---
title: Install PhoneVitals on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of PhoneVitals for on elementary OS - Forensic
  analysis and diagnostics of Android devices over USB
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/phonevitals/elementary
---

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# Install PhoneVitals on **elementary OS**

# PhoneVitals

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/phonevitals/elementary#install)

#### Forensic analysis and diagnostics of Android devices over USB

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.

* Authenticity: IMEI check digits, agreement between the identities the
  Android partitions declare, Verified Boot and bootloader state, Samsung
  Knox fuse, and hardware key attestation from the secure environment.
* Health: battery cycles and remaining capacity, internal storage wear,
  real CPU, RAM, storage and display figures read from the kernel.
* Functional tests and live sensor charts: accelerometer, gyroscope,
  magnetometer, light, proximity, barometer, GNSS satellites, touch.

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
```

### Package name

* phonevitals

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 11 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 11 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Source code

* [github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals](https://github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals "https://github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals/issues](https://github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals/issues "https://github.com/DanielRossi1/PhoneVitals/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/phonevitals/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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[See more information about phonevitals ›](https://snapcraft.io/phonevitals)

## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install PhoneVitals

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](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install PhoneVitals

To install PhoneVitals, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install phonevitals
```

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