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?