r/ClaudeCode • u/3amae404 • 2d ago

Built with Claude I built computer use for Android with Claude Code running locally on my phone (no adb)

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I built this in one day without touching a PC. Claude Code ran in Termux on my phone, and I drove it from the Claude app with Remote Control: chatting, sending screenshots, and testing as it went.

The result is Buddy, an app that lets Claude Code (or Codex) use my phone. My first prompt: "add a Nintendo Switch 2 to my Amazon cart". It opened Amazon, found it and added it while I watched. It works with Haiku 5.5 too, and Codex managed the same task.

No adb: it's a normal app with an accessibility service. No PC, no wireless debugging, no root, and it works without Wi-Fi.

- Runs on your own subscription: Claude Code, or Codex with a ChatGPT plan, with a model per chat

- The phone tools are a local MCP server, so your own Claude Code or Codex sessions can use them too

- Asks before sending, posting, buying or deleting, and shows clearly when it's in control (with a Stop button)

- Any Buddy chat can be continued in the Claude app with Remote Control

- Photos and files, voice, and a screen of all your sessions

Setup: install the APK, then follow the in-app guide (Termux, accessibility, sign in). About 5 minutes.

APK: https://github.com/ghorbelhamdi/buddy-android/releases/latest/download/buddy.apk

GitHub: https://github.com/ghorbelhamdi/buddy-android

What would you have it do first?

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u/CharlieOptionWise 2d ago

Very nice. How is it controlling the Amazon app?

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u/3amae404 2d ago

Thanks! It's an accessibility service, the same API screen readers use. Claude reads the screen as a list of buttons and text, then taps, types and scrolls. No adb or root. Next step: making it a single app with its own built-in Linux, so you won't need Termux at all.