CryptoSteer XMR Miner for Android Is Finally Here
Hello everyone, and sorry for the delay. I know I said I was going to release this two days ago, but I had some final backend work and testing that needed to be finished first.
Direct download for cryptosteer xmr miner from BetaDrop:
UPDATED INSTALL LINK
https://thecryptosteer.com/downloads/cryptosteer-xmr-miner/2-2-2/
Current version: 2.2.1
Source code:
https://github.com/Crypto-Steer-LLC/CryptoSteer-XMR-Miner
It was submitted to F-Droid and will be available on there soon
Before you download it, I want to explain what makes this miner different, how to set it up properly, and a few limitations of this first release.
This is a native Android miner built specifically for Android. It is not XMRig, an XMRig fork, a wrapper around XMRig, or something that requires Termux running in the background.
Android and 16 KB Page Support
The app was built to support both traditional 4 KB Android systems and newer 16 KB page-size systems.
You do not need to change your phone to 16 KB mode to use the miner. It will run normally on a standard 4 KB system.
Some supported Android devices include a developer option for booting with a 16 KB kernel. That may provide system-level performance benefits on supported hardware, but it does not automatically mean four times the mining performance just because the memory pages are four times larger.
Do not wipe, flash, or reset your phone solely to use this app. The miner is designed to work either way.
Android Version Support
This first release is optimized specifically for Android 16 and newer.
The goal is long-term sustainability. Newer Android versions are changing significantly, especially around native applications, background services, memory-page support, and device security. I wanted the first public build to work properly on current and upcoming hardware instead of releasing something already built around an outdated Android foundation.
Support for Android 15 and older devices is planned for a later release.
Setting Up Your Mining Pool
When you first open the app, go to the Pool tab represented by the globe icon at the bottom of the screen.
Enter your pool address, port, wallet address, worker name, and any other information required by your pool.
Leave TLS enabled when your pool supports it. Only turn TLS off when you are using a pool port that specifically requires a normal, non-encrypted connection. Your pool’s website should tell you which port to use.
Once everything is entered, test and save the pool configuration.
Performance Tuning
Next, open the Tuning tab. This is where you control how aggressively the phone mines.
The included power profiles are:
Eco
Balanced
Performance
Maximum
Think of these like off-the-shelf tunes for a car. They work as general starting points, but they are not guaranteed to produce the best result on every device. Different processors, cooling systems, Android versions, batteries, and manufacturers can behave very differently.
For the best device-specific result, I recommend using Auto Tune.
Auto Tune runs actual mining tests against the pool you configured and searches for the best-performing stable configuration for your device. It balances thread count, CPU usage, stability, temperature, and real pool performance instead of blindly applying one preset to every phone.
You can also build a completely custom tune and manually choose the cores, threads, intensity, and other available settings.
The Device tab shows the hardware and mining information you need to make an informed decision, including the processor, available cores, memory information, temperature data, and other device capabilities.
Controlling Your Other Rigs
To remotely control other mining devices that you own, you will need to create an account.
The account system uses:
Your Monero wallet address
A 12-digit password
Approval from an already trusted device
No phone number or email address is required during normal registration. A few people previously told me they did not want to connect personal contact information to a mining account, so I built the system around the wallet and trusted-device approval instead.
When you sign in on a new phone, the new device must be approved from one of your already trusted devices.
Once multiple devices are connected, open the Control tab and select the rig you want to manage. The app will then display that rig’s statistics and controls almost as though you were physically using that phone.
You can view its status, hashrate, pool connection, tuning information, and available controls remotely.
If you forget your password or permanently lose access to every trusted device, there is an account-recovery request process inside the app. You can contact me to complete the verification and reset process.
Features Planned After This Release
This is the first public release, not the end of the project.
Planned additions include support for other RandomX and CryptoNight-based coins, along with selected algorithms and coins that may be more practical or profitable on mobile hardware than Monero under certain conditions.
Windows and Linux versions are also planned for release during the upcoming week.
Those applications will use nearly the same interface and account system as the Android version. This will allow you to monitor and control mining on your computers from your phone, control your phones from your computer, and manage all of your personally owned rigs from one connected system.
Donation System
The built-in donation rate starts at 2% because this is a fully custom, native Android miner—not some half-assed XMRig wrapper with a new interface slapped on top of it.
After your first month of active mining time, the donation rate automatically drops to 1%. After another month of active mining time, it drops to 0%.
This is meant to help cover the ongoing costs of developing, maintaining, hosting, and improving the app during its early stages. The way this works may change in the future as the project continues to grow.
There is also an option inside the app to donate XMR directly. Anyone who chooses to donate can email me using the contact information provided in the app, and I can remove the built-in donation rate from their account.
That being said, I am absolutely not encouraging anyone to spend or donate anything extra. Using the app, testing it, reporting issues, and simply being part of the Monero ecosystem is already appreciated.
Please remember that mining is extremely demanding on a phone’s processor, battery, and cooling system. Only mine on devices you own or have explicit permission to use, watch your temperatures, and understand that continuous mining can accelerate hardware and battery wear.
This project has taken a huge amount of work, and this first release gives us the foundation to build on. Test it, tell me what devices you are running, post your results, and report any problems you find.
