Senku releases an Android AI Agent that controls the phone in the background
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Senku has released an Android AI agent app that can run tasks on a separate screen in the background while users continue using their phones. It reads interface elements and performs click operations through Android's accessibility service, and supports circling screen content to ask questions, confirming payment before placing an order on Blinkit, and opening WhatsApp to send messages; the company says it does not store screenshots. The app is currently available only as an APK download and is not on Google Play; an iOS version has not yet been released, and users need to join a waitlist. The company says users can start using it for free, with a Pro version at $20 per month and a Max version at $100 per month.
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Senku is an Android AI agent, distributed as an APK rather than through Google Play, that uses Android's accessibility service to read UI elements and perform tasks in the background on a hidden screen while the user keeps using the phone. It requires permissions for display over other apps, microphone, accessibility, and wireless debugging, and it only views the screen during a task or when the user circles something; pricing is free to start, $20/month for Pro and $100/month for Max, with iOS not yet supported.
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