Plug in an Android phone with USB debugging enabled and PhoneVitals collects its specifications, checks that the device is consistent with itself, and measures the condition of its components.
No root is required and nothing is installed on the phone: a small helper runs from a temporary folder and is removed at the end of the session.
PhoneVitals is an aid to understanding a phone's condition, for example before buying or selling it. Its results are indicative and provided as is, without warranty of any kind; they are not a certification, and the authors accept no liability for decisions based on them or for any damage arising from its use.
USB access needs the adb-support interface, which is not connected automatically:
sudo snap connect phonevitals:adb-support
The automatic loudspeaker test listens through the computer's microphone, which needs:
sudo snap connect phonevitals:audio-record
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the Arch User Repository (AUR). The manual build process is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the prerequisites installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
If AppArmor is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install PhoneVitals, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install phonevitals
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit snapcraft.io now.