They're working on it: https://github.com/termux-play-store

Android dropped a lot of native APIs, though, so it may take a while for the Play Store version to be feature complete again (and even then they will still need to continuously convince their AI reviewers that they do in fact need all of those permissions).

Google decided that it's not acceptable to execute downloaded binaries, which is a fair requirement for most non-malicious apps, but a program for Termux. Termux can work around it, but I'm fully expecting them to get kicked out of the Play Store not long after their work is complete for circumventing these protections.

> they refuse to acknowledge the way is via Java user space

I don't think that has much to do with it. Google's problem with Termux is that it downloads and executes native code. Also, you're phrasing that like refusing to acknowledge a megacorporation's version of the truth is a bad thing.

Termux is available via the Play store right now, on Android at least.

A "crippled" (in capabilities) version of Termux is on GooglePlay - that which targets the latest SDK instead of the last before forbidding execution of binaries outside the APK.

See https://github.com/termux-play-store/

Thanks. That was very clear and informative. Props to them for producing excellent documentation of what's going on.

By the way, I'm using the Play store version and don't have any issues but all I do for now is read man pages and use ssh.