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Install TALOS for Android

What the phone needs, the APK and how to check it, updating without losing data, and the first model.

Checked on Android 0.1.38

A newer version is out (Android 0.1.40): some details may differ.

Requirements

Android 8.0 or later (API 26).
A 64-bit ARM phone or tablet (arm64-v8a).

TALOS for Android is published as a testing build: it is young, actively used software, and some behavior still depends on the device maker’s Android.

The APK

TALOS for Android is a signed APK from the TALOS releases on GitHub, not from the Play Store.

TALOS-0.1.40.apk · 76 MB · TALOS for Android 0.1.40

SHA-256b1ecf9ee1103dbbf7c57ae6162850ecc4f77456ec546adfbc8da283317212833

Check the file first

Compare the file with the SHA-256 published with the release:

sha256sum TALOS-<version>.apk

Then check that it was built by the repository’s own workflow, with the GitHub CLI:

gh attestation verify TALOS-<version>.apk --repo Ninozzz95/talos

Install and update

Android asks you to confirm an install from an unknown source: allow it for the app you downloaded the APK with.

To update, install the new APK over the existing app and keep the existing app installed: that preserves its data.

The first model

TALOS works with a model on the phone or with the cloud model you choose.

On the phone. TALOS can browse Hugging Face and filter models by what this device can actually hold. Every quantization is shown against the device’s memory — fits, little room, or tight — before you download it.
In the cloud. OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek or OpenRouter with your own API key, or your own Ollama endpoint.

Local models, Hugging Face tab: GGUF models with their size and whether they fit in memory. — The Hugging Face catalog, filtered to models that fit this device’s memory.TALOS for Android 0.1.37 · testing build · demo data

A list of quantizations with a memory bar each: fits in memory, or memory is tight. — Every quantization measured against the device’s memory: fits, little room, or tight.TALOS for Android 0.1.37 · testing build · demo data

Permissions

Android permissions are requested only when a feature needs them:

Permission	Why TALOS may need it
Microphone	Dictation and the local wake word
Accessibility	Read the structure of the screen and act inside other apps
Location	Location-specific requests
Contacts	Find a person for a communication you asked for
Calendar	Read or change the calendar
Camera	Take a picture for an attachment
Notifications	Read, reply to or dismiss notifications where allowed
ADB bridge (optional)	Selected system operations Android apps cannot normally perform

Android permissions are only one layer: every TALOS tool must still pass its own read, write and outbound policy — see The assistant & phone control.