ARM & Android mining guides
Hands-on guides to mining on the ARM hardware you already own — Android phones (via the app or Termux) and Raspberry Pi-class SBCs. Real numbers, real screenshots, and the caveats kept in.
Old phone vs ESP32 NerdMiner
Is the phone in your drawer a better miner than a $30 ESP32 lottery gadget? An honest head-to-head — ~90× to 1000× the hashrate, and it mines coins an ESP32 can't.
Read the comparison → HOW-TO · TERMUXMine on Android with Termux
Skip compiling XMRig. One command installs a native ARM miner for Monero, Verus, LTC+DOGE or Bitcoin — plus the screen-off throttling fix most guides miss.
Open the guide → WALKTHROUGH · APKInstall the Android miner APK
A screenshot walkthrough of the one-tap miner APK: download, get safely past the Play Protect "app blocked" warning, configure, and mine. No root needed.
See every screen → HOW-TO · MONEROMine Monero on Android
RandomX was designed for CPUs — your phone qualifies. The free app or one Termux command, the fast/light RAM modes, and what a phone honestly earns.
Start mining → EXPLAINER · SOLO BTCSolo mining Bitcoin: the honest lottery
No shared payouts — a whole block or nothing. The real odds for a phone, an ESP32 and an ASIC, and how to hold a free ticket with hardware you own.
See the odds →Mine on a Raspberry Pi / ARM SBC
Running Primo on single-board computers — the one-line install, thermals, and what to realistically expect.
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