

You'll need to set up PulseAudio.

In the Termux environment (not proot), install PulseAudio
- pkg install pulseaudio
Append the following text at the end of the $PREFIX/etc/pulse/default.pa like this:
1. echo "load-module module-simple-protocol-tcp source=OpenSL_ES_sink.monitor port=12345 record=true" >> $PREFIX/etc/pulse/default.pa
Start PulseAudio. Note that you'll have to repeat this each time you exit and re-open Termux.
1. pulseaudio --start --load="module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1" --exit-idle-time=-1

Configure the Ubuntu package manager

In the proot environment, you'll need to configure the Ubuntu package manager to be able to install packages.

Log in to the Ubuntu proot
- proot-distro login ubuntu
Ensure that you've updated the package cache
- apt update
- apt dist-upgrade

Install .NET 10.0, wget, and unzip

You won't be able to run BassBoom if you haven't installed .NET 10.0.

Install the .NET 10.0 runtime
- apt install dotnet-runtime-10.0
Install wget and unzip
- apt install wget unzip

Download the ZIP archive

Follow this step to download the ZIP archive.

Download the latest release from this page.
- wget https://github.com/Aptivi/Nitrocid/releases/download/v0.x.x.x/0.x.x.x-bin.zip

Extract the ZIP archive

Follow this step to extract the ZIP archive.

Use unzip to extract the files
- unzip 0.x.x.x-bin.zip

Execute Nitrocid

Follow this step to execute Nitrocid.

Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll

If you get no audio input and you're using a Samsung device with One UI 6.1 or higher, kill PulseAudio with pkill pulseaudio, then append LD_PRELOAD=/system/lib64/libskcodec.so before the above command like this:

LD_PRELOAD=/system/lib64/libskcodec.so pulseaudio --start --load="module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1" --exit-idle-time=-1

Upgrade

The only way to upgrade Nitrocid in Android is to unpack the updated files manually. This assumes that you've already set up PulseAudio, that it's working on your Android device, and that wget and unzip is installed.

To upgrade, follow these steps:

Log in to the Ubuntu proot environment

In the proot environment, you'll need to login to it.