FULL Control of Android (Use every app)

Kimiko Claw gives an AI agent full control of any Android app — by sideloading an APK on an old phone.

The demo runs on a Xiaomi 17, where the agent autonomously scrolls through Taobao, tabulating tea purchases into a database, then in a second pass uninstalls every pre-installed Chinese app on a spare OnePlus. The whole loop is screenshot-driven: the claw takes a frame, sends it to the agent, gets the next action back. That's why it feels sluggish — every UI move costs a round trip.

Setup is real, not vaporware

You install Kimiko from the Play Store first, then add an "Android phone" claw, which downloads Kimiko Claw 1.02 APK from inside the app. That APK is not on the Play Store, which is why Android gates the dangerous permissions. After install you must grant storage, background activity, and the Enable accessibility for support UI automation toggle. On Xiaomi and OnePlus the accessibility switch is greyed out by default for sideloaded apps — the creator had to go into Apps → App management → Kimiko Claw → Permissions → Remove permission restrictions to unlock it.

What the agent actually did

Prompt: *"find all these Chinese apps on the phone that were pre-installed and uninstalled them."* The claw opened Settings, navigated to App management, scanned the list, and started tapping uninstall. The creator calls it "mission accomplished" — a 10-minute manual chore finished hands-off. The same pattern works for any app: social media, health data scraping, reservations, flight booking.

Security is the only real issue

The creator is explicit: don't run this on a phone with bank apps, credit, or anything sensitive. "Agents sometimes go a little bit crazy sometimes" is the literal quote. His setup uses old Xiaomi and OnePlus units he doesn't carry. With background activity + accessibility + storage all granted, the claw effectively has the same reach as a human holding the screen.

The device-rotation play

The tactical move the video points to: buy a cheap Android, leave it plugged in and on Wi-Fi, install the claw, then never touch it again. You now have a 24/7 automation worker for $100–$200 one-time, running Kimiko tasks in parallel across as many idle phones as you own.